6 Simple (but not easy) Steps to a Successful 2025

Goal Setting for the ADHD Soul: A Strategic, Tactical, and Slightly Meshuga Approach

Oy, where does the time go? One minute, it’s Rosh Hashanah; the next, you’re knee-deep in the sale bin at Target, buying calendars no one will use! Setting yearly goals can feel like juggling brisket and kugel at a potluck—but fear not, my fellow ADHD wanderers, we’ve got a system that’s part strategy, part flexibility, and all heart.

Let’s take this step by step.

Step 1: The Year in Review (Or: What Just Happened?!)

Before we look ahead, let’s schlep back and reflect on the year that passed. Take stock of what you’ve accomplished—yes, even if it was just remembering to water that one plant (once). It all counts!

Acknowledge your mistakes, too, but don’t start plotting a guilt mitzvah tour. Instead, forgive yourself. Life is messy, especially when your brain feels like a deli counter at lunchtime—chaotic and full of distractions.

And if your missteps hurt someone else? Now’s the time for a little mensch-like behavior. Call, text, or write an email. Say, “Listen, I may have been a nudnik, but I’m trying to be better.” It’s cleansing for the soul. Think of it as decluttering for the neshama.

Step 2: Start with the End in Mind (Like a Good Brisket Recipe)

Picture yourself at the end of the year. What do you want to have accomplished? A new job? A finished novel? Or maybe just a drawer full of matched socks? Whatever it is, hold that vision tightly, like your Bubbie’s kugel recipe.

Break it down into quarterly goals—three months at a time. Think of each quarter as a season: winter is for planning, spring for planting, summer for growing, and fall for kvetching that time is running out.

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