# Tony Robbins' Rapid Planning Method (RPM): result, purpose, action > RPM plans around outcomes, not tasks: decide the result, say why it matters, then list the actions. How the method works and how to keep RPM plans in Noodle. Published 2026-10-21, updated 2026-10-21 · Daily planning methods · https://www.noodleassistant.com/blog/rapid-planning-method The Rapid Planning Method plans backwards from what you want. You name the result first, write down why it matters, and only then list the actions. A task that doesn't lead to any result you care about doesn't make the list. ## Where RPM comes from Tony Robbins, the motivational speaker and author, developed RPM and teaches it in his time-management audio program The Time of Your Life and in live events. His own site calls it a "results-focused, passion-driven, massive action plan". Most summaries shorten the letters to Result, Purpose and Massive Action Plan. His point is that a full day and a good day aren't the same thing. ## The three questions For each outcome, answer these in order. 1. What result do I want? Make it specific: "a vegetable bed planted by the end of April" is something you can finish, and "garden more" isn't. 2. **Why do I want it?** "So the kids eat something we grew" gets you outside on a cold Saturday in a way the task alone won't. Robbins puts a lot of weight on this step. 3. What actions would get me there? List them, then mark the two or three that would make the biggest difference. ## A typical RPM week 1. On Sunday, write down every task, idea and worry on your mind, unsorted. 2. Group them. Everything about the move goes together, everything about the garden, everything about the launch at work. 3. Answer the three questions for each group. Each group becomes one outcome, with its reason and its actions. 4. From all the actions, pick the must-dos for this week. 5. Put those on specific days and leave the rest as options. ## Why it works Seventy loose tasks are hard to think about; seven outcomes aren't. Tying each action to a result makes the useless ones easy to spot and drop. And on a Thursday when you don't feel like it, rereading why you started does more than rereading the task. ## Where it falls short - It's heavier than a daily list. Answering three questions per outcome takes time, so most people do it once a week. - "Massive" can turn into a long list again. Keep only the actions that move the result. - A result with no date drifts. Give every outcome a deadline. > **One saved item per outcome** > > - Tap the **+** tab. Type the result as the title ("Vegetable bed planted by April"), then write the purpose and the actions underneath. Rather talk? Record a voice note and Noodle writes down what you say ([voice notes](https://www.noodleassistant.com/docs/voice-notes)). > - Add what the outcome needs to the same item: a link to a how-to video, a photo of the patch of ground, the seed catalog as a PDF. One item can hold all of them. > - On the item's screen, tap the **⋯** menu, then **Plan it**, and pick a day. The task links back to the outcome, so the purpose is one tap away. Tap the task and use **Edit** to name the exact action. > - For the deadline, tap **⋯** → **Add reminder**. Or write "remind me to buy seeds next Saturday" in the note, and Noodle makes the reminder for you. > - File your outcomes in one category, like Goals or This month, so Sunday's review starts from one list in the Library. **Example: Saturday in Plan.** Must-dos from two outcomes, each linked to its plan. - [x] Buy compost and seed potatoes (linked to the saved item "Vegetable bed planted by April") - [ ] Mark out the bed with string (linked to the saved item "Vegetable bed planted by April") - [ ] Book the van for the move (linked to the saved item "Moved into the new apartment by June 1") - [ ] Call Mom > **No RPM templates** > > Noodle has no templates, so there's no ready-made Result, Purpose and Actions form. You type the headings yourself each time, or copy them from an earlier outcome. You also can't mark an action as a must-do inside a note. Use the order of your day instead and put must-dos at the top of Plan. ## How to review your outcomes Once a week, open your outcome items and check which results moved and which stalled. Past days in [Plan](https://www.noodleassistant.com/#plan) are read-only, so you can scroll back and see which linked tasks you actually finished. Retire the outcomes you've reached and write the next ones. Deadlines live in [Reminders](https://www.noodleassistant.com/#reminders); the guides for [the item screen](https://www.noodleassistant.com/docs/the-item-screen) and [Plan](https://www.noodleassistant.com/docs/plan) cover the taps. If this feels like a lot, the [two-list strategy](https://www.noodleassistant.com/blog/two-list-strategy) or the [Ivy Lee method](https://www.noodleassistant.com/blog/ivy-lee-method) is a gentler start, and [daily planning methods, compared](https://www.noodleassistant.com/blog/daily-planning-methods) shows where RPM fits. --- Noodle Assistant is a free Android app that saves videos, posts, articles, photos, PDFs and voice notes, reads what is inside them, and finds them again when you describe them. Everything stays on the phone. Download: https://www.noodleassistant.com/download