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Get Organized - Organization InformationThe Most Frequently Asked Questions about Organizing Your Kids Rooms1. In terms of organization, what is the first thing a parent should do before decorating a kid?s room? 10 Tips to Get Organized and Clutter-Free- Now!1. THE LOVE IT OR LOSE IT PRINCIPLE: Every item around you represents a choice you made. You either went out or selected it; or it came to you, and you accepted it. Look at that item now with fresh eyes. If you do not know that item to be useful, believe it to be beautiful, or love it for personal reasons, it's time to get rid of it. In other words, LOVE IT OR LOSE IT. Love what nourishes your dreams and directions, lose what drains or distracts you. Call this process your ?Clutter Campaign?. The Magnificent 7: Tips for Cleaning Up ClutterClutter is postponed decisions�. Here are some suggestions to simplify the task of controlling clutter: Escaping The Clutter Trap? - 5 Steps For Increasing Productivity And Decreasing Stress? Do you feel overwhelmed by all the "stuff" in your life? Magazines and journals you?ve never finished reading, clothes you never wear, e-mail you haven?t responded to, or photographs you intended to share with friends or colleagues? ? Are you embarrassed to invite people to your home or office because they will see the way you live or work? Do you rush around when someone?s coming to hide the evidence? Organizing Solutions for the Disorganized EntrepreneurAfter more than 20 years as an entrepreneur and a consultant to entrepreneurs, I am convinced that for many entrepreneurs, ?organized? is an enigma. ?Organized entrepreneur? may even be an oxymoron, because the very strength that makes great entrepreneurs makes for poor organizing ? at least organizing as most of the world defines it. Organized Living in a Disorganized WorldWe are bombarded with so many factors that perpetuate disorganization. Computers, fax machines, cellular phones, and on-line services enable us to do more - and require us to do more. The speed of the microchip doubles every 18 months, with no end in sight. There is also a greater sense of urgency due to rising expectations. If I can e-mail you a question in 20 seconds, why can?t you return my e-mail just as quickly? The Clutter Factor: From Packrativity to Productivity? Are you embarrassed when you walk into your home or office?? Do you frequently run out of space?? Is your desk piled high with UPO?s (unidentified piled objects)?? Are you frustrated by the amount of time you spend looking for things? Sticking to Your New Years Resolutions: Ten Tips for a More Organized Life1. A calendar is an essential organizing tool ? start the year with one that works for you! And whether you use a paper or electronic version, using Post-it� notes as reminders will help you ?stick? to your resolutions. 10 Organizing Tips for Road Warrior ParentsParenting is always a challenge, but particularly so if your work requires that you travel. Don?t be too hard on yourself or on them when you find it difficult. Here are some tips you may find helpful: Clutter is Postponed Decisions?Do you ever sit down at your desk buried in paper and say, ?OK! Today?s the day ? I?m going to clean up this mess?? You pick up the first piece of paper ? and immediately think of any number of reasons why now is not a good time to deal with this particular piece of paper. You pick up the second piece. ?No, I don?t think so?? And the third? And the fourth? And before you know it, the pile of papers that was on the left side of your desk is now on the right ? and you?ve got to run to your next appointment! Identifying the Rocks: Organizing Your PrioritiesIn one of my favorite books, First Things First, written by Stephen Covey with Roger and Rebecca Merrill, is a story of the man in front of his class with a pile of rocks and a jar. He puts the rocks in the jar, and then asks the class "Is it full?" "Yes," they answer in unison. "Oh?" he replies, and gets out some pebbles, which he adds to the jar. "Is it full?" he asks. Catching on, they reply, "Probably not." And then he added sand. And, finally, some water. "What does that tell you?" he asked. Answers included comments like "You can always squeeze something else in" or "Just get started." "Oh, not at all!" he said. "If you don't put the rocks in first, there won't be any room for the them. Finish in Style - Organizing Works!One of my mother-in-law?s many oft-quoted and wise declarations was ?Finish in style.? It has been on my mind lately, as I contemplate the end of another year, and the end of the first fifty years of my life. Based on my heritage, I fully expect to live another fifty years, so it seems appropriate to consider what I need to do now, so that I can finish the next fifty in style! 10 Tips for a More Organized Morning1. Teach your children to use an alarm clock or clock radio. Nagging is not the way to begin anyone's day! Organizing Lessons from a BookstoreThe store reminded me of a well-worn slipper ? tattered and dusty, but obviously used and loved. I toured the aisles and backrooms with storeowner and publisher Britton Trice. Celebrity book signings and individualized customer service are obviously major factors in the success of the store. File after file with details of book parties past. They mail out about 200 autographed Anne Rice books everyday! Piles of papers, some of them back to 1984, and announcements of summer reading programs and travel opportunities for the summer past told the tale that getting rid of things was obviously not his forte! The front counter and the shelves beneath were covered with bits of paper, containers of various sizes containing a variety of items ? most of them identifiable. Just How Organized Are You? Take This Quiz For IndividualsThe Productive Environment Scorecard?
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