Introducing Goals: Connecting Your Daily Actions to Your Biggest Dreams

Do you ever feel like you’re working hard every day, but not necessarily getting closer to your biggest aspirations? It’s a common feeling: a frustrating gap between our daily to-do lists and the grand vision we have for our lives. We have dreams, but translating them into consistent, meaningful action is a challenge.

This disconnect can leave us feeling adrift, wondering if our daily efforts truly matter in the grand scheme of things.

At Activities Matter, our mission is to help you live a more intentional and fulfilling life. That’s why we’re incredibly excited to announce our biggest feature release yet: Goals.

Goals is a powerful new framework designed to bridge the gap between your long-term vision and your daily reality. It’s more than just a target. It’s a living, breathing part of your journal that helps you turn your most important ambitions into achievements.

Why We Built Goals

We wanted to solve the fundamental problem of translating vision into action. Many of us have a clear idea of what we want (to change careers, to cultivate a new skill, to improve our wellbeing) but we struggle to build the bridge from here to there.

Our solution is a feature that provides a structured and reflective space to define your ambitions with depth and clarity. By understanding not just what you want to achieve, but why it matters, you create a powerful, intrinsic motivation that fuels your journey.

How It Works: Your Blueprint for Success

The Goals feature is designed to be both simple and profound. It guides you through a process of creating a comprehensive blueprint for each of your aspirations.

1. Define Your Ambition with Clarity

When you create a new goal, we prompt you to think deeply about its core components:

• The Title: Give your goal a clear, concise name. (e.g., “Transition to a Career in UX Design”)
• The Why: This is your core motivation. Why does this goal truly matter to you? (e.g., “To do more creative work and have a greater impact on people’s lives.”)
• The Outcome: Visualize and describe what success looks like. What is the ideal end state? (e.g., “Secure a full-time UX design role at a tech company within 18 months.”)
• The Approach: Outline your high-level strategy. What steps will you take? (e.g., “Complete an online certification, build a portfolio of 3-5 projects and network with industry professionals.”)

Need a little help getting started? Our AI-powered assistant can help you articulate your thoughts. Just answer the prompt, “Describe your goal and be sure to include what you want to achieve and why this matters to you,” and the AI will help you structure your initial draft.

2. Connect Goals to Daily Life

This is where the magic happens. The true power of Goals is its ability to connect directly to your daily journal entries.

When you log an activity (whether it’s attending a webinar, finishing a project, or even just a moment of reflection) you can link it directly to your overarching goal. This creates a tangible, visual timeline of your progress, transforming your daily journal into a powerful record of your journey. You can finally see, in real-time, how today’s efforts are building the foundation for tomorrow’s success.

3. Track Your Journey and Stay Motivated

Every goal comes with tools to keep you on track:

• Set a Timeline: Give your goal a start date and end date to create focus and accountability.
• Manage Status: Is your goal active, completed or abandoned? Update its status to reflect its place in your life right now.
• Align with Your Pillars: Just like your activities, each goal is aligned with one of your five core life Pillars (like Pursuits or Mental Wellbeing), ensuring your ambitions are balanced and integrated into your holistic vision for life.

Start Your Journey Today

The Goals feature is more than just an update. It’s a new way to interact with your ambitions. It’s a tool for dreamers who are ready to become doers.

We invite you to open Activities Matter, explore the new Goals feature and define your first ambition. Connect it to your “why” link it to your daily actions and start building the bridge to the life you’ve always envisioned.

Your journey matters. Let’s make every step count.

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