Reach Your Goals by Organizing Projects

August 6th, 2010 Goals & Time Management

Whether you are working on a project at work or whether you are working on a personal goal at home, you can reach your final destination by organizing your projects.

Step 1: Know what you want your final outcome to be.
Step 2: Set a deadline of completion for yourself and add it to your calendar.
Step 3: Decide how much you have to do each day or each week to reach your deadline. Give yourself a little wiggle room to expect the unexpected.
Step 4: Mark off time in your day planner to work on your project; make this a critical task in your day, don’t leave getting it done up to chance.
Step 5: Give yourself a pat on the back as you accomplish your small goals along the way.
Step 6: Get help if you are struggling or find yourself falling behind.
Step 7: Celebrate your success when you complete your project or reach your goal-way to go, you did it!

So, here’s an example of what I did for my own tasks on DIY Organization tonight. I am able to schedule blog posts and I wanted to make sure I have new posts coming out every few days. So, this is what I did:

I decided I want a new post to go out every 3 days.
I looked at the remaining dates left in the month of August and made a list of each day I want a new post to go out: 6th, 9th, 12th, etc.
I then looked at my schedule and penciled in writing 2 blog posts on specific days on my calendar. It doesn’t seem like so much to do when I look at it as 2 posts.
If all goes well and as planned, I will have posts scheduled through August 30th by August 12th. If something unexpected happens I still have plenty of wiggle room to make it up. If I’m on a writing roll and get done early-bonus!

You can reach your goals by organizing your projects and breaking them down into manageable pieces. Let me know how it goes!

Be Sociable, Share!