When it comes to being organized at your day job, it sometimes seems impossible. Your emails are always overflowing and all you want to do is dream about that cocktail that you will be having later with your friends. I remember when I first started to get jobs that were pertaining to my ultimate career goals. I felt like I was already the most organized person in the world coming straight out of college and I thought working would be the same. Not so much.
For school, you knew what assignments were coming up, and you had an idea of how many hours you needed to spend on an assignment. For work, especially freelance work, it's a little bit different. You have to accept surprises and sporadic bumps in the road. But if you feel completely passionate about what you are doing, then all of that will feel like baby humps that you can easily walk over. To help with the stresses of everyday work, it really makes sense to try to keep yourself organized with your workflow. I personally love to take Sundays to keep things organized for my week ahead. It sounds crazy, but planning is my brunch. But in addition to planning, there are plenty of ways to keep organized. Here are six ways you can keep yourself leveled and productive.
