25 Reasons for Being Organized
Every so often, I am asked, “How do you stay so organized?”
Although I consider myself an organized person, I haven’t always been
that way to the degree I am today.
Back in my late teens and early 20’s, I remember asking people who I
admired a similar question but from a different angle.
I would ask, “What motivates you to be so organized?”
“Did your parents punish you when you were a kid if you didn’t keep your
things in order?”
Their responses where not
what I expected when it came to whether and how their parents influenced them.
In some cases, they came from a home where one or both of their parents
were extremely disorganized. Another
had parents who were very organized, but instead of punishment, they led by
example. They motivated their
children to be organized, along with many other disciplines, with just a “look”
of approval or disapproval. I
was amazed when I heard that since I received a variety of punishments from my
stepfather for the slightest infraction.
Looking at how great each of those kids turned out, I believe that this
parenting method is much more effective than what I experienced.
I adopted many of the motivations for being organized that these people told
me about and added some of my own over
the years. I'll give you the entire list
shortly. There were three major upgrades in my development to become more organized.
They were when I started college, when I began my first corporate job,
and when I launched my first online business. During my first semester of college, I took a course called “College
Techniques.” It was about time
management and getting organized.
Both of these disciplines overlap in many ways. Our first assignment was to enter all of our activities on a 24-hour
seven-day chart and then schedule in time for completing all responsibilities including college
coursework.
Once I was done, I was amazed at how much free time I had.
It greatly reduced the stress of being a first year college student.
Reduction of stress became a leading motivation for me to become more
organized. It also helped me to
graduate from college with honors.
In a corporate environment, productivity is expected and highly valued.
And the foundation for productivity is organization.
If you wanted to advance, you needed to be extremely organized.
So this became another strong motivation for me to refine my organization
skills. Although there were other
factors, I believe being highly organized helped me to rise rapidly through the
corporate ranks. The value of organization becomes even more crucial when you’re running your own business. This is especially true when it’s a one person operation like mine. When I first started building an online business, I found that I needed to strengthen my organization skills even further. I couldn’t afford to waste my energy on things that didn’t lead to income generation. Although money has never been a motivator for me, having a place to live and food to eat is. Unlike college or corporate life, when you’re an entrepreneur everything rests on your shoulders. One of the keys to making the entrepreneurial lifestyle easier, less stressful, and fun is being highly organized. The motivation for being organized comes from understanding and appreciating
the benefits and advantages to this discipline.
Here are 25 reasons for being organized.
25 Reasons for Being Organized
It’s easy to spot people who are organized. They are well groomed and well dressed. They follow through on their commitments. They are highly productive. And because they do these things, they have “class.” The next step Brad Paul Articles: All - By Category - Most Popular Please report text or link errors here.
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