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 | ARE YOU RUNNING YOUR OFFICE OR IS IT RUNNING YOU?
Clearing the clutter from your mind and environment
by Mary Dykstra, CEO Within Reach Organizing Services,
MBA, CPO & CRTS (Certified Senior Relocation & Transition Specialist)
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Let's talk about your office and desk area, whether it's a home office or a business office. Many of the same issues are the same for both areas. If you find that you have always struggled with getting or staying organized and managing your time, consider hiring a Certified Professional Organizer to help you identify and set up a sustainable customized system. Remember, it's not the containers that organize, it's your brain! Containers are tools that help only when they are used effectively. With that in mind, let’s get started:
Why Organize Your Office & Desk Area?
We are all busy at our desk with video Calls, emails--Skype, job interviews, web/video conference calls. Concentration on tasks is more difficult with clutter and lack of clear work surfaces. If you do not have a good paper and time management system in place, it could result in:
- Late fees
- Lost job/project opportunities with weak follow up system
- Get overwhelmed and procrastinate
- Judgment by bosses, co-workers, family, friends etc.
- Missed appointments
We waste 6 weeks a year looking for information and stuff in our offices
How To Start:
Purge old files (work towards 25% empty space in your drawers). Trash or archive old papers.
Have the right tools--if they don't work well, you won't use them.
Set up new files for 2010, label them: Meeting notes, Taxes 2010, Bills Paid etc.
Use your inbox as an in box vs. a dump box.
Use your calendar to get rid of all those sticky notes reminders of things to do
Label and use these helpful desktop files:
- To Discuss file
- Upcoming Events
- Bills to Pay
- Pending
Make recycling and shredding easy--put the bins (or paper bags) under your desk so you can get them off your desk & floor immediately. Find out more at www.withinreach.biz or contact Mary at (616) 453- 2967
Bio:
Mary Dykstra, MBA, CPO, CRTS. Mary is passionate about her work as a Certified Professional Organizer & Time Management Coach and her work on a national level with certification of her industry. She is the current Director of Examination Development for the Board of Certified Professional Organizers in addition to her full time work as a speaker, coach, consultant and hand-on organizing expert. She helps her clients and audiences clear the clutter from their minds & environments long-term.
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