When I asked him how he was going to get rich he replied, “I don’t know. I just want to be rich!” Unless Lucas gets a more specific, he doesn’t have a goal.
There are so many ways that one can become rich. He could own a lucrative business, become a surgeon, inherit a chunk of money, or even win the lottery. In all these cases, being rich is an outcome from a goal rather than an actual goal.
If you’re a student, and your goal is “to do better in school” you’ll need to be a bit more specific since that can have so many meanings. There can be several reasons why you are not doing well. Do you have a certain class that needs attention? Are you having trouble focusing? Have you given it your best effort? Is it a social or discipline problem that should be the object of your goal?