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.