The Habit of Organization!
March 5, 2010 by Nikki
I recently read an excellent article, ” The One Deadly Sin of Changing Habits” by Zen Habits. This is a great article and I highly recommend it to anyone trying to change something in their life.
Change is hard. There is nothing about change that is easy. Even if you know it’s in your best interest, it’s still very difficult to get in the habit of doing something you have done forever in a new way! 
I read this article and couldn’t help but think about organizing. Organizing is something we all are looking to get better at. Even some of the most organized people I know, still have to work at keeping the organization a reality.
They have to do it.
Zen Habits explains this is the one deadly sin in changing your habits… you don’t do it. If you don’t do it, the bad habit never goes away and the new habit is never formed.
How many of you have started an organizing project and then never finished? What was the reason? No accountability? No timeline? No motivation? Life just happened.
The article goes on to give you different tips on how to avoid this deadly sin and avoid the trap of never getting started. Many of the tips I have personally shared with my clients.
To add, I would suggest:
1) Schedule your organizing sessions on your calendar- make it a priority by writing it down. Make the commitment to be there just like any other appointment you would make.
2) Start Small and Easy- Pick the tasks that are easy to do and can be finished quickly. You will see the results and often times, this is the motivator you need to keep going.
3) If you get stuck - review your motivation of why you wanted to change this habit. Make yourself accountable – hire a professional, work together with your family, make it happen.
4) Don’t give up – like we learned in the Olympics in the last 2 weeks, obstacles happen, life happens, it’s how you deal with those obstacles which will be the key to your success.
5) Just do it!
Click her to read the full article, “The One Deadly Sin of Changing Habits”, By Zen Habits.
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