How to talk about future ambitions, goals, and aspirations in English

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Communicating your ambitions, goals, and aspirations is useful for job interviews, first dates, convincing the bank to give you a loan...so many situations! It's not just about saying "I want to..." or "I plan to..." - there are so many expressions and idioms you should know to completely express your intentions and designs. So go ahead, join Erica as she visits a spooky fortune teller to learn how to talk about her future plans. You never know what opportunity might be waiting for you just around the corner...

KEY VOCABULARY
Goal: Something you want to achieve in the future.
Objective: A specific target or aim.
Ambition: A strong desire to achieve something.
Aspiration: A hope or ambition for the future.
Game plan: A detailed proposal for doing or achieving something.
Strategy: A plan of action designed to achieve a long-term goal.
PHRASES
I plan to...
My goal is to...
I hope to achieve...
In the long run...
Over the next few years...
I'm working towards...
I have my sights set on...
I aspire to be...
I'm in the process of...
My ultimate aim is...
I'm mapping out a plan to...
I'm taking steps to...
I'm on track to...
I'm laying the groundwork for...
IDIOMS
All in good time: Everything will happen when the time is right.
The sky's the limit: There are no limits to what can be achieved.
Bite off more than you can chew: Take on a task that is way too big or beyond one's capabilities.
Cutting corners: Taking shortcuts or doing something the easiest way, even if it's not the best way.
In the pipeline: Something that is currently being planned or developed.
Rome wasn't built in a day: great things take time to build

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TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Ambitions, goals, objectives
1:20 Bite off more than (you) can chew
1:45 The Game plan
3:30 Laying the groundwork
5:08 Aspirations
5:50 In the long run

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