Articles. News. Information.

Category of Information, News & Articles


Stress Management: 10 Universal Laws to Get and Stay Organized


1. The Law of the 1st Step

A good first step in getting organized is to 3-pile everything:

pile one is for those things to throw away

pile 2 is for those things that need immediate action

pile 3 is for those things that can be taken care of later, or filed, or both.

2. The Law of the Past

One of the curious things that seem to hold people back from getting organized is wanting to avoid dealing with things left over from the past. Working your way through the clutter can bring you face to face with past mistakes and failures. The best thing to do is face them, learn from them, and then really put them behind you, in the past.

3. The Law of Time

Many people use the excuse of "I just don't have enough time to get organized." If you really don't have enough time to get organized, then you desparately need to get organized! While it does take some time and energy to get organized, it also brings the gift of adding much more time to your life.

4. The Law of 3-D

When something comes your way, a memo, an announcement, a piece of mail, whatever, there are three and only three things you can do with it to remain organized:

Do it: get it done and out of the way.

Delegate it: get someone else to get it done and out of the way.

Dump it: get it to the nearest trash receptacle and out of the way.

5. The Law of SYSTEM

Having a system, a step by step repeatable plan, for just about everything you do is simply invaluable. This is because SYSTEM stands for:

Saves Your Self Time Energy Money

6. The Law of Stay

Once you get organized, do what ever it takes to stay organized. It takes a lot less time to stay organized than to get organized all over again. Trust me on this one.

7. The Law of Freedom

Most of us who are organizationally challenged have resisted organization because we don't want to be controlled by anything or anyone. Quite the opposite is true, however. Getting organized allows you to experience more freedom and control than you thought possible.

8. The Law of Simplicity

Whatever system of organization you use, make sure you keep it simple. The more simple and easy to use, the more likely you are to use it.

9. The Law of "Put Your Hands On It"

You can tell you are getting organized when you need to find something and you can immediately "put your hands on it." Saves time.

10. The Law of Place

Remember the old cliche "a place for everything and everything in it's place?" The reason it became a cliche is that it works!

Visit SecretsofGreatRelationships.com for tips and tools for creating and growing a great relationship. You can also subscribe to our f*r*e*e 10 day e-program on how to enrich your relationship today, from relationship coach and expert Jeff Herring.


MORE RESOURCES:

Arkansas Indymedia

Opinion: Workers seeking to organize need more protection
San Jose Mercury News,  USA - 23 hours ago
Employers currently can dictate that an election be held if workers wish to organize. Conservatives such as columnist George Will frame the free choice act ...
UCSB Conference Examines Conflicts Between Conservatives and ... UC Santa Barbara
Union-card check bill sharply splits businesses, labor The Virginian-Pilot
Employee Free Choice Act NOW! Arkansas Indymedia
AFL-CIO - Progress Illinois
all 18 news articles


guardian.co.uk

SEIU President Met With Blagojevich
Wall Street Journal - Jan 6, 2009
The SEIU has often built close ties to elected officials to push its organizing agenda, especially of public-sector workers. Some allege that while not ...
Video: Burris Reflects on His Trip to Washington AssociatedPress
Senate Rejects Burris, Now What? NPR
Victory For Blagojevich and Burris is Imminent The Public Record
Atlantic Online - New York Times
all 9,800 news articles


The Canadian Press

Professional Help Free
Seattle Post Intelligencer - 12 hours ago
The Seattle National Association of Professional Organizers (NAPO) is providing a great opportunity to win an organizing package for two rooms in the ...
NAPO-NC has the Solution for New Years Resolutions: GET ORGANIZED! dBusinessNews Triangle (press release)
Appropriate organization full of clutter Kingston Daily Freeman
Orderly Manor to Participate in National Get Organized Month ... PR.com (press release)
The Canadian Press
all 15 news articles


China Daily

NY City Hall to host inauguration party
Newsday, NY - 8 hours ago
The City Council, which is organizing the event, has already had more than 2000 responses to its invitations sent weeks ago. The inauguration is Jan. 20. ...
Obama slated to attend Southern-state ball The State
Obama to link low-cost 'neighborhood' inaugurations AFP
Obama To Attend Hawaii DC Ball MSNBC
The Associated Press - Newsday
all 1,867 news articles


The Organizing DNC; The Future Of Obama's Campaign
Atlantic Online - Jan 5, 2009
But it will significantly expand its campaign organizing capacity and probably its staff; think of it as current DNC chairman Howard Dean's 50 state ...


Nine ways to organize the garage in '09
Muncie Star Press, IN - 19 hours ago
If you can park at least one car in your garage, you can probably organize the entire space in a day. You'll need a staging area where you can put items as ...


Artful organizing
Minneapolis Star Tribune, MN - Jan 6, 2009
By MARY CAROL GARRITY, Scripps Howard News Service I love to pore over magazine articles that tell you how to make your home an organized marvel. ...


CNN

10 tips for organizing your closets
CNN - Jan 5, 2009
You can do this by the golden rule of closet organizing: If you haven't worn it in a year, toss it. Also, if it doesn't fit you well, it is time to get rid ...


Lisa Abraham: Organizing kitchen on resolution list
Akron Beacon Journal, OH - Jan 6, 2009
I resolve to organize and clean out my kitchen cupboards and refrigerator. In my home, 2008 was referred to as the year of organization. ...


Senate Committee Ratios Depend on Two Undecided Midwestern Seats
CQPolitics.com, DC - 11 hours ago
By Catharine Richert, CQ Staff With Minnesota and Illinois Senate seats still empty, party leaders may negotiate one or more temporary organizing ...
Franken has 67 percent chance of winning reelection in 2014 Minneapolis City Pages
all 2 news articles

Organizing - Google News

Home | Sitemap
© 2006 eInfoJunction.com Homepage | Web Directory | Article Directory| Bid Directory