Turn one goal into 64 clear actions.
Build your Mandalart map in minutes — plan your year, project, body, business, or creative goal.
What is a Mandalart?
Mandalart is a 9×9 goal-planning framework that helps you break one core goal into 8 focus areas and 64 clear actions.
Invented in Japan by designer Yasuo Matsumura, the Mandalart method (also written mandal-art or “mandala chart”) pushes you to think both broadly — which areas matter — and specifically — what you’ll actually do. Use it to plan a year, a fitness goal, a business, a study plan, or any creative project.
How to make a Mandalart
- Write your main goal — One clear, specific goal at the center.
- Define 8 focus areas — The themes that support your goal.
- Break each area into actions — 8 concrete steps per focus area.
- Review your complete map — 64 actions ready to execute.
Shohei Ohtani’s Mandalart
As a 16-year-old high-school baseball player, Shohei Ohtani filled out a Mandalart with one audacious center goal: to be the No.1 draft pick chosen by all 8 professional teams. Around it he wrote 8 themes — body-building, pitch control, pitching speed, breaking balls, sharpness, mentality, and even “luck” and “humanity.”
Under “luck,” his actions included picking up trash, greeting people, and caring for his equipment. That single grid became the roadmap for the two-way superstar he is today — the clearest proof of how a Mandalart turns a dream into daily habits.
Frequently asked questions
What is the Mandalart method?
It’s a 9×9 goal-planning framework: one central goal, 8 surrounding themes, and 8 actions per theme — 64 steps in total. It breaks a big ambition into concrete daily tasks.
How do you make a Mandalart?
Start in the center with your main goal. Fill the 8 cells around it with the focus areas that support that goal, then expand each focus area into 8 specific actions in the outer grids. This free tool builds the whole 9×9 for you.
What is the Ohtani Mandalart?
It’s the Mandalart baseball star Shohei Ohtani made in high school, with “be the No.1 draft pick from 8 teams” at the center. It’s the most famous example of the method and is widely used to teach goal-setting.
Is this Mandalart tool free?
Yes. You can build, save, and download your Mandalart as an image for free — no account required.
What can I use a Mandalart for?
Anything with a clear goal — fitness, studying, business, creative projects, or yearly planning. Start from a blank board or pick a template.