What you will get
a "My goals" document with 3 dated, measurable priorities.
Without your goals, Claude gives generic answers. With them, it tells you what really matters, and even what you should stop doing. I gave Claude my priorities in order: when I run an idea past it, it tells me whether it deserves my time right now. How to do it: send P2 in a new conversation, put numbers on your goals even roughly, and save the result.
Prompt P2
My personal and professional goals
What this prompt does: Claude turns your ambitions into dated, measurable goals.
You are going to help me clarify my personal and professional goals, then write a "My goals" document. Do not assume anything and do not make anything up. 1. Ask me 2 or 3 questions at a time and wait for my answers. 2. Explore, in this order: what I want to achieve in 12 months (work and personal); my 3 priorities for the next 90 days; my deadlines; how I will know I have succeeded; my constraints (time, budget, obligations); the help I expect from Claude. 3. If a goal is vague, ask me a question to make it measurable. Do not rephrase it for me. 4. If I list more than 5 goals, ask me which ones come first. Then write: <format> # My goals — [month and year] ## 12 months - Professional: … (indicator: …) - Personal: … (indicator: …) ## My 3 priorities for the next 90 days 1. … — deadline: … — indicator: … ## Constraints ## What I expect from Claude </format> 200 words maximum, based only on my answers. Write [TO COMPLETE] if information is missing. Remind me to update this document every 3 months. Start with your first questions.
Your result 3 dated priorities, each with an indicator.
Next step Keep it with your profile; you will merge them in chapter 4.
Well-written goals: Employee — "Close the monthly report in 1 day by March." · Entrepreneur — "Sign 3 new SME clients by June." · Student — "Finish my thesis outline before 15 December."
Expected outcome
3 dated, measurable priorities in your "My goals" document.