goals

I'm not sure what to say so ill just wing it. Goals in life can range from learning how to tie a knot or finishing a marathon. My goals right now are not set for the near future. My goal right now is to not slack off  on my first semester of college. so far i guess i am doing okay because i have not missed any assignments for any of my classes and all my quizzes or test have been an 85% or better so i hope to keep it that way. i think goals should be taken one step at a time. For example many people who are on a diet before they start say i want to lose about 35 pounds but i think they should take it 5 pounds at a time once they lose 5lbs move on to the next 5 and before they know it they have lost the 35 pounds without realizing it, but that is just my opinion. My life time goal is to become a nurse at Pomona hospital because that is were me and my sisters where all born and that is where they saved me and my mother from nearly dying, So i feel like i owe so much to the hospital. the longest goal i have ever had that i have not accomplished is to find my favorite children's book "The Boxcar Children". I read it when i was in 3rd grade and then its like the book vanished i have never been able to find it yet...