INNER CIRCLE TRAINING | Rapid Planning Method®

Session 1

HOW RPM™ PLANNING BENEFITS YOU

It's tough to make an effective plan for your day, week or year without a plan for your life. That's why, unlike
traditional planning methods that have you checking off to-dos, RPM takes a “top down” approach that starts with
your Ultimate Vision and Purpose – what you really want and why – and keeps you connected every day. Besides
getting you to your Result faster (it is called the Rapid Planning Method® after all!) RPM also improves your life in all
these ways:

Real Results & Accomplishment

With RPM you never get to the end of a “busy” day feeling like you spun your wheels and nothing important got
done. RPM prevents you from “mistaking movement for achievement.”

Maximum Choice And Flexibility

RPM thinking says there are many ways to get your result and you do NOT have to do everything on your action
list. (Trust us, deleting unnecessary actions is VERY fulfilling!)

Makes Planning Fun

RPM makes the process of planning enjoyable because it keeps you firmly focused on what you really want in your
life and why. You'll want to spend time there!

Reduces Stress Instantly

With RPM you'll see how many of the overwhelming “to-dos” in your head actually relate to just a few Results, so
you can simplify your focus and turn “more into less.” (We call this “chunking” and you're going to love it!)

More Time For What Matters To You

What you focus on expands. As you shift your focus to Results – and away from low-value tasks, to-dos and other
people's priorities – you'll find you suddenly have time for the things and people you care about.

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ACTIVITY
WITHOUT
PURPOSE IS
THE DRAIN
TO A LIFE OF
FULFILLMENT.
Part 1: The Foundation of RPM™ Planning
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Part 1: The Rapid Planning Method® (RPM™)

The Rapid Planning Method is a proven system for taking anything you can envision and making it real.
The strategy behind RPM is different from any other project management system or productivity tool on
the market because it focuses you on three specific things:

1. Gaining absolute clarity about the Results you’re committed to achieve

2. Tapping into a Purpose that compels you to follow through: the emotional drive inside you (and your
team) that keeps you going, even when the inevitable obstacles show up
3. Giving you a flexible, Massive Action Plan that maximizes the choices available to you as you move
toward your Results

The 3 Questions of RPM

There are a lot of ways you can use RPM to take your business to the next level. The first
step, however, is as simple as training yourself to ask and answer three questions on an
ongoing basis:

R What do I really want? What’s my outcome? What’s the specific Result I’m committed to
achieve?

P Why do I want to do this? Why is it a “must” for me? What’s my real Purpose?

M What specific actions can I take in order to achieve this Result? What’s my Massive
Action Plan?

Whether you’re planning a day, a week, a project, or even a conversation with someone, when you
focus on what you want (the Result you’re committed to achieve) and why you want it (your Purpose),
you’ll take different and more effective actions to get to where you want to be.

For example, you might have “Call John Smith” on your to-do list. Without defining what you want out of
the conversation, however, you could call John and cross it off your list, and still not have accomplished
anything meaningful. Instead, if you first ask yourself, “What’s the Result I want from my conversation
with John?” and then, associate to the reasons why it’s important to you, you’re going to have a much
more effective conversation with John.

“Questions are the laser of human consciousness.

They concentrate our focus and determine what we feel and do.”
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RPM™ Blocks: The Basic Building Block of Any RPM Plan

There are just three parts to any RPM plan and they coincide with the three questions of RPM.
Look at the below example to see how an RPM block is created:

MASSIVE ACTION PLAN RESULT PURPOSE

How can I best achieve it now? What do I want? Why do I want it?

