Question 1

I hope to have started to exercise regularly again, even if it is only for a short time. Hopefully I have achieved this by the end of the week.

Question 2

I would like to complete a degree in computing. I plan to finish it by mid 2023.

Question 3

My goals were to travel abroad and to live in England.

Question 4

Yes, I did. I have traveled a fair bit and I lived in England for just under two years.

Question 5

I knew someone who wanted to have their own successful business. The problem was that they did not plan well although their idea had some inital promise.

Question 6

My current number one bucket list item is simple in its concept but it is extremely hard to achieve. I want to be a patient father for my two children. I want to raise them well and give them happy childhood memories.

Tough Vocabulary

- English -	- Japanese -
regularly	定期的に
mid 2023	2023年半ば
traveled a fair bit	たくさん旅行した
had some inital promise	当初は期待されていた

Question 1

One of my short-term goals is to finish reading three books that I've promised myself to read by the end of this month. I'm also committed to running at least twice a week to get fitter and manage my stress better.

Question 2

I have all kinds of goals in the areas of finance, relationship, personal development, career, and passions. One of the many goals that I have is to coach and mentor some of my students that excel in different areas of their expertise. I hope to impact and coach more people in the next 5 years!

Question 3

I didn't have a goal written down on a piece of paper, but I've always wanted to become famous one day. I hoped to achieve this through acting or music, but I kept telling myself that there are other people out there that are more confident and talented than I am.

Question 4

Back in my high school days, my band won several competitions and we were super happy about it. Our band didn't grow in popularity since we had to graduate from the diploma program and go separate ways. If we decided to prioritize music before anything else, who knows what might've become of our band.

Question 5

Lady Gaga is my all-time favorite singer and person because she set unrealistic goals for herself and never stopped pursuing them. She was bullied back in high school and her classmates told her that she's ugly. She told them that "one day, you won't be able to go to the deli without hearing or seeing me." To make a long story short, she managed to achieve her goal and became the best pop singer of my generation.

Question 6

It's very hard to choose one specific goal or item since most of them can't be ranked in terms of significance. If I had to choose one, it has to be achieving a Ph.D. in education and psychology.

Tough Vocabulary