Organize Yourselves

I don't have too much time tonight, but I wanted to include a little anecdote about organization.
While this post might not show a whole lot of organization, in life it's a very handy thing.
For example.
In my chosen career pursuit of Investment Banking, networking is a very key skill. There's an old phrase that states that in business, "it's not what you know, it's who you know." Of all career fields, Finance is likely one of the most influenced by that mantra. The people you are connected with can quite literally make the difference in a company's decision on whether or not to extend an offer. Thus, it is encouraged to make an effort to connect with the people ahead of you in the process and seek their input.
Enter my situation. Earlier last week I scheduled opportunities to talk with several people within the finance program here at BYU. I contacted them through email, set the potential times we could meet, and promised to check back with them to confirm on an exact time and place. While I did much of it right, I nonetheless neglected to record for future recall who I was scheduled to meet with and at what time. As this week passed, there were several instances in which I suddenly remembered, too late, that I could have talked with someone that day. While these conversations might not be the difference between working and unemployment, it is nonetheless worrisome to think on the message they display. In essence, I conveyed that their time was not of high priority to me and that I didn't really, deeply care about what they had to say.
Not the sort of message one in my position would like to convey.
The moral of the story is to be organized for the future so as to bring about opportunities that might otherwise have been swept down stream.

Carpe Diem Everyone.