The Man With A Plan

in Self Improvement by Thomas Skavhellen on January 10th, 200911 Comments

Hi guys and Happy New Year to everybody! This is my first post in the new year and it comes a bit to late. So what have I been up to lately since I clearly haven’t done anything on my blog? Well as they say, new year brings new opportunities and also you start a year with blank papers. I needed some time to get my head cleared and start to plan.

You really have to work to succeed, and I feel that I have actually worked too. But still I feel that I’m somewhere on the same spot as I was only a few months ago. I don’t see the big change and the work I’ve put in haven’t really given me the results that I was looking for in that time slot.

So I sat down and started to think things through. Where did I actually wanted to be from the time I started to where I am now? My answer was a stable 5 figure income on a monthly basis. I then asked myself what action should I have taken to get to the goals I had? And guess what, I couldn’t answer that question.

I felt kind of lost and didn’t know what to do. I know I had a bunch of stuff to do. Many people to talk to, stuff I wanted to do, blog post I had to write but some how I couldn’t get started. So I went back to basic and looked over Alex jeffreys first module about planning and taking actions. It was clearly that I haven’t followed all the steps of what I had learned. I was so ready to get started and earning money that instead of planning I just jumped straight to the profit pulling platform and waited for the money to come to me.

Now I am a man with a plan. I sat down and started on my yearly goal. Where do I want to be this time one year from now. I then divided the year down in 4 containing 3 months each. I then take the first 3 months and go in detail for the first month. Then I took those steps for the first month down to week by week and ended with a daily plan for the first week with a final task everyday to plan tomorrow today.

This gives me tons of time saving and believe it or not better sleep. I was often awake through nights always thinking about what to do the next morning. Then when the morning comes I go to my computer, start reading mails and look over comments and traffic for my blog. Then I surf some news and other fun stuff and believe it or not, when the day was over I haven’t done a single thing productive. But now with the planning skills of Alex Jeffreys I’m back on track where most Internet Marketers would have quit or jumped over to the next thing or product.

I’m glad I got this thing started so early this year and by looking at my plan I have a lot to do so I better wrap this up now with a question. Have you made your business plans for 2009?

Thomas Skavhellen

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Responses to “The Man With A Plan”

Lesley Morgan 10.01.2009 um 10:14 pm
Hi Thomas,

Great to read your new post on planning. Good for you on getting it going early.

I have been working on that one for days, off and on. No sleep nights like you!

Had a day today where I feel I did not make much headway, however, I did a number of smaill things on my list. Been at the computer for 9 hours now!! Not a techie person, so the learning curve is very steep for me in that area…sometimes frustrating. I do love learning new things, and compared to 6 weeks ago, I know I have really have made great strides.

This is going to be an amazing year for the Alex Tribe.

See ya soon,

Lesley “UNPACKAGEABLE SPIRIT”

http://www.lesleymorgan.com
http://www.twitter.com/lesleymorgan
Marius Ystenes 10.01.2009 um 11:48 pm
Man – I can soooo relate to this.

And I think most entrepreneurs, at least those that are doing business online, can relate to the same thing as well.

It’s so easy to get distracted when you sit in front of the computer.

So many impressions. So many things to do. So many things you should to. A little bit of that
and little bit of that.

But what’s funny is that most people out in a “real job” are only productive for about 2-3 hours a day as well, and once we entrepreneurs master this we can truly enjoy 2-3 hour work days and take the rest of the time off. So it’s clearly one of the most important skills to learn.

And as Steven Covey writes in his “7 habits for highly successful people”-book, it’s not about ‘time-management’ – it’s about ‘managing yourself in time’.

I’ve found with myself, that if I don’t plan out what I’m going to do beforehand, and then go through the list step by step and just concentrate on one subject and task until it is done, I’m constantly feeling unproductive or even ‘guilty’ to myself for not being productive and instead wasting my time on non-money-making activities.

So even though I’ve actually accomplished quite a bit during a day, I would still have that unproductive-feeling at the end of the day. But if I write it out and actually do it – it feels great.

I think this is almost an artform, which really pays when you’ve got it all figured out. Great stuff about setting plans for the entire year and then break it up into quarters, weeks and days.

See you at the top (and the beaches of the world), Thomas! Keep the great posts comming!
Gary SIMPSON 11.01.2009 um 3:40 am
Thomas,

Your new header looks fantastic man! It is SO much better than the first one. That really had little or no meaning for me. This one is a BRAND! It very clearly identifies the WIDLAS mission.

Well done mate!

Gary SIMPSON
Thomas Skavhellen 11.01.2009 um 12:21 pm
Lesley Morgan: Yes, I think many of us didn’t care to much about this planing thing. Or if someone did, they didn’t follow it by the book everyday. I’m frustrated if I wake up and go to bed without doing anything productive.

It’s all about learning Lesley. I may come off as a tech guy, but there is a lot of stuff I don’t know yet too. I’m just looking forward to solving the money making part. Then spending a lot of time in front of the computer doesn’t feel that bad :)

Marius Ystenes: Hi buddy! So true, the computer or even more The Internet is filled with stuff to click on. It’s hard to get done what you really need to do get done on a daily basic. But I know if we just help each other out we can really succeed in this.

Looking forward to meeting you in about 2 weeks. Coming to Oslo for a business meeting. Talk to you soon!

Gary SIMPSON: Thanks for helping me with ideas and such. I totally agree with you on the old design. It didn’t say anything else then pretty.. hehe. Now I feel that I have a brand and I’m using it all over the place now.

Seen my Twitter page? http://www.twitter.com/skavhellen

My Cartoon face and chalkboard is all over the net LOL!
Gary SIMPSON 12.01.2009 um 4:01 am
Fantastic Thomas,

Glad you are now being seen for the brand instead of the bland – a little play on words.

Regards

Gazz-Man
Colin 13.01.2009 um 10:23 am
Hi Thomas,

You ok!

I can relate to your post. I have started to use Gary Simpson’s daily planner, which I find a great help. In fact a friend of mine saw me using it and asked for a copy….another 73 pages! Gazz-Man owes me a ream now!

Got distracted today. My wife asked me to look at the 1911 UK census which is available today, she was looking for old ancestors! See what I mean.

Not too sure about your header (trying to be polite) the old one was ok.! Dean was on about changing his, mind you he was looking at spending $3000, but I think public opinion suggested he should save his money.

Content that counts, and yours is well worth following!

Cheers

Colin
Ross 13.01.2009 um 2:06 pm
Nice work getting started and getting your blog setup. Im trying to get a complete list of all the students for my blogroll and to get to know everyone. Please email with your full name, link, and twitter link if you have one. Best wishes, Ross The Boss
Paull Hamilton 16.01.2009 um 3:33 pm
Hi Thomas, I love your Widlas header. I am in the process of trying to brand myself. It’s not an easy thing to do, but other peoples comments help in that direction. I really do think our team spirit is something else, everybody helping each other and pleased when one of us has success. If you have the time would you come over to my site and leave a comment, I would appreciate it very much.
Paull
Paull Hamilton 17.01.2009 um 11:39 am
Hi Thomas, my apologies but when I posted my comment above I neglected to change my url to http:// only.
I really would appreciate your visiting my site to see my latest post as it concerns a poll about Alex.
Thanks in anticipation.
Paull
maeva 17.01.2009 um 5:35 pm
I\’ve heard of people talking such a discussion around in the city although.