Questions · Dreams and goals

Questions about dreams and goals, big and small

Goals live on lists. Dreams live in conversation, and they grow when someone asks about them. These questions move from this month’s small goals to the bigger dreams people rarely say out loud.

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Kumustahan is a bilingual conversation card app: 1,200 questions in English and Filipino across 7 decks, with a short reflection on the back of every card.

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What would you like to make more time for this month?

Ano ang gusto mong bigyan ng mas maraming oras ngayong buwan?

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Imagine an extra afternoon opens up. Would you spend it all on this or leave some time free?

Isipin na nabakante ang isang hapon. Ilalaan mo ba lahat ng oras dito o magtitira ka pa ng libreng oras?

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The questions

16 questions about dreams and goals

Every question in English and Filipino/Tagalog, word for word from the Kumustahan decks. Open “Back of the card” for the reflection printed on the other side.

Small goals for this month

4 questions

Realistic, near and worth celebrating.

  1. What would you like to make more time for this month?

    Ano ang gusto mong bigyan ng mas maraming oras ngayong buwan?

    Back of the card

    Imagine an extra afternoon opens up. Would you spend it all on this or leave some time free?

    Isipin na nabakante ang isang hapon. Ilalaan mo ba lahat ng oras dito o magtitira ka pa ng libreng oras?

  2. What have you been putting off that might bring relief once you start?

    Ano yung matagal mo nang pinapabukas na baka gumaan kapag nasimulan mo na?

    Back of the card

    Starting can be the hardest part because it makes the thing real. Relief may come before everything is finished.

    Minsan pinakamahirap magsimula kasi nagiging real na yung bagay. Pero minsan nauunang dumating ang relief bago matapos lahat.

  3. What goal would you like to reach and celebrate with friends?

    Anong goal ang gusto mong maabot at i-celebrate kasama ang friends?

    Back of the card

    Pick the celebration's mood: quiet, silly, or a little of both.

    Piliin ang gusto mong celebration: tahimik, makulit, o kaunti ng pareho.

  4. After finishing something hard, how do you usually celebrate or recover?

    Kapag natapos mo ang mahirap na bagay, paano ka usually nagse-celebrate o nagre-recover?

    Back of the card

    Finishing something hard deserves a landing. Some people mark it loudly; some just need a quiet exhale.

    Kapag may natapos kang mahirap, kailangan din ng landing. May nagse-celebrate nang malakas; may tahimik na hinga lang.

Things you’d love to learn, make or see

4 questions

The dreams that are fun to say out loud.

  1. Which language would you learn instantly if you woke up fluent tomorrow?

    Kung paggising mo bukas ay marunong ka na ng isang bagong language, ano ang pipiliin mo?

    Back of the card

    Choose the first person you would like to talk to in that language.

    Piliin ang unang taong gusto mong makausap gamit ang wikang iyon.

  2. If you could open a tiny shop just for fun, what would it sell?

    Kung magbubukas ka ng maliit na tindahan for fun, ano ang ibebenta mo?

    Back of the card

    What would you call your shop?

    Ano ang ipapangalan mo sa tindahan?

  3. If you had one free hour every week, what hobby would you go back to?

    Kung may isang free hour ka every week, anong hobby ang babalikan mo?

    Back of the card

    A hobby you miss can point to a part of you that still wants some space.

    Yung hobby na nami-miss mo minsan tumuturo sa part ng sarili mo na gusto pa rin ng konting space.

  4. You receive one free round-trip ticket. Where are you going first?

    May libre kang round-trip ticket. Saan ka pupunta?

    Back of the card

    Choose one thing you would want to do before flying home.

    Pumili ng isang gusto mong gawin bago bumiyahe pauwi.

Bigger dreams, said out loud

5 questions

The brave ones. Answer as honestly as you can.

  1. Say one brave thing you can admit you want.

    Sabihin ang isang brave na bagay na kaya mong aminin na gusto mo.

    Back of the card

    Wanting can feel risky when the answer is not guaranteed. Naming the desire is already a brave kind of honesty.

    Risky minsan umamin ng gusto mo kapag walang guarantee. Pero courage na rin yung kaya mo siyang sabihin nang honest.

  2. What would you try if failure felt less embarrassing?

    Ano ang susubukan mo kung hindi gaanong nakakahiya ang pumalya?

