Goals v. Dreams
There is a great difference between a goal and a dream. I think this added to some confusion when we fist discussed goal setting. When we did the exercise where we wrote down specific goals on post-it notes, I noticed at the end that I had included some things that would be considered dreams, not goals. It can be hard to distinguish between the two. In my opinion, the easiest way to tell whether something is a goal and not a dream is that it should be measurable and attainable. Most dreams people have are things they would do/have if they had certain resources, not things they think they can get based on what is actually possible.
Comments
Posted by: Thomas Farmar
Posted on: October 13, 2006 03:06 AM
I agree that there is a large difference between goals and dreams. However, I do not think that dreams are not measurable and attainable.
For example, I had a dream of playing in the NBA as a young child. The dream is very measurable. However, while it was possible I could play professional basketball, it was highly unlikely. However, there are many men who had the dream of playing professional basketball and attained that goal.
I believe most dreams are not unattainable, but simply highly unlikely or difficult to attain.