Organizational Skills

Can someone give me some examples of organizational skills, please.

If you want to spend a day watching me, I can show you a LACK of them!

I'm glad to hear I'm not alone.

Well, Newbie none of those BOs (Born Organized) seem to be rushing in to share their secrets with us, so even though I struggle daily with organizational issues, I am discovering, recently, that lack of focus and feeling overwhelmed are 2 factors that are crippling to my productivity. (Read the thread on TO DO lists, there is some good advice there.)

Because I am overwhelmed with work, I tend to jump from thing to thing and at the end of the day, have worked a little bit on a lot of things, but completed nothing. This is a natural tendency that I have to force myself to avoid (when at all possible). It is much better to divide and conquer. Even if I have only 15 minutes, when I focus intently on a single task (and put on blinders to the 500 things calling for my attention), I actually seem to make tangible progress. Not having a game plan for the day (again, the thread on the TO DO lists) can cause me to be lead through the day as events unfold. REacting instead of ACTING (with a purpose).

Frankly, I wish I had a partner (or assistant) who would keep me better organized, but, then again, overcoming our flaws is empowering (however unpleasant).

Here's a tip... begin with end in mind.

Good advice. It's the middle that really drags me down. (It probably all ties back to the way I ate oreos as a kid )

In a nutshell, "a place for everything and everything is in its place".