Dreams & Deadlines

Using Personal OKRs to Achieve What Matters Most in Your Life — in Finance, Family, Health, or Career

by Wolfram Hedrich & Sebastian Voss

Make progress where it matters most!

You hit every deadline at work but stall on your personal ambitions. Fitness plans fade, personal projects languish, and family time feels squeezed. Does this sound familiar?

You're not alone — and you can fix this! Success at home shouldn't be harder than success at work.

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What You'll Learn

In Dreams & Deadlines, Wolfram Hedrich and Sebastian Voss adapt Objectives & Key Results (OKRs), used at Google and beyond, into Personal OKRs (POKR).

This proven method helps you to focus, make steady progress, and thrive in health, finances, family, passion projects and career.

Set Meaningful Objectives

Learn how to define clear, inspiring personal objectives that align with your life mission and values.

Measure What Matters

Discover how to create Key Results that make your progress measurable and your goals achievable.

Build Accountability

Create a network of people — family, mentors, peers — who keep you on track toward your dreams.

Establish a Rhythm

Implement quarterly planning with weekly check-ins that adapt to your real life schedule.

Link Mission to Tasks

Connect your big-picture life mission down to quarterly objectives and daily actionable tasks.

Thrive in All Areas

Apply POKR to health, finances, family, personal development, and career for holistic success.

The POKR Framework: Execution-ready!

Mission Layer

5+1 Goals: Define your life's mission on an aspirational 5- plus concrete 1-year horizon, across various life categories

Strategy Layer

Personal Objectives & Key Results: Break down your mission into quarterly objectives with measurable key results

Execution Layer

Tasks: Connect strategy to daily action through to-do lists, calendar integration, Kanban boards, and habit formation

Your Personal Accountability System

Apply POKR Across Every Area of Your Life!

Health & Fitness

Transforming Health Goals into Personal Missions

Learn how to set sustainable health objectives, track meaningful metrics, and build habits that last beyond New Year's resolutions.

Family & Other Relationships

Investing in Your Social Capital

Learn to prioritize relationships intentionally, create quality time, and strengthen bonds with the people who matter most.

Personal Finances

Building Your Path to Financial Freedom

Discover how to create financial objectives that align with your values, measure progress meaningfully, and achieve long-term financial security.

Personal Development

Pursuing Passion Projects with Purpose

Turn your creative aspirations and learning goals into structured plans with measurable progress.

Career Development

Charting Your Professional Path

Apply Personal OKRs to advance your career strategically while maintaining work-life balance.

What Readers are Saying

Dreams & Deadlines: Companion Book

Book readers ready to implement POKR, visual planners who love physical tools, and anyone serious about achieving their most important life goals.

Personal Objectives & Key Results

Define your quarterly objectives and measurable key results across all life areas—from marathon training to learning Spanish, you'll track what matters most.

Weekly Non-POKR To-Do List

Life doesn't stop for your goals. Organize family commitments, finances, and maintenance tasks in dedicated categories so nothing falls through the cracks.

Combined Daily Planner

Every day, your POKR tasks and life to-dos merge into one actionable plan. Monday through Sunday, you'll know exactly what to focus on—from Duolingo practice to that dentist appointment.

Quarterly Review & Reset

Every 90 days, reflect on your progress, celebrate wins, and set fresh objectives. The POKR Method keeps you moving forward with intention.

  • Book Title

    Dreams & Deadlines: Using Personal OKRs to Achieve What Matters Most in Your Life

  • Authors

    Wolfram Hedrich & Sebastian Voss

  • Publication Date

    2026

  • Copyright

    MIP Ventures LLP

  • Genre

    Self-Help, Productivity, Leadership, Goal Setting

  • Available Formats

    Hardcover, Paperback, eBook, Audiobook