Chris Brogan: Make a Project to Jumpstart Your Dreams
Sandra Fernandez
· 2 years ago
Great advice. Thank you.
latinbombshell
· 2 years ago
It's uncanny how timely these suggestions are for me. Thank you.
eve-park
· 2 years ago
In regard to bouncing ideas off others, "If you can't find at least three women who think your idea is a good one, then it's probably not."
I can't take credit for the 'three-women' idea. Maybe with all your connections, you've heard it before and know it's origins?
Connie Bensen
· 2 years ago
Hey Chris, You made me realize that I need to start charting my future again.
You had tweeted a question about working from home - I'll be posting on my experiences with that after I get back from my week long trip to my home office in Victoria BC. I don't miss the commute, but that was great thinking & brainstorming time! definite pro's & con's though
I had started a project last year. I could see what I wanted to achieve but not the steps I should take to get there. Ultimately, I abandoned the idea.
The idea, however, wouldn't abandon me. It kept eating at me. So I started working on it again. I was able to develop some smaller steps but the first was still too large.
Thanks to your timely advice, I know how I will proceed from here. As much as I have come hesitantly into social networking, I know that it will play a role in my plans.
Your blog is awesome! Thanks, Chris.
omer rosen
· 2 years ago
Hi Chris I just found out about your blog yesterday and immediately I subscribed it via RSS. Anyway I really loved your post and it holds a great relevance for me since tomorrow I am supposed to get a final answer from the largest advertising firm in Israel. Omer
Annie Boccio
· 2 years ago
Very timely for me as well, especially the "include others" part. It's never been easy for me to reach out, but I know when I do I move further, faster.
(and gee thanks for another GTD tool, I can't resist them! LifeShaker looks different enough to be worth a try)
Jane Quigley
· 2 years ago
When I'm hung up on starting something different or new, I remind myself that just to take a step forward. anything, even if it's small. And I also think about risk - nothing is worth doing without it. Can be big or small - and win/lose you learn something from it.
But it starts with the first step.
Great post Chris. I'm eagerly anticipating the book. Let me know if I can help!
Marina @ Sufficient Thrust
· 2 years ago
eve-park: That's from Guy Kawasaki!
While sitting here reading blogs and sipping a venti iced coffee wasn't the *last* thing I wish I was doing, I do wish I could dump 1/2 the things on my Next Action list and replace them with things I'm excited/passionate about instead of things I need to do to save up the money to do things I'm excited/passionate about.
Merlin's podcast on "The Beauty of 1.0" seriously kicked my butt into gear recently. I wanted a blog up, but kept waiting for it to be perfect. Now, it's not perfect, but it's up, and people are reading it. You even commented on it once, which made my day :) [Although I suspect you have an alert on your name, which I mentioned in the post ... but I was still pleased.]
Right now I'm embarking on my 101 goals in 1001 days project, which should put me in a pretty damn good place 1001 days from now. Even if I sacrifice sleep and eat ramen, squeezing in time to work on MY projects makes life in general that much better.
Ravi Karandeekar
· 2 years ago
Now, i am wondering why i came here? I realized i have not done one thing which i have learned from you and thought of visiting your blog after a long gap and just get some inspiration from you. But you are scolding me. Now i have to go and take a first step!
Teri Leavens
· 2 years ago
This is great advice. I think we feel overwhelmed thinking about 'what to do with our lives,' and it's this big mountain we don't even know where to start climbing. Breaking it down into manageable, tangible baby steps is key.
William
· 2 years ago
Chris,
Thanks for the link to LifeShaker. I am looking forward to giving it a try. There are so many projects I have thought about starting but have had trouble finding motivation to get them started. Your post was really helpful :)
William
Dan Gtdagenda
· 1 year ago
Great article and advice.
For managing all your goals, projects and tasks you can use my application: http://www.gtdagenda.com
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I can't take credit for the 'three-women' idea. Maybe with all your connections, you've heard it before and know it's origins?
You made me realize that I need to start charting my future again.
You had tweeted a question about working from home - I'll be posting on my experiences with that after I get back from my week long trip to my home office in Victoria BC. I don't miss the commute, but that was great thinking & brainstorming time! definite pro's & con's though
And I had the word 'momentum' in my head all week & I see you used it here too. Good choice.
http://conniebensen.com/blog/2007/10/13/milesto...
The idea, however, wouldn't abandon me. It kept eating at me. So I started working on it again. I was able to develop some smaller steps but the first was still too large.
Thanks to your timely advice, I know how I will proceed from here. As much as I have come hesitantly into social networking, I know that it will play a role in my plans.
Your blog is awesome! Thanks, Chris.
I just found out about your blog yesterday and immediately I subscribed it via RSS.
Anyway I really loved your post and it holds a great relevance for me since tomorrow I am supposed to get a final answer from the largest advertising firm in Israel.
Omer
(and gee thanks for another GTD tool, I can't resist them! LifeShaker looks different enough to be worth a try)
But it starts with the first step.
Great post Chris. I'm eagerly anticipating the book. Let me know if I can help!
While sitting here reading blogs and sipping a venti iced coffee wasn't the *last* thing I wish I was doing, I do wish I could dump 1/2 the things on my Next Action list and replace them with things I'm excited/passionate about instead of things I need to do to save up the money to do things I'm excited/passionate about.
Merlin's podcast on "The Beauty of 1.0" seriously kicked my butt into gear recently. I wanted a blog up, but kept waiting for it to be perfect. Now, it's not perfect, but it's up, and people are reading it. You even commented on it once, which made my day :) [Although I suspect you have an alert on your name, which I mentioned in the post ... but I was still pleased.]
Right now I'm embarking on my 101 goals in 1001 days project, which should put me in a pretty damn good place 1001 days from now. Even if I sacrifice sleep and eat ramen, squeezing in time to work on MY projects makes life in general that much better.
Thanks for the link to LifeShaker. I am looking forward to giving it a try. There are so many projects I have thought about starting but have had trouble finding motivation to get them started. Your post was really helpful :)
William
For managing all your goals, projects and tasks you can use my application: http://www.gtdagenda.com