Project planning supports project success.
Take the Google Doodle for example.
When I opened up Chrome Monday morning, the Google doodle successfully accomplished its purpose of informing me it’s Teacher Appreciation Week.
The celebration of our teachers got me to thinking about the special teachers I had and love to this day, the significant role a teacher plays in the lives of her/his students, and the apples to apples comparison between teacher project planning and decorista project planning.
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Many of us have a special place in our heart and grateful appreciation for at least one teacher from our scholastic past.
I can trace aspects of the life lessons, confidence levels, journalism interests, political interests and organizational skills utilized in my daily professional and personal life back to three beloved teachers.
“It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge.”
-Albert Einstein
Their influence through the formative years positively shaped, molded, and impacted my life, and the lessons learned reach far beyond a textbook, chalkboard, Donny Osmond or David Cassidy notebook.
Sweet and innocent were the times.
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I am struck by the similarities between teacher lesson planning and decorista project planning.
With the teacher lesson plan, planning is crucial to a successful instructional experience.
To be effective in classroom management, it is necessary to remain focused on the task at hand before moving on to the next activity.
When a teacher provides his or her students with step-by-step instructions, it makes for a smooth transition into the next subject.
In regards to a home improvement or interior decorating project, a detailed project plan puts inspiration to paper, dollars to sense, purpose to project.
Begin with a Master Plan
Project planning is essential to the overall process from idea to design to decorating execution to finished product.
Check Yes or No
Will converting a space from let’s say a formal living room or rarely used guest bedroom into a home office be a beneficial transformation or a regrettable repurpose?
Study the space and evaluate if it may be of better use to your needs by taking a recess from its initial purpose.
Will moving a wall make the design grade?
Take the time to study the space, and let the walls or removal of them talk to you.
Stay the Course
It is mighty tempting to tackle more than originally planned once you get into the project of it all.
Spreading the project love too thin can result in an incomplete or failing grade assigned to the design objective and decrease the desired quality of work.
Education is Project Power
Folks, let me let you in on a little secret.
There’s a whole lot more that goes into the home improvement interior design and interior decorating projects you see tackled and mastered on your favorite house to home show.
I’m not saying leave it to the professionals, but I do suggest doing your homework before jumping into the “I/we can do that” waters.
Do your homework by learning all you can through materials, fixtures and appliances manufacturer’s websites.
Access the FAQ page.
If you’ve got a question odds are someone else does too.
Take the time to watch the how-to videos.
Home improvement sites offer great tutorials, and YouTube is a treasure trove of information.
Read customer reviews and home improvement-interior design blogs.
Project planning is the essential tool beneficial to both teachers and decoristas.
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