February 5, 2009
Organizing Is a Tool to Help You Do More, Have More and Be More
Tom Landry, the former Dallas Cowboys' football coach, once said, "My job is to make the guys do what they don't want to do, so they can be who they've always wanted to be." Undoubtedly, Coach Landry’s players were not always happy about doing conditioning and strength training drills, running or practicing their formations, but they knew that’s what needed to happen in order to win.
If you want to "win" in life – have more time to spend with the people you love; more energy for the things you want to do; more money in your pocket and less stress - but disorganization is standing in your way, getting organized can help you bridge the gap between the way you live now and the way you’d like to live. Getting organized has no real value in and of itself and that’s probably one of the reasons why so many people have trouble doing it. Organizing is a TOOL, a means to an end, to help you do what you really want to do and have what you really want to have in your life. Just as a hammer is a tool to help build a house, organizing is a tool to help build a life.
In these challenging times, having good organizational skills is not optional; it’s necessary for survival. If you can’t get out the door on time in the morning because your apartment is so disorganized or cluttered that you can’t find your keys, you could be late getting to work…which could mean losing precious time preparing for an important meeting with a client…which could mean not being able to do as good a job as you could have if you’d had more time and were less stressed …which could mean a dissatisfied client …which could mean an unhappy boss …which could mean a smaller raise than you were hoping for…or worse.
Getting organized is one of the top five New Year’s resolutions people make. If it’s one of yours, as you set your specific goals/objectives think about what went well for you in 2008, what you wish had gone differently and what you would like to do in 2009 that you didn’t do in 2008. Your answers can help you determine what to focus on this year. Forget about the things you “should” do and focus on what’s truly important to you. Your goals will be easier to commit to and achieve if you do. Since setting goals for the entire year is too difficult for most people, set them once a month: goals for January, goals for February, goals for March, etc. Don’t waste your time or energy feeling bad if you can't quite accomplish what you wanted in any given month; just move that goal to the next month.
One success, however small, will inspire and lead to another and another until organizing becomes second nature to you. Experts say it takes about 21 days for a new activity to become a habit, and 6 months for it to become part of your personality, so stick with it. Know that getting organized is an achievable goal and professional help is always available if you need it.
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