RPM, or What Am I Getting Myself Into?

I'm swinging around the idea of working my way through the Tony Robbins Rapid Planning Method (RPM) process again.

For those of you not in the know, RPM is quite possibly the mac-daddy of planner programs. The way it's designed is large, cumbersome and time-consuming. Makes Franklin-Covey look downright amateurish.

I'm not knocking it. RPM, that is. For some people, it's the planner system that works. But for me, it's a huge time-suck. And the binder is like carrying a large brick all the time. For these reasons, I only plan on doing a part of it. Not embracing the whole system.

I once spent a weekend filling almost an entire college-ruled spiral notebook with an RPM plan. At the time, I was running an x-ray department at an Air Force medical facility so there was plenty on my plate. But like I said earlier, RPM = Time Suck so, I streamlined it to suit my needs at the time. And boy, did it work.

But times change.

Now, I'm retired from the USAF and am a general x-ray tech at a large trauma center with no where near the responsibilities that I had before. My life has been pretty aimless for quite a long while now.

Once I get into my new place, I'm going to sit and go through the discovery process, called "The Magnificent Seven" again. I think this will help me develop the focus I need to progress.

We'll see.