Being your own boss has its advantages and disadvantages to it. The obvious advantage is being able to set your own schedule, while the obvious disadvantage is not having anyone to keep you on top of tasks. As a freelance writer, I’ve found it hard at times to stay motivated. It’s not like working a normal job elsewhere where you have a boss who will tell you what to do, and if you don’t do it, you’re out of work. Thus, it is important to set up a schedule.

I like to set up a schedule for each day. The way I do it is like this:

Before I turn in for the night, I take 10 minutes to set up my schedule for the following day. In doing so, I take into consideration the projects that I am working on and what needs to get done when. I put the most urgent projects at the top of my schedule followed. I like to use Google’s calendar function (calendar.google.com) to make this schedule. Then, I attempt to stick to it when I get up the following day. This doesn’t always happen, but for the most part, it does and this keeps me from being unproductive during the day.