“The shortest way to do many things is to do only one thing at a time.” ~Sydney Smiles

I am going to assume that you have read the other 6 entries in this series.  If you haven’t then go back and read them.  So, you have your folders.  Your desktops, virtual and real, are cleaned and ready for just one thing at a time.  People, you, me, anybody, has power when they focus on just one thing at a time.

Now, how to begin.  You begin a project with a capture.  You write down all of the steps, as you currently understand them, to get the project done.  You do not worry about how you will accomplish those steps.  That comes later.  You do not worry about flowcharting and critical paths and resource allocation.  All of those things come later as well.  You just write down…capture…all of the ideas that come to you about this project.  Assume that you will find all of the answers and just capture the pieces that will someday and someway need to be handled.

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