An action plan is a guide that will help you keep track of your goal. An action plan will also answer the Who, What, When, How and Why behind each step of your goal. Remember we must write down our goals and we must create a plan for our goals. An action plan gives our goals clear and trackable direction. We are able to prioritize our action steps when we see them written down. We are able to refer back to the plan when we get distracted or if we are in an unmotivated state.