Every person wishes to be realized his wishes and live a happy life. Some people dream to achieve Wishlist, others makes them a goal to achieve his aspirations. What is the difference between them?
The difference is in planning and taking actions!
"A dream becomes a goal when action is taken toward its achievement."
~ Bo Bennett
Dreams come to us as unbounded/unlimited possibility. Dreams are about the destination, not the journey.
Goals are dreams put into action. They require work. Goals are about the final destination too, but much more about the journey.
The big difference between a goal and a dream is a timeline and accountability. One can dream about something but until s/he specifically defines it and puts it on a timeline by setting specific deadlines, s/he 'll never really start making movement.
Dreams are the ideas that we wish to become true, but without the effort of us. While the goals are target that we seek to reach them by planning and effort.
The difference is in planning and taking actions!
"A dream becomes a goal when action is taken toward its achievement."
~ Bo Bennett
To convert the dream into a goal must be:
- Accurate and specific
- Realistic
- Measurable
- A specific period of time
GOOD PLANNING AND EFFORT/ HARD WORK MAY CHANGE DREAMS INTO ACHIEVABLE GOALS - miranda.
Hello Qasim Mohammed Hussein,
Goals: defined by measurable outcomes based on known variables and past experience. These outcomes can be planned, are practical, and achievable and to which effort, resources and time are directed.
Dreams: have similar characteristics to goals although driven by desires or ideal outcomes. Dreams are important motivators in our lives and actually play a role in setting goals.
With each goal directed achievement, people move closer toward achieving their dreams.
The difference is that you should work hard to achieve your goal but you can wish lots of things without trying to achieve them, so they remain dreams...
You all gave very well descriptions and differences of them. Dream is an imagined wish , desire to happen or to become, while goal is a set up destiny to be reached or accomplished with a clearly outlined set of actions to be taken for its fruition. Some one can dream to become a pianist but without having or making necessary preparations, just dreaming, but when it is his/her goal, necessary plan of actions are required to its practicality.
Dream of something is wonderful and beautiful. But we do not remain standing with folded hands, and wait the solution landed on us from the sky.
We must turn dream into a goal by seeking to achieve it.
Only here is the beauty of the dream
Goal is targeted wishes of person and do what ever to achieve. all energy and force are put into.
Dreams are not involve targets. its wishes of every person and enjoy with them
Dear Colleagues,
Good Day,
This is a very beautiful quotation:
"Dream small dreams. If you make them too big, you get overwhelmed and you don't do anything. If you make small goals and accomplish them, it gives you the confidence to go on to higher goals."
---------- John H. Johnson
Dear Qasim Mohammed Hussein
Dreams represent a vision of future. Dreams are the springboard for goals. Owning a house on the beach is a dream, not a goal (unless you have the money already). Goals represent tasks which are action steps that are 100% achievable. You pursue goals only after you have clearly defined your dream. You must Dream-Set first before you Goal-Set. You can only realize a dream after you have successfully achieved the goals that make dreams a reality.
Here is another very sweet quotation for you:
“There is only one thing that makes a dream impossible to achieve: the fear of failure.”
― Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist
I was a fat man in the spring of 1984 weighing 96 kg. I had a dream then for losing weight so: I started with changing my diet (goal 1), I added physical exercises (goal 2) while maintaining the first goal, I utilized my days off work in walking & mobility (goal 3) while keeping on with the two previous goals, and I changed my hobbies such as watching TV for 2-3 hours & eating some snacks (goal 4) while sticking to all other goals. By 1992, my original dream was realized & from that year on, my weight never exceeded 76 kg.
A dream is a goal without legs. It is a wonderful thing to have, can be the guiding passion of your life, but unless you clarify it and give it the legs to move toward you, getting there is going to be very much a matter of luck
from How Dreams Become Goals by Diana Robinson
Probably a goal is something more specific, for example the solution to an unsolved problem, while the dream is something more general, for example the opening of a new scientific field.
Dear Friends,
"10 Big Differences Between Goals and Dreams That You Must Know" is quite interesting and insightful. I copied and pasted it here for your reading pleasure:
"1. Goals are something you are acting on. Dreams are something you are just thinking about. Goals require action. Dreams can happen without lifting a finger, even while you are asleep.
