When brainstorming, it is important to know what the ideal outcome is for your problem. You need to be specific here and think about the who, what, where, when, why and how of your problem so that you can approach it from every direction. When you begin a brainstorm it is important to ask yourself what you are trying to achieve or what problem you are trying to solve. In order to do so, it can often help to first complete a brain dump so that your mind isn’t focused on holding on to any other ideas or plans already stored there, and you can focus simply on the act of creating ideas. Brainstorming is like the opposite of a brain dump, because with a brainstorm you start with an empty mind and actively populate ideas. This shouldn’t be confused with brain dumping, because in a brain dump you are simply moving information stored in your mind onto paper (or another trusted input system) in order to store the information, reflect and review later. The first part of my project planning system is brainstorming. This isn’t any sort of revolutionary system by any means, and I certainly can’t take credit for doing anything other than developing it to fit my own needs, but it does work very well for me, and I thought if it works for me, it could work for you! Okay, so let’s move on to the nuts & bolts of my project planning system. No matter whether you are working on a project for work or trying to reach the goal of running a marathon, the same basic planning structure applies and neither a project nor a goal is any less valid no matter the factors surrounding it’s existence! The truth of the matter is, that both projects and goals should be approached with the same system of organization in order to identify, plan and execute them to completion. Therefore, I find that goals are usually the first thing to fall to the wayside when life gets busy because they can sometimes feel like something of a selfish pursuit. I find that goals are usually internally driven and very personal in nature and because of this, I believe we often put our own goals aside or on the back burner to other projects because the completion of our goals only affect us on a personal level. Goals on the other hand are things we as individuals work towards with the hopes of accomplishing. Since projects are often externally driven, I believe that we often feel a lot of pressure or stress to complete these tasks because usually someone other than ourselves is counting on the completion of the project. For example, you may find that the majority of your projects come from places like work, your household or even community needs. In my opinion, projects usually arise as a result of external factors in our lives that prompt us to undertake these tasks. When it comes to projects, I view them as a collection or series of tasks necessary to complete in order to come to a desired outcome. Now, when it comes to projects and goals, I think people tend to approach each of these items differently because they do tend to be different in nature. If you haven’t seen my project planning bundle yet, feel free to check it out for yourself. You may even be familiar already with my printable project planning bundle that I sell in my shop and designed specifically to help myself (and others!) outline and monitor their projects in a productive way. As you may already know, I do use my personal sized Filofax planner to house and organize all my projects and goals for the year. Since we are now in the very beginning of January and I know many of you are probably pondering resolutions for the year as well as any projects and other goals you want to accomplish throughout 2015, I thought now would be the perfect time to share with you all my project planning and goal tracking process. Login | MasterPlan Website Productivity Coursesįilofax Project Planning & Goal Tracking with a Filofax.Login | Empire Building Website Business Courses.
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