Purpose and planning as it should be The new PlanPlus Online personal planning and organizing experience is designed to take you on the journey from the vague to the specific. From the vague ideas in your head to a specific action. From a dream in your heart to the specific action to be done at the [...]
Behaviors are the foundation of processes--and at the foundation of behaviors are habits. Habits consist of three elements. In fact, these three elements govern any habit. Let’s start at the beginning... What is a habit? It’s a shortcut for the brain, habits makes things more efficient. How do habits work? Charles Duhig breaks down [...]
By not taking a few minutes for daily planning you may be tripping yourself on the way to winning the day. Even if you’re working harder than anyone you know—but not working on the most important, high-leverage tasks—you may not be as productive as someone who works half as much as you! Here’s how to [...]
Once, an old farmer was known around town for being exceptionally good at making sure the furrows in his field were absolutely straight. One day, a young man asked the farmer to tell him his secret. The old farmer quietly explained that, while plowing each row, he picked some sort of object, like a tree, [...]
Why do typical “Software Only” implementations fail? Implementing a CRM is much more than a standalone project accounted for by a single individual, it’s a business philosophy that affects your entire company. Some companies struggle to get widespread adoption of new software systems because they fail to address the underlying systems, processes, communication, and [...]
We can all agree that goal setting is good. But if goals are so good, why aren’t we doing it more often? The truth is, while most of us have been trained to set goals—most of us have not been trained to achieve goals. PlanPlus Online CEO Keith Norris has spent years examining the most [...]
Typically, real estate professionals think that the Holidays are a time to just “forget about making money because no-one is buying/selling.” While there may be some statistical truth to this as far as closings go, it doesn’t have to be true for the momentum of your business. Here are a few ideas for you to [...]
The idea of making New Year's resolutions is, in fact, not very new! Babylonians made promises to their gods at the start of each year that they would return borrowed objects and pay their debts. The Romans began each year by making promises to the god Janus—for whom the month of January is named. In Medieval [...]
The Importance of Weekly Planning and Scheduling Realize it or not, your week has rocks—big ones, small ones, and even some sand and water! “Rocks” are a metaphor for the biggest priorities of the week. (See The Story of the Big Rocks in the sidebar and how it relates to weekly planning.) In both [...]
If you’re like most PlanPlus Online Essentials customers, every day of the week there are vitally important things you want to do—and yet, you’re just not getting to them. Good thing for you, discovering your mission statement will help you accomplish these things. Here are some of the reasons people choose PlanPlus Online Essentials—do [...]
Every year, the city where I live hosts a triathlon. Top athletes (triathletes) from all over the world attend. In order to make the course route safe, the city barricades dozens of streets. You can imagine, it would be a disaster to allow regular traffic to drive on the same route while the participants were [...]
At your next team meeting, ask these five important questions: Can we speak up and take risks without feeling insecure or embarrassed? Can we count on each other to do high-quality work on time? Are goals, roles, and execution plans on our time clear? Are we working on something that is personally important for each [...]
