Clients I work with often share with me that they don’t have time to be organized. Looking at a large project can be overwhelming….and it can be paralyzing. How do you start a project if you cant see how you will ever finish it or you cant do it perfectly? Remind yourself it doesn’t have to be perfect and that in five minutes or less you can make a difference.
Think off all the chunks of 5 minutes you have throughout the day….When you are ready a bit early, waiting for an appointment, there is a commercial on TV, or waiting to check out in a store. Why not make these minutes work for you on your quest to be more organized.
In 5 minutes you can
- Purge your briefcase or purse of unneeded items
- Sort through old receipts
- Toss expired coupons
- Declutter a table
- Start a load of laundry
- Make the bed (this always makes a room appear more organized)
- Empty the dishwasher
- Make a Doctor’s appointment
- Write a thank you note
- Organize the drawer that accumulates ‘stuff’
- Discard spoiled food from the refrigerator
- File 20 pieces of paper
- Sort through and read your mail
- Make a ‘to do’ list for the following day
