The Ultimate 2025 Guide to Goals: From Yearly Objectives to Weekly Wins

Why Goal Setting Matters in 2025

Goal setting isn’t just about making a list of resolutions; it’s about creating a roadmap for success. As we step into 2025, the pace of life continues to accelerate, making it more important than ever to align your daily actions with your long-term aspirations.

Studies show that individuals who set clear goals are more likely to stay focused, achieve success, and feel fulfilled. Whether it’s a personal ambition like running a marathon or a professional milestone like launching a business, goals give your efforts direction and purpose. The key, however, lies in setting goals that are actionable, measurable, and achievable over time.

In this guide, we’ll explore how to create meaningful yearly and quarterly objectives and how to break them down into manageable weekly activities using My Good Week. By the end, you’ll have the tools you need to turn your ambitions into reality.

The Foundations of Effective Goal Setting

Planning needs to happen across multiple horizons. You might want to plan for very far horizons, like 10 or 5 years, but the closer the horizon, the more concrete the planning becomes. Here, as we are talking about year planning, we will consider two horizons: year and quarter.

Yearly Goals: Your Big Picture Vision

Yearly goals are the cornerstone of effective planning. They define your vision for the next 12 months, helping you focus on what truly matters. When setting yearly goals, think about the big milestones you want to achieve. Do you want to grow your career, improve your health, strengthen relationships, or master a new skill?

The best yearly goals are specific and inspiring. For example, instead of saying “get fit,” set a goal like “complete a half-marathon by October 2025.” This approach not only clarifies your target but also motivates you to take consistent action throughout the year.

Quarterly Objectives: Breaking It Down

A year can feel overwhelming, which is why breaking it into quarters makes goal setting more manageable. Quarterly objectives act as stepping stones, keeping your yearly goals within reach.

For instance, if your yearly goal is to write a book, your quarterly objectives could look like this:

• Q1: Outline chapters and draft 10,000 words.
• Q2: Complete a first draft.
• Q3: Revise and edit the manuscript.
• Q4: Finalize and prepare for publishing.

By focusing on smaller, time-bound targets, you can maintain momentum and adjust as needed. Quarterly objectives help you stay agile, ensuring you remain aligned with your long-term vision even if life throws unexpected challenges your way.

You will need a system

“You do not rise to the level of your goals. You fall to the level of your systems.”

– James Clear, Atomic Habits

This powerful quote underscores the importance of having a structured approach to achieving your goals. Goals give you direction, but it’s the systems and habits you create that turn your vision into reality. By focusing on small, consistent actions, you build momentum that carries you closer to your objectives over time.

As you embark on your goal-setting journey in 2025, let this quote remind you that success isn’t about perfection but progress. A well-designed system, like the one offered by My Good Week, can help you stay organized, motivated, and on track.

How My Good Week Helps You Set Objectives

A significant portion of the My Good Week application is dedicated to goal setting. We call these “objectives” to emphasize their concrete and actionable nature. Whether you’re aiming to achieve major milestones or track measurable progress, My Good Week provides the tools you need to stay on track and succeed.

When you open the Objectives page, you’ll see two lists right away: Year and Quarter. These allow you to plan across two key horizons. Use the navigation arrows to move between the year and quarter you want to plan, and get started with your first objective.

Creating Your First Objective

My Good Week supports two types of objectives to match different types of goals:

• Completable Objectives: These are classic “resolution-like” goals that you can mark as complete at any time. Examples include:

  • “Publish a book”
  • “Start a business”
  • “Graduate university”

• Progress Objectives: These are designed for measurable goals where you can track your progress over time. You set a starting value and a target value, and My Good Week calculates your progress as you update the values. Examples include:

  • “Read 20 books”
  • “Lose 4 kg”
  • “Reach $2000 in sales”

Example: Creating a Progress Objective

Let’s create a progress objective to track weight loss as an example. The goal is to lose 4kg by the end of the year.

1. Set the Start and Target Values:
   • Start with your weight at the beginning of the year: 75.5 kg.
   • Set your target weight at the end of the year: 71.5 kg.

2. Track Your Progress Weekly:
   Update your weight as often as you like, but we recommend doing it weekly for consistency. Each time you update, My Good Week will show how close you are to your target, keeping you motivated to stay on track.

Remember to create objectives for all areas of your life—health, relationships, work, personal growth, and fun. A balanced approach ensures you stay fulfilled while pursuing your goals. My Good Week helps you visualize and organize these objectives, so nothing gets overlooked.

Breaking Down Objectives into Weekly Activities

An objective is almost useless without consistent actions to achieve it. Research shows that a week is an ideal unit for tracking progress—it’s not too long, so you won’t postpone important steps, and not too short, so you have time to make meaningful progress toward your goals.

Turning Objectives into Weekly Activities

Let’s continue with our example objective: losing 4 kg. To make progress, you need to think of specific weekly actions that will help you reach your goal. In My Good Week, we call these activities.

1. Go to the Activities Page:
   Navigate to the Activities page and click on ”+” to get started.

2. Define Your Activity:
   Choose a name, an icon, and a color that resonate with your goal. Be sure to set a weekly goal for the activity. For example, if you plan to run twice a week, create an activity titled “Running”, set a running-related icon, and set your target to 2 days per week. See our Getting Started Guide for more details.

3. Create Multiple Activities:
   Consider all the activities that might contribute to your weight loss objective. For instance:

   • Running twice a week
   • Preparing healthy meals five times a week
   • Tracking calorie intake daily

By creating as many relevant activities as possible, you’ll ensure that every week brings you closer to your objective.

Consistent Weekly Progress

Tracking your activities weekly ensures that you’re always moving in the right direction. Each activity becomes a building block toward achieving your objectives, keeping you focused and motivated throughout the year. With My Good Week, your objectives translate into actionable steps that make a real difference.

My Good Week gives you a variety of tools to conveniently track activities. Whether you’re on your laptop, using mobile apps, or syncing data automatically from your Google Calendar, staying on top of your weekly actions has never been easier. Every update ensures that your activities are aligned with your objectives, making progress effortless and measurable.

Next Actions

We just created one objective and one activity. Now it’s time to expand. Think about each area of your life that needs attention—health, relationships, work, growth, and fun—and create objectives and activities for each.

Once your objectives and activities are set, My Good Week will help you stay on track. Here’s how:

• Day Page: This is your daily hub where you can update your activities and mark your progress.
• Weekly Review Email: Every Sunday, you’ll receive a summary of your week, helping you reflect on your achievements and areas for improvement.
• Weekly Review Form: Use this form to dive deeper into your progress and adjust your plans for the upcoming week.

With these tools at your fingertips, you’re fully equipped to make next year your most productive and fulfilling one yet. L

Let’s turn 2025 into a year of incredible achievements! Go to My Good Week and start planning your goals today.