How many times have you had good intentions to get organized and somehow someway it doesn’t get done? Good intentions get us where??… NOWHERE. If you don’t anticipate these potential traps you will quickly get derailed from your overall goal.

Distraction: Think about the many things that distract us during our day. Phone/ email/ pagers/ TV/ kids/ friends/ etc. It is easy to get sidetracked and say you’ll get to something later if something “appears” to be more important at the time. Don’t get sucked in.

Multitasking: Multitasking sounds so efficient huh? Nope. It’s different from distraction because you’re telling yourself you’re being productive when you really aren’t. If you think you multitask and on top of that think you do it well, I beg to differ. Multitasking is the death of good solid work. Commit to doing things well and going full force in whatever you do.

Emotions: It’s inevitable you will run into things that spark a memory or feeling in you when organizing things in your work or home space. Be prepared for this journey to evoke some powerful memories and emotions. This is natural and okay. However, if you let it consume you in the process the job never gets completed. Recognize the emotion, but don’t express it at that moment. Set key items aside that do this to you and study and react to them later.

Overwhelm: Have you ever started a project and soon after thought, “what have I gotten myself into?” Embarking on a huge project can be stressful and often are jobs that folks don’t volunteer to do for this reason. Just remember… “no pain no gain” and usually the best progress is made in small steps and very often worth it in every way.

Lack of Planning: Without planning and preparation for potential traps and obstacles in the organization process it will likely fail in front of your eyes. Not preparing for these traps can cause feelings of failure, confusion, and inadequacy. It’s not fair to you to go through that when a simple strategy session can be done ahead of time to keep you on track.

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