What you need to do a novice freelancer in the first week

You succumb to impulse, we went out of the office and decided to work for themselves. Do not relax. Once you find your place in the exciting (and frightening) world of entrepreneurship. And what will you do in the first week, influence - good or bad - to where you eventually find yourself.

Most beginners contemptuous of planning and, when the first order, in a hurry to make up for all of two weeks. If you do not prepare during the first week, you can easily overdo it quickly fail or begin to move in the wrong direction.

What then to do? How can I be sure of the effective start at this stage of development? Why do you need to start worrying now?

Here is a list of five actions by doing that properly during the first week, you can be confident in the success of their initiatives.

1. Write welcome letter

Try to write a letter on behalf of the Director General (talking about you) to the first employee (also for you) and tell us everything that you think is important in this work. Include in the letter description of the company goals, its values ​​and the requirements for the employee, the background - all the things that distinguishes this from other startups. Do not be afraid to write serious. List the duties of the employee in accordance with their ideas about the ideal work week. I do not want to work on a Friday night? Include such a rule in the text. When you're done writing, leave it in a conspicuous place and read for the first time. This will help to tune in a working mood.

2. Include in your schedule time to rest

A friend of mine, began freelancing, loaded themselves in the first week so much that he had to work all day long. He was looking for new projects, he sent letters to all the contacts, update site and doing it even at night. But in the end, I followed the good advice: to make up for lost time to rest and sleep, turn off the alarm clock and a couple of hours a day aside for a video game. Everyone needs a reboot.

You will not lose anything if every morning (or evening) will do something relaxing.

This will help to rejuvenate and increase motivation.

3. Organize workplace

Even if you do not live in the 300-meter studio, try not to work, lying on the bed. Vote, where houses can make room for a mini-office or desktop. You can throw stuff out of the garage and install there the table and some shelves. or you can turn in pantry office. Whichever place you choose, Organize it to your liking - that the workplace was inspiring, motivating and functional. Think of yourself logo and hang it over the work area. Hang pictures or family pictures that are popular. Be at work should be a pleasure.

4. Experiment with time management

The first time hard to get used to the fact that it is not necessary to operate a strictly defined number of hours per day and report to someone. With this, it may be difficult to handle. But still cool to be their own master - a great opportunity make your own schedule. For example, you know that the most productive working from 16:00 to 19:00, and until 11 am you are practically useless. Then in the morning with the organizational goals and efficiency during peak work on more serious things. Try different options and see what works better. Engage in what it turns out, and ignore the rest.

5. Leave at the end of the week planning and analysis

On Sunday, take a hour to analyze the past week and to make a plan to the next. I wanted to do? What would you like to change?

Be sure to make a list of your achievements, if still not done so, and follow, whether the results are consistent with expectations.

Review the plan for next week, and make sure it is not too busy. Only an hour a week planning will help to move forward. To success.