Hi everyone,

My name's Lewis - this is my first real post on here, although I've been lurking, reading and soaking-in a lot from the brilliant posts I see on here every day. Thank you everyone for... well, just for being you and asking, sharing, debating and sometimes bikering on a public platform - I feel like a fly on the wall in a room full of great business minds whenever I come on this site.

Enough with the gushing , my question today relates to anyone who has reached a point in their business where they are seeing massive progress, can see a tipping point just over the horizon and personally feel hungrier and more motivated then ever before.

I feel/experience all of the above currently, and a by-product seems to be flurry's of new ideas. For current business, for future businesses, for personal goals and all around development. I've been through the tranches enough to know that these ups and pro-longed periods of inspiration and 'flow' are constantly at war with 'downs' and dry-patches, where inspiration is lacking and everything seems that little bit harder. It's all part of the journey.

What I would like to know, however, is how others manage to schedule their ideas for implementation?

Do you just use a calendar and set deadlines for different projects? Perhaps you just have a big list of ideas and randomly pick one from time to time to execute on? Or do you just go with the flow and do what feels right at the current moment?

I ask this as I have a rudimentary GTD system that helps me with the day-to-day hustle, but I feel I am lacking in the long term vision area. I'm thinking of just using two big magnetic boards, drawing a line down the middle and placing magnets for ideas or projects I have in order, working sequentially through them and adding/removing new projects to adjust for life/market/knowledge changes as I go.

Any thoughts appreciated

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You have to find out what works for you. People learn, track, implement ideas, and get s*** done in different ways, and with all of the technology out today you may find what best suits your personality.

For me, having a SPECIFIC goal sheet w/ a deadline is very helpful for me. All of these short-term goals build up to my 5 year goal, which is what I cap it at because you can never predict where you will be in 5 years. So 3 month, 1 year, and 5 year goals.

I revisit these goals everyday, and make sure that I am working toward them with every action I take. A checklist helps me stay accountable each day - 5-10 task that I must get done before I even think about relaxing. If I get these things done, than I feel (pretty) accomplished for the day.

But if you are working on a project/business to make cold, hard dough, you have to put ALL your effort into it. Everyday you should be putting in AT LEAST 5 hours into it (depending on your current J.O.B situation and lifestyle). I have a friend who jumps from lilypad to lilypad each 3-5 months, and while he makes marginal cash, if he put all his focus into it he could be automating and banking like a boss. Hope this helps a bit

Jaws,

Great insight there, that 3 month, 1 year and 5 year goal concept is something that I've done before but not kept myself in check with. Funnily enough, just setting those goals (mostly the 1 year challenges) has set me on a path very different from the path I was on before, and sub-consciously has helped me naturally focus on projects with real scope, instead of jumping from opportunity to opportunity like I used to.

Putting in the work (a mentor of mine calls this "finding your 5 hours" like you did) and having that singularity of purpose isn't too much of an issue right now. I more just need a sort of dashboard to quickly glance at my progress, consider changes in my long term goals and plan (wherever possible) accordingly.