April
2007
News
from Nancy Black
and Organization Plus
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April Is Stress Awareness Month
Since 1992 The Health
Resource Network has designated April as Stress Awareness Month.
Leading Causes of
Stress
In my 25 years of
experience as a professional organizer I believe that two leading
causes of stress are LOT (Lack of Time) and TMS (Too Much Stuff).
LOT: Lack of Time
Do you ever feel like
“stop the world, I want to get off?“ Our world is spinning so fast
that most people feel that they do not have enough time. No matter
how much people do in a day, they feel that they are not doing
enough.
Fortunately there is a
plethora of services available so that you can spend more time on
activities and tasks that are related to the top priorities in your
life. It is important to know where your time goes so that you can
determine what help you need. Many people think that they can’t
afford these services, but in many cases they can’t afford not to
use them.
The costs of stress,
because people are trying to do too much, are:
75 - 90% of doctor
visits
20% of health care claims
60 - 80% work related accidents
10% reduction in US industry profits
How much is stress costing you or your business?
People are suffering
from “hurry sickness" or addiction to goals and accomplishments and
doing vs. being.
It is possible to get so good at setting and
achieving goals that you “accomplish”, that you forget about having “lived”.
Taking care of yourself is taking care of business.
80% of what you
accomplish is accomplished in 20% of your time.
There 480 min/8 hr/day time.
20% is 96 minutes.
Can you tell me what you did for 480 min. yesterday?
What did you accomplish?
TMS: Too Much Stuff
Clients call me when
their clutter is out of control. In their offices I see:
Desks that are piled
with stacks of folders and loose papers with some “favorite things”
hidden under them.
Bulletin boards with
outdated flyers, meeting notices and photos buried under each
other.
Stacks of newspapers,
journals, and magazines
This clutter can cost
:
A customer or client
because papers were lost in the shuffle, or the slip of paper with
the person's contact information was no where to be found.
A job promotion
because you missed an important meeting because you lost the memo.
Did you know that the
average person loses 4 hours a week or 11% of total work time wasted
searching for misplaced, misfiled or mislaid items.?
Businesses are
spending billions of dollars on filing cabinets and document storage
because people were too busy to decide what papers they really need
to keep.
Can your business
afford not to get organized?
In people's homes I
see:
Piles of mail, school
papers, and other communications.
A sea of toys with no
organizing system to store them.
Rooms with too much
stuff in them.
Outdated technology,
waiting to be given away.
Gifts they do not use,
but are uncomfortable giving away.
Clutter costs: People
buy things that they already own because they can’t find them.
People pay for storage
units because their attic and basement is full.
People think if I only
had a bigger house I would be organized.
Organizing is about
systems, not space.
FYI:
The 3rd Week in April is Organize Your Files Week
Coincidentally, it is
the same week that our taxes are due. It is the perfect time to set
up a system for your 2008 taxes, set guidelines for how long you
need to keep documents and purge your files.
If you are suffering
from LOT (Lack of Time) or TMS (Too Much Stuff,
click here to see how we can change your life in only 3 hours,
only 180 minutes.
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Best regards,
Nancy Black
Organization Plus
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Copyright 2007. Nancy
Black, Organization Plus.
