Grammar fix
personal goal
individual aim
Something you want to achieve for yourself, based on your own interests or needs.
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Hear it in context
Notice where the phrase sounds natural.
- My personal goal this year is to learn how to cook healthy meals.daily life
- One of my personal goals is to improve my English so I can study abroad in the future.IELTS speaking
Fix the pattern
Pattern: personal goal (noun phrase); set/achieve/reach a personal goal
WrongI made a personal goal to run daily.
RightI set myself a personal goal to run daily.
You SET a goal (or 'set yourself' one), not 'make' one.
Patternpersonal goal (noun phrase); set/achieve/reach a personal goal
Use it right
Choose the version that sounds natural in speech.
'An objective of a personal nature' is corporate nonsense; 'set a personal goal' is plain.
Build natural chunks
Words that usually travel with it.
set a personal goalset a personal goalachievereach a goalmy main goal
Don't confuse it
Unlike a 'professional goal', which is about your career, a 'personal goal' can be about any area of your life.