JAMES W. DANIELS, JR. ROSLYN RUSSELL- ABDURRAHMAN SIMPLIFYING CLUTTER JAMES W. DANIELS, JR. ROSLYN RUSSELL- ABDURRAHMAN

WORKSHOP OBJECTIVES TO DISCUSS IDEAS AND CHALLENGES WHICH MAY BE HOLDING YOU BACK FROM BEING CLUTTER FREE DISCUSS HOW TO WORK WITH YOUR PERSONALITY RATHER THAN AGAINST IT TO ACHIEVE THE RESULTS YOU ARE LOOKING FOR PROVIDE SOME SOLUTIONS FOR TRANSFORMING CLUTTER INTO CLEAN WHICH WILL REDUCE STRESS, AND SAVE YOU TIME IN THE END

WAYS TO LOOK AT ORGANIZING DESCRIBE ORGANIZED SPACE MISCONCEPTIONS WHAT HOLDS YOU BACK FROM BEING CLUTTER FREE? ACTUAL CAUSES OF CLUTTER

CAUSES OF CLUTTER/3 LEVELS TECHNICAL ERRORS (MISTAKES IN YOUR ORGANIZING SYSTEM EXTERNAL REALITIES (ENVIRONMENT) PSYCHOLOGICAL OBSTACLES (INTERNAL FORCES)

TECHNICAL ERRORS #1 ITEMS HAVE NO HOME INCONVENIENT STORAGE MORE STUFF THAN STORAGE SPACE COMPLEX, CONFUSING SYSTEM OUT OF SIGHT-OUT OF MIND

EXTERNAL REALITIES UNREALISTIC WORKLOAD SPEED OF LIFE TECHNOLOGY IN TRANSITION LIMITED SPACE

PSYCHOLOGICAL OBSTACLES NEED FOR ABUNDANCE/CONQUISTADOR OF CHAOS UNCLEAR GOALS AND PRIORITIES FEAR OF SUCCESS/FAILURE SENTIMENTAL ATTACHMENT DISLIKE OF SPACE? HANDOUT DEALING WITH PSYCHOLOGICAL OBSTACLES

If you don’t know where you are going, how will you know when you get there? In order to reach any goal, you have to begin by defining it.

OOPS A PIECE OF CLUTTER

ANALYZE: TAKING STOCK WHAT’S WORKING ? WHAT’S NOT WORKING ? WHAT ITEMS ARE MOST ESSENTIALTO YOU ? WHY DO YOU WANT TO GET ORGANIZED AND ELIMINATE CLUTTER ? WHAT’S CAUSING YOU PROBLEMS ?

Complete these statements I can never find my _____________________ I have no place to put ___________________ There’s no room for _____________________ I am tired of ____________________________ I can’t __________________________________ I’m losing a lot of money on______________ The disorganization makes me feel ______ ________________________________________ When people visit my office, I ____________

WHERE DO YOU GO FROM HERE Although going thru the Analyze process takes a little extra time compared to just diving in, it is the most important investment you can make toward achieving your ultimate goal: streamlining clutter and becoming truly organized at last. Your answers to the five Analyze questions will lead you to the strategies that will help you successfully attack your clutter problem.

STRATEGIZE: A PLAN OF ACTION DEVELOP A CLEAR PICTURE OF WHERE YOU ARE HEADED DEFINE YOUR ZONES MAP OUT THE SPACE REARRANGE (I.E. FURNITURE, ETC.) ESTIMATE THE TIME

ATTACK: GET THE JOB DONE (SPACE) SORT PURGE ASSIGN A HOME CONTAINERIZE EQUALIZE

WHAT ABOUT EMAIL YOU SAY

RESOURCES: ORGANIZING FROM THE INSIDE OUT- JULIE MORGENSTERN ONE THING AT A TIME:100 SIMPLE WAYS TO LIVE CLUTTER FREE -CINDY GLOVINSKY UNSTUCK YOUR LIFE-ANDREW J. MELLEN NEVER CHECK E-MAIL IN THE MORNING - JULIE MORGENSTERN ORGANIZING FOR DUMMIES-EILEEN ROTH

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