How to Set and Achieve Your Goals with Toggl Track Goals

You have goals. Dreams. Aspirations. But somewhere between the chaos of everyday tasks and the distractions, your true focus gets lost.

Here’s the thing: productivity isn’t about doing more; it’s about doing what matters.

That’s why we built Toggl Track Goals — a new way to transform vague intentions into actionable steps, making it easier to stay focused, motivated, and on track. Toggl Track Goals is the perfect tool to hone your focus and build meaningful habits.

Let’s explore how Toggl Track Goals can help you achieve more and how to set them up!

Keep your focus on that key project

There’s always a client who needs a little extra attention or that big project that keeps getting pushed aside by the daily grind.

It’s time to change that with Toggl Track Goals. Now, set clear, specific hours for every important task on your list to make sure priorities don’t get lost in the flood of business-as-usual.

Here’s a four-step snapshot of what setting goals looks like:

Identify your top project/client and define your goal. For example, “Track 3 hours every day on project X.”
Choose the project from your Project list.
Set the time, duration, and end date. Then, hit “Create goal.”
Track your time to see how you manage to hit your goal.

Creating a goal to track 3 hours of a specific every day

Earn more with financial goals

Set financial goals to help thread the needle between the hours you work and the projects you complete.

By tracking billable hours in Toggl Track Goals, you can optimize your billable time, ensure your efforts are translating into income, and maintain a healthier work balance.

Here’s how to do it:

Define your goal. For example, “Track at least 20 billable hours a week.”
Select the “Billable” attribute and choose between tracking billable time entries for specific projects/tags, or just track all your time entries.
Start tracking and watch as you move towards your financial target — earning more by focusing on the work that pays.

Creating a goal to track more billable hours weekly

Build fulfilling habits

Life isn’t just about work; it’s also about personal growth and enjoyment. Toggl Track helps you carve out time for productive hobbies each day to establish important habits.

Begin by identifying the activities that bring you joy and growth — whether it’s reading, exercising, or learning a new skill.

Here’s how to do it:

Choose an activity you want to establish your habit around. For example, exercising at least 1 hour a day.
Create your activity as a Project or a Tag.
Track your time by choosing this Project or Tag and see yourself building meaningful habits.