# How Scrintal Can Fuel Your Creative Entrepreneurship > This one tool has transformed the way I manage my business and life. - Address: https://scrintal.com/blog/how-scrintal-can-fuel-your-creative-entrepreneurship - Blog post by Razane, published by Scrintal - Published: 2024-10-10 - Topics: Scrintal, Mindfulness At Work, Personal Development, Business, Entrepreneurship This one tool has transformed the way I manage my business and life. *[Photo](https://www.pexels.com/photo/woman-in-white-long-sleeve-shirt-holding-pink-and-white-floral-textile-6932014/) by [Mikhail Nilov](https://www.pexels.com/@mikhail-nilov/)* Jumping ship from the corporate 9–5 to freelancing and running my own business as a super creative person with a bustling mind has been pretty overwhelming. I still clearly remember my first day as a freelancer in February 2023. I rolled out of bed at 8:30 (my remote, corporate work-life wake-up time), swung my legs out of bed, and sat there, realizing I had nowhere to be anymore, promptly at 9:00. So, the first thing I did was open up Word and started brain dumping, literally emptying everything that was in my head on a blank document. Since then, at any given moment, I can have a million projects, ideas, and to-do lists spread across multiple apps on my phone and computer and on random scraps of paper strewn across my desk. I’ve tried so many different apps in an attempt to organize my scattered brain but none were just right for a visual thinker like myself until I discovered [Scrintal](https://scrintal.com/) last month. ## Tackling Disorganized Thinking We creative types tend to struggle with disorganized thinking and the inability to fully organize our thoughts holds us back from being as productive as we’d like. With Scrintal, you get a completely clear canvas that you can make your own with cards, colors, bullet points, headers, etc. The possibilities are truly endless and my creative, messy mind loves it! The block system on Scrintal is great because it allows you to pretty much start typing anywhere you want on the canvas. You can start off by just throwing everything on the page and then organizing it later. As an entrepreneur, I find this to be the best way to do things as it allows me to get everything out of my brain quickly, clearing up much-needed thinking space. ![I know it doesn’t look like much, but it’s a process!](https://scrintal.com/__l5e/assets-v1/49adb43c-ae0b-405f-b1d0-98005adf5aa1/how-scrintal-can-fuel-your-creative-entrepreneurship-2.webp) *I know it doesn’t look like much, but it’s a process!* Brain dumping is one of my favorite organizational methods when I’m feeling frazzled and all over the place. The above is an example of a brain-dumping exercise I did this week after days of feeling disorganized with my personal tasks and goals for the rest of the year. Once I throw it all onto the board, I color code, based on what “area” each task, thought, or reminder can go. Here, blue means admin, yellow means personal to-do’s, green means finances, and purple means relationships. ![My super creative brain loves using colors to organize my ideas.](https://scrintal.com/__l5e/assets-v1/e3bfc323-dc66-44dd-a5b4-e8d8644a9829/how-scrintal-can-fuel-your-creative-entrepreneurship-3.webp) *My super creative brain loves using colors to organize my ideas.* The last step is to just organize everything, based on color, under the corresponding header, creating cards (similar to sticky notes). ![The final result: An organized list of next steps!](https://scrintal.com/__l5e/assets-v1/3ae43ab9-ff68-4027-adbe-0f432e96d3b6/how-scrintal-can-fuel-your-creative-entrepreneurship-4.webp) *The final result: An organized list of next steps!* Scrintal has been great for this favorite thought organization exercise of mine because of the freedom it gives you to play and create without constraint. ## Creatively Clearing Your Mind Running your own show can seem fun at the outset, but it isn’t always rainbows and butterflies. The good news is that you’re free from micro-managing bosses, but the bad news is that there’s no one to break your fall when things go wrong (and you will fall, multiple times, sometimes on the same day). You need as clear of a mind as possible to have a successful business that grows month by month, year by year. Being creative isn’t an excuse to fall behind on your dreams and big goals. ![I can’t wait to continue adding to this as the ideas come to me!](https://scrintal.com/__l5e/assets-v1/8384d5a2-d352-4c92-9134-6cf520e1da50/how-scrintal-can-fuel-your-creative-entrepreneurship-5.webp) *I can’t wait to continue adding to this as the ideas come to me!* I’ve been loving using Scrintal as a mind-mapping tool to take control back over my business and its trajectory. This has been helpful for me to brainstorm, get my ideas out onto a blank space, and then color code them based on what has been completed, what’s in progress, and what still needs to be started. The overview effect you get, looking at your boards, is also great because you understand what you’re looking at quickly and can see the bigger picture right away, which isn’t possible with a basic text document. Scrintal understands that there are millions of ways to think and process complex information, allowing you to use it freely in the manner you prefer and that works best for you. ## Focusing On What Matters At the core of everything we do, whether we’re employees or freelancers, is the desire to work less and spend the time we save on what actually matters: Loved ones, hobbies, traveling, etc. The better of a system you have in place to keep you accountable and organized, the more likely you can experience this core goal every single week, month, and year. The other feature I love about Scrintal that’s unique compared with other tools I’ve used in the past is the “my desk” feature, which is essentially a personal space for you to organize the rest of your boards and docs. Additionally, Scrintal’s One Global Archive allows you to easily look back at all of your boards, cards, and docs, having continual, easy access to the information you need to get things done every day. You can see “my desk” below, which I’ve organized based on what I need to keep laser-focused for the rest of 2024: ![I love getting colorful with it!](https://scrintal.com/__l5e/assets-v1/79e06f1e-6b2c-41c3-a405-a50011e9dfbe/how-scrintal-can-fuel-your-creative-entrepreneurship-6.webp) *I love getting colorful with it!* Using Scrintal to brain dump and mind map has helped me order not only my business but also my entire life. It’s a versatile, innovative solution to the very issue of disorganized thinking that plagues many of us these days (especially those of us with attention-deficit disorders). Ever since I started brain dumping and mind mapping, I’ve been able to increase the number of clients I can handle at a time, growing my business beyond what I thought possible. Finding what methods work best for you when organizing your tasks is crucial to realizing the goal of having a focused mind. A focused mind means a focused, successful life and business. Since becoming an entrepreneur, I’ve also learned that it’s important when working on organizing your life and work, to put a stop to using a million and one tools that offer different features that you barely ever use. Having several to-do lists across different devices and platforms will only add to your disorganization. The great thing as well is that Scrintal is browser-based, making it easy to hop in and work on your boards easily, wherever you happen to be. Scrintal is truly a playground for the mind, allowing you to unlock your already existing brilliance to create the greatness you’re capable of in this world. [Get access today](https://scrintal.com/)! \*Disclaimer: These screenshots were taken while I was testing the new features before the public launch on October 8th, so there might be some minor differences in the UI.\* --- Scrintal (https://scrintal.com) is a visual note-taking and research app. All pages and articles: https://scrintal.com/llms.txt