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Let’s Get Organized!
Easy and Simple Strategies to Getting (and Staying) Organized
Remembering to Organize
Being well organized
takes lots of time and effort and there is a lot to remember.
Below are good tips to help you to remember it all:
1. Jot it down.
With the many details that you have to remember in any given
day, why should you try to keep it all in a memory bank? At the
very moment that you remember something needs to be done, the
very best thing to do is write it down. Then, just as you need
to recall it, it will be there for you in an instant.
2. Keep it all
in one place. Once you have developed the knack of
writing everything down, your next step will be to keep your
writing all in one place. You will remember better this way.
Otherwise, you are going to spend valuable time searching for
your notes.
3. Stay
healthy. A keen memory is a well-nourished mind. Eat
healthy; get plenty of rest and lots of good exercise. These
will all see you through to having a good memory, staying
focused and being alert.
4. Record your
every thought. You might find yourself driving when a
good idea about organizing comes to you or you might recall
something that you really need to write down. No need to pull
over and start writing, record instead! Pull off to the side of
the road and use a small hand held tape recorder. This is a
wonderful tool to carry around with you, to record your
thoughts, or your parking space number, or even a memorable
telephone number you see on a billboard as you drive by. Use
your handy recorder to be your second eyes and ears.
5. Call ahead.
When you are at the office and you want to do something when you
arrive back home, call ahead to your answering machine and leave
yourself a message. As soon as you get home you can listen to
your message and remember exactly what you wanted to do.
6. Be confident
in yourself. If you keep saying you have a bad memory,
you will probably continue to have a bad memory. It is important
to have a motivated, I CAN remember attitude.
7. Handy email
reminders. There are many good and free e-mail reminder
services available. You can type in what you want to remember,
such as a welcome party, anniversary or special event, and you
will receive an e-mail reminder when the date is approaching.
This is a terrific way to jog your memory by Internet.
8. Use sticky
notes. Those wonderful, little sticky notes are the next
best thing to sliced bread! They are amazing as memory helpers.
Want to remember something prior to leaving your home? Just mark
it down on a Post-It Note and stick it to the inside of your
door. The bright, neon colors will be great to catch your eye as
you are leaving. You will not likely miss it! Need to make an
urgent call first thing in the morning? Leave a Post-It Note on
your telephone.
9. Use timers
and alarms. Take advantage of alarm clocks and timers
throughout your day. Have to take the clothes out of the dryer
by 12 noon? Set your alarm clock to remind you. Want to leave
for the ladies luncheon by 7 p.m.? Set your timer to beep a few
minutes before it is time to start to get ready.
10. Visual
memory joggers. Visual reminders will help you remember
and stay focused. Use visual reminders for remembering your
goals. If your goal is to take a trip to a Ireland in a few
years, keep a magazine photograph of Ireland right on your desk.
If your goal is to lose 30 lbs. in six months, find a picture or
ornament that will help remind you of this goal each day.
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