2. Goals have deadlines. Dreams are just, well, dreams. Goals must have a deadline. They have a time limit. Dreams can go on forever. In fact, many people maintain dreams their entire lives without ever reaching them.
3. Dreams are free. Goals have a cost. While you can daydream for free, goals don’t come without a price. Time, money, effort and sweat. How will you pay for your goals?
4. Goals produce results. Dreams don’t. Want to change your life? Your job? Your status in life? Goals can do that. A good friend of mine made six-figures on the ebook he published. He did that. Had it stayed as a dream, his life would have been as it always was.
5. Dreams are imaginary. Goals are based in reality. You may dream of being Superman, but that is probably not going to happen. Goals are about what you can actually accomplish. They are grounded in the reality of our world. Goals should be big, but not supernatural.
6. Goals have a finish line. Dreams never have to end. Dreams can go on forever. They don’t have to have an ending point. Goals must have a specific outcome.
7. Dreams can inspire you. Goals can change your life. Dreams can bring you motivation. They can inspire you. But, goals can change your life forever.
8. Goals must have focus. Dreams don’t. Dreams can be drifting, ever-changing thoughts. Goals must be laser-focused. They must be specific and they must be always on your mind.
9. Goals require hard work. Dreams just require your imagination. Dreaming is easy. Almost everyone has a dream. But, fewer people have goals. Goals are hard and they require hard work. (See #3)
10. Dreams stretch your imagination. Goals stretch you. Dreaming leads to bigger dreams. They stretch the limits of your imagination. But, goals stretch you. They increase your skills, your abilities, and change you forever."
For the entire article, please click the link.
http://timemanagementninja.com/2013/04/10-big-differences-between-goals-and-dreams-that-you-must-know/
We can suceess to reach our goals by hard working but dreams almost diffecult to become real
Goal is realistic, while dreams are visualization, sometimes even impractical within the bounds
I agree with Prof. Krishnan. Some times, dreams may not be realistic, while goals must be achievable by working and struggling hard.
There are those who look at things the way they are, and ask why... I dream of things that never were, and ask why not?
--- Robert Kennedy
The goal transforms the dream in realistic option that someone can define steps and actions to achieve it.
Dear Dr. Hussein,
To me, dreams are something that, in Bertrand Russell's words, "led upward toward the heavens." I dream of not having to work at all, going shopping everyday, having every meal in fancy restaurants, and a lot more. Then reality checks in; goals, again in Russell's words, "brought me back to earth." I need to teach well, finish research papers, get published, work for an academic title, and a lot more in order to meet requirements in my contract..
So to me, dreams can be just only fantasies in our head; some of them can't materialize. Goals are realities that we need to live with. They push us to function, get us disciplined, make a choice of what we need in our life for us. Once we have them, they rule.
Best regards,
Cameen
Goal can be the manifestation of dream. Some people might have respective dream or goal without the other (e.g. execute goal assigned by others or only dreams but no action). Goal needs commitment (planning & action) but dream is free. Dream remains dream without commitment to transform into goal. We should dream a lot but committed & pragmatically transforming selective dreams into goals.
Dreams are something you think about. You mull over them. You imagine the outcomes, but you don’t start working towards them yet. They always just stay in your head. Goals are more than just abstract hopes. They are one step past your dreams.
Once you start action towards your dream, they then become a very real goal. So make your dreams a goal today!
Most of us have presented the goal as a realistic expression of the dream. In my opinion, a goal could become a dream for someone who makes all possible efforts to achieve it, without success.
Arise! Awake! and stop not until the goal is reached.
--- Swami Vivekananda
From Dreams to goals with planning and action!
Turn You Dreams Into Wishes, Your Wishes Into Goals, Your Goals Into Reality, And Your Dreams Will Come True
"It's the independent American spirit that built this country - hard-working entrepreneurs who believe in the reality of their dreams."
--- Robert E. Hughes
From these examples we can deduce that a goal is an ambition that is focused, specific, short-term targeted and which involves things that are under your direct control. A dream then becomes a type of ambition: It refers to the ultimate realization of your desire or wish.
To transform a dream into a reachable goal you must clarify it, make it as specific as possible and provide the details. You must make it so clear that you can perceive it and even sense it. You should be able to visualise how you will feel when you get there.
http://www.sagepub.in/books/Book235341?subject=K00&imprint=%22SAGE%20India%22&sortBy=defaultPubDate%20desc&fs=1
Setting goals is the first step in turning the invisible into the visible.
