I think that monthly goals are very important in the whole scheme of things.
I always get a little bit excited when one month is ending and another one is starting, because it just gives me a little chance to reflect and say:
“Ok. What do I want to do this month?”
I’ll also get out my monthly calendar, and I’ll start taking some notes. For example, I’ll take some notes about my health goals:
- What are my health goals this month?
- What habits do I want to start creating to help me with those health goals?
I’m certainly a proponent of setting monthly goals.
Monthly goals should also coincide with your yearly goals and weekly goals.
But with monthly goals, a lot of people overthink it.
Making your bed, for example, can be a monthly goal.
You may think to yourself:
“You know, I want to make my bed every morning.”
And this creates a sense of organization in your life.
But in order to stay consistent with it long-term, it may really pay to start writing this down as a monthly goal.
This is an example of a small thing, but it’s also an example of something that can also help you to make other important things happen in your life.
Another important thing to remember is this:
One of the fundamental components to monthly goals that makes them different from daily, weekly, or even yearly goals is that they’re easier and sometimes more rewarding to measure.
And this can make them extremely effective for staying motivated.
For example, you may create a goal that says:
“I’m going to reach out and contact someone close to me 5 times in the next month.”
Well, that’s a very measurable goal. And making that goal by the month not only gives you a time window for achievement that may work better for you than a weekly time window, but it is also a great frame of reference for how well you’re keeping up with the goal on a week-by-week basis within that month.
Of course, there’s a part of this that’s specific to every person. But I find that monthly goals are just really effective for helping you to measure them and stay on top of them.
With that being said, in this post, you’re going to get some awesome inspiration for monthly goals that you can incorporate into your own life. Now, this is quite an exhaustive list—so don’t feel like you need to incorporate all of these goals.
In fact, you may not even choose to incorporate any of these goals specifically into your life.
But this list could provide you with some ideas and inspiration, to help you figure out exactly what types of goals you may want to write down and start accomplishing for yourself.
Let’s dive into it, starting with goals for a healthier lifestyle.
23 Monthly Goals For A Healthier Lifestyle
1. Eat more whole foods.
2. Walk or run 1 mile per day.
3. Drink at least 15 cups of water per day (for men), or 11 cups of water per day (for women).
4. Do 50 pushups per day.
5. Join a gym, and go 5 days per week.
6. Do 20 minutes of yoga per day.
7. Cut out sugary sodas and soft drinks for 30 days.
8. Quit smoking for 30 days.
9. Quit drinking alcohol for 30 days.
10. Quit eating fast food for 30 days.
11. Count your calories every day for a month.
12. Every day, eat a different kind of fruit or vegetable.
13. Do a different type of exercise every day.
14. Try a vegan or vegetarian diet for one month.
15. Stretch for 10 minutes before starting each day.
16. Do 10 minutes of breathing exercises every day for a month.
17. Maintain regular sleeping and waking times every day for the next 30 days.
18. Remove one unhealthy food from your diet that you regularly eat, and replace it with an alternative healthy food for 30 days.
19. Commit to eating a healthy breakfast every day.
20. Commit to working out every single day for the next 30 days, no excuses.
21. Take a simple multivitamin every day for the next month.
22. Join a new workout class, and attend every day that it’s available for the next 30 days.
23. Read at least one new book about how to live a healthier lifestyle.
22 Monthly Work Goals
24. Show up to work 10 minutes early.
25. Spend 20 minutes preparing for your workday the night before.
26. Give yourself 10 minutes before each workday to meditate and mentally prepare yourself for the day.
27. Every day, write down how this day at work is going to help you achieve your long-term goals.
28. At least once per week, reach out to a co-worker to ask them if they’d like to have a cup of coffee with you outside of your workplace.
