Set Goals and Intentions for May

Take control of the narrative this May with our goal-setting and intention-setting calendars. May is a great time to revisit goals, progress, and make a plan for the rest of the year.

There are daily ideas to set both goals and intentions below. Better understand what you want to achieve, and proactively take steps toward it. Find both of the calendars as printables beneath the ideas.

May Goal-Setting

• Make a list of goals. Choose one to focus on.
• Identify your values to help you align your goals with them.
• Be more specific with the goal. Rather than ‘work out more’, say ‘go for 20-minute daily walks’, for example.
• Continued.
• Simple actions you can take toward a specific goal.
• Identify distractions that get in the way.
• Specific times in a day you can put toward working on a goal.
• Ways that can help you track your progress.
• Why the goal matters to you.
• Daily habits that will help you achieve a goal.
• Habits that are preventing you from achieving a goal and how you can change them.
• Ways to motivate yourself to stay consistent with a goal.
• A small step toward a goal you could make today.
• What you have done so far to make progress.
• Identify challenges and how you could see them as opportunities.
• What you feel is holding you back from achieving a goal.
• Moments of joy that have come from working toward a goal, even in challenging moments.
• How to prioritize a goal when there’s a lot going on.
• Things that only take 5 minutes you could do to work toward a goal.
• Visualize what achieving your goal looks and feels like.
• Ways you can make working on a goal more enjoyable or motivating.
• What you’re proud of accomplishing so far.
• What has and hasn’t gone to plan so far.
• People who can help you work on a goal and how.
• If there have been days you didn’t make progress on a goal, identify why.
• Something you’ve been avoiding and what steps you could take toward it.
• If there is anything you could automate or delegate to help you.
• What progress has looked like over 3-4 weeks, and what it could look like over a year.
• What feedback (if any) you’ve asked for and if you’ve implemented it.
• Skills you’ve developed by working toward a goal.
• How to continue working on a goal next month.

Get the May Goal-Setting Printable here.

May Intention-Setting

• Simple goals for May
• Words to describe the type of May you want.
• If you had to pick one thing to make progress on in May, what it would be.
• How you want to feel by the end of the week.
• Things you can do that your future self at the end of the month will thank you for.
• Habits you can do for 5 minutes every day.
• Challenges you anticipate and ways you can be proactive about overcoming them.
• Ways you can recharge over the weekend.
• Simple actions you can take that align with your goals.
• Areas of life or activities where you could use more structure.
• The outlook you want to bring to this week.
• Things you’ll say ‘no’ to more often.
• Ways you can reconnect with friends without overcommitting.
• Something you’re avoiding that needs your attention, and why you’re avoiding it.
• Identify simple things that are distracting you from what needs to be done.
• Unfinished tasks from the week you can still complete.
• Ways you can track progress.
• Ways you can find more balance during the week.
• Positive things you can say to yourself every morning.
• Simple ways you can make positive changes at home.
• Simple ways you can make positive changes in your local community.
• What motivates you to keep going when things are challenging.
• If there are habits or routines you didn’t keep up this month, what you can do to stick with them in June.
• Things you haven’t done yet in May that you’ll still do by the end of the week.
• Ways you can incorporate more outdoor time in your days after work.
• Things you’re going to do this summer just for you.
• What you can leave behind in May to move into summer lighter.
• If there are goals you didn’t achieve in May, whether they can be taken into June.
• Simple goals for June.
• Words to describe the type of June you want.
• Simple ways to make the most of summer.

Get the May ‘Setting Intentions’ Printable here.