I used to set goals and feel guilty for forgetting about them until the end of the year.

But I’ve achieved my goals for the last 2 years…

Because I started using a Life North Star Metric to stay consistent with my goals.

P.S. If one of your 2025 goals is to start a content creation business but you’re not sure how because you struggle with procrastination + distractibility, check out this free event I’m hosting.

What’s a Life North Star Metric?

Think of it as your “why.”

Having a strong why makes you more motivated to take action to live the life you want.

And a Life North Star Metric helps you measure that.

Examples:

• Number of people positively impacted (this is mine!)

• Number of days you feel excited waking up for

• Times you laughed so hard you couldn’t breathe

• Number of times you stepped out of your comfort zone to grow

Knowing this metric comes from knowing your values

My values are:

• Kindness

• Growth

• Fun

Together, they make up my metric of positively impacting more people:

• Kindness means being kind to others and the planet (why I’m vegan)

• Growth means being a better person to have better relationships with others

• Fun means to live by example to inspire others to have fun too

You can take this values quiz to discover your own values.

(There’s more guidance about this in my course.)

How I turned it into a goal I stay consistent with

My focus this year was on my business.

But setting a goal like “I want to make this much per year” didn’t feel right.

I realized I’m much more motivated by what that money can do:

Help me have more positive impact on more people (my Life North Star Metric).

Knowing that my goal is directly tied to the results I want in life makes it a lot easier to take consistent action.

Often we set goals but don’t really tie them to the bigger picture,

Which leads to guilt and procrastination.

“Go to the gym” doesn’t feel the same as “go to the gym so I can feel strong, energized, and healthy, so I’ll be able to spend more quality time with my loved ones when I’m older.”

Tie your goals to your Life North Star Metric, and watch your life change with a year of consistent action.

Til next Monday,

Jennifer

P.S. The reason why I’m hosting this ADHD-friendly content business event is because I know that as 1 person, my time and energy is limited. If I help others start businesses that also positively impact people, I can scale my impact even more. This is tied to my life purpose of helping others. So I hope I’ll see you at the event? 🥺