A Mission is a personal goal you set for yourself in SalesScreen. You pick an activity, set a target, and commit to hitting it within a timeframe you choose. It takes less than a minute to create — and the impact on your performance can be significant.
We recommend every user always has an active mission. Here's why.
Why missions work
The idea behind missions isn't unique to SalesScreen. Decades of research on goal-setting and human motivation point to the same finding: people who break their goals into specific, time-bound commitments consistently outperform those who don't.
A few things the research tells us:
Writing down a goal makes you significantly more likely to achieve it. A study by Dr. Gail Matthews at Dominican University found that people who wrote down their goals achieved 42% more than those who simply thought about them. Setting a Mission in SalesScreen is the equivalent of writing it down — and making it visible.
Specific goals beat vague ones every time. "I want to do more calls this week" is far less effective than "I will make 30 calls by Friday." The precision creates a clear standard to aim for and makes it easy to know whether you're on track. Missions force this specificity.
Breaking big goals into smaller chunks reduces overwhelm and boosts follow-through. Rather than thinking about a full month or quarter, a mission focuses you on a manageable window — this week, this sprint. Research on implementation intentions (Gollwitzer, 1999) shows that people who plan exactly what they will do and when are far more likely to act on their intentions than those with only an outcome in mind.
Progress — even small progress — is a powerful motivator. Harvard Business School's Teresa Amabile found that the single biggest driver of motivation and engagement is the feeling of making progress on meaningful work. A mission gives you something concrete to make progress on, and SalesScreen makes that progress visible every time you log an activity.
How to create a Mission
Click the green + New button in the top of the left sidebar and select Missions. You can also start one from the Actions panel on your profile page — look for "You haven't started a mission yet".
Choose the Metric you want to focus on. This will be one of the metrics your company tracks.
Set your target — how many of that activity you want to achieve.
Choose your timeframe — when the mission starts and ends.
Give your mission a name if you'd like, and hit Create.
📸 Image placeholder: Mission creation dialog — showing activity type selector, target field, and timeframe picker
What happens once your mission is live
Once you've created a mission, it becomes visible to your team on the feed and on the global Missions page. Your colleagues can boost your mission — a one-click way for them to cheer you on that also earns you coins.
Your progress updates automatically as you log activities. You can track it at any time from the Ongoing tab on your Player Profile, where you'll see your current progress towards the target and how much time is left.
When you complete a mission, SalesScreen will celebrate it on the feed — another moment of recognition for the team to see.
📸 Image placeholder: Active mission card on the Player Profile Ongoing tab — showing progress bar, target, and time remaining
Tips for making the most of missions
Set a new mission every week or sprint. Short, focused missions are more effective than long, vague ones. Use missions to plan your week — decide on Monday what you want to achieve by Friday, and commit to it.
Choose a target that stretches you slightly. A target that's too easy won't motivate you. One that's impossible will discourage you. Aim for something that requires consistent effort but is genuinely achievable.
Let the mission guide your daily focus. When you start the day, check your mission progress. It's a simple, effective way to remind yourself what you're working towards and prioritise accordingly.
Boost your colleagues' missions. One click, and you've given someone a coin and a nudge of encouragement. It takes two seconds and builds exactly the kind of team culture where everyone pushes a bit harder.
Viewing all missions
To see all active missions in your company, click Missions in the left navigation menu. Here you can browse what your colleagues are working on, filter by team, and boost anyone whose mission catches your eye.
Your own active missions are always accessible from the Ongoing tab on your Player Profile.