
© Maria Schwartzman 2008
Summer is the perfect time for students to take advantage of the (hopefully) extra time they’ve gained since completing school. It is a chance to do all those interesting things you just couldn’t find time for during the school year. Make some goals for yourself this summer. It will help you be productive, plus you can take more advantage of your summer.
Here are a few examples of some goals:
- Read x number of books: If you like to read, you know that you probably don’t have sufficient time to do so during the school year. So use the long summer days to catch up on the books on your list. I also really like DailyLit.com.
- Exercise x number of times/week: Exercise is great for your physical and mental health. Get into a regime during the summer and it’ll carry over into next school year.
- Travel and Explore: Even if it is just finding new things in your city, get out into the world and expand your horizons.
- Start a journal: Whether it’s a one-liner, a blog, or a paper copy, write down your experiences and thoughts this summer. Journals are a lot of fun to read after the fact.
- Learn a new skill: Whatever you’ve been meaning to learn, take it up now when you have a chance. Whether it’s sewing, programming, cooking, silversmithing - anything you want to learn, start learning it now. You have the whole summer to perfect your skills.
No matter what goals you decide to do this summer, pick ones that you will enjoy and keep with. Completing goals is very rewarding and will help you have a great summer.

Chicken Noodle Soup said
am May 25 2008 @ 9:47 am
My goal this summer is to earn enough money to buy me a new car, for when I go back to school the next semester
Warenwirtschaft said
am May 26 2008 @ 4:06 pm
My goal is to read the 12 books that lie unread in my room since last year.
Poems Girl said
am June 12 2008 @ 11:50 am
It is really important to make goals to achieve within a certain period of time. However, one should realize that any target should be achievable.
web marketing man said
am June 16 2008 @ 4:55 pm
Do what ever comes your way and make sure you have fun doing it, nothing should be planned
Andrew said
am June 19 2008 @ 2:12 pm
I have a girlfriend and besides i’m a student and they have no a lot of money for their entertainment, that’s why i want to do all my best to work there in order to earn some money to go for example on the sea shore with my girl.:)
paulette said
am June 23 2008 @ 12:44 am
My plans is to get the most out of it. Summer is just a short time so i will do the things that i can as long as its not pretty over.