It’s a new month! And that means it’s time for a quick look at my goals for the month, plus a review of how I did with July’s goals.

I mentioned last week that I’d be getting my Kanban board all set up for August. Kanban is Japanese for billboards or signs. The planning system I use was developed by an engineer at Toyota.

Quick explainer: It’s a simple planning method that splits a board into three horizontal sections (to-do, doing, and done). I’ve heard that it’s supposed to be for a whole year, but noooooo–a month does me just fine). Anyway, once a task progresses to the “done” section, you move the next “to-do” card to the “doing” section. It’s great if you are visually motivated.

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My goal for July was to add another 23,000 words to Running The Asset. It was a tough goal, made tougher by health issues and the fact I forgot to allow sick time into the schedule, but I’m so happy that I managed to add 18,321 words.

With the lesson learnt from last month, I’ve added a week of sick time just in case and adjusted my goal to match. For August, I aim to add another 17,000 words.

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Review 29th July – 4th August 2021

My Writing Goals for Last Week

• Write 5000 words for Running The Asset. (Hit 22,837 total words)

What Did I Achieve?

I added 5817 words to the manuscript, taking it to a total of 23,654.

This Week’s Goal

• Add 5000 words for Running The Asset (hit 28,654 words total)

Schedule

Thursday	Day off
Friday	Day off
Saturday	Write 1000 words
Sunday	Write 1000 words
Monday	Write 1000 words
Tuesday	Write 1000 words
Wednesday	Write 1000 words

That’s it for today. Thanks for stopping by, and take care.

Susan