Do you write annual goals? If so, have you looked at your progress. It is half way thru the year and I should be half way thru my goals. However, I have to admit, I'm not! In fact, it seems like I've made very little progress. This lack of progress is very obvious when one …
Category: Goals
2023 Goals
It's the new year. Have you made any new year's resolutions? While I know I've made resolutions in the past. I've also broken most of those resolutions. Thus, when other genealogists suggested setting annual goals for my genealogy research, I was skeptical. While I haven't met all of my previous goals, I've met the majority …
2022 Goals Summary
Do you make annual goals for your genealogy research? I have to admit that prior to retirement I didn't. But, then my research time was often limited and I likely would not have met those goals. While I don't follow the 'Smart Goals' method of writing my goals, my abbreviated goals are usually specific and …
Saturday Night Genealogy Fun
It's Saturday Night time for Genealogy Fun Your mission, should you decide to accept it (cue the Mission Impossible music here) is to: 1) What is next on your genealogy "To Do" list? [Thank you to Linda Stufflebean for suggesting topics!] Since my 'to-do' list is driven by my 2022 goals, I'm turning to that list of …
Making Progress
Did you make New Years resolutions for your genealogy work? Or did you create a list of goals or even smart goals? I've found that creating a list of goals helps keep me focus my research. Since the year is half over, it is a good time to check my progress. Previously, I had researched …
2022 Goals
Since I completed the bulk of my 2021 goals in October, I've had a couple of months to contemplate my 2022 goals. Having this much time to think about where I want to go with my research in 2022 has resulted in quite a few goals. Descendancy Research During 2021, I researched descendants of my …
2021 Goals
Do you make resolutions for the new year? If so, are any of them genealogy related. Since retiring, I've done a better job of setting goals for my genealogy. And in 2021, I can actually say I COMPLETED those goals. Since I started using a bullet journal, I have found it easier to keep track …
Goals Update
Did you make a New Year's Resolution for 2021? Have you kept that resolution? What about genealogy goals for 2021? Did you make any? Since retiring, I have been trying to make (and achieve) genealogy goals each year. Even though I've made progress with my genealogy, I don't think I've been very successful in achieving …
Evaluating Progress
Have you ever looked at a chart or table someone else created to display their genealogy data in a different way and wondered what your own data might look like? For many people, this happened when Paul Hawthorne created a pedigree worksheet color coded by birth location. Well, today, genealogist Yvette Hoitink published a way …
2020 Stats / 2021 Goals
In my last years of teaching, our career and technical education instructors were learning to use 'Smart Goals' for their program improvement plans. A 'Smart Goal' is specific, measurable, attainable, relevant and time-based. Unfortunately, I haven't applied my knowledge of 'Smart Goals' to my genealogy. If someone asked me what my goal has been for …