Organize 365 Podcast 462 - Learning the Skill of Organizing - Step 2 Organize
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Don't you just want to jump right to the step where you get to go buy cute matching containers when you are organizing a space? ME TOO!
BUT every time I do that... it influences what I keep and how I store things instead of my THINGS influencing those decisions. (In the podcast I share how I figured that out as a professional organizer.)
First, let's talk about what being organized means. For me it means:
- Everything has a place.
- I know where to find things.
- I do not spend time LOOKING for things.
- I FEEL organized and put together.
- I can have friends over and feel great.
- My house looks good - not perfect - but good.
- I feel confident in my abilities.
- I don't have too little or too much.
- I have choices of how to spend my time.
- I am able to make forward progress on my goals and projects.
Before I dive into the 5 steps to organizing I want to give you one caution...
You will not get it 100% right the first time.
Yep, no matter what you are organizing, your goal is to get 80-90% better. The last 10% comes in step 3. Which I will cover next week.
Ok, so you know how you will feel and are not going for perfection, let's dive in!
5 Steps to Organizing
- Get a big picture plan for the space.
- Combine like items.
- Match your items to the space.
- Buy organizers.
- Clean and finish.
Organizing feels amazing! But after a while... you realize something is missing. The last 10% is Step 3 of organizing — Increased Productivity.
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