6 Tips to Change Your Thinking and Get Yourself Organized

It's Time to Put Yourself Back onto Your Priority List

I get to the gym often. The other day, I took a class called "Cardio Boot Camp". I went in thinking that it was going to be just another class; that I'll get my heart pumping and I'll lift some weights. As soon as the music started I sensed a change, it was a really tough class.

Many of the articles I write are about getting organized and getting rid of your clutter so why am I telling you this? Because while I was working out I found myself saying, "Why am I bothering? I've been doing this for years, by now it should be easy! There is no reason I should be getting my butt kicked!"

I've heard many people say the same thing about organizing; "Why bother? I've been trying to do this for years; you'd think I'd be organized by now. It's just going to go back to the way it was before, so why bother? There's no hope. I'm not an organized person and I never will be."

I'm lucky; I have a support team that helps me stop the negative thoughts before they stop me. I looked around and saw that I wasn't the only one struggling in the boot camp. I turned off the negative voices and thought about the reasons I do bother -- to be strong, to have endurance and of course, to look good in my jeans.

Everyone has their own reasons for organizing and getting rid of their clutter.

One client told me that she can't sleep when her home or office is cluttered. She lays awake worrying and panicking about what she's forgotten to do, what she's misplaced or buried in a pile.

Another client told me that he wants to be organized because he wastes so much time searching for things. He has plans to grow his business and find the success and money he yearns for but never gets around to it.

Yet another client told me that the disorganization in his office costs him an extra two hours each day. He hasn't made it home for a family dinner in three years.

Finally, a client said that she wants to be organized to regain a feeling of control. The more clutter that exists around her the more she feels at everyone else's mercy. She has no control over her days, her weeks or her life.

Here are SIX tips you can use to change your thinking and give yourself an organizing boost.