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Any person who tackled life changes has heard the term Goals. Heck turn on the news and you hear it. So what is goal. I think many writers over complicate the process. Lets start with a defination.

A goal is  any out come that you want to happen in your life. It can be a possesstion type goal a carear goal a relationship goal. But a goal is not a vauge wish.

A wish might be I want more money in my life. So if you find a quarter your wish has been met.

A goal might be I want to make 100,000 dollars a year.

So whats the difference.

A wish is a vauge statement that cannot be measured. A goal is specific.

So lets get all the factors togother.

A goal is specific

A goal has a time frame. It should have a completion date. A wish is usually a someday type thing. Someday I will reach this

A goal is measurable.  A person that was not familiar with you can see  if you have reached your goal.

Lastly a goal is written down and you decide on a course of action to do it.

In another article I will describe that difference in time frames and why should have some from all the time frames available.

We have all heard how we should set goals but what are the types are some better than others. In this installment I will try to explain what I think goals ares and the types of goals.

A goal or outcome that you wish to have come into your life. It has  more than 1 step. What separate goals from wishes is that they are specific and they have a due date. You need  very clear about what you want.

So now we now what a goal is what types are there.

Well there are as many types as there are people but we can break them down into categories. They reflect the way we live.

The first type might be personal. You might wish to live in 1 city or a house. You might put sports goals here. To have a certain skill set. Anything that would change your personal life.

2nd might be work or career goals. To be CEO before your 40. To work in 1 job. To have a certain skill set. To be able to work 6 months of the year.

The third might be spiritual goals. You may wish to read the bible or other religious book. You might wish to set a goal of 15 minutes a day in prayer. It is anything that places you closer to your creator.

The fourth is financial. You may set goals to have a million dollars before you are 40 and be able to retire when you want.

As you can see goals can be set in any area of your life and the types of goals are only limited by what you want to bring into your life.