Finding the "get up and go" to get up and go

If any of you out there are anything like me, it takes almost all of my willpower and a great deal of effort to get anything important done. Completing homework is such a grind, and leaving the house for errands seem like such a bother.

So you may now be asking "Bradley, if you're this lazy, how do you possibly get anything done, you slacker?". Wow, rude. Well, to that I present you this: The Slacker's Guide to Getting S*** Done:

1. If you're going to get work done, do it in the morning.
This is a bit of a strange one, but I find if you have a task to do, get up early and do it then. You'll find there are less distractions, mainly because nothing interesting happens before 10am. This is s trick that I can attest to, mainly because I find that I have more focus and energy in the morning.

2. Don't work where you play.
This is a huge one. The idea behind this one is to get away from distractions, especially if you work on the same computer you use for gaming or other entertainment. My favourite place to work at is the local coffee shop. I feel just comfortable enough to enjoy a coffee and soak in the environment, and  just uncomfortable enough to want to get my work done and leave, and

As a bonus tip: If you're working less than 4 hours, don't bring a power adapter for your laptop. It'll discourage you from wasting precious battery life on anything other than your work.

3.  Procrastination is your greatest enemy.
Being stuck in the vicious loop of procrastination is like being stuck in a burning building and refusing to leave because it's warm. This might seem obvious, but if you catch yourself putting off your work, you need to break free of that cycle. Say you're marathoning your favourite television show on Netflix, and you know you have an important project to work on, it's a good idea to try something that breaks up your time. Grab a drink, take a shower, go for a walk, do anything that will break you from the comfortable routine you're in.

Following these three steps just might help you on your way to a less lazy you. At the very least, you can pretend to be less lazy using these tips.

Social Media Campaign

For our Social Networking class at British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) we had to have a social media campaign, either be for a real client or a made up project on any topic. My group of four worked for a real client, Robert Testini. He is a realtor and does not use social media all that often.

Making Accounts

At first we had to make him a Facebook page for his realtor services. Then we made him a Twitter, Instagram, and a Google Plus/Youtube account. We made these social media accounts visible on his website, which is testinirealestate.com.

Target Audience

As mentioned in my, “A Rule to Remember: Target Audience” blog post. You really have to keep in mind who your target audience is when making up goals and which social media platform the users in that audience use the most. This way there is realistic goals to show your client.

Twitter

What I noticed with Twitter on this project was that you should tweet people in the industry. It is actually.. networking. Lame joke, I know. For Robert Testini, I tweeted about HGTV's Bryan Baemler being at the Vancouver's Home and Garden show in February and he favourited it. This is great because a favourite could be noticed by his 55.1k followers and many of those followers are part of Robert Testini's target audience. 

Bryan Baeumler Favouriting Robert Testini's Tweet

 

Schedules

Keeping a schedule is also very important for social media. You don't want to bug the audience too often, but don't want to leave them hanging. What I also noticed was the most engagement was from events that were currently happening, even if was not related to the service. For example, we mentioned about the IIHF gold hockey game. It was Russia vs. Canada. Canada did win and noticed many people supported that.

Overall it was a good learning experience and will use this knowledge in the future if I use it on one of my projects or for another client.