 Ever get stuck with starting a project? Well, we're talking about how to get started with getting started here on the journey So are you struggling with starting a project? There are countless resources out there on Creating your project plan and all these different things, but they all assume that you already have a plan in place You already know where to start sometimes it's just not there and if you're thinking about something that you're procrastinating about that could be a good idea of Where you can start with trying to figure out how can I get started on this? It's maybe a big project that you're a little apprehensive of actually going into that's the perfect thing that we're going to help you with Let's start with overcoming your fear of getting started. We all have fears of different things And it's usually of the unknown whether I don't know where they get started. I don't know if I could do it I don't know if I could finish. I don't know if it's worth it There's some sort of unknown or some sort of fear preventing us from getting started That's kind of the first hump that we have to get over so one way to combat that fear started to do list Don't have a long drawn-out list of so many things that you have to do But starting little chunks have a couple of things there when you can check those off You get that momentum in that sense of accomplishment to continue going through that process and then by the end you're done Right projects are projects, right? They're gonna take a ton of time and if you go out and say I need to do all these things this project It's gonna be overwhelming get to lay the brick by brick one by one until you build that wall or build that house Whatever you're doing and you have the final thing so you break those down into little task lists and start going off So maybe some of the easy ones get those small wins They'll start to just have that domino effect by the time you know it your project's done So first develop your broad ideas into a tangible plan gather all the tools and resources You're gonna need for this project set goals and targets and we'll talk about that a little bit later on this episode And then begin and the initial pre-planning can just start with pen and paper or a few more tech savvy You can use an application on your computer or your cell phone But the first couple of hours really need to be dedicated to just getting that initial thought down on paper Then once you have all those ideas and tasks out You want to really organize your project and lay it out in a sense where you know what to do next and the next and the next And it's important to have all those cogs and the big machine of what you want to do all laid out So think ahead. What are you gonna need in order to get from the beginning to the end of that project? There are lots of different websites out there that help you manage your project Trello is a super popular one I personally use Asana for a lot of my task management There's templates with either one to where if you don't know how to best set up this project It'll kind of lay it out for you and you just put your cogs into the machine and then go from there Next set goals for your project now I like to think of this as reverse engineering think about the end think about where you want to finish your results and The steps that you need to then work backwards in order to get to where you want to end up absolutely goals are crucial Especially the project planning. It helps keep everyone accountable. I really like to use the just the smart methodology It's an acronym that you can use to break down whatever your goal is and help you achieve it So breaking it down s stands for specific What is that specific goal that you are trying to achieve and don't just say so if we're like trying to lose weight Don't just say lose weight. What is it specifically? Are you trying to lose 20 pounds by when? Go ahead and add that in there M is for measurable. How are you gonna measure this? How are you gonna know when you're successful with your goals? There are a couple different options when it comes to a but when I think of a it's for the actions that you're going to Take to get to your goal. What are the steps in place that you're gonna do it? Hold yourself accountable or hold your team accountable to those goals are is relevancy Is it relevant to your overall goal of this project? T timeliness What do you want to actually achieve this goal by and when super important because you don't want to say Whenever we get to this project, it'll be done because it never ends up happening or crassinate There's no no accountability at the end of the day. So that was a quick overview of smart goals There's lots of resources out there They'll kind of dive a little bit deeper into it But it's an easy way to help keep yourself on track next you want to solidify your methodology now Those of us that work in the tech industry are familiar with this But if you're not it's just a way that you can go about working that increases your efficiency and make sure that you're staying laser focused To what you want to accomplish. Yeah So a couple popular ones, especially when it comes to team are the agile and scrim methodology But if you're on your own just running this project yourself I probably would recommend just the waterfall methodology This makes it super easy of I do this then I do this then I do this and then I do this Just kind of going down the line until you're at the end of the waterfall and your project is complete So if you've done all that you've laid a great foundation to actually get your project started and finished Right. That's the important part Well, we hope you like this video Make sure you give this video a like add a comment below your favorite way to start a project And make sure you subscribe to our channel and ring the bell so you're notified when we have fresh new content coming out This is the journey. See you next time