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You Goal, Girl: A Goal-Setting Workbook
Get your personal and career goals in shape with You Goal, Girl!
There's no better feeling than when you complete a task and get to check it off your to-do list, right? This goal-setting workbook combines that feeling of productivity with the motivation you need to actually get stuff done. You Goal, Girl is a personal tool kit for making your goals a reality.
With this guided workbook, you will design your own goals and break them down into small, actionable steps. Because it's not enough to simply write down your goals and call it a day, prompts, tips, and worksheets help to determine and then track your goal's progress every step of the way, in addition to providing plenty of space to capture doodles, notes, and brainstorms. Included in this action-oriented workbook are:
• Habit-tracking and reflection pages to measure progress;
• Gratitude logs to stay positive;
• Daily and weekly prompts to help you self-assess.
You Goal, Girl is designed to help plan, track, and achieve your most important goals-- because you absolutely deserve the life you want, you just have to put in the work!
There's no better feeling than when you complete a task and get to check it off your to-do list, right? This goal-setting workbook combines that feeling of productivity with the motivation you need to actually get stuff done. You Goal, Girl is a personal tool kit for making your goals a reality.
With this guided workbook, you will design your own goals and break them down into small, actionable steps. Because it's not enough to simply write down your goals and call it a day, prompts, tips, and worksheets help to determine and then track your goal's progress every step of the way, in addition to providing plenty of space to capture doodles, notes, and brainstorms. Included in this action-oriented workbook are:
• Habit-tracking and reflection pages to measure progress;
• Gratitude logs to stay positive;
• Daily and weekly prompts to help you self-assess.
You Goal, Girl is designed to help plan, track, and achieve your most important goals-- because you absolutely deserve the life you want, you just have to put in the work!
- GenresSelf HelpNonfiction
188 pages, Paperback
First published December 11, 2018
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About the author
Meleah Bowles
3 books12 followersMeleah Bowles is Co-Founder of Earn Spend Live. Using her feminine wiles and maybe a touch of black magic, she tricked her partner into moving one block away from her mother with their two dogs and even a ferret for a little while. She and Elise have known each other for years, but only recently discovered their undying love for each other. She has a BA in technical writing from The University of Central Arkansas.
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April 5, 2020
This book has a lot of great advice and concise ways to put that advice into action.
Plus it has list templates already formed for you!
As an avid list maker and goal setter I found it wonderful how they suggest breaking your goals down into smaller, more attainable ones. Many people set large goals, but don't always have a clear way of getting there set out. If you have the "mini goals" laid out on how to obtain the larger ones there is way less frustration or disappointment since progress will be seen on a regular basis during the journey to accomplishment.
I would highly recommend this to anyone looking to make progress on absolutely anything.
The structure here will help you get started on the right path to achieving said progress.
Thank you NetGalley and Quarto Publishing Group - Rock Point for granting my wish!
Plus it has list templates already formed for you!
As an avid list maker and goal setter I found it wonderful how they suggest breaking your goals down into smaller, more attainable ones. Many people set large goals, but don't always have a clear way of getting there set out. If you have the "mini goals" laid out on how to obtain the larger ones there is way less frustration or disappointment since progress will be seen on a regular basis during the journey to accomplishment.
I would highly recommend this to anyone looking to make progress on absolutely anything.
The structure here will help you get started on the right path to achieving said progress.
Thank you NetGalley and Quarto Publishing Group - Rock Point for granting my wish!
January 8, 2019
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Disclaimer: Thanks to Netgalley and the publishers for sharing a copy for review and it no way affected my unbiased and honest opinion.
You might have read my struggles with being organized and how hard I have been working to make this year and myself better organized. I am glad that Netgalley granted my request to read You Goal, Girl.
The book is marketed as a workbook, and is rightly so. The writing is definitely motivating and the book itself is very colorful. I finished reading the book itself in less than an hour, but it is the worksheets that will need more than a cursory reading.
Work-life balance is a myth, not everyone is good at multitasking: it’s perfectly fine to focus on making improvements in just one (or two) of these categories at a time! #YouGoalGirl
The principles are fairly well known and pretty basic, and the book puts them in a clear perspective, thus makes working on them easier.
If you have a goal setting spreadsheet or a planner, incorporating these ideas into them will be easy. Or you can use these sheets for working them directly, if you have a physical print.
Final thought: Basic goal planner that works if you want it to
Recommended to: Those who are beginners to goal setting and planning
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Disclaimer: Thanks to Netgalley and the publishers for sharing a copy for review and it no way affected my unbiased and honest opinion.
