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If you’re interested in improving yourself, and improving your life, these articles aim to provide information, motivation, ideas and inspiration to help you get the most out of your life through organization.
Being organized makes life easier, and is a demonstration of control over your own life and your own decisions. To do anything in an orderly way involves decision making, and the ability to make good decisions and carry them out is affected by self esteem. Self esteem and motivation issues can be pretty tricky to deal with, but by applying some simple strategies to the practical details of everyday living, there can be a beneficial flow-on effect to how we feel, which is what these articles are going for.
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Dealing with interruptions
Saturday, 10 February 2007
This month I’m going to talk a bit about staying on track and dealing with interruptions.
It’s great having routines in place and our own systems for being organized, both at home and at work. But how do you deal with interruptions and things that throw you off course? An unexpected phone call, a breakdown (your car, your washing machine, you!)
t's school holidays at the moment here for my older kids. The challenge for me is to not end up feeling guilty. How on earth though, do we manage to not feel guilty when it's guaranteed that at some stage during the holidays the kids will complain that they're bored and have nothing to do.
Holiday socialising, January sales, Reviewing your budget
Thursday, 07 December 2006
Welcome the December 2006 Get Myself Organized newsletter. I hope you're enjoying or have enjoyed the free getting organized tips. For those who have already read Organized For Life, I hope you've made a start and you're enjoying the positive changes in your life.
Remember, any small thing that you change for the better, the tiniest little thing, will reward you big time, much more than you expect it to, when you stick to it and repeat it over and over again. Something which at first seems mundane, boring and unpleasant, will give you real pleasure when you persist with it long enough that the benefits are more prominent in your mind than any resistance to the task.
As you catch up with family and friends over the coming weeks, it's a good opportunity to notice little details for future reference. Things like food, drink, music and reading preferences, so you're able to keep these things in mind for future gift giving. It's also just a great opportunity to develop your listening skills and see how much better you can get to know people by paying attention to what they're saying.
Welcome the November 2006 Get Myself Organized newsletter. I hope you're enjoying or have enjoyed the free getting organized tips. For those who have already read Organized for Life, I hope you've made a start and you're enjoying the positive changes in your life.
Remember, any small thing that you change for the better, the tiniest little thing, will reward you big time, much more than you expect it to, when you stick to it and repeat it over and over again. Something which at first seems mundane, boring or unpleasant, will give you real pleasure when you persist with it long enough that the benefits are more prominent in your mind than any resistance to the task.
Well it's a busy time of year, and there are several things at the front of my mind at the moment. They are:
