SKILL.md
Goal Check
Conduct a comprehensive review of the user's long-term goals with progress assessment and actionable next steps.
When to Use
This is a manual-only skill. User must explicitly invoke with /goal-check.
Typical use cases:
- 📅 Weekly goal reviews (Sunday evenings, Friday afternoons)
- 📊 Monthly/quarterly check-ins
- 🎯 User asks "How am I doing on my goals?"
- 🔄 Major life transitions (new job, new year, post-vacation)
- 🤔 User feels stuck or unmotivated
Workflow
1. Read All Goals
Read Goals/Goals.md thoroughly:
- Identify all active goals
- Note status of each (not started, in progress, completed, paused)
- Understand timeframes (short-term, long-term, no deadline)
- Look for connections between goals
2. Gather Evidence from Diary
Scan Diary/ entries from the past week (or month if monthly review):
- Look for activities related to each goal
- Find wins, progress, setbacks
- Identify patterns (consistent work, procrastination, blockers)
- Note user's energy/mood during goal-related activities
Search for tags:
[GOAL]- Explicit goal mentions[TASK]- Completed tasks that advance goals[DECISION]- Decisions affecting goals- Goal keywords (workout, code, write, etc.)
3. Assess Each Goal
For each active goal, determine:
Progress Status:
- 🚀 Ahead - Exceeding expectations, faster than planned
- ✅ On Track - Steady progress, meeting milestones
- ⚠️ Behind - Slower than expected, missing milestones
- 🔴 Stalled - No progress in 2+ weeks
- ❓ Unclear - Can't assess (need metrics/milestones)
Evidence:
- What specific actions were taken this week?
- Quantify if possible (e.g., "3 workouts", "2 chapters written")
- Compare to previous week/month
Blockers (if any):
- What's preventing progress?
- Is it internal (motivation, energy) or external (resources, time)?
- Is it temporary or systemic?
4. Build the Review Report
Structure with: Overall Progress → Individual Goal Reviews → Wins → Patterns → Recommended Focus → Suggested Adjustments
Deliver as: Detailed but scannable, 500-800 words, honest but supportive
5. Update Goals File & Log
- Update
Goals/Goals.mdif status changed - Append review to
Diary/YYYY-MM-DD.mdwith[GOAL-CHECK]tag
The goal is for the user to feel: ✅ Clear on progress (honest assessment) ✅ Motivated (wins celebrated, path forward clear) ✅ Supported (you see their effort) ✅ Accountable (data doesn't lie, but you're not judging)