Introduction
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6
Welcome and
Congratulations!.................................................................................................7
Do You Rule Your Life, or Does it
Rule You?
..........................................................................8
Why
this Book?
.................................................................................................
10
What
this book
is intended to do.
......................................................................................
10
Why
be Organized?
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12
Who
Can
Do
This?
............................................................................................
14
Where
to Start?
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15
An Organizational
Metaphor for You
.....................................................................................
15
How
to Influence Your
Motivation,
Discipline and
Procrastination
...................................
16
Motivation
.............................................................................................................................
16
Discipline
..............................................................................................................................
17
Procrastination
....................................................................................................................
17
Turning Words
into Actions
...................................................................................................
17
There's No
Time
Like the
Present
..........................................................................................
18
Goals and Strategies
........................................................................................
21
Why
setting Goals can
be Daunting
................................................................
22
Goal-setting
Tips to Use any
Time, any
Place
......................................................................
22
A
recap of
what
we've learned
...........................................................................................
24
How
to Approach Setting
Goals and Strategies...................................................................
24
Being Realistic
to Avoid
Disappointment
.............................................................................
26
Remember the Main Objective: Yourself ........................................................
28
A
Record
Keeping
System
...............................................................................
29
Calendar/Diary/Planner/Organizer
.........................................................................................
30
List-making that
Makes
Sense
...............................................................................................
33
Organizing
the
Areas
of Your
Life
...................................................................
36
Home and Family
.....................................................................................................................
36
Get the Family Onboard
...................................................................................
40
Establishing
the
Home
Routine
.......................................................................
43
You're about
to Discover Your Space
Limitations
.........................................
46
Taking Home
Organization
to the
Next
Level
.......................................................................
47
The Destination
Usually Reveals
Itself..............................................................................
48
What
About
the One-of-a-kind
Oddities?
..........................................................................
48
Remember to Mind Your Maintenance.
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49
Take
Advantage
of
those
Little Moments
.......................................................
50
It's a Wonderful Feeling
..........................................................................................................
50
Tricks
and
Tools ...............................................................................................
51
A Word on Sentimental Value
............................................................................................
53
Putting
Spring
Cleaning
in its
Place
...............................................................
54
The
Classic
Closet
Conundrum
.......................................................................
56
Health
and
Fitness ............................................................................................
59
Work
...................................................................................................................
61
Approach
your Boss
...............................................................................................................
61
Disorganization
and Job
Satisifaction
..................................................................................
63
Home
Businesses
.............................................................................................
64
Managing
Interruptions
....................................................................................
66
Finances
............................................................................................................
68
Budget
Plan
..............................................................................................................................
69
Getting
it Done
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73
Get it Done the First Time
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73
Don't be Afraid to Ask for Help
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74
