simplifying clutter

JAMES W. DANIELS, JR.ROSLYN RUSSELL-

ABDURRAHMAN

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

DESCRIBE ORGANIZED SPACE

MISCONCEPTIONS

WHAT HOLDS YOU BACK FROM BEING CLUTTER FREE?

ACTUAL CAUSES OF CLUTTER

TECHNICAL ERRORS (MISTAKES IN YOUR ORGANIZING SYSTEM

EXTERNAL REALITIES (ENVIRONMENT)

PSYCHOLOGICAL OBSTACLES (INTERNAL FORCES)

#1 ITEMS HAVE NO HOME

INCONVENIENT STORAGE

MORE STUFF THAN STORAGE SPACE

COMPLEX, CONFUSING SYSTEM

OUT OF SIGHT-OUT OF MIND

UNREALISTIC WORKLOAD

SPEED OF LIFE TECHNOLOGY

IN TRANSITION

LIMITED SPACE

NEED FOR ABUNDANCE/CONQUISTADOR OF CHAOS

UNCLEAR GOALS AND PRIORITIES

FEAR OF SUCCESS/FAILURE

SENTIMENTAL ATTACHMENT

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 ?

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 ____________

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.

DEVELOP A CLEAR PICTURE OF WHERE YOU ARE HEADED

DEFINE YOUR ZONES

MAP OUT THE SPACE

REARRANGE (I.E. FURNITURE, ETC.)

ESTIMATE THE TIME

SORT

PURGE

ASSIGN A HOME

CONTAINERIZE

EQUALIZE

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

QUESTION AND ANSWER