I’m somewhat of a procrastinator. Not in a bad way–I always finish my assignments on time
–but I tend to put stuff off until the last possible minute before it needs to be done. I do this with everything in life: homework, laundry, writing thank you letters, etc., but it’s gotten to the point that I’ve made it a point in my life to try and limit this behavior.
I made it my New Years resolution to cut down on my procrastination habits, but I’ve sort-of procrastinated on this resolution: I’m doing laundry that should have been done a week ago as we speak. But, I’ve also learned the importance of taking time to complete needed tasks. Laundry is something that can be done last minute, a PR proposal is not.
I read a blog post by Megan Soto describing the importance of paying attention to detail. She states that putting forth the effort to recheck your work, and have others check over your work, will save you the embarrassment of sending out information to clients that contain errors (spelling, grammatical, factual, etc.). When you procrastinate, like I often do, you don’t have the time to revise your work, or to have others revise it for you, making your work more susceptible to errors.
I agree with Megan how important it is to show your clients that you are working hard for them, and to prove this dedication it’s essential to have your work error free. It will also impress your clients to know that you pay attention to detail, and complete your work in advance in order to give them the service that they’re paying for.
Your client isn’t paying you to do haphazard work for them, so prove to them you’re professional by paying attention to detail, researching ahead of time, and spending quality time working on plans and proposals. People will start to take you seriously and recognize your commitment to your work.