1. Create a weekly chart to track my progress (weight I want my body to feel no u rished, • Be pain free & enjoy the gift of my amazing body!
& measurements)* energetic, healthy, and strong by • Boundless energy to play with my two young sons
2. Schedule 1 hour for meal prep on Sundays enjoyab ly gain ing 7kg/15lbs of • Create a new, healthy, lifestyle that I enjoy
3. Schedule 15 minutes every day to complete a food
lightness by June 1, 2022. • Be proud of how I look in photos
diary
4. Walk for 30 minutes a day / 5 days a week* • Enjoy how I look and feel in my clothes
5. Find a good functional medicine pratictioner locally • Be a shining example of energy and vitality for
6. Post my commitment and progress in Tony Robbins’ those around me
Inner Circle community for accountability
7. Schedule my food over 8 hours (intermittent fasting
16 hours/day)* TEENY YOGINI, ENERGY MASTER, GLOWING
8. GODDESS

1. Focus on your Result

What do you really want? What’s the Result you’re committed to achieve?
2. Add Your Purpose
Why do you want this Result? What will this give you? Your purpose will be unique to you! There’s no
right or wrong!
3. Create your Massive Action Plan
What are some actions you can take to get your result? This is your menu of options that will help you
achieve the Result you want. Be sure to number each action item to help you keep track.
4. Circle Your Result
It’s in the center because it’s the target
5. Asterisk the Musts (*)
Put an asterisk net to the most important action items. Remember: 80% of your Result usually comes
from just 20% of the actions. Often, you don’t need to complete all of your actions to achieve your
Result!

Pro Planning Tips

√ Make sure your Result is S.M.A.R.T: Specific, Measurable, Actionable, Realistic, and Time Defined
√ When brainstorming your purpose, use words that move you emotionally. Don’t use a $5 word,
when a 50¢ word is more compelling!
√ Once you create your menu of options in your Massive Action Plan, be sure to put the “must”
actions on your schedule or calendar so they get done!

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Exercise: Create Your RPM™ Plan (an “RPM Block”)

Use the forms below to practice creating RPM blocks. Keep it as simple as possible! You can even
just draw your RPM plans on the back of a napkin and still be very effective! When you’re done,
use the checklist on the next page as you practice your RPM skills.

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Checklist for Improving Your RPM Plans

RESULT
√ Is your Result S.M.A.R.T. (Specific, Measurable, Actionable, Realistic, and Time Defined )? Did you
include numbers, percentages and/or a deadline by which you’ll complete it?
√ Does it contain words or phrases like “create, establish, determine, begin, resolve, maintain or make
major progress on?” Could it be made more specific?
√ Did you circle your Result? Did you draw a box around your RPM Block?

PURPOSE
√ Does your Purpose give you the necessary drive to make you want to follow through?
√ Did you use words like “because, in order to feel, to experience more, so that I can...?”
√ Is it emotionally compelling or does it contain a $5 word where a 5¢ word would give you more
emotional juice?
√ If you’re using RPM with your team, be sure to engage your team members in the process.
Remember, people do things for their reasons, not yours. Find out the “why” for each of yourteam
members and make sure that their input is reflected on your plan.

MASSIVE ACTION PLAN (MAP)

√ Are each of your action items clear enough so someone else could read it and be able to complete it
for you?
√ Are your action items ruthlessly specific? Do they include who, what, where, when and/or how?
√ Did you abbreviate where necessary to keep your action items to one line to make the RPM Block
appear as clear and clean as possible?

“What’s talked about is a dream. What’s envisioned is exciting.

What’s planned becomes possible. What’s scheduled is real.”
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WHATEVER WE
CONSISTENTLY
FOCUS ON
BECOMES
OUR REALITY.
Part 2: Categories of Improvement to Make
Progress on What Matters Most
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If you want to create a life you love and that supports you, you need to stop planning around “to-dos”
and start planning around what you want for your life. Most people do this backwards. They start by
trying to plan their time. But with zero idea what you’re planning for, is it any
wonder so many people end their days frustrated, even if they “got a lot done”?

To manage our lives we need a life management system. RPM™ starts with the core belief that there
are specific areas of life to be managed for your life to work optimally.

For 95% of the population, there are two Areas of Management: Professional and Personal. Within each
of these, there are domains that require ongoing focus and commitment to constantly improve. These are
your “Categories of Improvement.” You have a set of Categories of Improvement for your personal life
as well as a set for your professional life. Most people share several common ones, while having some
that are unique to them. Here are some Category ideas:

DRIVING FORCE
Your Ultimate Vision, Ultimate Purpose, Passions and Goals.

