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Good organizational skills can prove beneficial in many areas of life, including personal and business areas. Organization can increase a person’s general productivity, project management, and can even affect his memory and retention skills. These skills are not acquired overnight – it will take a lot of hard work and practice. But with a little guidance and the right tools, anyone can learn how to stop hunting for missing things and become better organized.

One of the hardest parts about getting organized is going through and getting rid of the things that cause distractions and take up space. When you find yourself among the stacks and piles of stuff and items, it can seem overwhelming. But by taking it one step at a time, and remembering to breathe, you can begin to de-clutter your life and start on the path to successful organization.

Organization doesn’t only refer to our physical items and physical possessions; it can also include organizing our time and activities. Taking time to label what we want and what we need to accomplish allows us to sort through everything on our plate and find out how to tackle it. Since everything is lined out and identified, regulating our time and energy can seem less overwhelming.

Your time is valuable, so you should treat it that way. Your schedule can get busy and sometimes it can seem like there are not enough hours in the day. But when that happens, we just need to take a step back, and manage our time effectively. When we schedule our time and resources in a way that benefits us and aides in becoming better organized, there’s nothing we can’t accomplish.

Since we can often feel overwhelmed by the amount work we need to do, one of the easiest ways things we can do is create to do lists. Creating a list ensures that tasks are written down in one place and is easily referenced later. You don’t have to use a typical to do list, just as long as you can manage the tasks you have written down and prioritize them as needed.

We all have those pieces of paper we keep around us, whether it’s old receipts, invoices, cards, or old letters. On the other side of the coin, we are living in the ‘paperless’ age, where everything is done electronically, including utility bills and notifications. Luckily, we don’t have to choose between one and the other. A paper and paperless storage system can work for anyone, as long as they work together to keep things organized.

Organization at work is a great tool to help us increase our productivity and keep our tasks and projects in order. However, becoming better organized means more than just keeping your pens and pencils in the right drawer. It’s more important to develop good organizing habits and valuable techniques that will keep you on the right track in whatever you have to do at work.

Procrastination is one of the leading causes of disorganization. As we’ve seen before, we can often make excuses to do it later for find various reasons why something can be put off until later. But once we’ve compiled our giant to do list and have decided what tasks should be done first, our next step, or steps, is to fight against procrastination and just do them. With the right tools and good habits, you’ll be able to say good bye to procrastination sooner, rather than later.

If your email inbox is cluttered or unorganized, it can make it difficult to find the email or message you need or notice when you have a new one waiting. Many email systems have tools you can use to help sort and organize emails and appointments in order to go through them easier. When your emails are in order, you better able to stay on top of your incoming and outgoing mail and always have the information you may need.

Sometimes getting organized means more than just making sure everything has a place or that we check off our to-do list. Often times becoming organized is mainly about avoiding the things that can cause us to become disorganized, especially after we have already started the process of changing our ways. When we make ways to stay organized part of our regular habits, we won’t have a need to give in to reasons for disorganization.

Organization doesn’t happen overnight and it is not an easy destination to get to. As we’ve said before, it takes hard work, discipline, and lots of good habits to keep on the path of good organization. This is why the process can seem overwhelming at first and seem like a real challenge, but it doesn’t have to be impossible. With some of the following tips and techniques, we can feel more empowered to stay disciplined in your organization.

Although this workshop is coming to a close, we hope that your journey to becoming better organized is just beginning. Please take a moment to review and update your action plan. This will be a key tool to guide your progress in the days, weeks, months, and years to come. We wish you the best of luck on the rest of your travels!