You might have read my struggles with being organized and how hard I have been working to make this year and myself better organized. I am glad that Netgalley granted my request to read You Goal, Girl.
The book is marketed as a workbook, and is rightly so. The writing is definitely motivating and the book itself is very colorful. I finished reading the book itself in less than an hour, but it is the worksheets that will need more than a cursory reading.
Work-life balance is a myth, not everyone is good at multitasking: it’s perfectly fine to focus on making improvements in just one (or two) of these categories at a time! #YouGoalGirl
The principles are fairly well known and pretty basic, and the book puts them in a clear perspective, thus makes working on them easier.
If you have a goal setting spreadsheet or a planner, incorporating these ideas into them will be easy. Or you can use these sheets for working them directly, if you have a physical print.
Final thought: Basic goal planner that works if you want it to
Recommended to: Those who are beginners to goal setting and planning
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January 21, 2019
Well, this is a bit of a frustrating review to write. The concept behind You Goal, Girl: A Goal-Setting Workbook is incredible, with easy-to-follow steps and awesome planning sheets to help you get yer butt organized. Unfortunately, the reality is not as impressive.
I read a digital review copy of this book while I was away on vacation over the Christmas break. I liked it so much that I ordered a paper copy so that I could use the fantastic worksheets provided in the book to get myself on track for meeting some goals I want to accomplish this year. I thought I'd wait to do my review after I got my paper copy so that I could include gushing about how organized I felt after using the book.
Here's the thing: I'm a bit of a perfectionist. One of my biggest stumbling blocks to getting started with anything is that I'm afraid I'll begin "wrong". I end up spending so much time planning that I never actually get the thing I wanted to do done. The idea of writing directly in the book is terrifying to me. My fear of screwing up a page in this book and then having to look at that all year prevented me from getting started properly.
Beyond my fear of writing in the book is the fact that I don't think the book itself is sturdy enough to be used for a full year on a daily or even weekly basis. Part of the process requires daily tracking of habits and gratitude -- that's a lot of handling of a book, and I don't think this book will survive that.
I also don't think the book is well laid out. There are a lot of extra copies of those planning sheets -- really, the bulk of the pages in this book are just blank worksheets (in some cases literally just lined paper with a title along the side of the page). There are even extra copies at the back of the book with a note that mentions there there for people who "messed up a page and hate the way correction tape looks", but since there's no way to remove or rearrange the pages in the book, this is just going to make things even harder to keep organized.
The inside of the back cover has a pocket (to store exactly what I'm not sure), and there's a strip of elastic to wrap around the book, but neither of those features are as helpful as they could be (though I suppose the elastic will help when the book starts to fall apart...). It feels like this started out being a much more elaborate planner but most of the cool features got ditched somewhere in the publishing process.
This book would have been so much more useful if it had been a small binder that came with laminated examples of the worksheets sheets, some fun page marker stickers, and a link to a website where you could register your book and download the worksheets as you need them. Most crafting books work that way for patterns these days, so it's not something that's terribly groundbreaking.
As it stands, I've made my own binder and am using some of worksheets as samples to build my own goal workbook, while also using a much better-designed planner (Building My Empire 17-Month Large Planner 2019) I purchased (that came with way more cool stuff and a much lower price tag!) to actually plan tasks for those goals.
Unfortunately, my perception of the digital book was 5 solid stars, but when I tried to use the book in real life, it was so frustrating that I can't give it more than 2 stars.
Thank you to NetGalley and Quarto Publishing Group - Rock Point for providing me with a DRC of this book.
I read a digital review copy of this book while I was away on vacation over the Christmas break. I liked it so much that I ordered a paper copy so that I could use the fantastic worksheets provided in the book to get myself on track for meeting some goals I want to accomplish this year. I thought I'd wait to do my review after I got my paper copy so that I could include gushing about how organized I felt after using the book.
Here's the thing: I'm a bit of a perfectionist. One of my biggest stumbling blocks to getting started with anything is that I'm afraid I'll begin "wrong". I end up spending so much time planning that I never actually get the thing I wanted to do done. The idea of writing directly in the book is terrifying to me. My fear of screwing up a page in this book and then having to look at that all year prevented me from getting started properly.
Beyond my fear of writing in the book is the fact that I don't think the book itself is sturdy enough to be used for a full year on a daily or even weekly basis. Part of the process requires daily tracking of habits and gratitude -- that's a lot of handling of a book, and I don't think this book will survive that.
