After achieving these short term goals and 5 years into my career, I realized I wanted more. I decided I wanted to do more than my scope of practice allowed, so I went back to the drawing board and set another short-term goal: becoming a physician assistant. According to Dorothy Michno and her article "Goal Setting and Achieving: Gotta Get a Plan," she states that you should "Consider your goals as potentially changeable. Don't hesitate to add, subtract, or rewrite your goals as you learn more about yourself same or gain new experiences” (Michno, 1996). GRE before applying to enter a PA program and completing it with a high GPA. As for my bathroom and kitchen, it is slowly working between busy schedules my long-term goals is to achieve the short-term goals I set for myself. Work as a medical assistant and become financially stable” Willpower researcher Roy Baumeister, PhD, a psychologist at Florida State University, describes three components needed to achieve Goals: First, he says, you need to establish the motivation for the change and set a clear goal. Second, you need to monitor your behavior towards that goal.