subject: Achieving Your Goals Through Successful Project Management-3 Keys [print this page] And from that first moment of wonder, it can all go quickly downhill, leaving you with dozens of things to do, and next to no time.
Its not the first time youll have faced a problem of this kind, and it certainly wont be the last. But if you accept that the only way to eat an elephant is one bite at a time and the longest journey begins with a simple step then the key to achieving your goals, no matter how big the project is, is to break it down to bite size chunks. So here are three tips that will make your project a whole lot easier though dont think about the entire project.
Tip 1-Break It Down
Instead, youd be far better of thinking about just one little part of the first section of your project. Black out every other thing, and focus on that one little task. Once its done, put up a big chart on the wall, add the task you just completed, and put a big fat satisfying tick next to it.
Tip 2-One Bite At A Time
Step two: write down the next little task in the first section of your project. Proceed along your merry incremental way, and youll soon be over the first small hump youll find that the first section is all but over.
Tip 3-Reward Yourself
Dont forget to reward yourself here either! Put all the tasks that you completed in a box, and add a tick over the entire box as well and then tackle the first little task in the second section of the entire project.
Giving yourself these little pats on the back every now and then helps you in two ways.
One, you have now managed to think about only one part of the entire whole you dont have a lot of stuff to get depressed about. Even better, once you have solved that little conundrum, you feel like (and you know) that you have achieved something tangible and this gives you the courage and confidence to tackle the next task.
Its only a small tip, but do try it the next time you land yourself a big, complicated project. Breaking it down into smaller chunks, youll find, really helps you along!
