After our mom died, my sister and I cleaned out her craft room and found cabinets and drawers filled with projects never completed or even started. “Why couldn’t she finish things?” I thought.

Push or pull the screed board across the forms with a back-and-forth sawing motion. Shove concrete into low spots in front of the screed board. Repeat to remove excess concrete. Form and Pour a ...

Chauncey grew up on a farm in rural northern California. At 18 he ran away and saw the world with a backpack and a credit card, discovering that the true value of any point or mile is the experience ...

There are countless reasons why people start projects but never finish them, and, contrary to popular belief, many of them have nothing to do with laziness, a lack of dedication, or an inability to ...

Learn how to clean your front door the right way—whether it's wood, steel, or glass. These tips will help you maintain curb appeal and protect your door’s finish year-round.

Finishing properly is too often overlooked, even by the top sailors. After all, it’s easy. All you do is sail between the committee boat and the mark, wait until you hear the horn, and head for the ...

After completing your single task (and taking a break to acknowledge your progress), you move to the next concrete action.

Ashlyn is one of Forbes Home's in-house writers and a former civil engineer-turned content writer with over six years experience. Until recently, Ashlyn focused on creating content for Forbes Home as ...