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SIMPLIFYING CLUTTER

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

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SIMPLIFYING CLUTTER

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  1. 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

  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 E-MAIL IN THE MORNING -JULIE MORGENSTERN • ORGANIZING FOR DUMMIES-EILEEN ROTH

  17. QUESTION AND ANSWER

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