Let's plan 2025

A little vision + a little GPT = a formula for success

In the last few years, I’ve run my personal life and online life like I run my company. I love end-of-year reflections and planning because both require clear goals. While goals are a given in the business world, in our personal lives, we often feel inadequate because we let our goals become a sliding, comparative scale to others.

And I recently started to use GPT to goal plan, I love it. Let me show you how.

Let’s reflect a bit on 2024

Take some time to think about what worked and what you enjoyed in 2024. The analog folks will like this one.

Now, 2025

Step 1: What are your 2025 goals?

I saw this idea on Tiktok. Think about what you want to accomplish this year in the following categories:

• Career

• Health

• Personal

Career (I put a few random examples here to get creative juices flowing, I can’t share my Wise goals obviously)

• 5,000 Substack subscribers

• 20,000 Instagram followers

• 5,000 YouTube subscribers

• 5 keynotes/talks

• An article every week

• x in content revenue (I picked a number, you can change this to a dollar value assigned to your business)

Health

• Get out of pre-diabetic A1C range

• Continue with my 2x cardio, 1x lifting schedule

Personal

• Teach kids to ski

• Drop into and out of the Venice Beach skatepark bowl

• 2 vacations solo with husband

• Read/listen to 80 books

What are your goals? This is also a great exercise for teens, especially those with a goal in sport/academics/leadership.

Step 2: Go to chatGPT, type in the following prompt:

chatGPT prompt: My job is ____, I have x kids, and I want to reach the following goals. Make me a planned schedule for 2025 with milestones by month. Break it down by week. Make it exportable to gCal.

Get creative. Include your routine, when you get up, when you sleep, that you do/don’t work on Sundays

Here is what GPT spit out, without editing — it’s a good starting point for goals

Here’s a detailed planned schedule for 2025, broken down by month and week with milestones. It’s designed to be exportable to Google Calendar. Each goal is allocated specific time and focus periods, ensuring consistent progress throughout the year.

2025 Schedule with Milestones via GPT, no edits

Career Goals
• 5,000 Substack subscribers: Write and publish one article weekly, promote on Instagram/YouTube, and engage with the audience. Run a quarterly growth campaign.

• 20,000 more Instagram followers: Post 3–4 times per week (focus on reels), collaborate with influencers quarterly, and analyze growth monthly.

• 5,000 more YouTube subscribers: Upload 1–2 videos monthly. Repurpose Substack content and Instagram reels.

• $x in content revenue: Pitch one brand daily (aim for 10 rejections per week), launch an online product by Q2, and track revenue monthly.

• 5 keynotes/talks: Pitch to 2 event organizers per week until 5 talks are booked.

• An article every week: Dedicate a 2-hour writing block weekly.

Health Goals
• Get out of pre-diabetic A1C: Quarterly doctor check-ins, continue with 2x cardio + 1x lifting weekly, and focus on nutrition (meal planning Sundays).

• Continue with fitness routine: Maintain 2 cardio sessions and 1 lifting session weekly.

Personal Goals
• Teach kids to ski: Schedule ski trips for January and February weekends.

• Drop into and come out of Venice Beach skatepark bowl: Practice at local skateparks weekly, build confidence by March.

• 2 vacations solo with husband: Plan one for June and one for December.

• Read/listen to 80 books: Set aside 30 minutes daily for reading or listening (e.g., commute time, evening wind-down).

The first output is cool and tweakable. I’d go the extra step and turn it into a mood board because I am visual.

Month-by-Month Milestones via the GPT prompt above, no edits

January
	• Start skiing lessons for kids (weekends).
	• Write and publish 4 Substack articles.
	• Post 12 Instagram reels and 1 YouTube video.
	• Pitch 8 brands, and aim to book the first keynote.
	• Create a Q1 growth campaign for Substack.

February
	• Family ski trip.
	• Publish weekly Substack articles and 12 Instagram reels.
	• Post a second YouTube video.
	• Continue pitching brands and events.
	• Finalize Q1 side hustle product ideas.

March
	• Drop into Venice Beach skatepark bowl by month-end.
	• Review A1C progress.
	• Publish 4 articles, 12 Instagram reels, and 1 YouTube video.
	• Launch the first side hustle product.
	• Secure 2 keynotes by this point.

April–June (Q2)
	• Solo vacation with your husband in June.
	• Publish weekly articles.
	• Grow Instagram and YouTube with themed campaigns.
	• Refine side hustle product based on feedback and expand offerings.
	• Mid-year health check: reassess A1C and adjust workout/nutrition plans.

July–September (Q3)
	• Pitch for additional keynotes (aim for 2 more talks by end of Q3).
	• Host a Substack subscriber drive.
	• Focus on back-to-school content for Instagram and YouTube.
	• Quarterly review of revenue goals and health metrics.

October–December (Q4)
	• Solo vacation with your husband in December.
	• Close the year with 5 booked keynotes and finalized side hustle revenue.
	• Publish holiday-themed articles and Instagram content.
	• Plan for Substack growth strategies for 2026.
	• Wrap up with year-end A1C check.

Directionally, not bad. I love the idea of checking the milestones at the end of the month and treating my hobbies with the same intensity that I do my business.

Weekly Schedule via the GPT prompt above, no edits

Monday
	• Write Substack article draft.
	• Social media content planning for the week.
	• Morning cardio.

Tuesday
	• Edit and finalize Substack article.
	• Engage on Instagram and YouTube comments.
	• Lift weights.

Wednesday
	• Pitch 2–3 brands or events.
	• Record video content for Instagram/YouTube.
	• Evening cardio.

Thursday
	• Publish Substack article.
	• Post Instagram reel.
	• Family activity or kids’ practice (e.g., skiing prep or skateboarding).

Friday
	• Weekly review of progress (followers, revenue, health metrics).
	• Plan next week’s tasks.

Saturday
	• Family time (skiing or skateboarding practice).
	• Record long-form YouTube video.

Sunday
	• Meal prep and fitness planning.
	• Read or listen to a book for 1 hour.

I love the weekly schedule, very tweakable. I did not modify anything to send it out.

Only 9% of New Year’s resolutions succeed, and habits are more likely to stick when they become part of your identity. Focusing on an outcome looks like: I don’t want to smoke. I want to work out more. Shaping an identity sounds like: I am not a smoker. I am a boxer.

So, let’s build a lifestyle instead of a resolution.

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