Lesson Twelve: Create Your Weekly Tracking Spreadsheet ACTION: Create a Spreadsheet that Tracks Your Weekly Progress! Congratulations, you have created a lot of great systems and processes that will help you achieve your goals in the timeframe you have established. There is just one more spreadsheet you will want to create. In reviewing your annual activity tracking spreadsheet, you will now create one to track your progress on a weekly basis. This will then feed into your annual/monthly tracking sheet. Hint : Not all the activities you track on a monthly/annual basis will be on your daily/weekly tracking spreadsheet. For example, you may calculate your income only on a monthly basis so you don t need to have this on your daily/weekly spreadsheet. You may do some activities once per month, once per quarter, or even two times per year. These are activities that would only reside on your monthly/annual spreadsheet. The weekly tracking spreadsheet is a subset of your annual one. See the sample weekly tracking spreadsheet on the next page. Begin to create your weekly tracking spreadsheet now. Remember that calendaring each of your activities is critical to your success and progress. Determine how much time you think each activity will take and then add a little more time to it, like 1015 minutes. Schedule the time on your calendar and then honor your calendar. You will want to make sure to schedule personal and business activities alike. This way you know exactly what you can and can t do. There aren t enough hours in a day to do it all at least for most of us. Of course, you probably already figured this out for yourself a long time ago. Always keep in mind that all your goals are your goals. They aren t the goals of someone else. You have to believe in yourself and 61
your goals. If you don t believe that your goals are possible in the realm of reality, it will be very difficult for you to achieve them. If you don t exude confidence in your goals, it will be hard for you to achieve them. You have come a long way and are now on the path to achieving even greater successes. The more you focus on those highest payoff activities and do the work necessary, you will achieve all your goals in the timeframes you have established. You will fulfill what is truly important to you in life. Now, create your weekly tracking spreadsheet before going on to the next lesson. 62
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Progress Report! It s me, checking in on how you are progressing... You want to continually measure progress to your goals and celebrate progress. It helps when you focus on the progress and not the goal as a whole. Sometimes goals as a whole can be too big and intimidating. When you break them down into more manageable pieces and measure progress to those goals, it becomes much easier. Continue to celebrate progress! What changes have you made to experience the progress you have made so far? What changes do you still need to make to you can experience even greater progress toward your goals? What, if anything, is standing in your way of achieving the most progress possible? What steps can you take now to eliminate or minimize the obstacles that stand before you? Continue to remain focused on those actions you know you need to do in order to get closer to creating your ideal life. My wish for you is that you can ultimately experience what is truly important to you in your life. Make it fun! You are doing great! Let s keep going! Notes: 65
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