Modern Dilemmas: Getting organised takes effort – but will pay off in the long run

What’s going on with me and how can I get myself together?

One of the great keys to great success starts with the ability to become organised. For most of us this is not a skill but a habit that you have to attain by constantly reminding yourself over and over again to be and stay organised because taking that extra minute to do so will save you time, energy and stress in the long run.

I have listed a couple of key traits for you to implement to yourself to assure you have enough organisation to avoid wasted time:

Learn How To Become Organised. You need to find how to remind yourself to do certain things so that it becomes muscle memory. You cannot just one day decide to be organised without falling into old habits or forgetting. The way that I taught myself to be organised was to set alarms. No, not to wake up, but to remind me of what I need to do and at what time I need to do it. Seeing these reminders alerted me to make sure I did not forget about anything and was a great starting point to gaining that muscle memory.

Create An Agenda. This is one of my favourite ways to stay organised. In fact all of my team use this method to assure we do not forget any of our responsibilities.

As people ask you to do things you write those down. As you finish each you check it off or in my case highlight it. At the end of each day you take all of what you did not finish and transfer it to a fresh sheet of paper. If you do this correctly you will never forget any of your responsibilities therefore not allowing anything to slip through the holes.

Keeping It Clear This is just mandatory in being organised. Whether you deal with paper work, email, post-its, phone notes, contracts, it is essential to keep it all organised.

Take that extra step and create labels for your email, create folders for your notes and paper work and you will see a drastic improvement in your information. Be sure you’re taking that extra minute or two to clean and organise all of your work.

Creating chaos in your life and letting things slip is also a way of sabotaging your success. Ask yourself, why is this an issue and what are you trying to really achieve with the lack of organisation. We don’t just do things, there is always a reason.

So find out what yours is and then put into play all the tips above and you’ll soon be back on track.