CATEGORIES OF IMPROVEMENT

PERSONAL LIFE PROFESSIONAL LIFE

1-YEAR OUTCOMES
PROJECTS

PROJECTS

90-DAY OUTCOMES
EXAMPLE CATEGORIES EXAMPLE CATEGORIES
1. Relationship 1. Job performance
2. Health 2. Presentation skills
3. Community 3. Networking
4. Finances 4. Learning
5. Spirituality 5. Mentorship

What are the specific areas of your life that you’re going to manage and measure on an ongoing
basis? What are some areas of your Personal Life and your Professional Life that you must
consistently focus on and improve in order for your life to be successful and fulfilling?

Your categories are the pivotal areas where if you don’t improve, the quality of your life will suffer
and if you do, your success and fulfillment will go through the roof. For example, if you don’t focus
on and commit to continually improving your physical body, will your energy and health get better or
worse? Very often, people focus on their career so intensely that they leave almost nothing for their
body – until it comes back to bite them. Or maybe you’re doing well physically but you’re neglecting
your finances. Learning how to balance each area of your life is critical and having Categories of
Improvement allows you identify and zero in on the areas you are committed to improving and
measuring your results.

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Exercise: Your Categories of Improvement

Common Categories of Improvement:
Health & Vitality Leadership & Impact Mind & Meaning
Career & Business Productivity & Performance
Wealth & Lifestyle Love & Relationships

Take a moment now to brainstorm the areas of your Personal Life and Professional Life where you
must focus and constantly improve in order to be fulfilled and successful.
1.

Reason:

2.

Reason:

3.

Reason:

4.

Reason:

5.

Reason:

6.

Reason:

7.
Reason:

HINT: In order to build momentum, start off using easy and basic language for your Categories of
Improvement. You can go back and juice up the language for these later!

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Your Vision for Each Category:

“The Magnificent 7 for Unstoppable Momentum”
Now it's time to dive deeper into precisely what you want in each individual Category of Improvement.

While it takes some time to complete this, once it's done, you'll come back to this vision for each of
your Categories every week when you do your RPM™ Weekly Plan to get inspired, keep you associated
to why this is so important to you and ensure that you are on target in each of your Categories. Plus,
it will serve as a running checklist of all the Results you are committed to in each of your Categories.
Imagine the massive improvements you'll make when you get this clear and specific on what you want
AND keep it top of mind by tracking your progress often!

PERSONAL: MAGNIFICENT 7 FOR UNSTOPPABLE MOMENTUM

“The Magnificent 7” are what we call all the different aspects of your vision for each of your Categories
ofToImprovement:
maximize the results you achieve in each of your Personal Categories of Improvement, it's
helpful to break each one down into a more clear and specific vision so that you can make
consistent progress. Therefore, for each one of your Personal Categories of Improvement, you'll
identify your:

1. VISION What do I ultimately want

(what you ultimately want this Category or my life
for this area of your life) to look like?

2. PURPOSE Why does that matter?

(why it's an absolute What will it give me? How
“must” for you) will it make me feel?

3. ROLES What is my identity in this

(who you are being in realm of my life? Who
this area of your life) would I ideally like to be?
If I had to pick 3 areas
4. 3-TO-THRIVE that would have the
(top 3 areas to focus on to
have the greatest impact) biggest impact, what
would they be?
5. RESOURCES Who or what do I have
(things that can help you:
books, podcasts, people you
access to that can help
know, personal resources, etc.) me in this area?

6. 1-YEAR &
90-DAY RESULTS What real-life Results am
(your top goals or I committed to achieving?
outcomes in this area)

7. RPM™ ACTION PLANS

What Projects do I
(Projects, Weekly & need to create to
Daily plans) make progress in this
Category? How do they
REMINDER
need to flow down into
While it can take a bit of time to complete, once you have your Magnificent 7 completed for
my weeks and my days?
each of your Categories of Improvement, you'll be set for the next quarter or year! Each one
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Example: Laura’s “Magnificent 7” for Health & Vitality

Here's one of Laura's Categories of Improvement. Notice how this becomes a roadmap for all she
wants to achieve, experience and feel in this area. Once she's completed this for each Category, it's
something she can refer to for the next several months or year. (Most people lock in their Categories
of Improvement with their “Magnificent 7” for each one and then just review and make updates once a
year.)