I also don't think the book is well laid out. There are a lot of extra copies of those planning sheets -- really, the bulk of the pages in this book are just blank worksheets (in some cases literally just lined paper with a title along the side of the page). There are even extra copies at the back of the book with a note that mentions there there for people who "messed up a page and hate the way correction tape looks", but since there's no way to remove or rearrange the pages in the book, this is just going to make things even harder to keep organized.
The inside of the back cover has a pocket (to store exactly what I'm not sure), and there's a strip of elastic to wrap around the book, but neither of those features are as helpful as they could be (though I suppose the elastic will help when the book starts to fall apart...). It feels like this started out being a much more elaborate planner but most of the cool features got ditched somewhere in the publishing process.
This book would have been so much more useful if it had been a small binder that came with laminated examples of the worksheets sheets, some fun page marker stickers, and a link to a website where you could register your book and download the worksheets as you need them. Most crafting books work that way for patterns these days, so it's not something that's terribly groundbreaking.
As it stands, I've made my own binder and am using some of worksheets as samples to build my own goal workbook, while also using a much better-designed planner (Building My Empire 17-Month Large Planner 2019) I purchased (that came with way more cool stuff and a much lower price tag!) to actually plan tasks for those goals.
Unfortunately, my perception of the digital book was 5 solid stars, but when I tried to use the book in real life, it was so frustrating that I can't give it more than 2 stars.
Thank you to NetGalley and Quarto Publishing Group - Rock Point for providing me with a DRC of this book.
December 21, 2018
I could quite happily give this book all the stars. I love goal setting and goal coaching so I was probably onto an easy winner reading this but it really is good. It says at the beginning that it was aimed at millenials but this here Gen-X'er found it just as useful so I think ignore that and have a go at the advice regardless of age.
It's quite short and quite simple. About half of the book is made up of worksheets to better help you keep track of your goals and progress and the advice is sensible and engaging and doesn't talk down to anyone. It's got a really nice colour scheme to it as well which is something I find interesting when looking at these types of books.
I've used it to start off my 2019 goals (so a long way to go to see the results yet) and found it very easy to follow and set out what I aim to achieve. A good fun book, highly recommended
It's quite short and quite simple. About half of the book is made up of worksheets to better help you keep track of your goals and progress and the advice is sensible and engaging and doesn't talk down to anyone. It's got a really nice colour scheme to it as well which is something I find interesting when looking at these types of books.
I've used it to start off my 2019 goals (so a long way to go to see the results yet) and found it very easy to follow and set out what I aim to achieve. A good fun book, highly recommended
December 29, 2018
Thank you Quatro, Rockpoint and Netgalley for an ARC of this book in return for my honest opinion.
This book is short, colourful and easy to read. It is perfect for the lead up to the New Year or anytime you would like to refocus on goal setting.
The book sets out really clearly how to set goals and keep them. The authors acknowledge the information they provide is not new, but they deliver it in a way which is inviting, motivating and easy to understand.
The book is half information on how to set SMART goals and half journal space for creating your own actionable goals.
Thank you for encouraging me to set some more specific goals over the next week.
This would be a great book for list lovers, goal makers and journallers.
This book is short, colourful and easy to read. It is perfect for the lead up to the New Year or anytime you would like to refocus on goal setting.
The book sets out really clearly how to set goals and keep them. The authors acknowledge the information they provide is not new, but they deliver it in a way which is inviting, motivating and easy to understand.
The book is half information on how to set SMART goals and half journal space for creating your own actionable goals.
Thank you for encouraging me to set some more specific goals over the next week.
This would be a great book for list lovers, goal makers and journallers.
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January 21, 2025Need a goal setting planner that is both beautifully designed and totally practical? The authors have created a fun, engaging, and incredibly helpful goal setting book that will certainly appeal to young women who are building their best lives. I am not sure what my favorite parts are--the down-to-earth tone or well-designed workbook pages. The authors break down the goal setting process in easy-to-complete steps that get at the heart of what the reader needs to do to achieve their goals. I especially like the Habit Tracker pages because, as I know from teaching first-year college students, setting goals is not enough to achieve them. You have to build in daily habits that help you succeed. I started working on my gratitude log first because I loved the concept of recording something I am thankful for each day of the month and it helped me focus on what I really want to achieve. While I personally love using the workbook, I can also see how it would appeal to my college students as well.
December 27, 2018
I really love this goal setting workbook from Earn Spend Live. It is great for college graduates and young professionals who are new at setting goals and need direction. This book is great organizational tool to plan and achieve both personal and professional goals with ease.
