Welcome to week 5 Goal Investigator. This week you are going to review the previous month and set the plan for this month, review your happiness list and continue your weekly tracking. If this is your first week coming across the Weekly Plans head on over to week 1. You can start the weekly plans anytime of the year. 

• Review your month
• Monthly Plan
• Your Happiness List
• Weekly Tracking 

Review your month

At the end of each month, it is a good idea to review the month that has been; this makes it easier to set the plan for the coming month. Also it lets you reflect on what you achieved and the direction you are taking. You will find this monthly review easier if you have been doing your weekly tracking.  

• What was the focus for the month?
• What action steps were you meant to take?
• What action steps did you actually take?
• What action steps did you do instead of something from your list?
• What action steps did you not take? Why?
• What worked this month?
• What did not work this month?
• What will you do differently next month?
• What will you not do again?
• Is there anything else you need to note about this month?

The plan for next month

Now that you have reviewed last month, it is time to plan for the coming month. This way you will know what needs to be achieved and the actions you need to take. 

• What is the focus for this month?
• What goals and projects do you have active?
• What goals and projects do you want to start this month?
• What are your top 3 action steps
• For your current and new goals and projects what action steps do you need to achieve this month?
• Describe what it would look like by the end of the month to have had a successful month?

Your happiness list

By now you will be familiar with your happiness list. Have you been doing something from your happiness list daily? What about when you achieve action steps from your goals? Is there anything else that you want to add to your happiness list?

This week I got home from a 10-day trip to Wellington; this was a good, refreshing break. I have also refocused on my self-care, cleansing and exfoliating my face regularly, and applying a moisturiser daily. Also, I have been focusing on breaking the habit of picking my nails and have bought myself a nail varnish. I am on week 4, and already most of my nails have reached a tidy short length. 

Something I want to add to my daily happiness list is to do my makeup daily. To enhance the probability of me following through with this I have just ordered an empty makeup palette so that I can have my main products easily accessible. And I can use the book “Make It Up” by Marie Rayma to make more of my products. I already have lipstick and mineral foundation; next I would like to make eyeshadow in 3 to 4 shades and blusher, highlighter and bronzer. This may sound like a goal, but it makes me happy so I am adding it to my happiness list.

Weekly Tracking

Now that you have completed a month of weekly tracking and the monthly review, you will see how helpful this process is. Let’s keep up the good work.

• Focus of the week
• Top 3 Tasks of the Week
• Resources required
• Accomplishments of the week
• Weekly Tasks/habits
• Weekly Notes
• Top 3 Action Steps for next week

Now that you have the monthly and weekly plan, go and take your first action step for the week. If you want a 1:1 accountability, try WhatsApp Support for $30. You can send multimedia messages and text, this trial option will give you 15 minutes to chat with a Goal Detective. WhatsApp Goal Investigation Support is great for you if you need accountability during the week, have questions about your goal investigation, or prefer on-the-go support rather than a dedicated Video or In-Person Goal Investigation Session.