Ambition and goal are sometimes confused in terms of their usage, although one of them means something more than pure motivation. Goal can be desired result that a person whishes to achieve. In other words, it is a target someone wants to reach. Ambition, on the other hand, means the desire or a motivation that drives a person. To put it differently, a goal is a target, an end-point from where a person sees themselves after a certain period of time. Also, goals can be short or long term. Ambition, on the contrary, refers to the strong willpower which keeps a person going on even after some setbacks. Similar to goals, there are short and long term ambitions.
