Be honest - what does your work-desk look like?

• A toxic waste dump?
• A bomb exploded?
• Burglars had ransacked your office?

Most businesspeople associate a messy, dis-organised desk/office with being productive, effective and efficient. Weird idea ? but that?s another topic for another article.

Did you know that most people are ?wasting? an hour each day looking for ?STUFF? that?s lost on their desk?

How about you? (Do you wish it was ?only? an hour?)

And it always happens at the most inopportune time. How many times last week did you call someone up, ask them a question, and they responded, ?Hold on a second and let me find the letter/file/proposal. I know it?s here... somewhere.?

And five minutes later they come back and sheepishly said: ?I can?t find it, let me call you back later.?

Thus beginning another round of telephone tag, stretching a quick five-minute conversation into a five-day drama.

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If you want to get ahead in life, make more money, and even get home for dinner every once in a while, follow these 6 steps and you?ll be so much better organised.

Step #1. Schedule An Appointment With Yourself

For most people, it takes about 2 hours to get organised. Write it on your calendar, and KEEP THE APPOINTMENT!!!

Step #2. No Interruptions

Turn off the telephone, close the door (or put up a Do Not Disturb sign across the entrance to your workspace), and allow NO INTERRUPTIONS! Think of this session as a meeting with your boss or most important client.

Step #3. Bring A Dumpster

Sixty percent of the stuff on most people?s desk can be tossed. That includes yours!!!

So keep the papers, documents, and files you need, and throw the rest away.

Remember: Don?t succumb to Cleaner?s Remorse. (Going thru the trash and pulling out the stuff you just threw away because you think you may ?Need It Again.?

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Step #4. Pickup A Piece Of Paper

Now that you?ve closed the door and turned off the phone, pick up a piece of paper - any will do - and ask yourself 3 questions

• What is it?
• Why do I have it?
• What am I going to do with it?

If you can?t come up with a good answer, THROW IT AWAY!!!

 

Step #5. File Your Papers

If you need to keep a piece of paper, (file or proposal), put it in a properly labeled folder. If one doesn?t exist, create one on the spot.

 

Step #6. Record Your To-dos On A Master List

If there?s work to do, note it on your Master List, which is a to-do list written on a big piece of paper or your whiteboard.

You can also record your tasks inside the contacts/tasks/calendar apps on your mobile phone.

Before you know it, your desk will look like neat and tidy, and your garbage can will be filled to overflowing.

You?ll be organized, efficient and productive.

You?ll spend your time doing things that make you successful.

Start planning now what those extra 3 days a month can do for you.

 

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Oh and how does all this add up to 3 days a month? Simple: if it saves you an hour per workday ? that?s about 3 workdays a month.

 

Note: next set of tasks is to organise your computer files

using the same principles.

 

 

Time is Money in the MLM (or any) business ? so make time for prospecting, inviting, self-development etc instead of wasting hours on dealing with the consequences of a disorganised workstyle.