For each primary category, my goal setting framework has four connected components. Big goals are the summit of the mountain; checkpoint goals are the mid-climmed campsite. Daily systems are the two to three daily actions that you need to take to create tangible, compounding forward progress.
This annual planning process has been an immensely helpful exercise to which I would credit many of my greatest achievements. I hope that it will spark you to conduct your own before year-end. You can download a beautiful (and free!) printable PDF of the template at the link in the newsletter.