Planning A Month As A Freelancer
In our busy day to day life, we miss some many essential things. I always wanted to do more things effectively done in less time. So, from a couple of months now, I started planning my month, which is making my life easier. From exercising to cooking to having a client meeting, I plan everything for the month. This will help me to understand how my month looks like and what are the tasks I need to do?. Planning for the month helps me know what my expectations for the month to avoid last month disappointments are.
Why do I need to plan my month?
- I want to take command of my time.
- It helps to schedule my day.
- Helps me reduce last-minute stress.
- To increase my productivity, my income or my clients.
- To spend more quality time with a family and friends.
- To be focused on the things I need to improve.
- To get time for self-care.
- To learn new things.
What I plan for the month?
I plan everything and anything that comes on my mind. I will write it down my financials goals, career goals and personal goals. It helps me to give a purpose for the month. It helps me to understand where am I and what should I do to reach my goals.
How do I do this?
I plan all the real possible thing that I can do to achieve my goals. I set goals for myself that are something achievable. I don’t keep any random stuff that comes on my mind. Few ways I consider to set my goals are
Financial goals: I keep track of how much I earned previous month and considering that I will set a goal of increasing the amount like 10% or 20% etc. This will give me a purpose to work for. I prepare to use more time in the middle of the month if I don’t meet my target.
Career Planning: Keeping a track on how many clients I have and understanding my time gives me a scope of whether to onboard a new client or not. Sometimes, I may consider taking one or two articles a week apart from my regular clients depends upon my time. If any client is not renewing, then I will look for a new client to meet my financial goals. If it is a retaining client, I spend less time as I already know what his needs are. But, if I plan for a new client, I need to spend more time to understand their needs. Editing, proofreading, weekly calls and monthly calls all take time. So, I plan the month accordingly.
Personal Planning: My main personal goal is working out. I realized that I’m not getting enough time to spend more time working out. I spend hardly 20 min a day thrice a week to workout. So, I want to make it five times a week and increase my time paid to 30min. I plan to read more books and create more content.
All you need to do is visualize how your month looks like. You need to plan every single task for the month. When you start to keep thinking of it, you can determine that you need to accomplish the goal. Even if you don’t, you will be significantly closer to it. So, Yeah, this is how I plan my month. Let me know what things you consider before planning your month.
As a freelancer, I will plan for the coming weeks to make my life easier. I realized that planning for the month is essential for any individual. This will relieve a lot of stress and overwhelming and increases productivity.