There's distance between reality and your intent.

There’s distance between reality and your intent.

Your intent shows you what you want to become when you’re all grown up. But intent alone won’t get things done.

Breaking your intent into specific goals helps you to figure out where to invest your time and energy, and how to measure your progress along the way.

A goal is something specific that you want to do. A well-defined goal has the following elements:

Intent: What are the specific results you want to see for your efforts?
Baseline: What points of reference can you use to compare your progress with where you are today?
Progress: How will you measure movement towards or away from your goal?

How to Make Sense of Any Mess by Abby Covert

There’s distance between reality and your intent.