GET THEM OUT OF YOUR HEAD!
Jeannette Hay
The Overwhelm Coach, Author, Professional Organizer at Get Me Organized!
If you are feeling stressed out about all the pre-scheduled appointments you forgot about, the missed conference calls, presentations, doctors appointments and deadlines you were late on or completely lost track of - then you are not alone.
This age of information comes at you hourly at sonic speed - continuously. So to get on top of it all, and become better organized make those lists! Use those calendars, computer and voice mail reminders and timers, note pads - whatever it takes to GET CONTROL of all the information coming at you.
Step 1 - Unclutter your mind so you can make time work FOR YOU not AGAINST you.
Step 2 - Download all those hundreds of little details your are holding onto in your mind and free up space in your mind's master hard drive!
Step 3 - Make these electronic devices work FOR you not AGAINST you.
Download what is swirling around in your mind by writing them down. Hand written is the best method but electronically is better than not downloading at all!
This will be one of the best investments in yourself and your own time management and personal efficiency that you will ever make.
Let's face it, we could all use a full time personal secretary, so grab your reminder apps etc and make them become your own personal Service Facility - your own personal secretary. There is no magical device that works well for everyone so use what is comfortable FOR YOU and that you will actually USE and immediately start using it to the max!
If you continue to keep all those hundreds of little details in your mind, your computer-like mind will overload and you will have a melt down and stress will overtake your world!
If you write these details down by hand or using electronic reminders you will gain clarity and focus once again. The main resultant effect for you will be an IMMEDIATE sense of relief and reduction in stress.
Jeannette Hay is the company owner of Get Me Organized! Personal Success Coaching, Speaker, Author and past Chair of the Toronto Chapter of the Professional Organizers of Canada Association. www.getmeorganized.ca 416-829-7052
The Overwhelm Coach, Author, Professional Organizer at Get Me Organized!
5 å¹´Yes Ingrid - I think as life gets more intense these things are easier to forget to do.
Independent Associate - Business Coach
5 å¹´A good reminder. It's so easy to slip out of the habit.