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The First Step to Being Organized. Without This, Nothing Else Matters.
When I tell people that I am a professional organizer, they seem embarrassed when they relate to me how they never have enough time or that they are overwhelmed with work. These are symptoms of not being in control. Being organized is being in control. We are not born organized, it is a learned skill, which anyone can learn. I realized that I grew up being organized because my mother was. I didn't know any different. You may not have had this kind of role model, so don't be embarrassed about it, you can learn.
Organized people are in control of their lives. Successful executives are incredibly organized. Although they have tremendous responsibilities, they measure their success by how many hours they have to do what they want, such as time for their family, hobbies and personal pursuits.
They have mastered the techniques that simplify their lives and make their work more efficient. These include: performing serious work during 'prime time' when their energy level is highest; quickly
extinguishing minor fires to prevent major crises; and rapidly processing and filtering large amounts of information.
To eliminate stress and work more relaxed, one can learn to be in control, by delegating whenever possible, being able to juggle multiple projects, and curing procrastination, the biggest time waster of all. It's all about handling effectively the hundreds of micro-decisions that we're faced with every day - every phone call, every note scribbled on a piece of paper, every item on a 'to do' list. When you are in control, everything else becomes easier.
©2001 Carol Halsey
Carol Halsey is Founder of Business Organizing Solutions. She is a professional organizer, consultant, speaker, and author. You can get articles, ideas and a free Idea Kit, filled with simple tips for saving time, simply by visiting her web site: http://www.PilesToFiles.com. Sign up for her free organizing newsletter, "Organizing Ideas," sent twice a month.
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