Probably stating the bleedin' obvious, but:
1/ accurate ETAs, or at least ETEs for checkpoints - so many folk have no idea when the 'fix' is coming up either looking too soon and worrying when it's not there, or too late and it's beeehiind yooou....
2/ Before you go think about line features (ie you can't miss them!) that you can fly toward and then follow until some positive ID-able feature turns up.
3/Always use at least 3 unique features to positively ID a checkpoint
4/ Draw a small diagram on the 1/2 mil of the runway layout next to your destination AD if you might have difficulty orientating
5/Practice makes perfect!
And finally if the vis is less than 5k, visual nav with compass, clock and map is going to concentrate the mind.