Be specific! If you want to write 2,500 words a day, STICK TO THAT GOAL. So now I have to set aside time every day to write. However, I’ll have to write every single day to reach my goal. For example, if I want to write a new book, I know that’s something I can usually do in a month. Start by figuring out how many days in the month you need to set aside to reach your goal.This will change depending on the project. Now all I have to do is make time to work on this project. There’s my plan! Record one song per month.
How do I get to THAT step? I need to record one song at a time, perhaps one song per month. How do I get to THAT step? I need to record all the tracks. What happens before I can release it to the world? I need to have complete and mastered tracks. I don’t care how many small, incremental steps you have to take - IT’S ALL PROGRESS.Īsk yourself: what happens RIGHT BEFORE I achieve my end goal? Let’s use my upcoming EP as an example. The last domino is your Ultimate Goal™, all you have to do is set up the dominos it takes to get to the last one. I say “play dominos” because you have to begin with the end in mind. Now it’s time to make your dreams a reality! This is the part where I figure out all the steps involved to reach my goal. But if you’re a multitalented creative like me and you struggle to make time for everything, I would highly recommend this method! Try it and see if it works for you. You have a special way of working that WORKS FOR YOU. But I’m also productive! Planning out what I do each day of the week is the only way I can GET STUFF DONE.Īll this to say: find your OWN groove. In addition to this, I also work a part-time job for my parents’ business and any other freelance jobs that come up. Monday is my social/blog/wild card day, Tuesday is my writing day, Wednesday is my music day, Thursday is my blog-post-writing day, Friday is my video-filming day, Saturday is my video-editing day, and Sunday is my day off. I choose a particular day of the week and only work on ONE PROJECT that day. But I find it difficult to switch gears throughout the day…so instead, I switch gears throughout the week. Because I’m a multitalented creative, my work is very diverse. So here’s the question: HOW DO I MAKE TIME TO DO ALL THIS STUFF? For me, the best way is to break my goals down by category and by month. I said in that list that I wanted to write, make music, create videos, blog, and explore publishing, among other things. Now it’s time to break down these vague goals into practical goals. Is it something you can probably accomplish in a year? Good. You need to understand your own abilities to decide how much you can accomplish in one year.ĭon’t underestimate yourself! Be bold, dream big…but keep your goals realistic. I enjoy the process of pursuing big goals. But we’re only halfway through the year! I show you this list to give you an idea of the kind of projects I take on.Is this a lot of goals for ONE YEAR? Yes. Grow YouTube channel (making progress!)Īs you can see, I’ve made progress on some of my goals, and others I have yet to touch.Write 3 new books (I’ve written 1 out of 3).At the beginning of the year, I always write up a list of big goals - things I want to accomplish throughout the course of the year.My ultimate goal is to be able to check off every item on this list at the end of the year, so I try to make sure the goals I choose are reasonable. That’s right! IT ALL STARTS WITH A DREAM. My Productive Planning Method™ looks a bit like this: STEP 1: SET YOUR GOAL(S)
With those essentials, I can take on anything. I need to feel like I’ve made progress on my goals each and every day, or else my universe feels “off.” ALL I REALLY NEED IN LIFE IS A CALENDAR AND WAFFLES. Today’s post is for you.Īs you know, I’m a freak about being productive. Wouldn’t it be nice to set goals, make progress on them every day/week, and achieve them by the end of the month? IF YOU’RE NODDING YOUR HEAD, YOU’RE IN THE RIGHT PLACE. You just need the proper structure in place. But don’t worry! YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE OBSESSIVE. I organize my time to an almost-obsessive degree. One of the questions I get a lot is: how do you do so much stuff all the time?MY SECRET IS SIMPLE: ORGANIZATION. And it’s the sad result of not organizing your time well. It’s the feeling of being busy, not being productive. Have you ever set big goals that you never achieved? Maybe these goals only succeeded in stressing you out, looming over your head and making you feel guilty and frustrated. Maybe you feel like no matter how hard you work on your goals, you make NO PROGRESS. But sometimes all this planning goes wrong… I love planning projects, scheduling tasks, and organizing my life. I’ll happily admit that I am a goal-setter. If I’ve learned anything valuable over the past year, it would be this: being busy and being productive are not the same thing.
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