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{{quote|''"All my life I've had one dream: to achieve my many goals."''
|[[The Simpsons (animation)|Homer Simpson]]}}
One of the most difficult things in life (perhaps ''the'' most), is trying to figure out what to do with it. To find some sort of reason behind it all. For some people, this might never be answered. Others turn to religion or something similar to tell them what to do. And some already have a reason.
They've found a
It might be anything from just trying to have a good life to saving '''''[[Doctor Who
The protagonist accomplishing it often constitutes the end of the story, usually in a [[Grand Finale]].
Someone who forgets his
{{examples}}
== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
* To cut a long list short, every [[To Be a Master]] show ''ever''.
* A major point in the second OVA of ''[[So Ra No
* Yuuko has occasionally struggled with this in ''[[Nichijou]]''.
* Following one's dreams is a major topic in the ''[[Lyrical Nanoha]]'' franchise. With the main characters' dream being to create a future where all children are free to dream without exception. Also, most villains have rather sympathetic goals but their methods always impose upon others'
== [[Film]] ==
* The heroes in ''[[Mystery Team]]'' just want to gain back the respect of the neighborhood... which they haven't had since they were seven.
▲* A common cliche for [[The Ditz|ditzy]] beauty queen type characters is "um, world peace, [[Annoying Laugh|tee hee]]".
== [[Literature]] ==
* Wowbagger, the Infinitely Prolonged from [[The
== [[Live Action TV]] ==
* The Vorlon and Shadow Questions in ''[[Babylon
== [[Tabletop Games]] ==
* [[The Casanova|Graz'zt]] of ''[[Dungeons
== [[Visual Novels]] ==
* In ''[[Maji
== [[Western Animation]] ==
* In the universe of ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic
* [[The Simpsons (animation)|Homer Simpson]] has had frequent "lifelong dreams" parodying the concept (such as rushing onto the field during a baseball game), the played straight-est version being when he revealed he's always wanted to own the Dallas Cowboys. He gets started on the road towards Cowboy ownership buy (a) buying Tom Landry's [[Cool Hat]] from a collectible store and (b) being given the Denver Broncos by a [[Super Villain]] he briefly worked for. Homer wasn't happy about (b), though, since the Broncos were the laughing stock of the NFL at the time, a far cry from the then-dominant Cowboys.
== [[Real Life]] ==
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[[Category:Goals and Objectives Index]]
[[Category:Universal Tropes]]
[[Category:Motivation Index]]
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