Goal Tracking Skill

Track and manage the cascading goal system from long-term vision to daily tasks.

Goal Hierarchy

Goals/0. Three Year Goals.md   <- Vision (Life areas)
    ↓
Goals/1. Yearly Goals.md       <- Annual objectives
    ↓
Projects/*/CLAUDE.md           <- Active projects (bridge layer)
    ↓
Goals/2. Monthly Goals.md      <- Current month focus
    ↓
Goals/3. Weekly Review.md      <- Weekly planning
    ↓
Daily Notes/*.md               <- Daily tasks and actions

Goal File Formats

Three Year Goals

## Life Areas
- Career: [Vision statement]
- Health: [Vision statement]
- Relationships: [Vision statement]
- Financial: [Vision statement]
- Learning: [Vision statement]
- Personal: [Vision statement]

Yearly Goals

## 2024 Goals
- [ ] Goal 1 (XX% complete)
- [ ] Goal 2 (XX% complete)
- [x] Goal 3 (100% complete)

Monthly Goals

## This Month's Focus
1. **Primary:** [Main focus]
2. **Secondary:** [Supporting goal]
3. **Stretch:** [If time permits]

### Key Results
- [ ] Measurable outcome 1
- [ ] Measurable outcome 2

Progress Calculation

Checklist-Based Goals

Progress = (Completed checkboxes / Total checkboxes) * 100

Metric-Based Goals

Progress = (Current value / Target value) * 100

Time-Based Goals

Progress = (Days elapsed / Total days) * 100

Common Operations

View Goal Progress

1. Read all goal files
2. Parse checkbox completion rates
3. Calculate overall and per-goal progress
4. Identify stalled or at-risk goals

Update Goal Status

1. Find goal in appropriate file
2. Update checkbox or percentage
3. Add date stamp for significant milestones
4. Update related weekly review

Connect Task to Goal

When adding tasks to daily notes:

1. Identify which goal the task supports
2. Add goal reference: Supports: [[1. Yearly Goals#Goal Name]]
3. Use appropriate priority tag