Story: Daily execution

Do you have a clear goal? For that, what do you have to do today?

When I watch a motivational video on YouTube, many people tell us that. For me, I would like to meet people beyond nationality in my life. I would like to use my skills and experience to local society.

I gradually found my life purpose, but I am not always clear about what I do. I am not sure about the impact after my daily action. I want to improve the value of my daily activity. Therefore, I would like to make an action plan visually.

Top 3 Habits of Successful Freelancers (17 Years of Freelance Experience)

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– Never eat alone
– Keep learning ✔️
– Tracking

Flux: 5 Lessons From $0 to $300k Design Freelance

– Relationship ✔️
– Finance
– Take risks
– Provide more values
– Delegate
– Keep learning ✔️

Before making a plan, I wanted to remind a basic principle as a freelance.

My Yearly Planning Template

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Yearly Planning
– Mid Term Vision 2025
– – Business
– – Life

– 2020 goals
– – Goals
– – Why it matters
– – Obstacles
– – Skills & Knowlidge I need
– – People who can help me

– Current State Diagnosis
– – Facts
– – Core Challenges
– – Hidden Leverage
– – Diagnosis
– – Possible Solutions
– – Strategy

– Action plans
– – Assumption
– – Target 2020 Revenue

– – Q1
– – – Initiative
– – – Key Priolity
– – – Target

– – Q2
– – – Initiative
– – – Key Priolity
– – – Target

– – Q3
– – – Initiative
– – – Key Priolity
– – – Target

– – Q4
– – – Initiative
– – – Key Priolity
– – – Target

– Personal Development
– – Goals
– – Online Courses
– – Events

– Random Ideas

– Q1
– – January Tasks
– – February Tasks
– – MarchTasks

How to Hit All of Your Goals | My Daily Documentation Process

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Year 2020
– January
– – Week 1
– – – Day 1 Jan 1
– – – – – Daily Documentation(keep on track)
– – – – – – Progress Made
– – – – – – What I did well
– – – – – – What my stuck with
– – – – – – How will tomorrow be better
– – – – – – *Review at the end of the day

– – – Day 2 Jan 2
– – – Day 3 Jan 3
– – – Day 4 Jan 4
– – – Day 5 Jan 5
– – *Review at the end of the week

Notion

Notion: All-in-one workspace – One tool for your whole team. Write, plan, and get organized.

I am a Notion user. If you are an individual, that’s enough.

coda

The video recommends Coda. Coda looks good. Google Sheets also okay. We should not pay money for these services if you don’t use them for business. He quite easily mentions subscription, but I don’t want to increase expenses. I am cost-sensitive as an ordinally freelance graphic/web designer.

Conclusion: Agile strategy

Some people say to focus on the present. Some people say to the importance of long-term goals. Either way, we need a strategy.

We have to know a destination. A backpacker without a plan is enjoyable, but life is only one time. Young age may be okay. They can turn back the way anytime. Once we passed a certain age, we have to determine, take responsibility for our life.

I will pre-apply an action plan this year. I will take an action in 2021.

Reference:

indeed: How to Write an Action Plan to Help You Achieve Your Goal
Creately: The Easy Guide to Developing an Effective Action Plan