    Back of the card

    Embarrassment can make the room feel smaller than it is. The thing you would try may still be worth naming.

    Kayang paliitin ng hiya ang mundo mo. Pero yung bagay na susubukan mo, baka worth pa ring pangalanan.

  3. Name something you are nervous about that still feels worth trying.

    Magsabi ng isang bagay na kinakabahan ka pero parang worth it pa ring subukan.

    Back of the card

    Nerves and courage often show up together. The fear does not automatically mean the step is wrong.

    Madalas magkasama ang kaba at courage. Hindi porket may takot, mali na agad ang step.

  4. Finish this sentence: “In this next season, I hope I get to experience...”

    Tapusin mo yung sentence: “Sa next season, sana ma-experience ko...”

    Back of the card

    This sentence can stay small or open wide. Either way, it gives your hope a place to begin.

    Puwedeng maliit lang o biglang lumawak yung sentence. Either way, may starting point yung hope mo.

  5. Name one small wish you have for yourself this year.

    Ano yung isang maliit na wish mo para sa sarili mo this year?

    Back of the card

    Small wishes can still be honest. They may be easier to say out loud because they do not demand a perfect life.

    Maliit man yung wish, honest pa rin. Minsan mas madaling sabihin kasi hindi niya hinihingi na perfect ang buhay.

What’s pulling you forward

3 questions

Direction, even when the path isn’t clear.

  1. Point to one direction you feel drawn toward, even if it is not fully clear yet.

    Magbanggit ng isang direction na feeling mo tinutulak ka, kahit hindi pa fully clear.

    Back of the card

    Clarity sometimes arrives after movement. You can honor the direction without pretending you know the whole path.

    Minsan dumarating ang clarity habang gumagalaw ka na. Puwede mong i-honor ang direction nang hindi nagpapanggap na alam mo ang buong path.

  2. What helps you keep going when the next step is not clear?

    Ano ang tumutulong sa'yo magpatuloy kapag hindi pa clear ang next step?

    Back of the card

    You do not need the whole map to keep moving carefully. Sometimes enough light for one step is still enough.

    Hindi mo kailangan ng buong mapa para gumalaw nang maingat. Minsan sapat na ang konting linaw para sa isang step.

  3. Name one thing that would make next month feel a little lighter.

    Magbanggit ng isang bagay na makakatulong para mas gumaan nang konti ang next month.

    Back of the card

    A lighter month does not have to mean a perfect one. Even one less weight can change how a season feels.

    Hindi kailangang perfect ang mas magaan na month. Kahit isang bawas na bigat, iba na ang pakiramdam ng season.

How to use them

Before you ask

Questions about dreams and goals give people permission to want something out loud. That matters more than it sounds. A dream you’ve told a friend is harder to drop than one you’ve only thought about, and saying it often shows you what it really is.

Start small. This month’s goals are easy to answer and easy to celebrate. Then move to the fun dreams, like a language you’d love to speak or a shop you’d open, before the braver round: what you’d try if failure felt less embarrassing, and the thing you can admit you want. The last group is about direction, for people who don’t have a clear goal but feel pulled somewhere.

Respond with curiosity, never with logistics. “How would you even do that?” kills a dream in one line; “what draws you to it?” helps it grow. Ask again in a few months. For a goal-setting evening, pair this page with the New Year questions.

Good for

  • Birthday and New Year conversations
  • Mentors and mentees
  • Couples dreaming about the next few years
  • Graduations and big transitions
  • Friends on a long walk

Tips

  1. Ask “what draws you to it?” before “how would you do it?”
  2. Share a dream of your own, even a silly one.
  3. Write the answers down and revisit them later in the year.
  4. Celebrate the small goals when they happen.
  5. Never laugh at a big dream. It took courage to say.

Decks for this

Dreams and goals

Frequently asked questions

What are good questions to ask about dreams and goals?

Start with small goals for this month, then ask what someone would love to learn or see, and finally what they’d try if failure felt less embarrassing. Moving from small to big keeps it comfortable.

How do I talk about goals without it feeling like a performance review?

Ask what draws someone to a goal rather than about their plan or deadline, and share your own. Curiosity feels like support; questions about logistics feel like a test.

Are these good questions for students?

Yes. The first two groups suit students and graduates, and the bigger-dream questions work well in a mentoring conversation or on a youth retreat.

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