Thank you for your comments. I am not sure not telling people will work for me. External accountability has always been a big way of getting myself to do things.

Some great tips that I think will work, though. Perhaps a marathon day at the weekend to just get started on one single idea?

I'm not doing this for money, specifically. I can achieve my financial goals with my day job paycheck. However, I am terrified of not being able to pay the bills if I do leave my day job, and so working on a skill that will get me insta-employment if I need it. :-)