--- Tony Robbins
Setting goals is the first step toward our dreams!
Only 3% of adults have clear, written, specific, measurable, time-bounded goals, and by every statistic, they accomplish ten times as much as people with no goals at all. Why is it then that most people have no goals?
Myth One: “I already have goals; I don’t need to set any.”People who say this also say that their goals are to be rich, thin, happy, successful, and live their dreams. Buy these are not goals, they are wishes and fantasies common to all mankind. A goal is like a beautiful home, carefully designed, revised continually, upgraded regularly, and worked on constantly. If it is not in writing, it is merely a dream or a wish, a vague objective with no energy behind it.
Myth Two: “I don’t need goals; I’m doing fine.” Living your life without goals and objectives is setting off across unknown territory with no road signs and no road map. You have no choice but to make it up as you go along, reacting and responding to whatever happens, and hoping for the best. If you are doing well today without written goals and plans, you could probably be doing many times better in the future if you had clear targets to aim at and the ability to measure your progress as you go along. It is vital to have goal setting objectives.
Myth Three: “I don’t need written goals; I have them all in my mind.” The average stream of consciousness includes about 1,500 thoughts a minute. If your goals are only in your mind, they are invariably jumbled up, vague, confused, contradictory and deficient in many ways. They offer no clarity and give you no motive power. You become like a ship without a rudder, drifting with the tides, crashing into the rocks inevitably and never really fulfilling your true potential.
Myth Four: “I don’t know how to set goals.” No wonder. You can take a Masters degree at a leading university and never receive a single hour of instruction on goal setting and achieving. Fortunately, setting a goal is a skill, like time management, teaching, selling, managing, or anything else that you need to become a highly productive and effective person. And all skills are learnable. You can learn the skill of goal-setting by practice and repetition until it becomes as easy and as automatic as breathing. And from the very first day that you begin setting goals, the progress you will make and the successes you will enjoy will astonish you.
Myth Five: “Goals don’t work; life is too unpredictable.” When a plane takes off for a distant city, it will be off course 99% of the time. The complexity of the avionics and the skill of the pilots are focused on continualcourse corrections. It is the same in life. But when you have a clear, long-term goal, with specific plans to achieve it, you may have to change course many times, but you will eventually arrive at your destination of health, wealth and great success.
http://www.briantracy.com/blog/general/setting-goals-and-objectives-5-myths/
The dream is like the vision and the goal is like the mission you take to achieve it.
Best regards,
Debra
Frame your goals around behaviors, not just outcomes
Behavior goal is based on something you can directly control and do yourself; an outcome goal is based on the end product of a series of behaviors
Dear Qasim:
We may have one or more dreams, but a goal is a well defined desired future state, which is reachable through rational means.
A "dream" behind a goal may serve as a powerful motivation and contribute to reach the goal by helping us to overcome obstacles and adversity.
But instead of "dreams", "vision" is perhaps a more suitable concept related to rational goals.
I don't focus on what I'm up against. I focus on my goals and I try to ignore the rest. ~ Venus Williams
Dear Qasim Mohammed Hussein
the dream should be realized (is missing the action), the goal is reaching (the action is past). This is the question to: past, present and future.
Have a good time
Michael Lersow
Dreams are primary to goals... Dreams can be processed to get goals which has a means to be attained with.
This is not something formally: the goals are glimpsed as viable and taxes to drive the act of a person; dreams can be the same, but can also refer to non-viable, impossible to be achieved by the subject objectives.
Hello all, dreams are in my view the first step towards the goal. These are the things you wish to have of your own and your subconscious minds always thinks about it. In fact I read sigmond freud's book of dream psychology. It says that the dreams are actually part of your goals and wishes. The goal if has to define is the structured actions taken to achieve your dream.
Dear all, this is an easy one: the difference is the hard work.
:-)
Lilliana
Dear Colleagues,
Good Day,
"No wishes are silly, no dreams remain dreams, for those committed to clear and definitive goals."
------ Maximillian Degenerez
Dear Colleagues,
Good Day,
"Dream small dreams. If you make them too big, you get overwhelmed and you don't do anything. If you make small goals and accomplish them, it gives you the confidence to go on to higher goals."
