In this article, a former troubled youth who is now an expert on resilience shares his experience and provides youth a guided exercise in turning their own lives around. The ex-juvenile delinquent stresses the importance of setting goals claiming that goals are things to shoot for, like getting your chores done or saving your money to buy a car. Successful people learn how to set and reach goals. Goals can be short term or long term. Getting your chores done is a short-term goal. Saving your money to buy a car is a long-term goal. Long-term goals are the hardest to reach because they take the most time and work. They also usually bring the best rewards.