# Goals and check-ins: Goals you actually check in on

> Set goals in B3 with a reason, a reward and a check-in rhythm from daily to yearly. B3 shows each goal as on track or off track and charts your progress.

Web page: https://believebehavebecome.io/features/goals/

Plan: Included in the Free plan (B3 Pro lifts the limits)

## At a glance

- Six check-in rhythms, from daily to once a year
- Number goals with a target, or yes/no check-in goals
- On track or off track, worked out for you
- Progress charts, likes and comments

## Believe: write it down properly

A goal in B3 is more than a title. When you add one, B3 asks how you'll know you've achieved it, and then three questions that make a goal stick:

- **What will some of the benefits be?**
- **How will you reward yourself** when you get there?
- **What consequence will you impose on yourself** if you don't?

You also set a due date and time, a reminder, who the goal is **assigned to** and who **approves** it. Both are you by default, or you can pick any of your [supporters](https://believebehavebecome.io/features/supporters/).

## Choose how you'll measure it

- **Number goals.** Set a target, such as "2.5 liters a day" or "save 10,000", and say whether being above the line is good or bad, so "spend less than" works too. Log a record whenever you like, one per day. Each record remembers the target it was measured against.
- **Check-in goals.** Each period B3 asks one question: *Are you on track?* Answer yes or no, and add a note of up to 250 characters about what happened.

## Check in on your rhythm

Every goal has a check-in rhythm: **daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, twice a year or yearly**. A **CHECK-IN** badge appears when the current period's check-in is due. Once a day, at the hour you choose (6 pm unless you change it), B3 sends one reminder listing the goals still waiting. It stops as soon as you've logged your progress.

## See where you stand

- **On track or off track.** B3 works this out from your latest record or check-in, and the dashboard counts both.
- **Goal progress.** Chart your target against your actual numbers as a line or bar chart over any date range. You can also scroll the full history of check-ins and records.
- **Linked actions.** Each goal card shows how many of its actions are done, for example "10/15".
- **Encouragement.** Supporters you've shared a goal with can like it and comment on it.

When a goal is done, mark it complete, or [send it for approval](https://believebehavebecome.io/features/approvals/) if someone else signs it off. You can also archive a goal. Archiving never touches the actions linked to it.

## Free and Pro

The Free plan has **2 active goals** with one reminder each. [B3 Pro](https://believebehavebecome.io/pricing/) makes goals unlimited, with up to five reminders per goal and full chart history.

## Questions

### How often can I check in on a goal?

You choose one of six rhythms for each goal — daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, twice a year or yearly. B3 reminds you once a day, at an hour you pick, about goals that haven't had a check-in this period.

### What's the difference between a number goal and a check-in goal?

A number goal has a target, such as 8 hours of sleep or 12 books, and you log the actual number. You also choose whether above the target is good or bad. A check-in goal asks one question each period, "Are you on track?", and you answer yes or no with an optional note.

### How does B3 decide whether a goal is on track?

Your latest record, compared with the target, or your latest check-in decides. A goal that is past its due date is off track. A new goal with no data yet counts as on track.

## Related

- [Goals Library](https://believebehavebecome.io/features/goals-library/)
- [AI Goal Builder](https://believebehavebecome.io/features/ai-goal-builder/)
- [Actions](https://believebehavebecome.io/features/actions/)
- [Approvals](https://believebehavebecome.io/features/approvals/)