YOUR MAGNIFICENT 7 FOR UNSTOPPABLE MOMENTUM

CATEGORY OF IMPROVEMENT: HEALTH & VITALITY (“Balanced Babe”)

1. VISION
What does my ideal, happiest life like look like in this area?

Fit, strong, flexible and CALM

2. PURPOSE
Why is this important to me? Why is success in this area of my life an absolute “must”?
Feel grounded and happy so I'm more creative! Great health is a game changer. When I feel
great, everything in my life is better!

3. ROLES
What Roles do I want to fulfill in this area? Who do I want to be for myself and others?

Balanced Babe, Yogini, H20 Lover

4.
What are 3 areas I want to focus on within this Category to have the most impact?

1. yoga classes 2. cleanse 3. meditate daily!

5. RESOURCES
Who and what do I have access to that can help?

Great gym nearby, park, yoga meetup group

6.
What are the most important Results I’m committed to achieve now?
1 year: taking advanced classes
90 days: 20m poses!

7. RPM™ ACTION PLANS

What Projects do I need to create to support me in achieving these Results?
What needs to show up in my Weekly and Daily RPM Plans?
Sign up for the new class starting next week! Research the best meditation apps and
block out 20 min every day to DO IT. Journal about my results!

Your Magnificent 7 For Unstoppable Momentum becomes a checklist of all the Results
you are committed to achieve in this Category of Improvement.
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CATEGORY OF IMPROVEMENT:

1. VISION
What does my ideal, happiest life like look like in this area?

2. PURPOSE
Why is this important to me? Why is success in this area of my life an absolute "must"?

3. ROLES
What Roles do I want to fulfill in this area? Who do I want to be for myself and others?

4. 3-TO-THRIVE
What are 3 areas I want to focus on within this Category to have the most impact?

5. RESOURCES
Who and what do I have access to that can help?

6. 1-YEAR / 90-DAY RESULTS

What are the most important Results I’m committed to achieve now?

7. RPM™ ACTION PLANS

What Projects do I need to create to support me in achieving these Results?
What needs to show up in my Weekly and Daily RPM Plans?

You don't need to do it all at once. Block time each week to work on your Magnificent 7 and soon
your plan for your life will be complete!
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CATEGORY OF IMPROVEMENT:

1. VISION
What does my ideal, happiest life like look like in this area?

2. PURPOSE
Why is this important to me? Why is success in this area of my life an absolute "must"?

3. ROLES
What Roles do I want to fulfill in this area? Who do I want to be for myself and others?

4. 3-TO-THRIVE
What are 3 areas I want to focus on within this Category to have the most impact?

5. RESOURCES
Who and what do I have access to that can help?

6. 1-YEAR / 90-DAY RESULTS

What are the most important Results I’m committed to achieve now?

7. RPM™ ACTION PLANS

What Projects do I need to create to support me in achieving these Results?
What needs to show up in my Weekly and Daily RPM Plans?

You don't need to do it all at once. Block time each week to work on your Magnificent 7 and soon
your plan for your life will be complete!
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CATEGORY OF IMPROVEMENT:

1. VISION
What does my ideal, happiest life like look like in this area?

2. PURPOSE
Why is this important to me? Why is success in this area of my life an absolute "must"?

3. ROLES
What Roles do I want to fulfill in this area? Who do I want to be for myself and others?

4. 3-TO-THRIVE
What are 3 areas I want to focus on within this Category to have the most impact?

5. RESOURCES
Who and what do I have access to that can help?

6. 1-YEAR / 90-DAY RESULTS

What are the most important Results I’m committed to achieve now?

7. RPM™ ACTION PLANS

What Projects do I need to create to support me in achieving these Results?
What needs to show up in my Weekly and Daily RPM Plans?

You don't need to do it all at once. Block time each week to work on your Magnificent 7 and soon
your plan for your life will be complete!
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CATEGORY OF IMPROVEMENT:

1. VISION
What does my ideal, happiest life like look like in this area?

2. PURPOSE
Why is this important to me? Why is success in this area of my life an absolute "must"?

3. ROLES
What Roles do I want to fulfill in this area? Who do I want to be for myself and others?

4. 3-TO-THRIVE
What are 3 areas I want to focus on within this Category to have the most impact?

