It’s the only way to get better. Use a spreadsheet, get a notebook, whatever works – build something that keeps it together. Scattered papers work for the day, not the week, not the month, not the year. Getting Organized is key to moving forward, it’s the only way to move forward, because it gives you the direction to move forward in, mapped out in front of you.
The countdown is on, you’re almost there. Get that project out the door. Make it count. Complete. You’ve done the work, it’s almost time to celebrate your achievement.
Because if you’re not having fun, why are you doing it?
Your toughest, most critical opponent will always be yourself. You will be hardest on yourself before the game, meeting, lecture, discussion has even begun. The goal is not to. The goal is to quiet the toughest opponent in your head, tell them to come out when you need them, when you need that extra kick, that last push. And never before. Not before you’re started.
They remember the time you took to explain a problem. They remember your patience. They remember the extra meeting you setup to make sure everyone understood the problem. They remember you walking through the issue once, twice and thrice. Ask anyone, it’s always the little thing that everyone remembers.