For me Goals need to be achievable, measurable and actionable.
What is considered achievable? Most people would say a 6 figure job is achievable. This community might say becoming a billionaire is achievable. Some might say anything is achievable. So having achievable goals doesn't matter if it could be anything.
Same with actionable. Couldn't anything be considered actionable?
Can't anything be measured?
I don't think these things matter at all.
I think what matters is figuring out where you want to go and then working towards that daily.
Lets say your goal is to lose 50lbs and have a mile time under 6 minutes? (measurable) That's a bad goal.
A good goal would be to eat a specific healthy diet everyday. And run every day. These two things may achieve the outcome above but that outcome isn't your goal. The daily process is your goal.
I've been trying to set up my daily routine (process) in a way that may lead me to where I want to be in the future.
Some people have a morning routine. I have a 24 hour routine. And everyday I try to improve it and get better. And some days I decide to change it in a way I think will make me more productive or more successful. It's constantly evolving and changing with my varying life but always with a long-term vision.
Most people make big yearly goals on New Years and then fail to achieve them. I don't have yearly goals, I have hourly goals. If I can achieve my hourly goals, then I can achieve my daily goals. If I can achieve my daily goals, then I can achieve my monthly goals. If I can achieve my monthly goals, then I can achieve my yearly goals.
I don't have a big yearly goal. I have a bunch of small, consistent hourly goals with a yearly vision.