Morning Motivator – Success is an Organized Activity

"Organizing is what you do before you do something, so that when you do it, it is not all mixed up."
- A. A. Milne 

When I run a trade show, I use a CHECKLIST that defines every item needed, important contact and person attending.  WHY?  I do it so as to MITIGATE the risk of failing upon arrival due to a simple, easy to make, oversight.  Amazingly… IT WORKS! 

How ORGANIZED are you?  This is not a self assessment of the "cleanliness" of your work space, as that does not directly reflect organization.  This is a QUESTION of resource availability and limited errors.  This is your ABILITY to get it done – now, fast and accurately!

Organization is COLLECTING all the necessary tools and creating a "toolbox" you can access easily to solve challenges.  For some of us, we need reports and spreadsheets.  For others, we need contacts and connectivity. 

Whatever your game, you should have EASY access to your tools and have them arranged in a manner to use that is efficient for your people. 

2 DEGREE SUCCESS STEP:
Getting ORGANIZED is much easier than people think.  It is a simple EXAMINATION of the few critical business functions or actions you make daily. 

By spending the time to ANALYZE your workflow, you can identify which documents are needed, what information is required, who is to receive said information and what the next steps are for the client.  Creating FORMS that detail these steps, with checklists to ensure that all NECESSARY items are included, will allow you to INCREASE workload and productivity, while DECREASING errors and dissatisfaction. 

If you could do more, with less – why wouldn't you?  If you could make more, doing less – why wouldn't you?  And now that you know ORGANIZATION is a key to your success – why aren't you?  (and I hope you are!)  

Cheers,
Zach

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