Cheat Sheet – Prompts for Goal Setting

The following categories are common areas that people use to set goals. You can draw from them as you think through your goals:

Mind

• Do you have any educational goals?
• Do you have any subjects you want to learn?
• Do you want to learn another language?
• Do you want to read more?

Body

• Do you want to improve your health?
• Do you want to eat better?
• Do you want to exercise more?
• Do you want to take up a sport?

Emotions

• What do you want to feel more of?
• What do you want to feel less of?
• Do you want to improve control of your emotions?
• Do you want to stop letting other people push your buttons?

Career

• Do you want to start your own business?
• Are there awards you want to achieve?
• Are there skills you want to learn?
• Are there experiences you want to add?
• Are there projects you want under your belt?
• What do you want to spend more time on?
• What do you want to spend less time on?
• Do you want to change careers?
• Do you want to add mentors at work?

Financial

• Do you want to learn more about personal finance?
• Do you want to save more?
• Do you want to reduce your debt?
• Do you want to make more money?
• Do you want to prepare for retirement?

Relationships

• Are there people you want in your life?
• Are there people you want to spend more time with?
• Are there people you want to spend less time with?

Fun

• Are there experiences you want to have?
• Are there things you want to do?
• Are there people you want to meet?
• Are there places you want to go?

Creative

• Do you have any artistic talents you want to explore?
• Do you have anything you want to create?
• Do you have any creative goals?

Character

• Do you have any habits you want to add?
• Do you have any habits you want to drop?
• Do you have any behaviors you want to improve?

Community

• Do you live where you want to?
• Do you want to contribute more?