Success Step #4: Action - Take Action NOW!
Glass Ceiling Breakthrough of ImageThat!, LLC
Part 4 of 7 of The IMAGE Success System (Imagine, Manage, Act, Grow, Enjoy!)
This should be a fun part of making your Imagine happen. This is where you start to see some results - but only if you take action! And remember, after each action you take, you get to Enjoy!
Let's review your Manage, or your plan. What are the main parts of the plan? Make a schedule and implement each part of your plan in succession. Remember the key steps to Manage - Scope, Money and Time.
For example, if you are planning a trip, you will look first at budget. You have already done your research, so you should now have an approximate cost associated. Do you have that money already in your bank account? If not, how are you going to get it?
To make sure you get the money, set up an automatic deposit into a travel savings account. After you set the amount, decide when you want to go on this vacation (Time)? Take the estimated cost of the trip and divide it by the number of months until that time. Round up. That is the amount you want to put into your travel savings account each month.
If the monthly amount seems unreasonable, then figure out how to make it reasonable! Maybe you should cut back on lunches out (save $10/day x 20 = $200/month). Make your own coffee instead of going to a coffee shop ($4/day x 20 = $80/month). That is $280 a month! And if you plan on going in three months, 3 x $280 = $840. How easy is that? Think of other things that you can cut back on. Keep in mind that this is temporary until you make your Imagine happen.
Now, another way to make your budget work is to take action and adjust the amount of time it will take to get to your Imagine. So, if you are planning a trip, maybe you can't do it in three months, but certainly can in six months. $280/month x 6 = $1,686. That should be plenty. You don't have to stay at a 5 star resort. I find that staying at “medium” hotels more authentic and relaxed anyway.
See how simple it can be to take Action? Just do it. Set up automatic ways to make the cost not an issue. What comes next? Grow and learn!
Next week we will take another break from The IMAGE Success System so you have more time to take Action on your Imagine. But as with all of the steps, make sure you write down what is working and what isn't about your manage and action. This is very important to help you make sure to adjust your manage accordingly.
Remember to post a comment on the forum as to how The IMAGE Success System is working for you! Positive reinforcement and feedback are the most important things to a person's ability to move forward. Let us all reinforce each other!
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Monica is a Personal Branding Expert and Image Coach for ImageThat! and Publisher of Glass Ceiling Breakthrough Online Magazine for professional women who want more success now. http://imagethat.biz
Article submitted Monday, February 06, 2012 & read 2 times.
Monica Molstad Baresh is President of ImageThat!, LLC. (http://imagethat.biz) She is a business image and etiquette consultant, personal branding expert, corporate trainer and public speaker. She is also the publisher of Glass Ceiling Breakthrough Online Magazine. (http://glassceilingbreakthrough.com) She is the creator of The IMAGE Success System, a simple step-by-step project management process that can be used in business and in life. She is also the creator of The RESPECT system, a quick guide to master e-Etiquette to build your online presence.
Monica is a Certified Business Project Manager from New York University, a Certified Fashion Stylist from Fashion Image Institute and has a BA in Psychology from the University of Minnesota. Her more than 20 years of experience in the business world spans a variety of areas, including management, project management, business etiquette, image consulting, social services, technology and training. Her unique blend of experience, strong communication skills, breezy style and contagious enthusiasm make her a delightful and engaging presenter and a passionate coach and trainer.
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