Today, I finally finished it, so I checked when I made my daily draft for my small LinkedIn project.
Turns out, I started it on March 23rd.
It took 44 days to get it done, which was a little over 6 weeks.
I said the project would include 6 weekly articles.
I reduced it to four articles, combining two stories with similar lessons into the last two.
But it still took me the around the same time to get it done.
Honestly, I’m surprised I was on track.
I thought it would take me longer (or not finish it at all), but I stuck with it.
Two things I found helpful were:
- I gave myself deadlines— days I needed to publish the article and move on.
- I announced my intentions to LinkedIn
These two gave me the fuel needed to finish the project.
I made changes throughout my time working on it, but that’ll happen in most projects.
I may not be satisfied with how it turned out, and I feel like I could’ve done better, but that’s exactly why I feel more confident towards my future projects.
Because I still have many things to improve, I now know what projects are most needed.
If this project lacked storytelling, I’ll work on a project that forces me to improve my storytelling— and I have an idea for what that looks like.
If this project lacked promotion or marketing, I’ll work on a project that requires me to become a better marketer.
When finishing a project and realizing what was missing, you notice that there’s so many things that you can still work on!
I’m beginning to enjoy projects because of this one experience.
I liked this one, and will use it as motivation to make bigger and better projects.
That’s all I could ask for.
Here’s my quote for the day.
The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.
Walt Disney