I am not a 7 figure consultant yet, but I will be posting several things that I have done in order to get to my goal, which is to get to 7 figure profits per year as a consultant.  I welcome comments and questions on the subject.

Your Daily/Weekly/Monthly Goal Action List

I agree with Michael Masterson in the subject of planning ahead daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly.  In Seven Years to Seven Figures, Masterson goes over making a daily, weekly, and monthly to-do type of list.  I have also done Tony Robbins coaching, and he also has a similar philosophy in planning ahead, but it is more in terms of goal setting.  Making these to-do lists are more like a Goal Settings Action list. I call it a “Goal Action list.”

15 Minutes Daily

Putting ideas to paper is far more effective than just daydreaming. If you wake up 15 minutes earlier each day to write down your to-do list, your day can be far more effective.  You do this every day first thing in the morning, and then you plan for your weekly list for 15 minutes on Sunday afternoon. The weekly list are more general and will be used as a guide for your daily lists.  The monthly list can be created in 15 min during the weekend prior to the month ending. This list will contain high level goals that you will accomplish weekly/daily.  I have templates for jotting down your daily, weekly, and monthly actions.  I will be posting them on this blog very soon.

Taking Actions

Creating these Daily/Weekly/Monthly Goal Action lists are not just for jotting down what you have to do or think you are obligated to do.  You want to have at least 10 - 25% of your action items be things that will be getting you ahead or to the next level.  For example: If you want to be on your way to being a millionaire consultant, you want to put aside time to learn new things, get referrals, or prospect for new business.

Evaluating Your Lists

It is a good idea to put each Goal Action list’s paper in a notebook and evaluate them each week/month.  You should start to see trends pretty quickly. Basically, what you want to do is to see how much of a percentage of the action items you write down are being done.  If you see that only 25% are being done, find a way to be more productive, or jot down actions that you think will inspire you more.  You can also be creating a wish list instead of an action list. Do not focus on too many items. You might want to start with just 8-10 items a day.

The next post should have templates for you, and I will explain what system I use to make sure I prioritize and finish these Goal Action items.