I always have a problem getting behind in my work, it could be that I have bad time management or that I don’t always set daily goals or even that I’m just lazy. It any business it is always great to be ahead in your work. Once you get behind in your work things just go down hill from there. You end up doing more work, you have more stress put on you because things are not getting done, and since things are not getting done you lose motivation. It’s like a domino effect.

Set Goals
This is one of the easiest ways to stay ahead in your work. If you set a daily “to do” or goal list you know what you have to get done during the day and you can pace yourself. Some days I forget to make myself a to do list and I always end up forgetting to do something important. I find it easier to make the list the night before right when I’m going to sleep.

Don’t Get Distracted
Because of the nature of my type of work I tend to get distracted a lot. Sometimes it can be talking to someone on AIM or someone sends me a funny YouTube video and I end up being on there for a few hours. When I’m really trying to get things done I will either sign off of AIM or put an away message up. The best way to not get distracted is to eliminate your distractions.

Be on a good schedule
I’ve talked about this over and over again. You will accomplish more work when you are on a better schedule. When you are on a bad schedule you always feel tired and worn out. Try to find a schedule that works for you and stick to it. I’ve been on bad schedules where I was waking up at 3-4PM and as soon as I woke up I felt behind in my work because the day was half over.

Those are just some easy tips on staying ahead of your work. What I try to do is have reviews done and stockpiled so I don’t have to write a review and post it all in the same day. When this happens I feel like I have no free time and I still feel that I haven’t accomplished that much because the next day I have to write another review. If I have reviews on hand I can write a review over a few days and just add it to the stockpile. So try to stay ahead in your work, it makes things easier!