Emphasis is mine. Upon further reflection, I find the sentence wonderful. You could have straight up asked for new years resolutions. But my understanding is that those don't tend to go very well, if they even make it out of the month of January. Two things cool about your post: Firstly, it is asking for pre-existing projects or plans, rather than starting something new. That seems way more likely to succeed, since you start out invested in it. Secondly, the requirement of a quantifiable way to track progress decreases the chance of frustration and forces the person to clarify the goal, and the more specific the goal, the more likely you are to complete it. Up until just now, I didn't realize that you had forced me into the realization that I only had 12 months left for my saving project. Though I had been thinking about it, and making arrangements for over a year, I am suddenly cognizant of the amount per month that I likely need to save in order to make this a reality.