Purpose - Aim - Target - Intention - Goal

Easier to define by looking at differences.

Aim vs Target/Objectives

Aim	What we hope to get or what we want to do; might take a long period of time.
Target/Objectives	The exact result of what we want to get; it is tangible and concrete.

Purpose vs Intention

Purpose	The reason “why” we do what we do.
Intention	Focuses attention on making things happen.

Intention vs Goal

The main difference between intention and goal is that intentions are vague and broad, while goals are comparatively more specific.
Goals involve the expectations, actions, and results of what we want to achieve.

Both intentions and goals describe what we want to achieve:

• An intention is an idea we plan to carry out.
• A goal is an aim or objective that we work toward with effort and determination
• We usually create goals based on our intentions.

Both intentions and goals have a time dimension:

• Goals are a destination or specific achievement.
• Intentions are lived each day, independent of achieving the goal or destination.

Intentions and goals differ on whether they are external or relational

• Goals are external achievements.
• Intentions are about our relationship with ourself and others.