Inside bounds

Write down the limits the goal must respect: lines you will not cross, methods that are off the table, minimums that must hold, ceilings and budgets you cannot exceed, and harms to other people the pursuit might cause.

Write down the limits the goal must respect: lines you will not cross, methods that are off the table, minimums that must hold, ceilings and budgets you cannot exceed, and harms to other people the pursuit might cause.

Example

For the year's goal of 3,000 paid newsletter subscribers: no paid list buys, no clickbait subject lines, at most $12,000 and 15 hours a week, sleep never under seven hours, and no Saturdays taken from your family.