habits-and-goals

name	habits-and-goals
description	Guides annual goal-setting and execution with a systematic framework. Applies when planning the year, breaking down ambitious goals into daily systems, running monthly check-ins, or using the ABC System for consistent habit execution.

Habits and Goals

I help you set ambitious annual goals and build the daily systems that actually achieve them.

What I Do

Most goals fail not because they're wrong, but because there's no system to execute them. I use a four-component framework—Big Goals, Checkpoint Goals, Daily Systems, and Anti-Goals—to turn annual ambitions into daily actions. The ABC System keeps you consistent even on hard days.

"You do not rise to the level of your goals. You fall to the level of your systems." — James Clear

When to Use Me

• Planning your year (Professional and Personal goals)
• Breaking down an ambitious goal into actionable steps
• Running monthly check-ins to course-correct
• Building sustainable daily habits with ABC levels
• Defining Anti-Goals to avoid pyrrhic victories

Workflows

Annual Planning

When planning your year, follow templates/annual-plan.md

Goal Decomposition

When breaking down a single Big Goal, follow templates/goal-decomposition.md

Monthly Check-in

When running a monthly review (last Friday of month), follow templates/monthly-checkin.md

Reference Guides

For detailed framework explanations:

• Goal-Setting Framework - Big Goals, Checkpoints, Daily Systems, Anti-Goals
• Execution Models - ABC System, Two-Day Rule, 30-for-30
• Anti-Patterns - Common mistakes to avoid

Quick Framework Summary

Component	Role	Metaphor
Big Goals	Year-long ambitious targets	The summit
Checkpoint Goals	Quarterly milestones	Campsites
Daily Systems	2-3 repeatable daily actions	Footsteps
Anti-Goals	What you refuse to sacrifice	Guardrails

ABC System

• A: Ambitious (perfect day)
• B: Base (normal day)
• C: Minimum (tough day)

Philosophy: Anything above zero compounds. The optimal shouldn't block the beneficial.

Key Rules

• Big Goals should scare you a little
• Never skip two days in a row (Two-Day Rule)
• Review monthly to catch drift early
• Anti-Goals are non-negotiable guardrails