Getting Organized And Staying Organized

Organizing is the process by which we create environments that enable us to live, work, and relax exactly as we want to. Julie Morgenstern

One of the challenges that every small business owner deals with is getting organized and staying organized. Being organized has less to do with the way your office looks than how effectively it functions! Your system should reflect your unique personality and style, but it must function efficiently.

Analyze
In order to get organized and stay organized you need to think about how your business and your office functions. Think about your workflow. Think about your paperflow. Think about how information processes through your office. Then think about where every item and every piece of information needs to end up. Look for bottlenecks. Observe where the clutter comes from and why it becomes clutter for you. Then think about how you want your environment to function.

Strategize
If you do a good job of analysis, you will then be able to create a plan of action for the transformation of your office, including a realistic schedule for making it happen. Remember, you have to schedule time to de-clutter and to get organized. But you need a workable system to stay organized.

Implement
Schedule yourself and methodically start sorting and arranging items to reflect the way you think, making sure you see visible results as you work.

Organization is a skill. Some of us are better at it than others. But all of us can improve! If you work at it, you will be more efficient, more effective, and you'll feel better about yourself and your business. If you have staff, they will greatly appreciate it! Make the time to get and stay organized, you'll be glad you did! What action could you take today?