---- John H. Johnson
Dear Prof. Qasim
Dreaming is easy (idle) process but reaching the goal requires hard work, self determinationa and commitment.
Goals have deadlines. Dreams are just, well, dreams.
“A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” ~Lao-Tzu
Dear all,
Dreams in the real sense, no one knows, except the one who is dreaming. Objectives can be brought to the outside, where it can be defined. So the dreamer, it writes down. A delta between dreams and goals (reality) can not be detected a Delta. Unless you write down what you have dreamed. Then could be the dream same as the goal. Until reaching the target, there is always a delta until this is achieved. Some goals can not be achieved, it will always persist a Delta, then the goal is a dream.
All the best
Michael Lersow
I have the following to say about goals and dreams;
1) Goals are planned entity whereas dreams are unplanned entity.
2) Goals can be prepared by many persons but dreams can be viewed by a single person.
3) Goals are realistic thought whereas dreams are unrealistic thought.
4) Goals are planned course whereas dreams are unplanned course.
5) Dreams are always personal whereas goals may be personal.
“If you have a dream, don’t just sit there. Gather courage to believe that you can succeed and leave no stone unturned to make it a reality.” ― Roopleen
“Patience is not passive waiting. Patience is active acceptance of the process required to attain your goals and dreams.” ― Ray A. Davis
A DREAM turns into a GOAL when it is REALIZED and A GOAL becomes a DREAM when it is DASHED/ VANQUISHED.
Dear Colleagues,
Good Day,
"Set your goals high, and don't stop till you get there."
---- Bo Jackson
Here are 10 Differences Between Goals and Dreams:
https://timemanagementninja.com/2013/04/10-big-differences-between-goals-and-dreams-that-you-must-know/
Thanks Barbar, also you can find in this link these differeces
- Goals Do Come True
- Dreams can inspire you, but goals can change your life.
- Sometimes it only takes one step to change a dream into a goal.
- Yet, it can take years to take that goal to the finish line.
- Always dream big, but make sure your goals are just as big.
- Because dreams don’t come true… but goals do.
Regards
Prof Behrouz has said it all but the depends on our planning for them to come to reality
Hello again , I was discussing this question with my 14 year niece. She said by saying "Make your dream as your goal but don't make your goals as your dreams" she was firm on her saying . I was surprised.
A dream is just a wish without substance, until it becomes a goal.
the Oxford Dictionary a dream is defined as “a cherished aspiration, ambition, or ideal”. In the words of Walt Disney : “a dream is a wish our heart makes.
A dream is just a wish and a desire for change. A dream becomes a goal with good planning. I have read that it is better to have written goals with firm deadlines .
Once a dream is reframed as a goal and our gears are thrown into motion!, we have a very good chance of achieving our goals.
SLEEP is the idealization of what is strongly desired that exists in our mind from the moment we produce thoughts in relation to that dream and how to how to get it as possible in the domestic sphere of our person (emotional and spiritual) to the real and objective scientific social environment, culture, religious and around us. The only act of dreaming creates pleasure and satisfaction.
META, is the development of ideas, feelings and thoughts in a purpose and goal to meet at a certain time. It is also carrying the dreams of no tangible realm of emotional and spiritual life of a person, the realm of facts by preparing a plan with justification, purposes or objectives to be achieved using systematically certain tools and methods to achieve tangible results which may be described, measured, reproduced and shared with others.
regards
Sincerely
Dr. Jose Luis Garcia Vigil
A dream is a scene which I watch while sleeping. I have no control on it. A goal / vision / actual dream keeps me awake.
Dear Mahamad Nabab Alam,
if a dream always personal, then is a formulate dream also personal. If first you write down the dream, as a personal act, you can formulate goals and you can add other persons. Goals always have too a subjective part. The person which had the dream is also the source of the goals. Dream and goals are connected. If the distance between dream and goals will be greater and greater you can not identify the source. So legends develop.
Have a good time
Michael Lersow
Friends, you remember?
