Week One:
Organizing and Planning
Using Figma and Notion
I used two main platforms to keep myself organized. Keep reading to see how I implemented both of them into this project.
Figma as a Planning Tool
I used Figma to set up a Gantt chart, which is a type of planning chart I’d never used before. I loved how it laid everything out for me and will definitely use Gantt charts in the future. Click over to the video on your left to see how I went about setting this up.
Notion as an Organization Tool
Follow along in my path to using Notion to organize the month ahead.
Setting up a Page
The first order of business was to create a new page in Notion since I already had a workspace account. I took inspiration from a Notion planning template (which you can find at the button below) and set up my page from scratch.
I organized my project into four sections: Personal Manifesto, Vision, Goals, and Smaller Projects.
Personal Manifesto is where I wrote what inspired this project and what I aim to accomplish.
Vision is where I brainstormed ideas for the project before settling on one to move ahead with.
Goals is where I created a sort of to-do list of all the things I wanted to complete each week.
Smaller Projects is where I listed blog posts and videos I will be making throughout the month.
I then decided to add in some photos from the Instagram page of the company I’m using for this project just to give myself a little inspiration.
Fleshing Out Each Section
Next up, I had to actually create content for each of the aforementioned sections. I started with my manifesto and worked my way down.
Using the template from earlier, I wrote out a manifesto that really encompassed my goals for this project and why I was passionate about it. Writing this out helps me to remember why I’m doing what I’m doing and its importance to me.
Then, I worked on brainstorming for the Vision section. I came up with ideas by bouncing things off of my cohort members in the program I’m in called Praxis (learn more about Praxis by clicking the button below). I also used our student portal and some quick Google searches. Finally, I pinpointed 3 ideas that I felt were strong contendors and got my cohort’s input to choose a final idea.
After that, I needed to think about what it would take to make this idea come to fruition. What goals did I need to have? What would make up my to-do list each week? This was a long process because there’s so much to be done, but at the end it was worthwhile, and I’ll still be updating this portion as the month moves forward.
Finally, I wrote down the smaller projects from my to-do list so that I could know what things I would need to do to really make my project shine.
Final Take Aways
I would definitely consider this first week a big success. I got organized and planned very effectively and also learned a new program when I got around to using Figma. I think that my planning structure will be extremely useful to me moving ahead in this month, and I hope you’ll follow along throughout the adventure.
To see what I got up to in week two, follow the link here.
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