Organizing from the Inside Out (1998) (edit title/settings)

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• Steps to Getting Organized: Analyze - Strategize - AttackAnalyze - Taking Stock - what's working, what's not working, and whyStrategize - Creating a Plan of Action - Kindergarten Model/ABC Method...A define your zones B map out the space C rearrange furnitureAttack - Getting the Job Done...SPACE...Sort/Purge/Assign a Home/Containerize/Equalize
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• “You can't fix it till you know what's broken”

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• There are five basic needs-assessment questions: 1. What’s working? 2. What’s not working? 3. What items are most essential to you? 4. Why do you want to get organized? 5. What’s causing the problems?

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• “Organizing is the process by which we create environments that enable us to live, work, and relax exactly as we want to. When we are organized, our homes, offices, and schedules reflect and encourage who we are, what we want, and where we are going.”

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• Kindergarten Model of Organization What Makes It Work: 1. Room is divided into activity zones. 2. It’s easy to focus on one activity at a time. 3. Items are stored at their point of use. 4. It’s fun to put things away—everything has a home. 5. Visual menu of everything that’s important.

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• Analyze: Step back to take stock of your current situation by defining where you are, where you are going, what’s holding you back, and why it’s important to get there.

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• Attack: Methodically dive into the clutter, sorting and arranging items to reflect the way you think, making sure you see visible, dramatic results as you work.

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• “Will this help me further my goals?” If the answer is yes, keep it. If no, it goes.

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• To determine which items are most essential to you, define what I call your “big-picture goals.” These are what you are actually trying to accomplish in your life or work as a whole, or in the space you’re trying to organize in particular. In other words, when all is said and done, what really matters to you, makes life worth living, brings you the most joy, the greatest feeling of satisfaction, and the biggest sense of accomplishment?

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• Identify what is important to you—focus on those items you currently use, love, and/or that make money, not those that used to be important to you, or might be important to you someday.

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• Error #1: Items Have No Home Simply put, things can’t get put away if there is no place to put them. If items are piled all over the place, it is likely that you have never designated a particular spot for them.

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• Error #2: Inconvenient Storage In this situation, you don’t put things away because cleanup is too much of an ordeal.

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1. Julie Morgenstern (Author)

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• Books › Health, Mind & Body › Self-Help › Personal Transformation
• Books › Home & Garden › How-to & Home Improvements › Household Hints
• Books › Business & Investing › Business Life › Health & Stress