"If Dreams Come True" from Billie Holiday
Listen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8XAQhZm9Zs
Have a good time
Michael Lersow
"Let us begin by defining what is dream and what is a goal. According to an online dictionary, "A dream is a succession of images, thoughts, or emotions passing through the mind. A goal is a projected state of affairs that a person or a system plans or intends to achieve - a personal or organizational desired end-point in some sort of assumed development. Many people endeavor to reach goals within a finite time by setting deadlines." According to those definitions, a dream exists only in the mind while a goal exists in the mind but is planned and it has a determined deadline.
The first step to create a goal is to have a clear vision of your dream. What is it that you want? A house, a car, lose weight, obtain a new job ? Whatever you dream is has to be clear, exactly how you want it, how much does it cost, where can you buy it. Once the 'what' is clear, then you can take the next step and determine the 'how' and 'when'. The best way to set up your goal is utilizing the S.M.A.R.T. system which is explained below.
Specific = What is it that you want? Ex. A house, a car, lose weight, obtain a new job, etc.
Measurable = How many do you need? Can you measure if you are on the correct path?
Attainable = How much does it cost? Do you have the resources it takes to achieve your goal? If not, how are you going to obtain the 'resources'?
Realistic = Can you really reach that goal? Will it take you a lifetime to achieve your goal?
Timed = When will you reach your goal? Determine a deadline or completion date. Last but not least important step!
Many people go through life wishing that something exciting or new happens in their life. The only way to change the results of your life is to change the way you have been living it. By setting up your goals, you are setting up the road map to your success. During your journey there are going to be road blocks on the way, it is then that you have to remember to yourself the reason of your journey. Go back to your map and see 'specifically' why you are doing the things you are doing...What is your dream? What is your goal? What is your deadline? Reviewing this step will give you the strength you need to use the road blocks as stepping stones to continue walking towards your dreams.
You deserve to live the life you desire. Organize your thoughts, write down your dreams, set up your goals, review and revise them as you wish and most importantly...Don't ever let anyone steal a dream from you. Don't ever let anyone tell you can't do something. You are the owner of your mind and the owner of your destiny. Stop living an ordinary life...and begin living the EXTRAORDINARY life you deserve!! "
http://informationanthology.net/CareerMentor/Dreams-vs-Goals.html
Dear Seyed Mehdi Mohammadizadeh
I am agree with most from you. But you are the owner of your destiny? Realy?
All the best
Michael Lersow
I agree entirely with the Quotation
"A dream becomes a goal when action is taken toward its achievement."
~ Bo Bennett
Dear George,
I want express yes it is my destiny but I hold it not in my hands. Thats all. I believe in that.
Sorry, all the best
Michael Lersow
We are not absolutely the owner of our destiny. As said George, it may come something in the future change all your planing.
Simple example: someone was a famous professor in his university, has a project to achieve it, has house to build it, ... and in a glance, he becomes just a refugee, all his dream to be saved from death and find a roof for his family.
Not having complete control over our destiny does not undermine the importance of goal setting. Having a single-minded goal to work towards lets us bring all our attention and focus to the problem.
Example of difference between goal and a dream:
- Goal: increasing my income by 10℅ by next year.
- Dream: making 100000000 $ by next year.
Goals must be challenging and demanding but reasonable, believable and specific as well. It takes planning and action to achieve goals. Without planning, we just have wishes!!
I wish you all good luck in achieving your goals.
It is wonderful to have a dream. Nothing happens unless first we dream. It can also be wonderful to have a goal. It is the only way to accomplish the life of your dreams!
Dear Qasim,
As many have said before me: the main difference between goals and dreams is that dreams are much more abstract, while goals are concrete and measurable. That is, they include indicators. Some of the most common indicators to add to a goal are related to time, quantity and quality. Those indicators help to establish realistic goals and to measure their accomplishment, thus making it possible (and necessary) to take steps to achieve them. I hope this helps.
Dear Colleagues,
Good Day,
"Remember to celebrate milestones as you prepare for the road ahead."
--Nelson Mandela
Goal is when your eyes are wide open and you are sure these are achievable whereas Dreams are unfilled desires of subconscious mind when your eyes are closed. One is factual and another fiction.
7 Steps to Achieve Your Dream
http://www.success.com/article/7-steps-to-achieve-your-dream
Dreams are the ideas that we wish to come true, but without the effort of us
The goals are targets that we seek to reach them using the planning and effort.
Dreams can turn into goals, whether realistic or measurable.
To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe” – Anatole France
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