Prepare Yourself To Get Organized


How many times have you vowed that you are going to get organized if it kills you? Everytime you shuffle through piles of paper on the desk looking for a bill you think you paid, or looking through more piles near the telephone because you know you have that telephone number there somewhere, the thought likely strikes you that you need to get organized. :)

If you are frantically jumping from one activity to another and life is controlling you then you do have to STOP and take a breather and decide how you are going to rework your lifestyle to make it more satisfying and fulfilling. When you feel you have no control over the events in your day it may be because your life is managing you rather than you calling the shots.

So what can you do about this? Well first you have to just start by looking around you. What is the most upsetting thing in your life right now? Get a piece of paper preferably a looseleaf book you can add to, and start writing down your thoughts. Divide your page into three sections.

1/ Family and Home life 2/ Social/Workplace 3/ Spiritual/self improvement

Now under each section write down the top three things that are of most concern to you. Do you have three things in each area that are upsetting you? Do you have three things that need some kind of decision made? Is one area more of a problem than another?

Taking one section at a time, starting with number one on your list, jot down the answers to these questions:

Is this something that needs your attention or can you hand it over to someone else?

Is this something you need to make a decision on? If so do you need more information before making a decision?

Is this something that needs improvement in someway? Is this area being neglected? Are most of my problems in this area?

Is this something over which I have no control? What can I do to minimize this problem?

This will get you looking at your lifestyle and may isolate the most pressing concerns. Instead of trying to deal with everything that is happening around you each day start taking control of what you will deal with at any given time. Just because you pick up the mail and find a bunch of bills doesn't mean you need to worry about them just that minute. You do have to make a system that will work for you and keep your bills sorted out so you don't overlook payments.

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