Writing Winning Proposals PR Cases teaches students that a goal should describe a desired ultimate condition or state of being as though it has been achieved. (Acceptable: For XYZ to be operating as a recognized leader in its field. This is written as though the company has arrived at a new level of esteem—a new state of being. It would be unacceptable to write as a goal, for XYZ to become a recognized leader in its field, because that leaves XYZ in its current unrecognized position or state of being—trying to become a recognized leader. The text provides 25 examples of goals written by six rules on Page 164, and describes the four functions of a goal.

