Top 5 Tips To Organize Your Life
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Dear Friend,
Whether you will admit it or not being organized is really the surest way to success above great abilities. It is the crucible that separates the super stars from the wannabes. In this essay we will share with you the top 5 tips to organizing tips.
1. The top tip today and on into the future is that of developing a system. A system is just a way of doing things to the get the outcome you desire. Think about it, you often tie your shoes one way. You brush your teeth a certain way and at certain times. These are all simple systems we have in place to keep us organized. Really consciously thinking about everything you have to do is not realistic. So, set up systems that work for you and not against you.
2. Handle your things once. Doing this takes a fair amount of discipline but you’ll love the amount of relief it brings. When you get your mail for example don’t just set it aside. Actually make a system of getting the mail, taking it to where you sort and process it. Open the documents once and proceed to give it the attention it warrants. With so much junk mail today you should really clone this system today. Make two piles. One a trash pile and the other a pile to where the documents demand you to do something. Try it and you’ll like. Please write us and share with everyone how you adopted some of these tips.
3. Avoid disturbing telephone calls including your mobile calls and get more done. You need to avoid the time consuming nature of making or receiving telephone calls. You can easily do this today by using an answering machine, caller ID and such devices or services are meant to make you more productive.
4. Do something to make you feel joyful and happy. A great book about the inner workings of our minds is the classic Psycho Cybernetics by Maxwell Waltz. By employing just a few of these techniques in addition to the teaching of this book you’ll work wonders around everything you used to do.
5. Always carry a notebook around or some other device to capture your thoughts surrounding getting organized. You never know when a unique and valuable thought may hit.
That is it for today. Be sure to write in and let us know how you’ve been able to implement these ideas to make you more productive. You can also share your to 2 tips for becoming more productive.