The perfect accountability partner.
For some context, I used Goalswon to supplement therapy, my personal trainer, and my family support network to provide a critical service I was missing: Daily accountability.
I was finally at a point where I had dealt with some extremely bad depression. I was looking to return to work as a software engineer at FAANG. But I wasn't there yet. How do you go from doing 'ok' to being 'working with the best and brightest' in a month?
That's where Goalswon and my coach Bianca helped massively. Small, systematic goals with daily accountability helped me relearn the habits that had made me so successful at work prior to my depression. Week by week, it improved to the point where I was able to return to work with confidence.
Now, a few months later, Goalswon has taken a new point in my life - getting the bucket list items I never had really accomplished turned into reality. I feel like this app and my coach have given me structure in really achieving what I can get out of life by enabling me to do what I want.
A little bit of daily pressure, knowing I have a monthly phonecall to review everything, having targets, goals, and breaking things down to achievable milestones, Goalswon is a lot like having a personal project manager, not just a coach. For me, I think of it like any form of project management at work: Deliverables, daily standups, blockers, whats working, whats not, boundaries, shifting priorities - Bianca has taken the same things that are successful for me with a great project manager and applied them to my life, but in ways that doesn't make life 'work'. Rather the opposite - being intentional about the use of my time has helped me grow AND relax, putting the breaks on things when it's too busy, or cautioning against pushing too hard.
Who I would recommend this for:
- People who may struggle with daily items - whether its taking meds, completing 5 minutes of laundry, or maybe turning off your workphone at night, this is the best lightweight option I've seen.
- People who are wanting light accountability, but heavy intentionality; this is not going to make you suddenly able to do everything you want, but it is going to make it clear 'why' you are or aren't succeeding.
- People who can't afford expensive life coaching - This is super cheap for what it offers; The price is like $2 a day for guaranteed checkins. It WILL help your brain feel the needed pressure to get that todo list done.
- People who are busy. Trust me when I say that this app makes you less busy, but more effective. It has helped my identify and focus on what is essential in my life.
Finally, I think everyone should at least try this for a month. For a free trial plus $90 monthly option, you can see what you accomplish in 30 days, or don't. After that, with a yearly comittment, it is $60/month, and you will know 100% what value you have for it, or don't with no hard feelings.
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Outside of Bianca being amazing, I also want to shout out Joel, who has been super responsive to my emails and questions. The entire Goalswon team provided me a life changing experience when dealing with the tailend of depression, along with my therapist, doctor, family, and friends. I'm very very thankful for the role they played in helping me transition from a very difficult time into my current life and happiness.