According to The National Association of Professional Organizers (NAPO), this January is the fourth annual Get Organized Month. The NAPO mission statement lists the organization's purpose as being: "to develop, lead, and promote professional organizers and the organizing industry." There are a lot of useful resources for businesses on this site.
Personally, I think that the timing for this event is great. It's January, and a lot of people are trying to get a fresh start because of the new year. What better way to do that than to get organized?
As a home business owner I was pleased to discover that the NAPO site has their own list of office organizing tips. I think nearly any business owner can benefit from these ideas, I know that I've used a few of them myself.
A few additional organizing techniques that have worked well for me include:
- Take time in the morning to look over the day's tasks
- Don't overshedule yourself. Often two or three major tasks are all that should be scheduled in a day.
- Set aside a specific amount of time to dedicate to potential work interruptions such as e-mail and telephone calls. Limit those activities to that time.
- At the end of the day, take a few minutes to create a to do list for the next day's tasks.
What about you? Do you have any tips for getting organized? If so, what are they?
Leave us a comment and let us know.
Note: Is this your business? Are you a professional organizer? If you are and would like to be interviewed by this blog, please contact me at laura [at] workfromhomemomma.com.
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