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

2. 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

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

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

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

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

7. 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

8. 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.

9. OOPS A PIECE OF CLUTTER

10. 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 ?

11. 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 ____________

12. 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.

13. 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

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

15. WHAT ABOUT EMAIL YOU SAY

16. 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 IN THE MORNING - JULIE MORGENSTERN
ORGANIZING FOR DUMMIES-EILEEN ROTH

17. QUESTION AND ANSWER