This workbook breaks down everything I need to know about how to set attainable goals for my personal and work life, and how to achieve each goal on a week-to-week basis. I especially love the Track Your Progress chapter where I can break down my goals on a monthly and weekly basis, complete with a habit tracker.
This workbook breaks down everything I need to know about how to set attainable goals for my personal and work life, and how to achieve each goal on a week-to-week basis. I especially love the Track Your Progress chapter where I can break down my goals on a monthly and weekly basis, complete with a habit tracker.
December 27, 2018
Perception is everything and this book nails it. It takes goals, thoughts and ideas and strips them down to their simpilest definition and then has you really look at the meaning. It was jaw dropping how simple and effective this book is, how overthinking and blowing things out of proportions people have become. Once you feel buried, it is hard to rethink things and pull yourself to a different path. this book is a lifeline.
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
December 28, 2018
You Goal,Girl is a helpful workbook for setting goals and stick to them. The authors walk you through looking at your goals and choosing what goals to attain. The helpful guides male it easy to set up a way to track your progress and understand what else you might need to complete your goals.
While this is a great resource, remember that you have to do the work or this great guide will go to waste.
While this is a great resource, remember that you have to do the work or this great guide will go to waste.
December 19, 2018
Great advice for those of us that struggle with not only setting, but fulfilling goals. This was written in a non-judgmental manner and offered many useful tips!
January 21, 2019
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You Goal, Girl is a really great motivational and inspirational workbook. Set out as a resource to (potentially) last a year, You Goal, Girl, encourages readers to define goals, set plans, maintain your progress, and re-evaluate. What sets this book aside from others of the self-help market is the engaging and approachable way in which the book is written.
The approachability of the book can be seen through the way in which readers are prompted to think about goals, that is they are encouraged and told that no one is the same and you might not be able to define to the amount or degree specified in the book. Everyone’s journey is different and there may be things in your life that you can’t control.
You Goal, Girl is also very forgiving. All throughout the workbook there are reminders that things can happen, you may lose focus, you may go through a rough patch, and you might struggle to meet your goals. There are two sections that provide a space for readers to take a break, re-evaluate, and think of why they want to continue. These sections are Chapter Four: Gratitude Log and Chapter 6: Midway Check-in.
The Gratitude Log prompts you to list things that make you grateful and is a powerful tool for readers to maintain the energy to accomplish their goals. I loved section of the workbook, the open acknowledgement that ‘hey sometimes stuff things get hard but don’t feel bogged down because look at all these good things to keep you going!’ It’s nice for a self help book to so openly acknowledge that sometimes you need space to keep you going and pages and tools to re-evaluate your goals.
Recommendations: The target demographic of You Goal, Girl isn’t everyone. The books feels like the first book you would get someone when they wanted to start hitting goals or take more control of their life.
You Goal, Girl is well thought out, provides enough room to fill in the prompts, and the explanations and affirmations are great at kick starting ideas. I would really recommended this for anyone looking for a simple, easy, and friendly goal setting workbook! Also the book also looks great, so win-win.
Please note: I received a copy of You Goal, Girl from NetGalley.
You Goal, Girl is a really great motivational and inspirational workbook. Set out as a resource to (potentially) last a year, You Goal, Girl, encourages readers to define goals, set plans, maintain your progress, and re-evaluate. What sets this book aside from others of the self-help market is the engaging and approachable way in which the book is written.
The approachability of the book can be seen through the way in which readers are prompted to think about goals, that is they are encouraged and told that no one is the same and you might not be able to define to the amount or degree specified in the book. Everyone’s journey is different and there may be things in your life that you can’t control.
You Goal, Girl is also very forgiving. All throughout the workbook there are reminders that things can happen, you may lose focus, you may go through a rough patch, and you might struggle to meet your goals. There are two sections that provide a space for readers to take a break, re-evaluate, and think of why they want to continue. These sections are Chapter Four: Gratitude Log and Chapter 6: Midway Check-in.
The Gratitude Log prompts you to list things that make you grateful and is a powerful tool for readers to maintain the energy to accomplish their goals. I loved section of the workbook, the open acknowledgement that ‘hey sometimes stuff things get hard but don’t feel bogged down because look at all these good things to keep you going!’ It’s nice for a self help book to so openly acknowledge that sometimes you need space to keep you going and pages and tools to re-evaluate your goals.
Recommendations: The target demographic of You Goal, Girl isn’t everyone. The books feels like the first book you would get someone when they wanted to start hitting goals or take more control of their life.
