Every day is different for freelancers. You make your own hours, and do different tasks for different clients. You have productive days and non-productive days. The best thing to do is to take full advantage of your productive days! When you're feeling motivated, go ahead and pull out all the stops.
Here are a few tricks to help optimize your productive days.
Read MoreSo you're a freelancer. You make your own hours and you're in control of what you do and how you do it. You've heard the phrase "time is money," and for you, that is the truth! But what happens when you lose track of time either while you're working, or during your leisure hours?
It's so easy to lose control when you answer to no one but yourself. It helps when you answer to a timer.
Here are four major benefits of time keeping:
Read MoreRecently, you’ve probably heard a lot about how we shouldn’t use our smartphones so much because it’s bad for our productivity, our minds, and our interaction with others. There’s some truth to those statements. It is easy to get lost in the virtual world at our fingertips and forget about the people around us. When it comes to the point that we have to try and convince people to not text and drive even though it’s obviously dangerous, then there really is a problem.
Many suggest using our phones as little as possible, while others say that the way to go is to revert back to the old “dumb” phones. But, let’s face it, no one is really going to give up their smartphones. Instead, you should simply change HOW you use it.
They are called smartphones right? Emphasis on the “smart!” Let’s use them in smart ways. It’s really easy to download a bunch of games and get lost in fantasy worlds and high scores. But there are ways you can make the most of your phone by using it to boost your productivity!
Here are a few things to consider doing first.
Read MoreLet’s talk about interruptions in the workplace. Most of the time they are an unwelcome distraction that sets you back in your schedule. When you get back to the work you were doing before you were swept away, you will likely say “what was I doing again?” The whole thing has set you back not only in your time, but also in your task since you will have to go back a few steps to see where you were before you left your desk.
There are ways to dramatically decrease the interruptions that come your way.
Read MoreBelieve me, I know how easy it is to let the “I’ll do it tomorrow” mindset take over. I’m here to tell you that there is hope for you, my fellow procrastinators! You can take control of your time!
When procrastination comes into play, this is what happens. It rules over you. You won’t get a moment of peace because in the back of your mind there will always be a little voice saying “you still have to do (insert task here).” Often, the biggest struggle procrastinators have is simply getting started.
There’s this certain feeling of freedom that comes with getting the job done early and that feeling is attainable! Here are some specific ways that procrastinators can begin their tasks and create new habits!
Read MoreMillennials. Lately, that seems to be all people talk about. Either they’re ruining the world, or they’re running the world. So who are they really? Let’s clarify.
Millennials are the generation of people born from 1980 to 2000. They are entering the workplace and establishing themselves within it and most people don’t know how to handle that. As a millennial myself, it saddens me to see that professionals in the workplace view my generation as lazy, uninterested, and capable of ruining everything.
It’s true, every generation looks at the next generation and shakes their head, calls them lazy, and believes they won’t amount to much. But why wouldn’t we encourage the next generation, instead of degrading them?
For the past 6 months, I’ve had the immense privilege of being an intern at Tech Wildcatters in Dallas where I’ve been inspired to work harder, encouraged to be the best I can be, and learned a great deal about myself and what I, as a millennial, seek in a job.
This is a list of characteristics millennials possess that you can use to get the most out of the young people in your workplace.
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