The ultimate goal for you should be to realise YOUR own full potential. Not to please other people, or to compare yourself with anyone else, but to become the person that you, and only you, can become. Image has been a key word throughout history. Feelings such as, a sense of achievement, peace of mind, happiness, contentment, excitement .etc. Therefore, you will be more likely to obtain them.
Goal setting is a very private thing.
It's totally up to you to decide what it is that would motivate you to achieve your highest desire. Hard work, yes, hard lessons to learn, yes, maybe even some difficult experiences to endure. But if you know why you want something along with the reason for wanting it, you are already halfway to achieving it. Make sure you know what you want along with the reasons for wanting it. . Make it your own goal and not just to impress others. .