Income Growth Plan
Set a specific income target and build a realistic plan using career growth, negotiation, skill development, and additional income opportunities.
What Income Growth Plan gets you.
By the end of this upgrade you will have a specific income target and a written plan combining career, negotiation, skill, and side-income actions to reach it.
- Current total income figure
- Results from any completed skills audit or side-income validation
- Market salary research for your role
- A target timeframe (12-36 months)
Run the upgrade.
- 01
Set a specific income target
Choose a concrete target number and date, not a vague goal like 'earn more' — for example, '$85,000 total income within 18 months.'
Target = current income + required increase, by target date
- 02
Calculate the gap
Subtract current income from your target to determine exactly how much additional income you need to generate.
Gap = target income - current income
- 03
List every viable lever
Identify which combination of raise/promotion, job change, skill development, and side income could close the gap, using data from your market research and any skills audits.
- 04
Assign a dollar contribution to each lever
Estimate realistically how much each action could add (e.g., raise = +$5,000, side income = +$8,000/year) so the total closes your gap.
- 05
Sequence the actions on a timeline
Order actions by dependency and effort — for example, complete skill development before pursuing a promotion, or validate side income before scaling it.
- 06
Set checkpoints
Pick 3-4 dates over your timeframe to review progress against the plan and adjust.
- You have a specific target income and date
- You've identified the exact dollar gap to close
- Each lever has an estimated dollar contribution
- You have a sequenced timeline with checkpoints
Quarterly
- Review progress against each lever's estimated contribution
- Adjust the plan when a raise, job change, or side income outcome differs from estimate