Goals and Things to Do

Numbers can show whether a possibility fits, but they cannot decide what matters to you. A goal gives the scenario a reason.You might want to reduce debt, create more time, feel safer, change work ...

Open Goals and choose Create a goal. Give it a short name, then add as much of the supporting detail as is useful.What you want: Describe the outcome.What you are moving away from: Name the problem...

A useful goal can hold two truths: what you want more of and what you want less of.“I want a three-month buffer” describes the direction. “I want to stop feeling frightened by every unexpected bill...

Make the plan small enough to survive a busy week.A practical plan has three partsA next action you can see yourself doing.A moment or trigger for doing it.A way to notice what you learned.“Review ...

The smallest useful next step is the easiest real action that moves the goal forward or reduces uncertainty.It might be finding one balance, asking one question, changing one item in a scenario or ...

Things to do are the practical actions attached to a goal. They keep the goal from becoming a hopeful paragraph you rarely revisit.Add one clear action at a time. A useful item begins with a verb: ...

You do not need a grand ambition. Begin with something you would like to make easier, safer, calmer or more possible.Try a smaller questionWhat money problem keeps returning?What would give me a li...

The commitment score is your honest 1 to 10 answer to one question: how committed are you to this goal as it is written now?Use the number as information7 to 10: the goal may be clear and important...