5. RESOURCES
Who and what do I have access to that can help?

6. 1-YEAR / 90-DAY RESULTS

What are the most important Results I’m committed to achieve now?

7. RPM™ ACTION PLANS

What Projects do I need to create to support me in achieving these Results?
What needs to show up in my Weekly and Daily RPM Plans?

You don't need to do it all at once. Block time each week to work on your Magnificent 7 and soon
your plan for your life will be complete!
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Your Magnificent 7 For Unstoppable Momentum

CATEGORY OF IMPROVEMENT:

1. VISION
What does my ideal, happiest life like look like in this area?

2. PURPOSE
Why is this important to me? Why is success in this area of my life an absolute "must"?

3. ROLES
What Roles do I want to fulfill in this area? Who do I want to be for myself and others?

4. 3-TO-THRIVE
What are 3 areas I want to focus on within this Category to have the most impact?

5. RESOURCES
Who and what do I have access to that can help?

6. 1-YEAR / 90-DAY RESULTS

What are the most important Results I’m committed to achieve now?

7. RPM™ ACTION PLANS

What Projects do I need to create to support me in achieving these Results?
What needs to show up in my Weekly and Daily RPM Plans?

You don't need to do it all at once. Block time each week to work on your Magnificent 7 and soon
your plan for your life will be complete!
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Your Magnificent 7 For Unstoppable Momentum

CATEGORY OF IMPROVEMENT:

1. VISION
What does my ideal, happiest life like look like in this area?

2. PURPOSE
Why is this important to me? Why is success in this area of my life an absolute "must"?

3. ROLES
What Roles do I want to fulfill in this area? Who do I want to be for myself and others?

4. 3-TO-THRIVE
What are 3 areas I want to focus on within this Category to have the most impact?

5. RESOURCES
Who and what do I have access to that can help?

6. 1-YEAR / 90-DAY RESULTS

What are the most important Results I’m committed to achieve now?

7. RPM™ ACTION PLANS

What Projects do I need to create to support me in achieving these Results?
What needs to show up in my Weekly and Daily RPM Plans?

You don't need to do it all at once. Block time each week to work on your Magnificent 7 and soon
your plan for your life will be complete!
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Your Magnificent 7 For Unstoppable Momentum

CATEGORY OF IMPROVEMENT:

1. VISION
What does my ideal, happiest life like look like in this area?

2. PURPOSE
Why is this important to me? Why is success in this area of my life an absolute "must"?

3. ROLES
What Roles do I want to fulfill in this area? Who do I want to be for myself and others?

4. 3-TO-THRIVE
What are 3 areas I want to focus on within this Category to have the most impact?

5. RESOURCES
Who and what do I have access to that can help?

6. 1-YEAR / 90-DAY RESULTS

What are the most important Results I’m committed to achieve now?

7. RPM™ ACTION PLANS

What Projects do I need to create to support me in achieving these Results?
What needs to show up in my Weekly and Daily RPM Plans?

You don't need to do it all at once. Block time each week to work on your Magnificent 7 and soon
your plan for your life will be complete!
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Your Assignment
1. Embrace RPM™ thinking.

Consistently ask and answer the three questions of RPM:

1. What do I really want? What’s my outcome? What’s the specific Result I’m committed to
achieve?
2. What is my Purpose? Why is it a “must”? Having accomplished this, how does it make me
feel? What does it mean to me? Who have I become?
3. What specific actions do I need to take (or could I take) in order to achieve this result?
What is my Massive Action Plan?

2. Always think of Results. [Be S.M.A.R.T.]

3. Create at least two RPM™ blocks. (You can use the blank forms in this workbook.)
4. Identify all your Categories of Improvement.
Hint: Start with the list we provided you and make any changes from there.

Health & Vitality Leadership & Impact Mind & Meaning

Career & Business Productivity & Performance
Wealth & Lifestyle Love & Relationships

5. Complete at least two Magnificent 7’s for your Categories. (You can use the blank forms in this
workbook).

“Execution trumps knowledge any day of the week.”

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Notes

“We can change our lives. We can do, have, and be

exactly what we wish.”
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