Simple Organization Strategies Help You Stay Focused On Your Business

bobbyjones| March 31, 2010 | No Comments

The world consists of two types.  First, there are those who have been organized since the day they were born…then there are those who have not.  Do you feel you are in the second category?  It’s okay!  There is still hope for you to keep your small business organized. 

The benefits are many.  A person who can organized their business will find the work gets done in much less time.  The remember key meetings and events more often.  They feel less stressed and out of control.  This article will give you some realistic techniques to stay organized even if you feel you are a hopeless cause:

Don’t Leave a Messy Workplace at Night

Make the last task before heading out for the evening a quick few minutes to straighten your workspace.  Put office supplies such as stapler and pens in a central location so you are ready to go in the morning.  Check the trash can and empty it if necessary, and remove any empty cups or other dishes that are cluttering your desk. 

A key component to this step is to “organize” your paperwork generally into the order you want to handle it in the morning.  This is also the perfect opportunity to jot down a to-do list for tomorrow, and rank each item as to importance. 

The ten minutes these simple tasks take each night will be rewarded by your ability to jump in and start the day running each morning. 

Group Your Working Product in 3s

There are those who have a file folder for everything and know immediately where anything is.  Then, there are the rest of us.  I have found the best way to organize my working papers so that I can actually find something when I need it is to use the rule of 3. 

The idea is simple.  Never have more than three piles of paperwork going at any given time.  The first stack contains the most pressing items you hope to accomplish within the day.  Next, are those items to accomplish sometime during the week, and the final stack contains those less pressing items to get to within the month.  This can be a painful upfront process, but by taking the time to create these three stacks, you will save time in the long run from digging through piles when you are in a hurry and need some critical paper fast. 

Take Action

The bottom line is that you are losing opportunities for your small business every day that you wait to find an organization system you can work with.  Being organized allows you to spend more of your day focused on your small business and making it a success.  And remember, one person’s organization is another person’s nightmare.  So find the system that works for you and make sure you can commit to using it every day.     

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