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One of the most frustrating things I have had to deal with is how to stay organized and focused on my goals every day. In my quest to figure this out, I've studied many time management systems. I've purchased many computer software programs. I've bought many different planners--sometimes several within the same year. Daily planners. Weekly planners. Monthly planners. And I've purchased about 5 different electric organizers. And I've kept several planners simultaneously. I'm almost embarrassed to say that I have literally spent thousands of dollars to find a system that works for me. I've asked myself many, many times "How could such a simple thing, such a basic but critical skill be so hard to master?" What a great affirmation eh? And I've repeated it many, many times with emotional intensity. No wonder it was tough. The Turning Point in My Search Well the turning point came to me while studying Anthony Robbins breakthrough OPA system and his Time of Your Life program. His program taught me the folly of managing my life through to-do lists and the absolutely critical importance of staying relentlessly focused on my goals every day. I knew this before, but his system really brought home what it takes to make that happen in an organized manner. When I first discovered his program, I thought I had finally found the answer to my problem; however, it proved too time consuming for me to maintain. And I felt that there were some elements that were overemphasized for my purposes (such as defining my purpose for every single outcome no matter how small). And I started to feel like I was starting over every day. Please don't misunderstand me. There are few people I respect more than Tony Robbins. There are few people who have had a greater positive impact on my life. But I ultimately decided that while the basic psychology of his approach was perfect for me, the application was too impractical. I needed something simpler for me to use every day. Having said that, I HIGHLY recommend his "Time Of Your Life" audio series. It is the best personal resource management program that I have discovered. The system I'm describing here is certainly no substitute for studying his program or the programs of others. I also found that to make consistent progress, I had to place more emphasis on measuring my specific progress daily. While Tony mentions the importance of measuring progress, his system didn't offer me a simple, systematic way of doing it other than perhaps making a note in my journal. Also, while I agree with Tony that to manage your life with a to do list is folly, I have still found it extremely useful as a supplemental way of staying organized in terms of the actual sequence of activities. The Type of System I Required One day I decided that I was going to develop my own system. My requirements were as follows: 1. It had to be SIMPLE. In my quest to better manage my life, I ended up with systems that were just to complicated. Multiple planners, etc. It had to be simple and I had to be able to keep it in a SINGLE binder. 2. It had to be TEACHABLE. I wanted to have a system that I could easily teach to others. Especially present and future employees so that everyone is following a simple system that focuses on end results. I want to be able to explain it in just a few simple steps. 3. It had to use common planners that were already on the market. I'm partial to Daytimers because I like the format and love the paper, but it had to be a system that people could use regardless of their choice of planner. Or if they even wanted to use a blank notebook. 4. It had to be relentlessly focused on results (and a bias towards fast results). As I've already noted, simple, uncategorized to do lists seldom work. 5. It had to allow for using simple to do lists for managing activities moment-to-moment. 6. It had to provide a simple way for measuring results daily. I know some people find that simply crossing off activities is sufficient or making a note in their journal, but I needed a more precise way of measuring my progress everyday. The reinforcement helps keep me moving towards my goals. So... the system I came up with for myself is called RAP which stands for Results-focused Action Plan. While it may be the same thing as "outcomes," I prefer to think in terms of results rather than outcomes. I believe that the system I developed meets all of my original requirements. Now The Really Good
News: I've written a free e-book on Power Affirmations titled, "Power Affirmations: Power Positive Conditioning for your Subconscious Mind." Inside the book there is a chapter that fully explains my RAP Planning System. It's so simple it only takes a chapter to explain, but I believe you will use it the rest of your life. When you use the system, there are no forms to buy, there's no seminar to attend, etc. In addition to the information about my RAP planning process, you can see all the other great things I've written about Power Affirmations and how you can use them to manage your life (not just your time) and achieve your goals.
If you want to improve your life, start by improving the quality of your thought habits. Power Affirmations are a great way to do this. I have decided to share this technique via my free e-book with anyone else around the world who is interested--nothing is held back. The free e-book has 18 chapters and is over 70 81/2 x 11 pages long. There is a lot of free material in this book--new material I developed for myself that you won't find anywhere else. You are already talking to yourself. Isn't it time to improve the conversation?
