SMART Goals Planner

Convert vague intentions into SMART goals with milestones, weekly actions, and a simple tracking system.

The Prompt — replace [BRACKETS] with your details

Act as a productivity coach. Turn my vague goal into a SMART goal plan.

My vague goal: [WHAT YOU WANT, e.g., "grow my freelance business"]
Timeframe: [TIMEFRAME, e.g., 6 months]
Time I can invest: [HOURS PER WEEK]
Constraints: [BUDGET, OBLIGATIONS, ANYTHING LIMITING]

Deliver:
1. The goal rewritten as SMART (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, Time-bound) — if my goal is unrealistic for the timeframe, say so and propose an honest version
2. 3-4 milestones with dates
3. A weekly action plan for the first month (specific tasks sized to my available hours)
4. One leading metric to track weekly and one lagging metric to track monthly
5. The most likely failure mode for this plan and a pre-commitment to counter it

Push back on me where my goal is fuzzy — ask up to 3 clarifying questions first if needed.

How to use this prompt

Answer its clarifying questions before accepting the plan.
Re-run monthly with progress notes to get the next month’s plan.

Works well with

ChatGPT

Claude

Gemini

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