Get Organized in 2006

By now, 2005 is already a memory, and you are hopefully on your way to building on last year's successes and overcoming any challenges you may have faced. If you've resolved to become more organized in 2006, you're in good company! On her official website, author J.K. Rowling announced that her New Years Resolutions include decluttering her study and making sure that she doesn't allow others to interfere with the time she has set aside for writing. When The Institute for Business Technology asked their clients and associates what they would like to improve, learn, or change in their offices for 2006, the top ten responses were as follows: 1. Don't let email run my life 2. Eat lunch at lunch time - and not in my office 3. Fall in love with my "Delete Key" & learn the power of "Right Clicking" 4. Take time each day to think and plan my work 5. No scroll bar in my email "In-Box" at the end of the day 6. Respect my time and the time of others 7. Set and keep appointments on my calendar to read and do my own work 8. Spend more time with my family 9. Get organized so I stop wasting time looking for things I can't find 10. Get fit - both physically and mentally - it relieves stress It is interesting to note that 90% of these responses relate to better time management or organization! If you've already "broken" your resolution, don't despair! Remember that getting organized, like any change, takes at least three weeks to become a habit, so be kind to yourself, give yourself another chance, and be sure to reward yourself for your successes! If you wish you had resolved to get organized, remember the old clich