This book is designed to equip modem readers with the gems of timeless principles for successful and effective living, whether at home, at work or in one's studies. What better way to be aligned with the emergence of China than by tapping on the vast resources in Chinese culture and heritage which you will find here.

Discover the secrets of setting and achieving goals.Containing wisdom and anecdotes from classical Chinese literature,The A.R.T. of Goal Setting illustrates the strategies used by the ancients to achieve the feats that challenge even modern imagination.Listing the conditions and pitfalls for successful goal setting, this book will benefit anyone who has set goals and wants to achieve them. The contents of this book is organised around the catchy acronym A.R.T., making recall of the finer points of goal setting easy for students and business people on the move.Use the delightful stories and appendices containing goal-setting exercises as resources to inspire and motivate yourself or members of your team to strive towards your target. Whether for individual or corporate use, this comic depiction of Chinese management principles will surely bring hours of mental renewal and joy.

PROLOGUE

INTRODUCTION

THE A.R.T. OF GOAL SETTING

ACHIEVABLE

 Knowing the Limits of One's Strengths

 Story 1: Qi's Puny Attempts at Conquest

 Knowing the Specific Demands

 Story 1: Ye Gong the Dragon Enthusiast

 Story 2: Go Fishing Up the Tree?i!

 Having Determination

 Story 1: Break the Cooking Pot and Sink the Boat

 Story 2: Geng Yah the Undaunted Warrior

 Story 3: The Secret of Tai Dou's Superb Driving Skill

 Creativity in Problem Solving

 Story 1: Lu Wenshu Splits the Reeds

 Story 2: Gong Yanghong Shaves Bamboo

 Story 3: Che Yin and the Firefly Lamp

REVIEWED

 Keeping Distractions Away

 Story l: Su Qin Pierces His Thigh

 Story 2: Da Yu Controls the Floods

 The Problem of Complacency

 Story 1: Chong Er Loses Sight of His Goal

 Story 2: Waiting for a Rabbit under the Tree

 Story 3: Gou Jian Remembers His Humiliation

 Story 4: Lu Sheng and His Golden Millet Dream

 The Problem of Inconsistency

 Story 1: One Hot Ten Cold

 Story 2: Wang Xian No Longer Thinks Too Highly of Himself

 Story 3: Severing the Warp to Teach her Son a Lesson

 The Problem of Discouragement

 Story 1: The Uneasily Affected Gong Shuban

 Story 2: What's the Point of Looking Back?

TIMED

 Pacing Oneself

 Story l: More Haste Less Speed

 Story 2: Plucking Up Courage with the First Drum

 Opportunity

 Story 1: Su Xun's Resolute Striving

 Story 2: Time-cherishing Zhang Jiucheng

 Story 3: Zhao Pu Studies Late into the Night

 Perseverance

 Story 1: Grinding a Rod into a Needle

 Story 2: The Foolish Old Man who Moved the Mountain

 Story 3: Jingwei Fills Up the Sea

CONCLUSION

APPENDICES

 Appendix 1: Personal Evaluation

 Appendix 2: Short-term and Long-term Goals

 Appendix 3: SWOT Analysis

 Appendix 4: Case Studies