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A personal or professional goal that someone has set for themselves and wants to achieve. This term is used especially in management and coaching jargon as an Anglicism.
Mein nächstes berufliches Goal ist die Beförderung zum Teamleiter.
My next professional goal is being promoted to team leader.
'Goal' is a word taken directly from English. In certain contexts, such as the office or sports, it is used as a modern or international term.
Auf Social Media teilen viele ihre persönlichen Goals für das neue Jahr.
On social media, many people share their personal goals for the new year.
You can recognize the meaning from the context: in a professional environment or when talking about self-improvement, 'Goal' means a personal goal. In a sports context, it means a goal scored or the goal itself.
Im Management-Meeting sprechen wir über unsere Goals für das nächste Quartal.
In the management meeting, we talk about our goals for the next quarter.
In the meaning 'personal goal,' 'Goal' is a buzzword that is especially common in management jargon, coaching, and social media.
Ihr oberstes Goal ist es, finanziell unabhängig zu werden.
Her top goal is to become financially independent.
Common phrases are 'sich ein Goal setzen' (to set oneself a goal), 'ein Goal erreichen' (to achieve a goal), or 'seine Goals definieren' (to define one's goals). It is often combined with adjectives like 'persönlich' (personal) or 'beruflich' (professional).
Er hat sich für dieses Jahr klare berufliche Goals gesetzt.
He has set himself clear professional goals for this year.
goal / destination / target
'das Ziel' and 'das Goal' can both mean something you want to achieve. 'das Ziel' is the normal German word and fits in almost all situations. 'das Goal' is an Anglicism and sounds natural mainly in management, coaching, or social media. Learners may confuse the words because 'Goal' is often used like a modern form of 'Ziel'. In normal everyday life, 'Ziel' is usually clearer and more natural.
Im Workshop hat das Team ein neues Goal für die nächsten drei Monate festgelegt.
In the workshop, the team set a new goal for the next three months.
Mein Ziel ist es, jeden Tag zehn neue Wörter zu lernen.
My goal is to learn ten new words every day.