29. Start a side hustle and spend one hour per day working on it.
30. Commit to learning one new thing about your job, skill, or craft every day for the next 30 days.
31. Every day, wake up and tell yourself “today, I’m going to take pride in my work and do my best.”
32. Every day, strive to be the best worker in the room at all times.
33. Commit to keeping a positive mindset about work on a daily basis.
34. This month, take at least 1 course that’ll help you to sharpen your work skills.
35. This month, commit to reading at least 1 new book that’ll help you to learn more about your industry.
36. Commit to writing down 5 ways that your current job or position is helping you to stepping-stone into larger goals that you’ve set for yourself.
37. Commit to studying for 3 hours per week to become a better leader.
38. Every day, try to learn at least one important thing about a co-worker’s job, and how it fits in with what you’re doing.
39. Read at least 1 book about how you can become a better communicator.
40. Go to 2 new networking events and make some additional contacts within your field. Then, follow up with those contacts later on by inviting them out for coffee.
41. Do research every week about your primary competitors, and how they may be doing things that you can learn from.
42. Commit to saving at least 30 minutes of time every day that might otherwise get wasted.
43. Every day, challenge yourself to perform at least one of your duties with more excellence than you delivered the day before.
44. Does this job contribute to your future career goals? If not, write down a plan for what you need to do to get on track.
45. Take pride in your work. Every day, write down one reason for why you’re proud of what you do.
22 Monthly Relationship Goals
46. Every day, do at least one thoughtful thing for your significant other.
47. Every day, identify at least one nice thing that someone has done for you, and practice gratitude and thankfulness for it.
48. Tell at least one person per day that you love them.
49. Spend at least 15 minutes per day with your children and ask them how their day has been.
50. At least 2 nights per week, have family dinner around the dining room table.
51. Every day, reach out to a friend via text, messenger, or email, and just let them know that you’re thinking about them and that you appreciate them.
52. Invite at least one of your friends, family members, or loved ones out for coffee every week, and ask them how they’ve been doing.
53. Every week, call at least one person in your family and check on them.
54. This month, send a birthday card to everyone in your circle who has a birthday, and write a heartfelt message on the card for them to read.
55. Every week, identify one area where you could be a better friend, brother, sister, wife, husband, daughter, son, mother, or father, and commit to making it so.
56. Every week, cook at least one meal for someone who matters to you.
57. At least once this month, buy a surprise gift for someone you care about and give it to them.
58. Commit to having a vulnerable heart-to-heart conversation with someone close to you at least once per week.
59. Commit to having at least one difficult, but important conversation with someone close to you that needs to happen.
60. Every day, make an effort to look people in the eye and smile when you greet them.
61. Commit to holding your head high and giving a firm handshake when meeting new people.
62. For the next 30 days, interact with others like you would if you were 100% confident in yourself.
63. For the next month, commit to inspiring, motivating, or encouraging at least one person every day.
64. Every week this month, try to identify one grudge that you’re holding against someone in your life, and let go of it.
65. At least once per week, invite someone to join you in doing something that you enjoy.
66. Every day, tell at least one person in your life: “You look amazing today!”
67. At least once per week, tell someone that you believe they’re doing a good job in life. Communicate to them that, in your eyes, they’re a winner!
22 Monthly Self-Care Goals
68. Take up a new hobby that you enjoy.
69. Spend at least 20 minutes per day doing an activity that de-stresses you.
70. Practice the habit of being honest when things aren’t necessarily ‘ok’ with you.
71. At least once per week, talk to a trusted friend or loved one about things that are stressing you out or bothering you.
72. Start keeping a dream journal, and write in it for a few minutes each morning before getting out of bed.
73. Commit to starting every day by reciting some positive affirmations out loud to yourself in the mirror.
74. Commit to spending at least 30 minutes every day outside doing something you enjoy.
75. Commit once per week to let go of something you feel guilty about that you shouldn’t feel guilty about.
76. At least once this month, face a specific case of justified guilt by either apologizing or making amends for the actions you took that now torment you emotionally.
77. At the end of every day, write down 5 things you did throughout the day that prove you’re a good person.
78. Every day, commit to performing 1 act of random kindness.
79. At least once per month, go get a massage.
80. At least once this month, schedule a spa day or a day to do nothing but relax.
81. Give yourself at least one day per week to sleep in.
82. Every day, spend 10 minutes either praying, meditating, or speaking to yourself about things that are on your mind.
83. Commit to reading 1 spiritual, motivational, or self-help book this month.
84. Every week, commit to saying ‘no’ to at least one thing you don’t actually want to do, but are tempted to say ‘yes’ to.
