Do you ever find yourself putting off projects that you know you should start earlier? I am positive that we are all guilty of this act. In college, we can, for the most part, get away with waiting till the last-minute because the majority of us do not work full-time jobs. Generally, most of us have the time the next day to catch-up on the sleep we lost the night before.
As the holidays are growing closer and the semester is coming to an end, we tend to participate in procrastination. It is a common occurrence, especially on college campuses around the world. Unfortunately, we cannot keep up this act when we get into the real world of public relations. For most of us in the PR world, we generally stay on track with our various projects. It can be a very hectic thing to do. In the end, however, it will be all worth it when you are not cramming.
Timing in public relations is everything. People going into this profession need to realized that you need excellent time management skills to provide the best service possible. This means that you have to live by your Blackberry, iPhone, or some other electronic device to keep your life organized.
If you start being organized and practicing proper time management in college, it will be very helpful when you actually get into your career. In my opinion, you don’t have to have a clean bedroom in your apartment, but keep everything else in your life organized. This way you can keep your sanity and provide good work for your client. You might be able to sneak some extra sleep in too.
I know im a big procrastinator but I am getting better. I wish I was not this way but I just can not seem to get motivated to do something that I have some time to do the next day even if it is as 10:00 at night after I get off work. In my IS class we have a lot of papers to write and recently I have started them a few days before they are due and it has been great! I have not been so stressed. Hopefully I can keep this up when I am in the real world!
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Sarah, I loved this post. As we speak I am trying to catch up on my 10 comments! I of course have lots of other things to do and I realized I am not quite up to 10. I usually am a stickler when it comes to big projects that I can’t put off, but the smaller ones do unfortunately go on the back burner. I am constantly setting myself reminders to stay on time and finish up things, and it is so ironic that as I read this yet another thing pops up that I have to do!