What You Will Learn in this E-Book
Having Problems Opening PDF Files On Your Computer? Occasionally, someone runs into a problem downloading PDF files over the internet. I've done some research on the web to see if there are articles about problems opening PDF files. Here's a couple of links that may be helpful to you:
http://www.tis.purdue.edu/html/helpdesk/tisapps/openpdf.htm It looks like the cleanest solution is to make certain that you are using the most current version of Adobe Reader (the download is free from www.adobe.com) and saving the file to your hard drive first before you try to open it. To do that, just right click on the link and select "Save Target As". Then open the file from your hard drive after it is downloaded. If you still run into difficulties, please feel free to email me at whmarshall@poweraffirmations.com. I am committed to doing everything I can to help you get this e-book. But if you run into problems, I can't help you unless you let me know. Power Affirmations Blog and Newsletter You can read the latest articles I've posted about affirmations, positive thinking, and success by visiting my Power Affirmations Blog. The address is at http://www.poweraffirmations.blogs.com. If you want to be notified when I post new articles, just join my free newsletter. Just enter your name and email address in the form below I'd love for us to stay in touch, but whether or not that happens is up to you.
Don't Hold My Low Prices Against Me... There is a school of thought among some marketers that you have to charge high (sometimes outrageously high) prices for your products in order to establish value and show a profit. The thinking is if you don't highly value yourself (by charging high prices), your customers won't value you as much. There are stories these people quote where their unit sales increased significantly when they started to charge a significant premium. For myself, I am proud to be able to offer these products for free or for low cost. My mission is to help as many people as possible. Eventually, tens of thousands--even millions of people. I know that if I am able to do that through free and low cost products, amazing opportunities will open up for me over time . For example, just think of how much easier it will be to get a publishing deal or a record deal if I am able to demonstrate that there are millions of people all around the world who know who I am and have a favorable opinion of me and my thoughts. And that I have permission to occasionally communicate with them when I have something new of high value to offer. This is a long term strategy to use the low cost distribution tools of the internet to help a lot of people. I can afford to do this because I'm a one man operation with low overhead and low distribution costs. I've decided to pass the savings to you and others just like you. I trust you will not hold the fact that these products are either free or low cost against me. These are high quality thought tools and this material is valuable. This information will change your life for the better if you consistently use them.
Why so much free content?...Am I Crazy??? Why am I offering you this book for free at this time? Simple. I'm absolutely committed to helping people use affirmations to improve their lives. People just like you. Eventually millions of people just like you. Let me be direct: I'm out to change the world. Or at least a significant part of it. I'm out to prove that with the internet, it is possible over time that one sincere and committed person can help millions of people improve their lives. Yes, this is unusual. And whacky. I think it's just crazy (and remarkable) enough to make a real difference. Won't you take a moment and join me?
My belief is that you will study and use this material to help you improve your life and the lives of others. If you take this information and use it to earn hundreds, or thousands, or millions for yourself, then I have accomplished one of my primary objectives of helping to creating new wealth within the human economy. And that helps us all. Believe it or not, this is just a sincere way of giving to others out of gratitude for what has been given to me. Some successful people give away money. I'd rather give away knowledge people can use to make themselves successful. Besides, I truly believe that... You Cannot Out Give Good People I believe that whatever I unselfishly give to others will continuously return to me in unexpected, profound, and rich ways. Some of the benefits are spiritual. Some are in some way physical (for example, financial). The chain of causation never really ends. By the way, I believe the same is true for you to. So find new, low risk ways to help other people today. Your only limit is your imagination. One way you may start immediately is by sharing this information with others. With profound gratitude, Bill Marshall P.S. If you like jazz (similar to Frank Sinatra, Bobby Darin, and Harry Connick, Jr.), you might enjoy my music CD "Moonlight Becomes You." Using Power Affirmations made it possible for me to create this self-funded CD (my first!). Click the cover below to listen to clips so you can hear for yourself how excellent it turned out. Power Affirmations WORK! Or go to http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/hmarshall. (FYI, Harrison Marshall is my stage name).
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