85. Every week, commit to spending an extra hour with someone who makes you a happier, better person.
86. Watch at least two movies this month that inspire you, bring you happiness, and/or motivate you to want to continue your own personal journey.
87. Make a vision board of how you would like your life to look one day. Commit to adding something to this board at least twice per week.
88. At least once per week, commit to spending an entire hour just doing nothing but relaxing and thinking.
89. Spend $25 on something that you’ll enjoy, that’ll make your life better, or that will add positively to your living space.
22 Monthly Better Life Goals
90. Commit to cutting out 1 hour of TV every day, and replacing it with 1 hour of a habit that’ll do more to help you accomplish your goals.
91. Get a journal or planner, and start scheduling your days out in blocks of time.
92. Make a daily effort to keep your desk, bedroom, workspace, etc. clean and organized.
93. Find a person who knows more than you, and has more experience than you, and commit to buying them coffee at least twice per month in exchange for mentoring, guidance, and wise advice.
94. Take a typing class! It never hurts to learn how to type faster.
95. Clean your car. There’s an old-ish saying… “the state of your car is a reflection of the state of your life.” So this month, commit to making it clean and pristine.
96. Are you 100% thrilled with your job? If not, consider spending a month working on your resume and updating it to facilitate the search for a better job in your future.
97. Find at least one new class to take online, and take it. It can be about anything, and it doesn’t have to be expensive. Just commit to learning something new from someone else. Not sure where to find such classes? Try searching for some on Udemy.
98. Find at least one local event that you’ve never attended before, and take the time to get out, attend it, and meet new people.
99. Hire a professional photographer and get some updated headshots/pictures of yourself. There are so many good reasons to have great pictures of yourself, especially when it comes to your business. Not sure about dropping thousands of dollars on photos? Consider hiring a college student for cheaper. They’ll doubtlessly appreciate the work, and will probably take awesome pictures for you.
100. Identify your greatest skill or talent, and commit to spending 1 hour every day over the next 30 days honing it, sharpening it, and making it better.
101. Commit to telling 1 person every week how grateful you are for their presence in your life.
102. Use the cash envelope system for the next 30 days, to try to really nail down your budget.
103. Travel to at least one new place you’ve never visited before.
104. Declutter your life! Try playing the 30-day minimalism game to really purge stuff you’re not using.
105. Become an influencer. Start a blog, YouTube channel, or podcast to share your ideas with the world and build an audience. Then, create content for 30 days straight.
106. Get really good at personal hygiene. For the next 30 days, commit to prioritizing a daily hygiene regimen that’ll really take your health and wellness to the next level.
107. Become a better listener. Commit to listening to your friends and loved ones this month just so that they’ll feel heard and understood. Don’t offer advice unless they ask for it.
108. Establish a fun family tradition that helps to bring the family closer together.
109. Spend some time researching your ancestry, to learn about where you came from. You can start this project today by reaching out to older family members and asking them about the history of the family.
110. Write down a vision for where you’d like to be when you retire. Include specifics, like how much money you’d like to have, what kind of physical shape you’d like to be in, what kind of difference you would like to have made in the world, how you would like your family to look, etc.
111. If you have kids, or are ever planning on having kids, take some time over the next 30 days to read at least one really good parenting book, to learn how to be a great parent.
Conclusion
There you have it.
111 different monthly goals that you can use as inspiration for helping you to level-up your life and achieve success.
Of course, this just barely scratches the surface. The sky is truly the limit when it comes to setting goals and figuring out how to level up in your own life.
So use these goals as inspiration to choose, develop, or adopt some awesome goals of your own as you work toward the future you desire for yourself.
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Now, all that’s left is to get to work.
You’ve got this! I believe in you.
Best wishes…
Jay O’Donnell