Example Goals
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Career
- (Life) Own my own business
- (Life) Become a <profession>
- (Year/Month) Take a class on a work skill
- (Year/Month) Read a book on a work skill
- (Year/Month) Ask for a raise
- (Year/Month) Ask what skills I need to work on for a promotion
- (Month) Update my resume
- (Month) Improve <work process>
Entertainment
- (Life) Go see <pick a favorite artist>
- (Life) Go see <pick a favorite play>
- (Month) See a concert
- (Month) Go see a play
- (Month) Read a book
- (Month) Watch new series on Netflix
Family
- (Life) Be a great daughter/son
- (Life) Be a great Mom/Dad
- (Year) Take trip to see grandma
- (Year) Create a memorabilia box/file for each of my children (e.g. artwork, report cards, school work)
- (Year) Add to memorabilia box/file for each of my children
- (Year/Month) Organize family pictures
- (Year/Month) Create family photo collage for Mom's birthday
- (Year/Month) Write Mom a "thank you for being there" letter
- (Month) Call Mom & Dad (4 times)
- (Month) Spend one-on-one time with each of my children
Finances
- (Life) Retire by age 65
- (Life) Have $20,000 in my retirement fund by age 30
- (Life) Pay off my mortgate
- (Life/Year) Get rid of credit card debt
- (Life/Year) Pay off student loan
- (Life/Year) Max out my 401k
- (Year/Month) Create will
- (Year/Month) Put important documents in safe deposit box
- (Month) Put $300 towards credit card debt
- (Month) Put $200 in retirement fund
Fitness
- (Life) Stay in shape
- (Year) Get in the best shape of my life
- (Year) Run a 10k / half-marathon / marathon
- (Month) Go for a hike / ski / snowshoe
- (Month) Join a running group
- (Month) Join a <sport> league
- (Month) Work out (12 times)
- (Month) Go for a walk (16 times)
Fun
- (Life/Year) Travel to Italy
- (Life/Year) Travel to <country>
- (Life/Year) See the Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights)
- (Life/Year) Visit Yosemite National Park
- (Life/Year) Visit <your pick> National Park
- (Life/Year) Go skydiving
- (Month) See new Star Wars movie
Giving Back
- (Life) Always have a volunteer position
- (Year) Donate <pick your amount> to charities
- (Year/Month) Volunteer at a homeless shelter
- (Year/Month) Help tutor kids with school work
- (Year/Month) Volunteer with <pick your cause>
- (Year/Month) Do a run or walkathon for <pick your cause>
Health
- (Life) Make my health a priority
- (Year) Maintain my current weight this year
- (Year) Lose 10 pounds by June 1
- (Year/Month) Get annual physical exam
- (Month) Add more fruit to diet
- (Month) Drink more water
- (Month) Eat salad at lunch (10 times)
- (Month) Meditate (10 times)
- (Month) Take daily vitamins (25 times)
- (Month) No junk food (25 times)
- (Month) Eat vegetarian food all day (5 times)
Love
- (Life) Find the love of my life
- (Life) Marry for love
- (Month) Take relationship class with <partner's name>
- (Month) Read relationship book with <partner's name>
- (Month) Take week-end get-away trip with <partner's name>
- (Month) Go on date night with <partner's name> (2 times)
Miscellaneous
- (Life) Own my own house
- (Life) Build my own furniture
- (Year/Month) Add a room to my house house
- (Month) Put backup of family photos in safe deposit box
Personal Improvement
- (Life) Have my own blog
- (Life/Year) Learn to play the guitar
- (Life/Year) Learn to play the <pick your instrument>
- (Year/Month) Read "War and Peace"
- (Year/Month) Read self-help book on <pick a topic>
- (Year/Month) Read book on <pick your subject>
- (Year/Month) Take pottery class (or drawing or painting)
- (Year/Month) Take class on American History
- (Year/Month) Take class on <pick your subject>
- (Month) Write blog entry (4 times)
Relationships
- (Life) Maintain life-long friendships
- (Year) Organize annual get-together with college friends
- (Month) Take dinner to <friend recovering from illness/surgery>
- (Month) Host friends for dinner (2 times)
- (Month) Weekly get-together with friends (4 times)