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This week’s concept is: Setting Small Goals
Or, as I like to call it: How to Eat an Elephant.
You’ve heard the story, right? The young person asks the wise old person how it’s possible to eat an elephant. The wise old person replies: One bite at a time.
Major projects are overwhelming, especially when you don’t have a team to help. When it’s just you, the burden of completing all these tasks falls to you; how do you know what to do and when?
I have found this method is the best way to attack an overwhelming problem or project.
- Break the project into smaller parts so it’s not so scary.
- Break those parts into still smaller chunks.
- Break those chunks down into actionable steps.
I have a worksheet for this that I’d be happy to share with you. It’s a visual representation (yes, there’s an elephant) of how to break down 1 big task, again and again, to discover smaller action steps.
Want it? Just email me with the subject: “I need the elephant!”
In this week’s email, I’ll give you an example of how I’ve done this for a big project like a novel. If you’re not getting the email, let me know, or hop on over to linseyewing.com and sign up under the Free Resources tab.
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STRUGGLES & SUCCESSES
I took my own advice and Changed Scenery. It hasn’t gone as planned, but I have some goals I want to accomplish by the end of the year, and I made space for myself to prepare for those.
I’m using the elephant method to figure out 2026 as well as the rest of 2025.
I’m having to be patient now that TDG is out of my hands and I have nothing more to do with it anymore. It’s been a wild ride, and I’m not sure I’m ready for it to be over, but it’s time to get geared up with something different, too.
So, you see, I am not just preaching from on high. I use these tools every day and share them with you because they work. What’s been your favorite tool so far? The most helpful? The least?
Let me know in a comment or Contact Me
CURRENT NOVEL PROGRESS
TDG: Release Date TBA!!! It’s in the Cover Designer and Formatter’s hands, so you will know as soon as I do what the next steps are.
ASD Draft 0: 15,401. Starting this one again in April 2026 if all goes as planned.
Project Zero: 0. Starting October 2025. I’ve got it, and I’m a bit nervous, but like Eating an Elephant, it has to start one bite at a time.
HAPPENING THIS MONTH
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Next on the Radar: Author’s Roundtable. TBA.
We’re going to hear from a panel of authors about their passion projects, planning styles, processes, and publishing plans. Stay tuned for details.
In Other News
Don’t forget, if you’re having trouble naming your passion, finding time to work, or just want to discuss your WIP, I’m only a click away. Take the time. You won’t regret it.
Start or Finish today. I can help.
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