Why does Values-Based Financial Planning™ have me put everything on my calendar?

Your calendar is an extremely important tool in the area of time management … and the better you manage your time, the better you manage your results. By putting things on your calendar, you’re making an appointment with yourself to do those things that you know need to be done. The only question becomes whether you’ll honor your commitment.

By putting something on your calendar, you’ve made it “real.” You’ve allocated the time and determine when that time will be honored. Then, it’s only a matter of whether you’re willing to honor your commitment. Either way, you’ll benefit. If you complete the action item, you’ll be on target to accomplish your Goals. If you don’t … you have a clear understanding of why you’re failing short of your Goals. As Bill Bachrach says, “The success of what you’re currently doing is based upon the foundation of what immediately preceded it.”

If you do the work, you’ll get the results. If you don’t do the work, ask yourself, “Why?” Then, compare the importance of whatever you did instead … versus what you were suppose to do, and measure the effect each task had (or would have had) on helping you accomplish your Goals for the reasons that are important to you. That’s why one of the best habits you can develop is to take a few moments to review your Success Road Map® each day to remind yourself of what’s important in your life … and why. Then, spend your time in a way that helps you make progress towards your Goals.

Remember … “It’s not about comfort … it’s about getting results.” – Bill Bachrach