| Going into your workday and waiting for things to | | | | would just come into the office and go with the |
| happen, and then reacting to them is not a very | | | | flow. I would wait for the phone to ring, or for a |
| productive way of doing things. You may as well be | | | | customer to walk in. The time in between was all |
| going into your workday blind.This is why it is so very | | | | just dead time, and my day would drag.The action |
| important to have an action plan.An action plan, | | | | plan is designed to keep you focused, and make you |
| simply put, is a plan of action, there just is no other | | | | productive during your work day.The action plan also |
| way to say it.Your action plan should be built piece by | | | | works as a time table. It splits your day up into |
| piece, based on what it is you want to have | | | | segments. Think of every next stage of your action |
| accomplished during your work week.For starters, | | | | plan as something to look forward to. This will get |
| take a pen and a piece of paper, and write the days | | | | you through your day at a much more productive |
| of the week across the top of the page. Below each | | | | pace.When you leave your office at night, you want |
| day of the week, write down the number's one | | | | the feeling of accomplishment, not the feeling as |
| through five, with some space in between to | | | | though you have wasted an entire day. The action |
| write.Next to each number, under the given days, | | | | plan will give you the feeling of |
| write down your goals, or what it is you want to | | | | accomplishment.Sometimes we need to go back to |
| achieve during those times of the day. When you are | | | | basics. We need to start at the beginning, and do the |
| finished, put it in a place where you can readily see | | | | things that made us successful to begin with.Your |
| it.When I was working in the mortgage industry, this | | | | work day can be stressful, and your action plan can |
| is how I would make my action plan. I was taught a | | | | be a positive way to keep you focused on your daily |
| similar way, but this is what worked for me, and | | | | goals, and your mind off of anything stressful.So |
| nobody said it had to be rocket science.For instance, | | | | before you start another work day, put together an |
| I would start my Mondays off doing my reports, | | | | action plan. It doesn't have to be fancy, it only has to |
| after that I would make my follow up phone calls | | | | be want you want to accomplish day to day |
| from the previous day's customers' sessions. I would | | | | throughout the week. Best of Luck!This article may |
| continue on down my action plan to number five, and | | | | be reproduced by anyone at any time, as long as the |
| if time allotted, I would add a few things.I would | | | | authors name and reference links are kept in tact |
| create a new action plan every Friday afternoon. This | | | | and active.Jay Conners has more than fifteen years |
| way I was prepared for the coming week and I | | | | of experience in the banking and Mortgage Industry, |
| knew exactly what I would be doing day to day, | | | | He is the owner of a mortgage resource site, he is |
| hour to hour.Before I started using action plans, I | | | | also the owner of a mortgage lead company. |