You Goal, Girl is well thought out, provides enough room to fill in the prompts, and the explanations and affirmations are great at kick starting ideas. I would really recommended this for anyone looking for a simple, easy, and friendly goal setting workbook! Also the book also looks great, so win-win.
Please note: I received a copy of You Goal, Girl from NetGalley.
January 31, 2019
I think this book is great for setting both small and large goals in your life; it's detailed on how to make and approach goals and what would be considered realistic vs. unrealistic as a goal. There are so many worksheets included to create your goals, develop good habits, write about what makes you happy and what you are thankful for. This book is really helpful for making sure you follow through on the goals you set for yourself and encourages a happier and healthier mindset and way of life.
I voluntarily read and received a free ARC copy of this title through NetGalley in exchange for a review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
I voluntarily read and received a free ARC copy of this title through NetGalley in exchange for a review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
January 30, 2025
An inspiring workbook to help focus on getting goals done
January 14, 2019
The workbook that you need to crush your goals in 2019! It reads like a book but it also includes customisable worksheets on how to set goals and actually achieve them.
It is written by Meleah Bowles and Elise Williams, creators of Earn Spend Live, a lifestyle website for young women. It is structured in 8 chapters that include: How to set our goals / how to prioritise them after dividing them in five main categories (professional development, health and fitness, hobbies, personal development, finances) / how to actually achieve them (!) / how to track our progress.
It is written in a workbook format in an easy, funky and sometimes humorous writing style.
Every chapter starts with a little overview and specific guidelines on how to complete the worksheets. For example, on the goal setting chapter, the authors advise us that for every yearly goal (a step we take to make one of our dreams reality) we choose, we have to divide it in actionable steps for each month / week / day. What follows are worksheets for daily tracking for every goal.
If you have trouble defining your goals or you have too many, the authors suggest that you think which goals would be the easiest to achieve / are the most important / will improve your life the most / are, of course, realistic.
The book includes also advice on how to evaluate your progress and a whole chapter devoted on gratitude even when you have a setback.
Perfect for people who like lists and enjoy the satisfaction of completing a job well done!
It is written by Meleah Bowles and Elise Williams, creators of Earn Spend Live, a lifestyle website for young women. It is structured in 8 chapters that include: How to set our goals / how to prioritise them after dividing them in five main categories (professional development, health and fitness, hobbies, personal development, finances) / how to actually achieve them (!) / how to track our progress.
It is written in a workbook format in an easy, funky and sometimes humorous writing style.
Every chapter starts with a little overview and specific guidelines on how to complete the worksheets. For example, on the goal setting chapter, the authors advise us that for every yearly goal (a step we take to make one of our dreams reality) we choose, we have to divide it in actionable steps for each month / week / day. What follows are worksheets for daily tracking for every goal.
If you have trouble defining your goals or you have too many, the authors suggest that you think which goals would be the easiest to achieve / are the most important / will improve your life the most / are, of course, realistic.
The book includes also advice on how to evaluate your progress and a whole chapter devoted on gratitude even when you have a setback.
Perfect for people who like lists and enjoy the satisfaction of completing a job well done!
January 24, 2019
What an awesome book. As the authors say themselves - whether you love a goal or don't see the point in setting one, either way this book is for you. The advice they give is super accessible and shared in such a warm and approachable way. None of it is mould-breaking or complex, but that is what makes it so good. The workbook pages are fun but also really practical, and the whole package is really gorgeous. I love the colours, the layout and how it is broken down into easy-to-follow sections. This is my new guide to life!
January 18, 2019
This book offers useful tips on setting and achieving goals, adopting new and healthy habits and ways to succeed at anything. Using examples, the authors outline the difference between realistic and unrealistic goals and shows the reader how to prioritize and achieve their goals. You Goal, Girl also includes worksheets to help you get started. Overall a fun and enjoyable read. Definitely recommend!
Thank you to Quarto Publishing Group - Rock Point and NetGalley for an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.
Thank you to Quarto Publishing Group - Rock Point and NetGalley for an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.
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January 2, 2019"Work-life balance is a myth, not everyone is good at multitasking: it's perfectly fine to focus on making improvements in just one (or two) of these categories at a time!."
I came across this book on my friends's review list and had to have a look, especially now it's a new year and I have to say I loved this book. A gentle reminder that we can only do so much that we should look at our limits. I find that I can only really work on one project at a time and if I get a few going at once I get overwhelmed and then piles of stuff build up and I can't cope. In recent years this has got worse and things just don't get finished. I basically take on way too much and spread myself thin and then the guilt builds up because I can't finish things. Take for example books. I've tried to get back into reading and started with Harry Potter and then got distracted by the kindle and now have four books on the go. So with some simple advice from this book I'm going back to the one book and I am going to make a to do list for the day to try get jobs done.
