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Band 8+: Which one is more important personal gols or work gols

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Well, in my opinion, both personal goals and work goals are equally important. A person should maintain a balance between both. For example, if a person is a workaholic and only focuses on his career goals, he will not be happy in his life as he has to compromise his family and relationships. On the other hand, if a person mainly focuses on personal goals and compromises his career, then he will struggle financially. So, there should be a balance between both career goals and personal goals.

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Well, in my opinion both personal goals and work goals are equally important. A person should maintain a balance between both goals. For example, if a person is workaholic and only focus on his career goals, he will not be happy in his life as he has to compromise his family and relationship. On the other hand, if a person is mainly focusing on the personal goals and compromise his career, then he will struggle financially. So, there should be a balance between both career goals and personal goals.

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goals: 6

both: 3

personal: 3

person: 3

career: 3

should: 2

balance: 2

between: 2

focuses: 2

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