Yes, I have to put this into pratice for myself, I see the value in Stephen Covey’s diagram of time management. How one can easly get distracted, if not focused, on what’s at hand. As an online networker, im lost in the overload of information on the internet. I feel I must scale back and consintrate on what’s important on how I spend my time promoting my online business opportunities.

This is another great article, that I enjoy reading here in leadsleap.

O’yes, not to forget Ken, a big thank you for the information, you put into your newsletters…

Ed

Gtdagenda.com

You can use it to manage and prioritize your Goals (in each of your life’s categories), projects and tasks, in an intuitive interface. It has a Checklists section, for the repetitive activities you have to do, important but not urgent (Quadrant II, for example your routines/habits). Also, it features a Schedules section and a Calendar, for scheduling you time, activities and for the weekly review.

Some ideas from GTD are also present, like Contexts and Next Actions.

And it’s available on the mobile phone too, so you can access it wherever you are.

Hope you like it.

I find it a little ironic that you mentioned confusing readers about beliefs and value systems, as that is where I’m presently at; “Beginning with the end in mind”.

Steven definitely guides much deeper than surface things like “Law of Attraction”.

Take care Ken, and thanks for the support.

I totally agree with what you say. One should always focus on Q2. I think that’s what I’ve said in the article too.

I also agree that customer service is very important. It makes or break a business in long-term. The problem is some CS are time-consuming. For example, I receive 100s of CS enquiries from my various websites and if I were to spend time replying all the emails, I’ll have very little time to do other developmental work. That doesn’t mean I ignore CS, but I have to learn how to manage it.

Lastly, I understand your point about beliefs and value system. It’s a topic not many people understand and discussing it here will confuse readers rather than helping them. Money is never the motivation. Money is not even defined as a value, if you follow the teaching of Tony Robbins.

The modified Matrix is action orientated and the outcome of it is purely ‘money’. It’s not a ‘balanced’ Matrix for total success in life, like what the original Matrix aims to achieve.

Thanks for sharing your view. It’s good to have readers like you.

Also, it appears that you are planning actions into Q1 when you this is an area that happens but with proper planning you want to avoid this as much as possible.

Last personal business point. I run a very profitable online, tele, and brick-n-motar business. Customer Service is the most profitable portion on my business. The cost of aquiring new clients is just over 5x what it costs me to generate business from current clients and refferals. I have a lead product that sells for $195. Average completed ticket price is $486.87 and 12-month revenue of 765.09 plus 3.4 refferals. Without customer service it would be ave ticket if $195 and I would think I would be lucky if I could get $300 out of people in a year.

Attitude plays a very big role in setting and achieving your goals. You must ask yourself if any part of you or your mind holding you back towards completing your simplest goals? If there are any part of your behavior that is being a hindrance or puts your plans into disarray? If you do have problems in these areas then the immediate thing to do is to address this problem. Solutions may include a visit to a doctor or psychiatrist to control your emotions.

Careers are made by good time management practice. Failing in a career is often attributed to bad time management. Careers require a lot from an individual which often makes the career the life of the individual. Plan how far do you want to go into your career.

Education is key in achieving your goals. If your goals require you to have a certain kind of degree or require a certain specialization or demand a certain skill to be developed, make plans in getting the appropriate education.

Your family should never be left out of your plans. If you are just starting out then you have to decide if you want to be a parent or when you want to be a parent. You also have to know if you really would be a good parent and how well would you relate to extended family members

Personal financial situations also play a major role in achieving your goals. Have a realistic goal on how much you really want to earn. You also must be able to create plans or stages by which you will be able to reach your earning potential.

Physically gifted individuals may be able to achieve sports related goals like being in the National Basketball association or National Football League. Determining your physical capabilities should be one of your priorities. Physical limitations could however be conquered with proper planning.

As the saying goes -’All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy’, or something to that effect, is by all means true down to the last the letter. Giving yourself a little pleasure: should be included into your plans.

To start achieving your lifetime goals, set a quarter of a century plan, then break it down to 5 year plans then break it down again to 1 year plans, then 6 month plans then monthly plans, then weekly, then daily.

Then create a things-to-do list for the day.

Always review your plans and prepare for contingencies.

The basics of goal settings should not be so difficult once you get to be familiar with them.