Hello everyone,

I wonder about the meaning of the following sentence. Am I correct?

John put his mind to getting a black belt in Judo.
John set himself the goal of getting a black belt in Judo.

Thanks

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To me this preparatory to actually working on the black belt. It sounds more like he is doing is due diligence and research on how best to attain the black belt.