The Gentle Goal Map

Most goal-setting tools ask you to fix yourself, optimise everything, and push harder.

This map does something different.

It helps you find direction when things feel unclear — without needing to have it all figured out, change dramatically, or pressure yourself into someone else’s version of success.

What It Is:

The Gentle Goal Map is a 23-page digital workbook designed for gentle evolution, not dramatic reinvention.

It’s for people who:

• Sense something wants to shift, but don’t want to rush into change

• Feel tired of productivity culture and optimisation pressure

• Want clarity without needing a perfect plan

• Have tried rigid goal-setting before and found it didn’t stick

• Need permission to move at their own pace

What Makes It Different:

This isn’t a productivity tool.

It won’t ask you to:

❌ Set goals across 7 different life domains

❌ Track everything you do

❌ Optimise or overhaul your life

❌ Push through resistance

❌ Become a “new and improved” version of yourself

Instead, it helps you:

✓ Notice what actually matters right now

✓ Recognise what already supports you

✓ Choose one gentle focus (not fix everything at once)

✓ Start smaller than feels meaningful

✓ Work with resistance instead of pushing through it

✓ Design change that fits your real life

What’s Inside:

23 pages including:

Phase 1: Pause & Notice

Gentle prompts to clarify what’s asking for your attention — without needing to act on it yet

Phase 2: Gentle Choosing

Exploring where small shifts might help, choosing one gentle focus, and giving yourself permission to begin

Phase 3: Small Experiments

Practical tools for starting smaller than feels meaningful and designing sustainable rhythms

Phase 4: Support Tools

Permission slips for when doubt shows up, guidance for working with resistance, and ways to adjust without abandoning your focus

Who This Is For:

This map is designed for anyone navigating transition, seeking more clarity, or wanting a kinder approach to change.

You might be here because:

• You’re in (or approaching) a life transition

• Something feels slightly out of alignment

• You want more intention without pressure

• You’ve tried goal-setting before and it felt too rigid

• You’re tired of optimisation culture

You don’t need to be at a turning point. You don’t need a problem to solve.

Sometimes you just want to move through life with a little more clarity.

What You’ll Receive:

• 23-page PDF workbook (downloadable immediately)

• Designed for digital use or printing

• Clear, spacious pages with writing prompts and reflection space

• Warm, professional design (cream background, gentle aesthetic)

• No expiry, no updates required — use it whenever you need it

How to Use It:

This isn’t meant to be completed once and filed away.

You can:

• Work through it in order, or skip to the sections that feel most useful

• Return to it at the start of a season, during change, or whenever things feel unclear

• Use the whole map, or just the pages that speak to you right now

• Revisit it multiple times as your focus evolves

Most people spend 30-60 minutes on their first pass, then return to specific sections as needed.

A Note on the Approach:

This map is grounded in research showing that goals based on intrinsic motivation, self-compassion, and small, self-chosen actions are more likely to be sustained — especially during periods of uncertainty or change.

But you won’t find academic citations or heavy theory here.

Just gentle, practical guidance for finding direction when you need it.

Ready to Begin?

If this sounds like the kind of support you need right now, the map is ready for you.

Download it, use what fits, and give yourself permission to move at your own pace.