22. Get and stay organized.
The key to staying organized is not about which of file you have or whether you keep a stack or two of papers on your desk, but it's about managing your business. It's about having systems in place to do things. Therefore, you want to establish a routine by which you can accomplish as much as possible in a given workday, whether that's three hours for a part-time business or nine hours as a full-timer. In fact, you should develop systems and routines for just about every single business activity. Small things such as creating a to-do list at the end of each business day, or for the week, will help keep you on top of important tasks to tackle. Creting a single calendar to work from, not multiple sets for individual tasks or jobs, will also ensure that jobs are completed on schedul and appoitments kept. Incorporating family and personl activities into your work calendar is also sritical so that you work and plan from a single calendar.