Personal Long-Term Aspiration
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A Personal Long-Term Aspiration is a personal aspiration that reflects a long-term personal goal.
- Context:
- It can (often) reflect deep-seated personal values, personal passionss and personal commitments.
- It can (often) evolve based on an individual's life circumstances, insights, and changing priorities.
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- It can range from being an Achievement-Oriented Long-Term Personal Ambition to being a Contributory Long-Term Personal Ambition that focuses on personal success or societal impact, respectively, guiding the individual toward goals like winning prestigious awards or making significant contributions to the community.
- It can range from being an Undocumented Long-Term Personal Ambition to being a Documented Long-Term Personal Ambition that remains an internal, unspoken goal or one that is formally articulated in a personal mission statement, helping to clarify and reinforce the commitment to achieving it.
- It can range from being a Low-Effort Long-Term Ambition to being a High-Effort Long-Term Ambition that requires dedication, planning, and perseverance to achieve, with the level of effort needed varying based on the complexity and scale of the goal, such as practicing mindfulness versus running a marathon or building a successful business.
- It can range from being an Internally-Focused Personal Motivation to being an Externally-Focused Personal Motivation that drives the individual based on internal desires, such as living a meaningful life, or external rewards, such as achieving societal recognition and praise.
- It can range from being a Solo Long-Term Ambition to being a Group Long-Term Ambition that is pursued individually, like mastering a musical instrument, or collectively with others, like supporting a community project or leading a team toward a shared objective.
- It can range from being a Simple Long-Term Personal Ambition to being a Complex Long-Term Personal Ambition that involves straightforward goals, like learning a new language, or intricate, multifaceted objectives, like founding a charitable organization that addresses complex societal issues.
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- It can be influenced by external factors such as environment, culture, experiences, and education.
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- Example(s):
- A Long-Term Personal Development Ambition (self-improvement), such as mastering a foreign language or improving emotional intelligence.
- A Long-Term Personal Relationship Ambition (interpersonal connection), such as building a loving and supportive marriage or cultivating lifelong friendships.
- A Long-Term Achievement-Oriented Personal Ambition, such as winning an have an h-index of 25 or swim across the Gibraltar Channel.
- A Long-Term Contributory Personal Ambition (social impact), such as providing healthcare in underserved areas, developing sustainable energy solutions, or inspiring students to achieve academic excellence.
- A Long-Term Undocumented Personal Ambition to a Long-Term Documented Personal Ambition, such as detailed in a personal mission statement.
- A Long-Term Low-Effort Ambition, such as cultivating mindfulness.
- A Long-Term High-Effort Ambition, such as climbing Aconcagua or building a business.
- A Long-Term Internally-Focused Personal Motivation, such as living a meaningful life.
- A Long-Term Externally-Focused Personal Motivation, such as achieving societal recognition.
- A Long-Term Solo Ambition, such as mastering a musical instrument.
- A Long-Term Group Ambition, such as supporting a community project.
- A Long-Term Simple Personal Ambition, such as learning a new language.
- A Long-Term Complex Personal Ambition, such as founding a charitable organization.
- A Long-Term Real-Person Personal Ambition, such as Sofia Hernandez' ambition to start a small business or Malala Yousafzai's ambition to advocate for girls' education rights worldwide.
- A Long-Term Fictional-Character Personal Ambition, such as Jay Gatsby's ambition to reclaim the past in "The Great Gatsby" or Frodo Baggins' ambition to destroy the One Ring in "The Lord of the Rings".
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- Counter-Example(s):
- A Casual Personal Dream, such as a New Year's Resolution that is often a short-term goal or an Impulse Decision made without long-term consideration.
- A Short-Term Aspiration, such as finishing a short course or completing a minor project.
- A Temporary Project, like organizing a one-time event, that does not require sustained effort over years.
- See: Personal Goal Setting, Life Plan, Personal Motivation and Personal Inspiration, Self-Improvement, Intrinsic Personal Motivation, Extrinsic Personal Motivation, Ambitious Goal.