EWGS member, Karen Lehfeldt, shared a genealogy book with me that she was studying. The title was what I used above and it was by Sally Romano (www.genealogyspace.com). The ideas were so good that I HAD to share them with you in hopes that they will spark you mind to better genealogy researching.
* The FRAMEwork Approach helps identify the key steps on which to focus your research.
* The FW Approach is a guidance process that involves five recurring steps per level.
* F - Focus - identify objective
* R - Records - brain-storm and jot down every to-do idea
* A - Assort - sort and group these ideas into read To-Dos
* M - Maximize - ensure that you're planning SMART Goals:
- S - Specific Goals - what do I want to achieve?
- M - Measurable Goals - how will I know when I've found the answer?
- A - Achievable Goals - can I achieve it?
- R - Relevant Goals - does it help me achieve what I want?
- T - Timely Goals - when do I need to know it by?
* E - Execute - activate your plan, regularly tracking your progress.
The final words to the lesson were these: You cannot manage what you don't measure.
