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Purpose is the reason you take the action.

Goal is a target or objective you wish to achieve

Purpose can be long or short term. 

Action - Investing in the stock market

Reason - to make money

Purpose - to have enough money for retirement


Well,in answering this question, there is a clear difference between purpose and goal.

Purpose first is the reason you are born and the reason you exist.

Goal is something which we strive to achieve.

Purpose is something that influences goal. Purpose is the reason for achieving the goal.

Everybody was born with a purpose and we exist because of purpose, most people mistake goal for purpose just as people mistake ambition for vision.

Firstly,in life we have to discover our God given purpose and then do all it takes to fulfill it,it is the process of fulfilling your purpose you set goals on daily basis or stipulated time to hit your target.

That is fairly simple as the purpose is to achieve the goal. The purpose is your reason to achieve what you want. The goal is the result of achieving your purpose.