My name is DJ and I am very unorganized.

As someone who has lived in controlled chaos for most of my life I thought that agendas, calendars, and planners were for people who didn’t know what they were doing. I was wrong.

Social Tables has taught me that trying to remember things or jotting down post-its can only get you so far. I thought it would be impossible to juggle multiple projects with different deadlines.

First, I turned to Google Calendar as my way of staying organized. This worked, but my calendar turned into a mess that resembled a bag of skittles and projects/meetings were missed.

Next, I used Asana, which had been sitting idly as my 3rd tab for quite a while (after email and calendar). Credit for this goes to Trevor Lynn for teaching our team just how valuable this tool is.

My latest experiment is TacoApp. While I was disappointed it didn’t make me tacos at first, what it actually offers is much more valuable. Using all the tasks I have inside SalesForce, Google, Asana, Evernote, and several more I can sort tasks by priority and cross them off at completion.

I am still far from being the most organized person and I’m guilty of missing deadlines, but taking these steps has made a difference. I encourage you to try the tools above and would love to hear your suggestions on things I’ve missed!