Summer 2008
Do you put off tasks that you do not want to do or like to do? Do you say, “I’ll just do it tomorrow”? Procrastination, for one reason or another, happens to the best of us. There are ways to help alleviate it.
- Plan your day according to your most productive time
- Break the project down into smaller steps until they are manageable.
- Prevent distractions and interruptions from occurring.
- Get organized – Being unorganized causes chaos and is very distracting
When you are organized, you are better able to focus on a task instead of the clutter - Do NOT demand perfection from yourself.
Perfectionism causes postponement. - Create a mental picture of the project you wish to complete.
- Reward yourself. Give yourself points or prizes as you work through the task.
- Avoid overextending yourself. Evaluate your obligations and then prioritize them.
Is there anything you can omit, delegate or move to a different time frame? Set
realistic goals. When possible, finish each task before starting the next. - Make the task at hand as pleasurable as possible. Ask yourself a question, “Can
I make this more enjoyable in any way?”
The best way to get something done is to begin.
If you don’t know how or where to begin, I may be able to help.
I wish you the best!
Organized Clutter?
This month (July) let’s get our SPACE in order
ORGANIZED Clutter?
These two words have very opposite meanings.
n. clut·ter
1. A confused or disordered state or collection; a jumble.
v. or·gan·ized
2. To put together into an orderly, functional, structured whole.
a. To arrange in a coherent form; to systematize.
courtesy of Dictionary.com
At the conclusion of my seminars, many people come forward to visit with me and some use this term, organized clutter, to describe their living conditions. I believe there is no such thing.
Either there is Order OR there is Clutter.
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Tips to Prevent Clutter
Here are three simple questions to ask yourself before you bring
something new into your space:
1) Am I going to use it often?
2) Am I going to use it now, or in the very near future?
3) Where is it going to go?
REMEMBER THAT:
• everything must have a place and space is limited
• clutter can not be disinfected or sterilized…only reduced
• possessions are never as important as people
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One of the best ways to prevent clutter, is to stop it before it starts.
The best way to stop it before it starts, is to set up systems that meet your needs. Happy Organizing!
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“Problems can’t be solved at the same level of consciousness that created them.” –Albert Einstein
THINK ABOUT IT!