We are all guilty in our hectic lives of rushing into things, usually with the best intentions and then some how ending up lost and confused. This is solely because we fail to create a plan of action. Whatever you are trying to accomplish, be it a goal you want to achieve or a negative you want to cut out, you need to plan for it. The key to planning is to know exactly what you are trying to achieve. This way you will be able to create a thorough plan of action. This in turn will enable you to move quickly and effectively between tasks and consequently to the completion of your goal. It's taken me years to learn this but just sitting down for 5-10 mins (or however long it needs) and planning what needs to be done is the key to staying on track, because it keeps you focused and productive.
Key areas for Success
The key thing before setting about writing a plan of action is to acknowledge that there are 4 main areas that you need to work on to create a buisness/product/service that will work. These are longterm objectives (they may take months or years to achieve) and each will require its own plan of action, they are...
1. Create a business idea.
2. Analysis: create a business plan for the idea by analysing it and how it fits into its market sector.
3. Learn how to run the business plan works in reality (with a small investment).
As you can see when viewed together or individually they are really quite daunting, this is why we want to write a plan of action for each one.
The whole point of a plan is to action it, so don’t write a thesis. In fact create the opposite. You want to break your goal down until it is just a list of small un-daunting tasks. Essentially you want to end up with a numbered "to do" list. How do you know if you've broken the task down enough? Simple, if you’re not able to achieve it or if you read back your list and any of it requires you to think or concentrate, you need to revisit it.
I can’t emphasize enough the need for simplicity especially if you’re struggling to complete a goal. Break it down so a child could do it. Children often need a point by point explanation. An example of making a telephone call might be. 1. Get the phone number ready. 2. Pick up the receiver. 3. Dial the number . 4. Wait for phone to ring. 5. Wait until they pick up 6. Tell them who you are 7. Ask your question. 8. Say thank you.. 9. Place the receiver back in it’s cradle. 10. Tell dad how it went. Note that none of the numbered tasks should require you to think or elaborate, they must be easy to understand and easy to achieve.
Finally to create a plan of action that motivates you, just be honest about when you feel most happy and proud of yourself. Then frame your plan, day and efforts around what you enjoy. Personally I'm not monetary driven so the thought of making money doesn't inspire any "get up and go" in me. I am however very driven by self improvement/betterment so the idea of getting up and creating, learning, ananlyzing, proving, experimenting really gets me motivated and excited. So these are the things I frame my plan of action, day and efforts around.
Remember the goal can be infinitely complex, but the steps you create to achieve it should be easy to understand and achieve. If they are not you will get stuck. Any time you fail to pass a step or struggle to understand it, you need to revisit your plan and break that step down until it makes sense and is accomplished.
Key areas for Success
The key thing before setting about writing a plan of action is to acknowledge that there are 4 main areas that you need to work on to create a buisness/product/service that will work. These are longterm objectives (they may take months or years to achieve) and each will require its own plan of action, they are...
1. Create a business idea.
2. Analysis: create a business plan for the idea by analysing it and how it fits into its market sector.
3. Learn how to run the business plan works in reality (with a small investment).
NB 1. 2.and 3. are symbiotic. You will spend a lot of time (usually enjoyable) working between them. You may create an idea start analyzing it, find some it works very well, some not so well, so update the idea with your findings, then start learning it (trading it with small capital) to find that things don't work quite the same in reality, as you such you review the business plan with your ideas for improvement.
4. Start trading (fully invest)..As you can see when viewed together or individually they are really quite daunting, this is why we want to write a plan of action for each one.
The whole point of a plan is to action it, so don’t write a thesis. In fact create the opposite. You want to break your goal down until it is just a list of small un-daunting tasks. Essentially you want to end up with a numbered "to do" list. How do you know if you've broken the task down enough? Simple, if you’re not able to achieve it or if you read back your list and any of it requires you to think or concentrate, you need to revisit it.
I can’t emphasize enough the need for simplicity especially if you’re struggling to complete a goal. Break it down so a child could do it. Children often need a point by point explanation. An example of making a telephone call might be. 1. Get the phone number ready. 2. Pick up the receiver. 3. Dial the number . 4. Wait for phone to ring. 5. Wait until they pick up 6. Tell them who you are 7. Ask your question. 8. Say thank you.. 9. Place the receiver back in it’s cradle. 10. Tell dad how it went. Note that none of the numbered tasks should require you to think or elaborate, they must be easy to understand and easy to achieve.
Finally to create a plan of action that motivates you, just be honest about when you feel most happy and proud of yourself. Then frame your plan, day and efforts around what you enjoy. Personally I'm not monetary driven so the thought of making money doesn't inspire any "get up and go" in me. I am however very driven by self improvement/betterment so the idea of getting up and creating, learning, ananlyzing, proving, experimenting really gets me motivated and excited. So these are the things I frame my plan of action, day and efforts around.
Remember the goal can be infinitely complex, but the steps you create to achieve it should be easy to understand and achieve. If they are not you will get stuck. Any time you fail to pass a step or struggle to understand it, you need to revisit your plan and break that step down until it makes sense and is accomplished.
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