What I love most about the book is its worksheets and the best advice it gives is write down something each day your grateful for, something I started last year, oh and to be creative even when you're not, it's good for the soul, plus everyone can draw, you do it on the phone while waiting so when it all gets too much take a break. One thing we rarely do when we try to achieve something or are working is take a break. One thing I kept getting told last year. So if you take anything from this book, always remember to step back and take a break. Don't worry if you have to take a step back and regroup, it isn't failing.
I came across this book on my friends's review list and had to have a look, especially now it's a new year and I have to say I loved this book. A gentle reminder that we can only do so much that we should look at our limits. I find that I can only really work on one project at a time and if I get a few going at once I get overwhelmed and then piles of stuff build up and I can't cope. In recent years this has got worse and things just don't get finished. I basically take on way too much and spread myself thin and then the guilt builds up because I can't finish things. Take for example books. I've tried to get back into reading and started with Harry Potter and then got distracted by the kindle and now have four books on the go. So with some simple advice from this book I'm going back to the one book and I am going to make a to do list for the day to try get jobs done.
What I love most about the book is its worksheets and the best advice it gives is write down something each day your grateful for, something I started last year, oh and to be creative even when you're not, it's good for the soul, plus everyone can draw, you do it on the phone while waiting so when it all gets too much take a break. One thing we rarely do when we try to achieve something or are working is take a break. One thing I kept getting told last year. So if you take anything from this book, always remember to step back and take a break. Don't worry if you have to take a step back and regroup, it isn't failing.
February 23, 2019
I found this to be really interesting book. Not date specific, so you could start this when you want. I don't really do a gratitude log - where this does have a few pages because it can work for others. So this is a basic book that you fill out on your own. The physical book does have a band to wrap it up.
January 12, 2019
If setting goals and keeping them are high on your priority this year then this book is for you. This year is the year I plan to get myself together and not just set goals but actually achieve them as well. This book really helped me put them into perspective and now I have all the right tools to meet and surpass them. So if you need an extra boost then I highly recommend this book.
January 9, 2019
Thank you NetGalley and Quarto Publishing Group for providing me a copy of this book for an honest revivew. What a great book for people looking to be better at planning, setting goals and achieving them. It is set up for people to easily set and then achieve the goals. I would recommend this book.
December 23, 2018
I was granted a "wish" on Netgalley to read and review the book, You Goal Girl: A Goal-Setting Workbook by Earn Spend Live. A wish granted is when you are randomly selected to read and review a book on your wishlist. I was super stoked to get the chance to try this book out. I love the design of books like this because it is a great mix of reading and writing. This is the perfect tool for self development.
I have several favorite features of this workbook. The first being that SMART goals are once again explained and I've taken notes that I want to use for a teaching lesson at work. The workbook breaks down goal categories: Professional Development, Personal Development, Health & Fitness, Hobbies, and Finance. The reader is encouraged to first, "brain dump," which is to write down anything and everything that comes to mind; then, focus on what is most important, turning those ideas into SMARTgoals. The workbook includes worksheets to create long-term goals, steps to take to achieve those goals, list who will hold you accountable, and what you will do to reward yourself when you reach your goal. I love the idea of allowing others to hold you accountable for your goal progress. The workbook has a plethora of pages to create a gratitude journal and also features a habit tracker. Lastly, the workbook gives the reader a chance to re-evalate their goals, and then complete an end-of-goal evaluation. Evaluating progress is essential because it allows the goal setter to determine what is working, what isn't working, and what adjustments need to be made; this helps to eliminate the tendency to want to give up if something isn't working and encourages adjustments that promotes achievable success.
This workbook has everything I would use both personally and professionally. I was given a digital copy for free in exchange for my honest feedback. I've added a physical copy to my Amazon cart to purchase when I have the chance because I want to complete this for myself!
I have several favorite features of this workbook. The first being that SMART goals are once again explained and I've taken notes that I want to use for a teaching lesson at work. The workbook breaks down goal categories: Professional Development, Personal Development, Health & Fitness, Hobbies, and Finance. The reader is encouraged to first, "brain dump," which is to write down anything and everything that comes to mind; then, focus on what is most important, turning those ideas into SMARTgoals. The workbook includes worksheets to create long-term goals, steps to take to achieve those goals, list who will hold you accountable, and what you will do to reward yourself when you reach your goal. I love the idea of allowing others to hold you accountable for your goal progress. The workbook has a plethora of pages to create a gratitude journal and also features a habit tracker. Lastly, the workbook gives the reader a chance to re-evalate their goals, and then complete an end-of-goal evaluation. Evaluating progress is essential because it allows the goal setter to determine what is working, what isn't working, and what adjustments need to be made; this helps to eliminate the tendency to want to give up if something isn't working and encourages adjustments that promotes achievable success.
