# Goals and progress

> How Jambu turns a wish into a goal with steps, tracks progress against a timeline, and helps when you fall behind.

Source: https://docs.jambu.si/concepts/goals-and-progress/

# Goals and progress

## A goal

A goal is something you want to achieve. It has a title, a direction, steps below it, and optionally a date.

## Steps

Jambu breaks a goal into smaller steps and milestones. A step can be done, in progress or waiting. Some goals are **measured**: they have a number, such as kilos lost or pages read, and Jambu tracks it.

## Progress

Progress combines your steps, the weight of each, and the date. Jambu shows:

- how far along you are
- whether you are ahead of or behind the timeline
- your streak of days with some progress
- the gaps: what is not moving

## Views

The **Goals** page shows your goals as a list, a tree, and a graph of how they link. Each goal has its own page with its work and progress. **Today** shows what to do now and your streak.

## When you fall behind

Jambu does not scold. It looks at the plan and proposes a change: smaller steps, a new date, or dropping something.

Learn how: [Goals how-to](/guides/goals/).