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Goals

To set a goal - to establish a goal

Example: This year, I set two primary professional goals: 1) Improve professional communication 2) Continue my education.

To make a goal - to establish a goal

Example: Making goals helps me to stay motivated at work.

To have a goal - a goal that you currently maintain

Example: I have a big long-term goal for the next five years - double the company’s sales.

To achieve a goal - to successfully attain a goal

Example: This year, I achieved my professional goals of learning how to use both Excel and Photoshop.

To reach a goal - to extend for and successfully achieve a goal

Example: After 5 years of hard work, I finally reached my goal of securing a management position in the company.

To accomplish a goal - to successfully attain a goal

Example: She is a very dedicated person and hard worker, so she always accomplishes her goals.

Ambitious - designed to meet high aspirations, challenging to achieve

Example: Increasing sales every month is an ambitious goal.

Challenging - not easy, demands effort

Example: My professional goals for this year are challenging, but I’m going to work very hard to achieve them.

Easy - simple, achieved without serious effort

Example: This month, we have an easy target. We just need to maintain our current client base.

Achievable - possible to reach successfully

Example: Completing one report per week is an achievable goal.

Realistic - a practical idea of what can be achieved

Example: My boss is very rational. She always sets realistic goals for our team.

Unrealistic - an impractical or inaccurate idea of what can be achieved

Example: Our new manager doesn’t understand the market, so he set completely unrealistic annual sales goals.

Short-Term - occurring during a short period of time

Example: My short-term goal is to take a social media marketing class.

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