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Plan Your Action...Then Put Action to Your
Plan
by Paul J. Meyer & Kevin Rhea
Every day, every week, and every month will take
you closer to your goals IF you are planning your
action and then putting action to your plan. These
three steps will help you reach your goals:
Step One: MONTHLY PLANNING
* Reserve one hour at the end of each month to
plan for the coming month. (This can be a quick
review if you plan in 90-day cycles.)
* Survey your goals for the year/quarter and your
progress on them.
* Break goals and projects down into steps you
can accomplish each week.
* Designate specific due dates for completing
these interim steps.
* If what you plan will take several months, divide
it into steps so that you can accomplish a little
each month.
* Make a copy of your monthly plan for your sponsor
- have your team leaders and their team leaders
do this as well.
Step Two: WEEKLY PLANNING
* Set aside half an hour every Friday afternoon
or Monday morning to plan for the upcoming week.
* Look over the goals you've set for the week,
and consider any additional tasks that you need
to accomplish.
* Divide tasks planned into steps, and choose
a day to work on each step.
* Make note of previously scheduled meetings and
appointments.
* Be sure that your weekly routine includes activities
that are directly related to your goals.
* Have your team leaders and their team leaders
do this as well.
Step Three: DAILY PLANNING
* At the beginning of each day, review your progress
on yesterday's work, and note any pending items.
* Spend a few minutes deciding what tasks to work
on today.
* Order the day's tasks by priority level with
"must do" items first.
* If possible, schedule items that will require
more concentration for the time of day that you
work best.
* Leave roughly 20 percent of your time unscheduled
to make room for new items, delays, etc.
* If appropriate, start with your top-priority
item and work on it as long as you can or until
it's completed. Once you've tackled your #1 job,
move on to the next highest priority on your list.
* Have your team leaders and their team leaders
do this as well.
When you put daily action to your plan, your
goals will quickly come to pass!
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