Goal setting | Making a plan for short term, mid term and long term success
/Salut wonderful people! Today I have a very exciting blog post for you all that is an add-on to the productivity post I made on here a few weeks ago. In that post I mentioned goal setting as one of the tips to creating a productive life though I only briefly mentioned the structure of such a practice. Therefore, in this post, I thought it would be nice to give you all a template that you can use to sculpt your short term, mid term, and long term goals.
I’ve made this template into a PDF that you can download for free to start sketching out your goals today!
Now, before we get into each goal’s length, I think it’s important that you break down the categories of your goals first. The following are just a few that I’ve managed to think of and can be used as inspiration for your own goal timeline:
Career
Personal (i.e. skills you’d like to master, courses you’d like to take)
Fitness routine
Savings/ budget
Travel
Household
Some things to think about: try to keep the goals extra specific.
How are you planning to go about making these goals a reality each day?
Is there a particular measurement you can use (i.e. a number for your budget, a number of hours dedicated to a new skill each day, one book a month, etc.)
Why are you setting this goal? What will keep you motivated to keep working towards it?
Make sure that your expectations match the goal timeline (1-3 weeks vs. 1-2 years).
Once you have the categories you’d like to use to breakdown your goals, you can get started by putting them into the timelines:
Short-term goals (1-4 weeks):
(keep in mind while planning: how, why, what measurement, realistic expectations)
Career
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Personal
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Fitness/ health
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Savings/ budget
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Travel
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Household
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Mid-term goals (4-16 weeks):
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Long-term goals (1-2 years):
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*Remember to refer back to this template every 2-3 weeks to make sure that you are still on track with your timeline or if you need to modify at all.
Good luck!!