7 Ways to Track Your Goals
December 31st, 2007 (1:00pm) Anne Zelenka 8 Comments
Are you writing resolutions for 2008? Even if you’re not, you probably have some goals or at the very least some projects that capture your dreams for the future. Here are 7 ways to keep track of the things you want to make happen in your life — which one suits you?
Sticky note on your mirror. Write your two or three most important goals or resolutions on a Post-It note, and put it on your bathroom mirror, where you’ll see it every morning and evening.
Social goal setting site. Try Goalmigo, 43 Things, or AimsVille. All these sites let you record, track, and share your goals with a supportive community of people going after their own goals.
Fancy notebook. If you’re a paper to do list type of person, maybe you write your tasks in a nice notebook? Record your goals, resolutions, and projects there too.
Online list application. We like Gubb.
Document on your computer desktop or in the cloud. Use your favorite text editor or word processor, whether it’s online or off.
Index cards in your Hipster PDA. Do you like to manage your life with a POIC (pile of index cards)? Put all your goals on one card so you can refer back to it easily. Or make a card for each one so you’ll have space for capturing ideas about making it happen.
Your blog. Announce your goals publicly as well as your progress towards them and your social network will help you stay on track. They might even help you reach your goals, if they know what they are. If you like the idea of blogging your goals, but not making them available for the entire world to see, use a privacy-controlled blog host like Vox.
Tags: goals, resolutions
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Cathy Moore says: December 31st, 2007 1:50pm
I like to use Life Balance software (for Mac, PC, Palm). I set big goals, then break each goal into tasks. The “to do” list shows only the tasks that are relevant at the time, which keeps me from feeling overwhelmed.
Devin Reams says: December 31st, 2007 3:04pm
Many of my goals are something I want to do/change on a regular basis which is why I started using Joe’s Goals very regularly. This way my goals are simpler and broken down in a way I can track them, eg; workout M/W/F in Joe’s as opposed to “loose weight” in 43Things.
Happy new year!
Jeff B says: December 31st, 2007 5:30pm
Google Notebook would be a great place to keep your goals.
JB
Jeff Singfiel says: January 1st, 2008 3:19am
I’d like to give Joes Goals another mention. I use it daily because a number of my longer-term, broader goals are done by daily disciplines, like exercise or professional reading. JG is a great way to track these types of daily habits.
Alfa says: January 1st, 2008 10:40am
A not-so-fancy notebook and a large whiteboard will do it for me.
Rachel says: January 2nd, 2008 3:17pm
I like to track my goals on http://www.43things.com. That way I’m networking with other people and I know who has the same goals and we’re all cheering each other on.
Ryan says: January 9th, 2008 1:46pm
There is a great guide at http://www.how-to-reach-your-goals.com that will help anyone set and achieve goals with ease. It is free (not even an e-mail address required) and there is nothing for sale in the e-book.
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