A goal is where you want to end up. Today’s checkbox is the only part of it you can actually touch.

A goal is a description of a destination, which is useful for choosing a direction and useless as a place to stand. Nothing about it can be done directly. The only part available to you is whatever sits on today’s list, and that box is where the whole thing either happens or does not.

Translate the large thing into one action you could finish before tonight. If you cannot find one, the goal is still too vague to act on. Keep the destination in view about once a week, and spend the rest of your attention on the box.