the book you’re currently reading required over a hundred separate
actions to go from idea to publication. That’s
in addition to the habit of
writing for 30–90 minutes every day. Here are just the first 12
steps that I
have on my project list that I need to complete before I even write the
first word:
1. Think of a basic book idea (look in my book “idea garden”).
2. Go to Amazon to gauge the profit potential of a book idea; use
the
rule of #30,000
(described on Authority Pub) to see if it’s popular
topic.
3. Poll my audience to identify their specific challenges with this topic.
4. Create a folder for the book project on my desktop, in
Evernote
, and
in
Todoist
.
5. Identify the hook and basic premise for the book.
6. Dedicate two weeks for brainstorming talking points.
7. Identify seven target keywords.
8. Research the topic, including reading books, reviewing
Blinkist
and
using Google to find quality references.
9. Do a book “brain dump” to brainstorm every possible idea to
include.
10. Review these notes by identifying potential
chapters and fleshing
them out.
11. Sort the index cards into a logical order.
12. Map the outline.
As you can see, this partial project list is a mixed bag of actions that take
from a few minutes to a few hours of effort. But the critical thing to
remember is to have a central hub for every project with clear actions for
each step of the process. Done correctly, this project list will become an
invaluable companion you’ll refer to throughout the day.
It’s not hard to create a project list. In fact, you can get started in five
minutes with two great tools that are completely free—Todoist and
Evernote.
Todoist and Evernote each have a specific benefit,
so let me give you a
brief overview of both, and then we’ll talk about how they can be used to
assist your efforts at maintaining the projects in your life.
Evernote
is a cross-platform tool that allows you to take notes, capture
ideas, and organize this information into a file structure that’s based on
your personal needs. You can use Evernote to create simple text-based
notes, upload photos, record voice reminders,
add videos, and clip
specific web pages. Anything that can be digitized can be uploaded to
Evernote.
I like Evernote because it can act as a central location to capture any
important idea or thought: a strategy you’d like to implement, a website
to bookmark, or a time marker for a multimedia file. Basically, whenever
you come across a piece of information that’s
important for your long-
term success, it should go into Evernote.
It’s easy to get started with Evernote. My recommendation is to create a
“notebook” for your skill and then add notes for each reminder or idea
that pops into your head.
An article on Evernote titled “Organize With
Notebooks” can walk you through the entire process
.
Todoist
is the perfect tool for creating and managing project lists. I prefer
this app over others, because it allows me to maintain multiple projects
and store tasks for each one while also creating simple daily lists that
don’t cause me to feel overwhelmed.
Like Evernote, Todoist isn’t difficult to use.
Simply create a project for
your skill, add tasks for that project, and then schedule these items into
your weekly routine. To get started,
the Todoist blog provides a quick
start guide
.
If you feel confused by either of these apps, I’ve created a simple video
that walks you through each one. You can access these videos on
the free
companion website
.
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