Free Tool · Planning

Will this goal survive?

Most goals don't fail because they were the wrong goal. They fail because they were structured badly from the start — vague, open-ended, frictionful, or attempted alone. This scores yours on the four dimensions that actually predict whether it'll stick.

Step 1 · Your goal

Write it down, honestly.

The goal you're thinking about

One sentence is enough. Write it as you'd tell a friend — not as a polished mission statement.

Step 2 · How it's structured

Answer as the goal currently exists — not how you wish it did.

Sources

Scoring dimensions grounded in: Locke & Latham's Goal-Setting Theory (specificity and difficulty effects on performance); Gollwitzer's research on implementation intentions (the "if-then" planning effect); published meta-analyses on self-regulation and goal pursuit; behavioral research on public vs private commitments. No proprietary "goal-setting framework" used.

A goal is a promise you keep visible. Keep this one visible.