▶ Your Answer :
There is some disagreement over whether people should have ambitious goals or realistic goals. Some people might think that having realistic goals is better since it is easier to reach those goals rather than ambitious goals. However, I strongly think that having ambition in their dreams is better. This is because if people have a higher level of goal, they are more likely to have a better performance. Having ambitious dreams means that goals are so high that they cannot be accomplished easily. Therefore, if people follows their ambitious dreams, they tend to spend more time and effort to achieve their goals. By doing their best to get achievement, they are more likely to improve good personal traits such as being diligent, self-discipline, and passionate. In contrast, if people have realistic goals, they usually do not try much hard on their dreams because they feel it is easy to make dreams true. Therefore, people following higher level of dreams are more likely to have a better performance, although they fail to achieve their specific goal. For example, last year, my friend Sally and James had the same TOEFL score, 80. They decided to study for two months to get a higher score. Sally set her goal 85, while James set his goal 100. At first, Sally made fun of James, saying that his goal is not realistic. Then, Sally spent less than one hour per a day to study English, thinking that she can easily achieve her goal. On the other hand, James spent more than three hours a day, thinking that he should try his best to achieve such a high goal. As a result, James got 98, while Sally got 86. Even though Sally accomplished her goal while James did not, James was more satisfied with his result because his score increased a lot, while Sally's score did not increase that much. As this experience shows, having ambitious goals makes people try harder, ultimately contributing to the better performance. To sum up, people should have a higher level of goals rather than realistic goals since it would make people improve their good personal characteristics and have better performance. I would strongly recommend to my friends to do so, and I will do the same. |