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# [Plan Your Work and Work Your Plan - ActionCOACH](https://www.actioncoach.com/articles/blog/plan-your-work-and-work-your-plan)

 Written by [Admin](https://www.actioncoach.com/articles/author/admin) | Nov 1, 2024 10:25:28 AM

Do you find yourself changing priorities often and instead of accomplishing one priority you only accomplish a little portion of several priorities?  An action plan helps us to stay the course on our top strategic priorities.

**Stephen Covey in his book, *First Things First*, breaks priorities into four categories:**

1. ****Urgent and Important (Quadrant 1)****
2. ****Non-Urgent and Important (Quadrant 2)****
3. ****Urgent and Non-Important (Quadrant 3)****
4. **Non-Urgent and Non-Important (Quadrant 4)**

If you find that a lot of your time falls into Quadrant 3 or Quadrant 4, then a stronger plan can keep you focused on your important goals.  In the Action system we break the strategic planning process into long-term goals, 12-month goals, and quarterly goals.

**About ActionCOACH**

[*Brad Sugars*](http://www.aboutbradsugars.com/)* founded the brand Action International in 1993 when he realized there was a disconnect between business advice and implementation. The answer was Action! *[*Brad Sugars*](http://bradsugarsblog.com/brad-sugars-2/)* created a business coaching company so that business owners throughout the world can realize their goals in business. Today the company is known as [**ActionCOACH**](https://www.actioncoach.com/). To learn more about business, visit *[*Brad Sugars*](http://bradsugarsblog.com/brad-sugars-2/)* Review blog!*

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