{"id":75461,"date":"2025-05-15T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-15T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/?p=75461"},"modified":"2025-05-14T18:54:49","modified_gmt":"2025-05-14T18:54:49","slug":"business-goals-ambitious","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/business-goals-ambitious\/","title":{"rendered":"Business English 412: Are Your Business Goals Ambitious?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Do you prefer to make lofty goals or short-term goals?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Listen in to today\u2019s episode and learn if you\u2019re using the wrong terms to refer to someone\u2019s goals and breaking the connection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lindsay and Aubrey also share a few ways you can properly talk about goals and make sure you’re expressing yourself well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Talk about goals<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Lindsay asks Aubrey when setting goals, does she prefer to make lofty goals or short and achievable goals<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aubrey shares that if she had to choose between the two, she would prefer short and achievable goals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She breaks bigger goals up into smaller milestones so she can achieve them quickly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lindsay shares that she prefers lofty goals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Today’s question<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Today\u2019s episode is inspired by a listener\u2019s question.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He wanted to learn vocabulary to talk about his goals and dreams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Thanks to all the team for these amazing podcasts, I listen to all three of them. Could you please give me some native and natural vocabulary to talk about dreams that I have in life? Because I kinda overused the expression “pipe dream,” I threw it out 4 times in a month in conversations that I had with the same person, and I kinda felt it was too much by the way they looked at me.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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What is a pipe dream?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The term \u2018pipe dream\u2019 means an unattainable or fanciful hope or plan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

An example of this is:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He wants to go to Harvard, but I\u2019m afraid that with his grades that might be a pipe dream.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

When we reached out to the listener to share that he was using the term incorrectly, this was his response:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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OMG, I didn’t know that pipe dream meant that, I thought it was for a possible very desirable dream that could come true. Thanks for making it clear, cause I heard this expression way back in the day and I used it so many times in the wrong way!<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

This is tricky vocabulary!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We’re excited to clear it up for anyone who didn’t understand what is meant by ‘pipe dream.’<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Imagine the misunderstandings if you accidentally refer to someone\u2019s goals or ambitions as a pipe dream!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Setting goals<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Today you will learn how to talk about someone else\u2019s goals and also your own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Talking about hopes and dreams is always a good way to connect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You want to show support when listening about someone’s plans to achieve their goals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You also want to share your own!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Having the right vocabulary to share what you want to attain in the next month or upcoming years is vital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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#1: Lofty goals<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

This refers to ambitious objectives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lofty goals are challenging to achieve.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They require dedication and perseverance, but are definitely attainable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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#2: Ambitious goals<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

This is a challenging and significant objective that pushes you beyond your comfort zone<\/a> and requires considerable effort to achieve.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Using ambitious to describe a person is different.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

An ambitious person is someone who shows strong desire and determination to succeed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Examples:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n