This workbook has everything I would use both personally and professionally. I was given a digital copy for free in exchange for my honest feedback. I've added a physical copy to my Amazon cart to purchase when I have the chance because I want to complete this for myself!
January 1, 2019
You Goal, Girl is a practical life changing way to set yourself up for success. As a type A person I am great at writing to do lists and getting things done. I am not so great at setting realistic goals. They are all either vague or involve other people for success. I have tried at least twenty five other workbooks, workshops or printouts for setting goals with no success. That is until this glorious book. With all the step by step instructions, worksheets and practical applications I am feeling prepared to make my life mine in 2019. I never thought goal setting could be so easy and seamless. I especially found the gratitude log to keep on top of my goals and feelings helpful. I never thought that keeping gratitude in the forefront would be my biggest ally. I can’t express how life changing this workbook has been! Every person ready to make a life changing goal needs this book. Thank you ladies for making such an amazing product!
January 11, 2019
I was sent a free copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.
Usually I am not a big fan of workbooks and I do not understand why they are on NetGalley. But all this changes when I read this one because it finds the perfect balance between a short and on point self-help book and a workbook!
This book is perfect to use in order to set your resolutions! The information is concise and easy to follow, this book is full of great advice and encouragement, and it gives you a structure for setting, following and completing your goals!
Usually I am not a big fan of workbooks and I do not understand why they are on NetGalley. But all this changes when I read this one because it finds the perfect balance between a short and on point self-help book and a workbook!
This book is perfect to use in order to set your resolutions! The information is concise and easy to follow, this book is full of great advice and encouragement, and it gives you a structure for setting, following and completing your goals!
January 2, 2019
Thank you, NetGalley for the opportunity to review You Goal, Girl! I love goal setting books, and this is a great one. I love the step by step approach, positive mentoring style, and absolutely beautiful workbook pages. Seriously, this book is gorgeously designed. However, having read several books on achieving goals and dreams, I’d say this one is pretty basic and “beginner level” self-help. It would make the perfect gift for a high school or college graduate!
January 1, 2019
You Goal Girl is a pretty and handy goal planner that holds your hand and walks you through each stage of planning and achieving your goals. I found the layout simple to use and there is plenty of space to fill each part in. This is a good goal planning tool.
January 2, 2019
Well decent workbook, breaks goal-setting into interesting understandable chunks and has a whole lot of encouragement along the way.
December 19, 2018
This book is beautiful, functional and just the right amount of funny. “You Goal, Girl” teaches you that a goal is something that is fully in your control. Common goals or resolutions like getting married or getting a promotion are actually not goals at all. They require someone’s decision as well. It then dives into what realistic vs. unrealistic goals.
Unlike other books of this nature, “You Goal, Girl” is empowering instead of patronizing. It makes setting realistic goals easy and fun! Before this book, setting goals for my life felt stressful but it was really fun to Brain Dump all my ideas, sort them then put them into action.
I received a review copy of this ebook from Quarto Publishing Group - Rock Point and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this ebook.
Unlike other books of this nature, “You Goal, Girl” is empowering instead of patronizing. It makes setting realistic goals easy and fun! Before this book, setting goals for my life felt stressful but it was really fun to Brain Dump all my ideas, sort them then put them into action.
I received a review copy of this ebook from Quarto Publishing Group - Rock Point and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this ebook.
January 10, 2019
I received a copy of this book through Netgalley for review purposes. This does not affect my rating or opinions of this book.
"Totally approachable" is completely right — with its everyday language and gorgeous pastel backdrops, this book is very accessible no matter how old you are or how much you know about productivity, goal-setting, et cetera. The tips are simple, but the worksheets are detailed enough to be helpful (and generic enough to be widely reusable). My only real hangup is that the language is very modern, almost trying a little too hard to be "hip" and relatable.
Personally I'm more of a bullet journal (see The Bullet Journal Method: Track the Past, Order the Present, Design the Future for more about that!) kind of person, but if you want/need everything laid out so you can just fill in blanks and focus your energy on actively working towards your goals, this is a good resource.
