It was only a couple days ago since my last post when I finally decided to stay focused on just one project for now. When that project is complete, I can then move on to my other ideas (one at a time, of course).

I’ve had a ton of progress. It’s absolutely amazing. In my last post I said that I wanted to get my project done by the end of next month (October 2008). Well, it looks like I’m at the very least on track. In fact, it looks like this project may be done a couple weeks before that. This, however, does not include the time I plan on marketing my service/product. I am confident though that marketing this project shouldn’t be way too much work. I think it’ll actually be relatively easy.

The progress so far:

  • Most of the web pages are complete.
  • The back-end system is 70% complete.
  • Promotional material is 75% complete.
  • Manual is 75% complete.

All of this progress has been made since Thursday night. I haven’t really worked much on the project this weekend so far, but Thursday and Friday, I probably spent about 10 hours working on the project. That’s not really a whole lot of time, but I’m amazed with how much focus can really get done. 10 hours of being focused and having your eyes set on a goal can make a ton of difference.

I know that some of you out there have ideas of your own too. Get started on them, and when you do get started on them, stay focused on them. Don’t give up because you have a new idea that comes to your mind. Write the new idea down and put it on the back burner until you finish whatever project you started on first.

Secondly, create a deadline for your projects. It’s easy to say you will get something done if you’re given all the time in the world to do it. Tell yourself that you need to get X done in Y amount of time. Supervise yourself and make sure you make your own deadlines. It can make a huge difference. Trust me.