October 2007 How to be Organized at Home & at Office : 10 Key Steps Presentation By Anupa Kumar Patri

October 2007 Being organized What are YOU dreaming of getting organized? Your bedroom closet? Your stacks of mail? Your desk at work? "If only I could get this organized," you think, "I could finally breathe a sigh of relief." Yet, for some reason, you are resisting getting your closet, your desk or your schedule organized, not because you don't know how to, but because deep-down you really don't want to.

October 2007 Being organized "The most common causes of keeping our lives in disarray are resistance and wanting to be out of control".When you feel like you have to get organized, just like with any feeling of 'have to,' you feel like you do not want to, which is a form of resistance." "The most common causes of keeping our lives in disarray are resistance and wanting to be out of control".When you feel like you have to get organized, just like with any feeling of 'have to,' you feel like you do not want to, which is a form of resistance."

October 2007 Being organized Indeed, at the heart of most people's messiness is not a lack of knowledge of how to be organized, but an emotional resistance to it. Indeed, at the heart of most people's messiness is not a lack of knowledge of how to be organized, but an emotional resistance to it.

October 2007 Being organized "After all, when your life is in disarray you do not need to take responsibility for what is happening, or not happening, to you because you have this built-in excuse,". "After all, when your life is in disarray you do not need to take responsibility for what is happening, or not happening, to you because you have this built-in excuse,".

October 2007 Being organized Now that you've learned how to address your emotional blocks to finally getting yourself organized, here are some other practical steps that you can follow: Now that you've learned how to address your emotional blocks to finally getting yourself organized, here are some other practical steps that you can follow:

October 2007 Remember & Do it…. 1. Turn off the TV (or watch less of it). You'll be amazed at how much time it clears up for you to take care of other things. 1. Turn off the TV (or watch less of it). You'll be amazed at how much time it clears up for you to take care of other things. 1

October 2007 Remember & Do it…. 2. Go through your mail as soon as you bring it in. Throw away junk mail and file bills and other important papers. 2. Go through your mail as soon as you bring it in. Throw away junk mail and file bills and other important papers. 2

October 2007 Remember & Do it…. 3. Do your grocery shopping once a week, rather than scooting to the store every other day. 3. Do your grocery shopping once a week, rather than scooting to the store every other day. 3

October 2007 Remember & Do it…. 4. Get rid of clutter in your home, purse and briefcase (and stop buying more of it). If you don't use it or absolutely love it, give it away! 4. Get rid of clutter in your home, purse and briefcase (and stop buying more of it). If you don't use it or absolutely love it, give it away! 4

October 2007 Remember & Do it…. 5. If you have more than one of the same item, give the extras away (be honest, how many kitchen spatulas do you really need?). 5. If you have more than one of the same item, give the extras away (be honest, how many kitchen spatulas do you really need?). 5

October 2007 Remember & Do it…. 6. Keep track of what you need to do using a To-do list, and update it every evening to include tomorrow's essential tasks. 6. Keep track of what you need to do using a To-do list, and update it every evening to include tomorrow's essential tasks. 6

October 2007 Remember & Do it…. 7. Delete s that you don't need, file those that you do (and keep your Inbox clear). 7. Delete s that you don't need, file those that you do (and keep your Inbox clear). 7

October 2007 Remember & Do it…. 8. Break big projects into manageable pieces. 8. Break big projects into manageable pieces. 8

October 2007 Remember & Do it…. 9. List your home improvement projects in order of importance, then tackle them one at a time (instead of starting all of them, which is sure to have you living in chaos for some time). 9. List your home improvement projects in order of importance, then tackle them one at a time (instead of starting all of them, which is sure to have you living in chaos for some time). 9

October 2007 Remember & Do it…. 10. Keep a family calendar where you can keep track of all of your family's appointments. You can also use this for your business appointments (just write the business appointments in a different color from the personal ones). 10. Keep a family calendar where you can keep track of all of your family's appointments. You can also use this for your business appointments (just write the business appointments in a different color from the personal ones). 10

October 2007 Thank you………………