| goals | aspirations |
|---|---|
| Goals involve plans. | Aspirations are more like dreams or desires. |
| They tend to be shorter term because anything longer has too many unknown variables. | They are longer term. You can dream pretty big and it's not that crazy. |
| They are more within our control. | Less within our control. |
| More specific plans. | No specific plans |
| A good goal should have a deadline. | No specific deadlines. |