What it is...

I've been trying to finish my book for what seems like ages. Not having this thing finished is really holding me back. My idea is to use the same model that I've employed successfully at 52 Things in order to finish the book.

S.M.A.R.T. Goals

One of the reasons that 52 Things has been successful has been the fact that I've made the goals S.M.A.R.T.

• Specific
• Measurable
• Actionable
• Realistic
• Time Based

I'll do the same thing with my projects this summer.

How It'll Work

Even though these projects won't necessarily involve the same weekly posting of content as 52 Things, there's something about having a web presence that makes it feel more real. To that end, let me outline "The Rules":

• I'll keep a list of the projects below, and choose one project each week.
• The project week will run from Monday morning to Sunday evening.
• Each Monday evening before bed I'll post a clear description of what the project is. (Specific / Measureable)
• The type of project that I choose each week will be based on my schedule that week. (Attainable / Realistic)
• Projects must be completed before I go to bed on Sunday night. (Time Based) I'll post a project update at that time.
• There will be times when I'm not around a computer on Sunday's. When that happens I'll post as soon as I'm able.

The 12 Projects

Here's the list of projects that I'll be completing over the next 12 weeks:

• Week 16: Mostly a Week Off
• Week 15: Being Pragmatic
• Week 14: Split It Up
• Week 13: An Update and Moving Forward...
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• Week 12: Last Things Before Beta v1
• Week 11: Finishing Sections
• Week 10: Website & Kicking Things Into High Gear
• Week 9: Outline and Some Other Things
• Week 8: This, That and the Appendix
• Week 7: Travel Week - Keeping it Simple
• Week 6: Reformat "First Songs as R-grams" (plus 2 other things...)
• Week 5: R-Grams & Reformatting
• Week 4 - Songs You Need to Know (pt. 1)
• Week 3 - Scales 2 the 5th
• Week 2 - Focus Sheets (cont.)
• Week 1 - Focus Sheets

See you on the other side! 6/11/07 - t.s.