Track a Goal

Principle:

Tracking a goal makes effort visible.

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Leann Hunt explains goal tracking

Goal tracking makes effort visible, which. It creates small wins, which motivates us to continue working on the goal. It honors effort, which . . . It gives you a place to celebrate when you make progress. A tracking page can act like a bungie cord to keep bringing you back to record the next action step. Tracking can also help you keep track of a large, unwieldy goal that has a lot of steps.

Some tracking is about recording a number of repetitions of an action you want. How many miles or minutes you walk. How many words or minutes you write. Each time you show patience helping your kids with homework. Whatever it is you are trying to improve or track. You can track repetitions with tallies or a log. The internet is filled with creative ideas for creating goal tracking pages.

Other tracking is about keeping track of all the moving pieces of a large goal. Which parts are done? Which are still to do? Each task is a separate line to be ticked off when you’re finished with it. Or some people create a

When you create a Goal Journal Tracking page, create it in such a way that it doesn’t leave whitespace if you miss a day.

Not every goal needs to be tracked.

Coaching Questions to “Track a Goal”

  • Do I need to track this goal in some way?
  • What would help me see small bits of progress toward this goal?
  • How can I create a tracking page that doesn’t create whitespace on the days I miss?

What Goal Tracking Looks Like in a Goal Journal