Today let’s talk about getting things done and accomplishing your goals with a specific process – Plan, Do, Review.
It may help to think about this in terms of taking a road trip.
If you are going to drive from Dallas to New York City, you don’t just hop in the car and start driving in the direction of New York City, do you? More than likely, you are going to start by planning your trip.
Do you do this for your goals?
Plan, Do, Review
Planning is the process of taking the time to think through the steps necessary to accomplish something. Doing is putting those steps into action. And review is checking in on the progress, comparing it to the end result and verifying that you are moving in the right direction.
So what would this look like in the example above.
Plan
What is the purpose of the trip? How long are you going to be gone? What type of attire do you need? Is the trip personal or business? What personal affects should you take? Is anyone traveling with you? When do you need to arrive? When do you need to leave? What route are you going to take? How long is it going to take for you to pack?, etc.
For something like driving to New York, most of your planning is probably done in your head. You instinctively know that you have some minimum level of requirements for the trip and you prepare appropriately.
Do
This is the actual action that you take to accomplish the goal; that includes packing your bags, printing directions, loading the car and driving the distance.
Review
And along the way, there will be twists and turns, stops for fuel and food and you will monitor your progress against the pre-planned path that you intended to take. If you run into a roadblock, or some other difficulty, you might alter the plan a little, but you are still headed for the same end goal.
You can be proactive about using the plan, do, review process for getting things done, make sure to apply this to your personal and business goals and see where it takes you.
