No clue what you want in life? You aren’t alone! We read 10+ Reddit threads with hundreds of replies and analyzed 39 quora answers on examples of goals in life.
On the bright side? We all seem to struggle with choosing life goals
(at least at some point in our life)
- Many people have overcome their struggles and now know exactly what they want.
- And it’s not as complicated as we make it out to be. Actually, it’s simple.
Need a little inspiration for your simple life goals? Here are our favorite 59 examples of life goals organized by category (along with our thoughts and key takeaways).
Contents:
- Financial Stability / Freedom Goals
- A place to call home
- Experiences and Growth
- Relationship Goals
- Health Goals
- Spiritual Goal Examples
Well… here is your chance to figure out precisely what you want:
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Financial Stability / Financial Freedom
People who say they don’t care about money are full of sh*t. Unsurprisingly financial life goals made it to the top of personal goals. Redditors and Readers on Quora want to achieve: Financial Stability/ Freedom. Their goals include:
- A fulfilling job
- A career in XYZ field
- Financial freedom by age xyz
- Starting a successful side hustle
- Starting a successful business
- Paying off all loans (student loan / mortgage)
- Saving eg. 15 000$
- Earning X amount of passive income.
- Earn enough to comfortably retire
So many of us just want to be financially comfortable. Not worry about the next bill. Go on vacation or that round trip. Afford that house (Can you still afford a house in your country? – And would you even want to? Let us know! )
At the same time, we don’t want work to drain our souls. The nagging boss. Boring exhausting tasks. The blame game.
- How would your comfortable life look like?
- How much money would you need?
- And how can you get it without completely draining yourself?
The world is full of opportunities. Of great people. Of different jobs.. Which options do you have? How could you improve your job? What kind of side hustle would you enjoy? Take on new tasks. Fight for that project at work. Seize opportunities.
Do anything, staying in a situation that makes you unhappy day in and day out is just sad…
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A place to call Home
Yet another personal goal of many: Have a place you can call home:
- Own a cozy apartment / vacation property
- Buy a house/ Tiny house / Mobile home / Victorian house
- Have a beautiful decorated home
- Be surrounded by people I care about and who care about me
- Own a small patch of land
- Own a garden
- Raise animals
- Have a pet
- Have a personal library / gym / streaming room / clothing room / loft / workshop / art studio
So…
Many people want to build a “nest”. A place of comfort. What should your “home” look like? With whom would you surround yourself with?
What gives you a cuddled in a fluffy blanket feeling?
I wish I had a wintergarden with many plants. <3
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Experiences and Growth
Let’s face it.
A stable life, isn’t exactly exciting. It’s maybe a little monotonous, boring, bland.
Sometime we need a little *MAGIC*. Some eye-opening adventure. Some alluring escapades. Therefore, it’s no surprise Redditors and Quora Readers want a little spark in their life. Something that engages the brain and pulls us out from our daily rut.
Here are the top examples of goals in life on experiences and growth:
- Travel the world
- Travel to each country
- Go to a culinary school
- Learn an instrument
- Excel at a sport
- Write a book
- Go to a poem slam
- Create a comic
- Write a biography
- Get an M.D.
- Overcome your biggest fear
- Learn hand to hand combat
- Learn different language (Spanish/ Korean/ Chinese/ Arabic/ Russian etc.)
- Restore an old home
- Write a Screenplay
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Relationship Goals
In addition to financial goals, growth goals and “home-goals”, Reddit and Quora are sprinkled with Relationship goals.
Not even the most introverted person wants to be completely alone. (There might be some times …)
Here are the top Relationship goals:
- Fall in Love
- Become a parent
- Get married
- Send my kid / sibling to college
- Go on a family trip
- Create family harmony
- Send kids off to school
- Teach grandchildren
- Help X-Number of people
- Care for my parents
What kind of relationship goals do you have? Do you want to help someone? Get closer to family or friends? Do you want to have your own family? Let us know 🙂
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Health Goals
There is a very fitting quote by the philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer on health:
„Gesundheit ist nicht alles, aber ohne Gesundheit ist alles nichts.“
Roughly translated it means:
“Health is not everything, but without health everything is nothing.”
Here are the top health goals:
- Create healthy eating habits
- Try 50 different sports
- Walk 100 miles
- Run a Marathon
- Start a homestead
- Lose XYZ kg
- Spend x amount of time at the gym
- Get a sixpack
- Learn to do the splits
- Take part in a dance competition
What health goal do you want to set? Simple life goals can have a huge impact on your life. Which simple health goals would you recommend?
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Spiritual Examples of life goals
Health isn’t the only goal you should have to stay fit. Often overlooked are spiritual goals. Here are the top goals to nourish your soul:
- Go on a retreat
- Find what makes me content
- Create the daily habit of meditation
- Make a pilgrimage
- Join a group of like-minded people
- Volunteer / Do something meaningful
Do you want the formula for a content and happy life? Here it is:
- Be in peace with yourself (and your finances)
- Connect with others and create a place of comfort for yourself
- Stay as healthy as possible
- Nourish your mind and soul
Struggle to achieve your goals? Find out why:
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Go Ahead and Tell Us, Which Examples of Life Goals did we Miss?
Ambitions, aspirations, lifetime goals, dreams, life objectives, life mastery, life worth living goals, life design, passion and even purpose. Simple Life Goals, Realistic Life Goals or Smart ones.
Life goals are called by many words, whatever you call them, once you’ve set your goals and you’ve mastered working on them (each day a little) your life will move in the right direction.
Yes it is an enormous task to create your ideal life, but you have a lifetime to do so.
What are some goals that make you feel that spark of excitement? Do you have a favorite goal?
Share them in a comment below.