"Totally approachable" is completely right — with its everyday language and gorgeous pastel backdrops, this book is very accessible no matter how old you are or how much you know about productivity, goal-setting, et cetera. The tips are simple, but the worksheets are detailed enough to be helpful (and generic enough to be widely reusable). My only real hangup is that the language is very modern, almost trying a little too hard to be "hip" and relatable.
Personally I'm more of a bullet journal (see The Bullet Journal Method: Track the Past, Order the Present, Design the Future for more about that!) kind of person, but if you want/need everything laid out so you can just fill in blanks and focus your energy on actively working towards your goals, this is a good resource.
February 8, 2019
The publisher, Quarto Publishing Group - Rock Point, provided me with an ARC of this nonfiction book, You Goal, Girl: A Goal-Setting Workbook, in exchange of an honest review.
Nowadays, most people multi-task constantly. They have a long lists of tasks they need to perform and goals to meet. I'm no different. I'm a full-time student, avid reader, critique partner, and I'm also either writing my own books or editing them. I was so glad the publisher granted my wish on NetGalley and approved my request to read this book.
Based on the title and description, I was expecting a book that guides us on how to make doable goals and how to actually meet them. Most of us believe we're Superwoman and we can do everything in record time. Sadly, we're not. This book helps readers understand what a realistic goal is, see how we can achieve them, and find a way to hold ourselves accountable. Last but not least, it also offers worksheets that are beautiful, effective, and easy to use. And don't worry; it has many examples of the sheets so you have a lot of space to strategize over your goals and set the steps needed to achieve them.
I found it delightful and light-hearted. The authors create a friendly and easy-going atmosphere throughout the book, maintaining a perfect balance of "doing the work" without making it feel like a chore. It makes goal-setting fun and optimistic while providing the information readers need to achieve their goals no matter what and how complicated they are. The only reason why I'm not giving it 5 stars is that there was no ground-breaking moment or advice. Maybe, there isn't any out there, or maybe, I'm too organized and goal-oriented myself. This doesn't mean, however, that I didn't learn anything new or that it didn't help me.
All in all, You Goal, Girl: A Goal-Setting Workbook is delightful and immensely helpful! I strongly recommend it if you wish to be more effective and productive in your daily life or if you juggle a lot of tasks/jobs at the same time and need help with prioritizing and setting manageable goals.
4 stars - ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Author: Earn Spend Live
Publisher: Quarto Publishing Group - Rock Point
Nowadays, most people multi-task constantly. They have a long lists of tasks they need to perform and goals to meet. I'm no different. I'm a full-time student, avid reader, critique partner, and I'm also either writing my own books or editing them. I was so glad the publisher granted my wish on NetGalley and approved my request to read this book.
Based on the title and description, I was expecting a book that guides us on how to make doable goals and how to actually meet them. Most of us believe we're Superwoman and we can do everything in record time. Sadly, we're not. This book helps readers understand what a realistic goal is, see how we can achieve them, and find a way to hold ourselves accountable. Last but not least, it also offers worksheets that are beautiful, effective, and easy to use. And don't worry; it has many examples of the sheets so you have a lot of space to strategize over your goals and set the steps needed to achieve them.
I found it delightful and light-hearted. The authors create a friendly and easy-going atmosphere throughout the book, maintaining a perfect balance of "doing the work" without making it feel like a chore. It makes goal-setting fun and optimistic while providing the information readers need to achieve their goals no matter what and how complicated they are. The only reason why I'm not giving it 5 stars is that there was no ground-breaking moment or advice. Maybe, there isn't any out there, or maybe, I'm too organized and goal-oriented myself. This doesn't mean, however, that I didn't learn anything new or that it didn't help me.
All in all, You Goal, Girl: A Goal-Setting Workbook is delightful and immensely helpful! I strongly recommend it if you wish to be more effective and productive in your daily life or if you juggle a lot of tasks/jobs at the same time and need help with prioritizing and setting manageable goals.
4 stars - ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Author: Earn Spend Live
Publisher: Quarto Publishing Group - Rock Point
January 31, 2019
You Goal, Girl is a practical guide for the contemporary woman who may need a gentle shove when they don't quite feel like adulting. Goal-focused with easy to use worksheets and easy to read instruction and explanations. It blends humour and viability and encouragement with ease leaving you with the impression that you just had a kick-butt friend in the room with a whiteboard brainstorming session with clear results to implement. Simple and easy to use with eye-pleasing graphic design.
I received a copy of this title via NetGalley courtesy of the publisher and/or author. All opinions expressed are my own.
I received a copy of this title via NetGalley courtesy of the publisher and/or author. All opinions expressed are my own.
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