What are your plans this week, month, and year?

Agree, I think planning is the real key... and overlooked by so many...

At least thats what's really helped me. When I started planning - and I mean writing real, written down, solid plans (based off long term goals) that I swore to stick to... thats when I first started seeing some success...

Then I got obsessed by planning, writing massive daily to do lists, when I first started this would even include every single minor task such as "send 5 emails out to blog owners" and "write 2 articles for ezine articles".... everything got done, I was obsessed.... and this filtered up to match weekly and monthly goals.... such as getting x amount of new pages online on my main website, making more revenue, increasing traffic.

So, anyway, here's current goals:

• Today: Get another email sent out to my list on one of my sites.
• Tomorrow: Write up 2 new sales pages and email some new JV partners.
• This week: Email all previous JV partners and invite them to my next launch.
• This month: Get all new product salespages online for my new site. Fully write an entire affiliate materials area for it, complete with emails and articles for affiliate use.
• This year: Get my 3rd site up and running to the point where it's on target to grow and make $100 - $150k profit in year one and still growing to double up in year 2.

I truly believe... from past personal experience, that if you put in enough "Today" and "Tomorrow" type tasks, that the sorts of results in "This Year" type tasks are truly possible!

I couldn't agree more! At the end of last year I looked at my bottom line and realized that the growth almost ground to a halt in July when I stopped using my planning calendar and working on achieving the goals I set out for myself. Instead, I got caught up in the mundane daily work that HAD to be done but didn't move me forward.

Once I stopped that and went back to my projects and goals I found that life got better

There's a seriously good question I've been putting off for a while... I have an outline in my head but things happen clearer when they're down on paper.

I don't think you can ever plan exactly... but a rough map is a good thing.

Hey Mike,
You have my name Don't let this go to your head but the Hebrew translation I belive is gift from God. Yeah thing about that, we're presents lol...... anyway could you elaborate more on this software? I was thinking about buying a planner the other day. I didn't know if this would actually make me more focused, or be another thing that collects dust. Thanks for your time Mike

I always write everything down. That way, I am always held to some sort of accountability.

Usually, I'll make a short "to do" list each night. I base it off of my wants/needs. First things that get done are the needs. Once I accomplish those, then I can begin to tackle the things I want to get done. That way, I don't get sidetracked and end up working on things I want done, rather than what I need finished.

Of course, there are times I get derailed, which is why it's good to take breaks. Sitting down for hours at a time usually ends up in hours of being unproductive. I'm better at working in bursts, as I find I'm more productive when I only have so many minutes to complete a task. I've had problems with procrastination (as I'm sure we all have), so if I *know* I have "all day", I won't get things done until the last minute.

I also write down short-term (this week, this month) goals, as well as more long-term (next 3 months, next 6 months, etc) goals. Celebrate short-term goals as milestones for your long-term goals. When you devise a solid plan that allows you to stay focused and on point, once you look back at everything months later, you'll be quite surprised at what you accomplished

I always write it down on a piece of paper. (Yeah, I'm a bit oldschool.)

But other then that, I'm just productive. I try to keep time spent on this
forum to a minimum, but that never goes according to plan? :rolleyes: There are
times when self-control should kick in and get stuff done. So, discipline the
way you do things in the beginning.

Continue some of the final touches on my high PR contextual link network!

As with anything, its always more work than you originally anticipated

I don't have any future plans in IM niche. Because, I'm not looking to go forward as internet marketer. I was an internet marketer since I need little considerable initial capital to starting my own software company. So, I work hard all the time for my dream. Through internet marketer's view, I think only about present moment.

Today: Finish off the articles for my first website and publish them.

Tommorrow: Start off page SEO

This month: make my first sale online

This year: Make $5000 online.

Yea i agree, without planning ahead or setting yourself time contraints you lose alot of time. Set REALISTIC goals for yourself aswell, because when crunch time comes and you havet reached your goals it could demotivate you alot. Keep at it, keep focussed.

Cruise to Mexico. Cancun and some other place that I can't remember.

I just bought a software goalenforcer today, well it was free but i upgraded for $1 and it works pretty well for me. Goal setting is very important to keep you on track. I think i read somewhere that people that goal set are 80% more likely to be succesfull than someone who doesn''t. Well here's the link if anyone wants to try the program out.
GoalEnforcer: Goal Setting Software

Plans for this week? Been raining the whole time so just got to ...
Learn, Earn, and also feed my fish.


“If a thing’s worth doing, it’s worth doing well.”
Jing Quimpo

Today- proof the first draft of a guide I am working on
Tomorrow- pick up hosting for a domain name I am fond of
Next week- figure out what to do with that domain and how to tie it to the guide
next month- learn how to do everything I did last month a little better
next year- hopefully look back and already know the steps to getting to my $48k goal with grace and style!

I am going to have a break this week. do some planning is not a easy working, i have think it over