GOAL SETTING WORKSHEET
Turn your hopes into manageable steps
Goals can give us direction, but they can also become overwhelming when they feel too big, too vague or built around what we think we “should” be doing.
The Goal Setting Worksheet helps you turn something that matters to you into realistic, manageable steps.
Inside the full guide you will find:
• prompts for choosing a meaningful goal
• questions to explore why the goal matters
• values and needs prompts
• importance and confidence ratings
• a full step-by-step goal planner
• guidance for creating a very small first step
• common barriers and practical solutions
• support and adjustment planning
• neurodiversity- and disability-aware goal planning
• a detailed progress tracker
• guidance for perfectionism and all-or-nothing thinking
• review and reset questions
• space to celebrate progress
• a personal message from me
A goal is not a measure of your worth.
It is simply a direction you have chosen.
You do not have to see the whole staircase before you begin.
PLAN.
ACTION.
PROGRESS.
REVIEW.
NEXT STEP.
And if something gets in the way, treat that as information rather than evidence that you have failed.
Maybe the step needs to be smaller.
Maybe you need support.
Maybe your energy has changed.
Maybe the goal needs adapting.
Progress can be quiet.
Sometimes it is making one phone call, asking for help, trying once, returning after a difficult week or choosing a smaller step instead of giving up.
Keep your eyes on the direction — and pay attention to the step underneath your feet.
Small steps can create meaningful change.
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