by Lois R. Thompson
Lets say, you are planning the vacation of your dreams. You can pick any location The departure date rolls around, you're all packed and ready to go. You arrive Of course you would never allow such a scenario for you dream vacation, yet, so many Putting your game plan together is a critical element to your success. Your game Your game plan is simply formulating a workable plan and then CONSISTENTLY working It will give you a sense of accomplishment because you will be able to clearly see Most people who start a business online do so by leaping in, without any real Most of the Web's "Newbie" is excited about the obvious potential of "Working Form While the Professionals is busy mastering his skills and reaping great wealth, the Currently, I spend a good deal of time in New York where there are thousands of So, get yourself a cup of tea, hit the reclines and get your note book ready, you're You game plan should be clear, simple and direct. It's focus should be on where you Are your ready now? Great! Let's get going! Formulate Your Plan: The your will be working backward from a long-term plan to a daily method of Construction the plan: 1). Keep it simple 2). In constructing your plan, you are going to begin Your Five Year Plan Your One Year Commitment: Yet, many take that non-committal attitude toward their goals and financial future. So, since achieving your 5 year goal is dependent upon achieving your 1 year goal, Your Five Year Plan: Your accomplishment of your goals, will all depend on each persons level of Your Daily Plan: Priority #1: I must-do activity
Are you shooting in the dark or do you have a well organized and effective game plan
in place?
you desire. In the excitement of things you've gotten so caught up with being on this
vacation and day dreaming about how you're going to be spending it, that you forget
to make a detailed plan of it.
safely at the airport, only to realize that you don't have a clue which airline you're
taking, what fight you are to be on, what gate the flight is departing from...and at
this point not even sure if you should go to Vienna first or Geneva. This is the
beginning of your fabulous dream vacation of a lifetime.
treat their business in just that manner...Lack of planning, disorganized and
unproductive.
plan is simply your business plan. Consider your game plan foundation of your business.
With out a foundation it cannot stand.
that plan. This will be one of the most rewarding thing you'll ever do.
the fruits of your efforts. There is something that satisfies the human nature in
making a
commitment, sticking with it, and seeing the results.
commitment, a sense of direction or any real understanding of the implications associated
with success or failure. Many gain that understanding later, usually at a great
cost.
Home...Income Potential", but doesn't have a clue about how to translate that
potential into realized income. On the other hand we have, the Professional who has
mastered the critical skills that bridge the huge gap between potential and reality.
Newbies most of whom are barely earning enough to maintain their online expenses, are
becoming discouraged from the lack of accomplishment and consequently jump form one
bizop to another in utter frustration. Why? They are failing to work their plan
because they don't have a plan.
skyscrapers. Can you imagine if the visionaries who developed those skyscrapers did not
take the time to have developed a plan, a blue print, from which to have laid the
foundation for each of those skyscrapers...it would have resulted in utter chaos.
These same principles are true for your business. If it is to last the test of time and
achieve your goal, you will be required to lay your foundation.
going to have to write this down. It has been scientifically proven that when things
are written down it locks it in more than just thinking about it. The exercise of
writing things down some how has a significant effect on the neurological body
chemistry.
are going, when you will arrive there and by what means you will get there.
Know that the game plan you commit to will set you free if you take action and if
you act with your best effort.
operation. You'll know exactly what you want and how you are going to get it.
1). Write in your journal exactly where you'd like to be
in 5 year, and then in big bold letters write, "I
COMMIT TO DOING WHAT IS REQUIRED OF ME TO ACCOMPLISH
MY GOALS"
working you backward from a long-term plan to a daily
plan, your "to-do today" list. With this you'll not
only know exactly what you want to accomplish, but
you'll know exactly how you are going to go about
getting it.
Your Three Year Plan
Your One Year Commitment
Your Next 90 Days
Your Weekly Method of Operation
Your Daily Method of Operation
Think of this for a moment, can you imagine Jerry Yang, Co-founder, Yahoo, starting
Yahoo and saying, and saying, "I'm
going to give this 30 days"? Absolutely Not!
If you are going to to achieve your life's goals and financial freedom marketing on
the Internet, you are going to need to commit to working your plan for at least one
year.
realistically you are going to have to commit to you success for one year.
Whatever your long term goal is, example: to be a Real Estate Developer, then
realistically one-year is what it will take to get your education and expertise in that
area and your business off the ground.
Here are some of what you can expect in one year:
* You'll make money
* You'll make mistakes
* You'll develop new relationships
* You'll be doing all that it takes to fulfill you
plan.
Most of us cannot wait. Five years may seem like a very long time, but if you think
about it, what were you doing the last five years? Did they seem to have just
whizzed by? Doesn't seem that long, does it?
Five years is a good time-frame for achieving one's long term goals. Some of you
will do it much faster and some will do it slower, while some will not do it at all.
You are going to accomplish this goal one step-at-a-time.
commitment.
Here you need to list everything that should be done. Once you have everything
listed, look at each activity and ask this question:
Ask your self the question, how critical is accomplishing this task to meeting my
one year goal?
Priority #2: I should-do activity
Ask yourself the question, is this something I should do that is of benefit to me in
achieving my one year goal?
Priority #3: I like-doing activity If your answer is no, them you'll need to cut your time from doing the things you From this you will daily develop a To Do priority list. The accomplishment of this The kids are screaming, you've already worked 8 hours plus 2 hours overtime with a 1 Somehow we always find the time to do the things that are REALLY, REALLY important Now tell me, would such a sacrifice be worth it, in order to enjoy Freedom of time, Try it! You just may be surprised. About the Author
Ask yourself the question, be honest here, I accomplished the things that I must and
should do, so that I am now able to do the things I like to do??
like to do in order to do the things you MUST do. You will need to do whatever it will
take to get priorities 1 and 2 accomplished.
daily list will be the foundation of your success.
hour commute. How do you find the time you ask?? Make It! It's called sacrifice.
Commitment. It is Prioritizing!
to us. If we want it great enough, we will create the time if we have to.
lifestyle and finances in as little 3-5 years??
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