The Long and The Short Of It 387. Revising Goals
Feb 24, 2026
They explore a simple framework to revisit commitments: recommit, revise, replace, or remove. They talk about scheduling revisits as a win and using context changes to recalibrate goals. They discuss adding a clear "so that" purpose and share quick, practical checklists and real-life examples to regain focus and energy.
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Use A Verb Framework To Decide Next Steps
- Use the recommit, revise, replace framework to decide next steps for any goal at a midpoint review.
- Jen finds each verb defines the action: recommit to persist, revise with new context, replace with a bigger goal.
Add Remove To Your Goal Options
- Add Remove as a fourth option so you can drop goals that dilute focus.
- Pete and Jen note many people overcommit and end up half‑doing everything, so removing refocuses energy on fewer priorities.
Schedule A Revisit Date As A Success
- Schedule a revisit action with a date as a legitimate success metric.
- An upholder client marks 'revisit this goal' as a task so deleting or changing a goal counts as completing that action.