Organizing Your Office

The 5 reasons your office may be disorganized.

Is this you?

• I waste most of my day looking for things.
• I waste most of my day organizing/tidying my desk.
• I waste most of my time rearranging and moving things around.
• I pile everything in and around my desk, grab what I need, and work at the kitchen table instead.
• My office is boring, not motivating, and too cluttered.

If you can relate to one or more of the items above, then chances are you need an office face lift/ transformation.

Organizing isn’t just grabbing what you own and placing it in a neat pile(s). Organizing requires strategic planning so that you can easily retrieve what you’re looking for as well as maintain it effortlessly.

Pay attention to the following:

1. Your habits

• Do you drop stuff and leave it?
• Do you put things back where they belong?
• Do you hoard paper?
• Do you buy more than you need?

2. The work you do

• Are you in the office every day or are you in and out?
• Is everything electronic or do you also use paper files?
• Do you have a set schedule or routine?
• Do you share the space with someone else?

3. Your personality

• Do you prefer to have things left out so you remember you have it? (out of sight of mind)
• Does clutter bother you? Can you work in chaos?

All of these are important when deciding to and trying to organize your space.

Why? Because organizing takes a long time and you want to do it right the first time! Also, this is your space. You want a space that you absolutely love or else you’re not going to want to be in it. Simple!

Think of organizing like a personal trainer for your space/life. It’s not a cookie-cutter-one-shoe-fits-all type of thing- it’s very custom to the individual.  

So, give these questions a thought and next week I will show you some tips and tricks on how to actually declutter and organize the space!

Last thing, please comment any specific questions that you may have so I can address them in my next blog post! Also, if you’re feeling stuck, I can help you 1:1 or do it all for you! Send me an e-mail and we can get started.