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Episode #14
Guit-A-Grip podcast episode #14 “Nothing Ever Got Done With An Excuse Excerpt #3″ is out and available for download/streaming.
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Show Notes:
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The Book
Much of this section of the book came from experiences that I had in, first, getting my Melodic Patterns book written and then, secondly, getting the book in a month project off of the ground.
I’m using that book as a case study, but I believe that the steps behind it help form a reasonable approach to working on any large project that’s unfamiliar (or largely unfamiliar) to you.
The steps to follow:
I made a reference to various pieces of advice. The overall categories of this are:
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Build off of past experiences (or go with what you know)
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Whenever possible start with the heavy lifting
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Beware of the rope swing
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Be realistic about what you can do
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Break up overwhelming things into small chunks
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Contortion doesn’t hurt if you’re limber
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Projects have a tendency to run wild on their own – so plan on constantly monitoring their growth
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Be prepared to go a lot of it on your own
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Be ready to make a lot of mistakes
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Be ready to improvise because you can’t plan for everything
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Have a deadline and/or know when you’re done
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You really can’t do it alone
Here are a few specifics related to the above:
Beware of the rope swing
The advice I gave for this was a little too vague so here’s a qualifier. It’s all about balance. If you jump into something with no research, knowledge or plan, it will generally go badly. If you put too much energy into research, you may face paralysis in actually acting.
I’d write more about this but I’ve already written on it here.
That’s it for now!
As always, I hope this helps you with your own goals.
See you soon and thanks again for listening/reading!
-SC
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