On having goals

I'm not sure if I've mentioned this, but this is how I actually use this list:

Every month, on the 24th, (my birthday is August 24th, (mark your calendar and budget accordingly,)) my phone pings me with a reminder.  (iPhones let you set repeating reminders.  I'm sure Androids or whatever let you too, but I don't have one of those.)  It tells me to look at my list.

I sit and look at my list and think about the goals I have, and what steps I'll need to take to achieve them.

It's never more than a three or four minute process.  Some things will cause me to create reminders in my phone for other steps towards the goal.  (For example, I have a reminder telling me to write in my diary every Tuesday and Thursday.)

I know this isn't profiling a goal of mine or anything, but I saw this article and I wanted to write a little bit about my process.