A goal in general: I want to make XX achievement by ABC date.
It sets success to a certain date, making you feel less at home about yourself every single day.
A goal as a process: I will write a blog daily. I will write an essay weekly. I will record a vlog 5x a week.
It makes sure you take care of your inputs. You are showing up because you care. You are showing up for yourself instead of one future date. You are building a well of self-confidence that consistently showing up and getting better each day solve for everything you want to build.
Then when there is a day you don’t feel like doing something, you still do it, because your actions are tied to a goal as a process and a function, not goal as a possible future.
No feeling in the world could override this.