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First Time Projects Usually Take Longer than You Ever Imagine!

December 1, 2007

It definitely was NOT a 10 hr. work week. I tried, I did, I did. But, in the end, it was not to be (part of it to blame is the perfectionist part in me.)

I remembered that when you try new things you must give yourself much more time to figure them out…in my case, it was creating our fabulous Startup Princess Holiday Gift Guide (if you want one, email us). It seemed relatively simple, but there was a lot of coordinating and details to manage (many back and forth emails, having a header designed, and then formatting, etc. making a PDF with active links). All in all, I feel it was a very worthwhile project (one we are already planning to repeat), I just needed a few more weeks than I had (or some more help) The learning curve is always surprising! On the upside, I did save some very valuable time having our template professionally designed and by calling a friend who could mentor me in Constant Contact a bit and also another friend who helped me to get the PDF created with the active links. Always good to have great Fairy Godmothers and Wizards in your life!images.jpg

Today’s Magic Wand: You all know this already, but this is a mental note for myself: give new projects ample time to complete and reasonable deadlines, remembering that you have a family and a life outside of your business with lots of demands.

Please share with us: I’m curious about your experience doing new projects for the first time, what tips do you have to share that can help us be more effective? How to you prepare and stay patient with the learning curve?

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