Being Organized: An Investment in Yourself
A lot of people think that being organized is expensive - that you will have to go out and spend a lot of money buying a new closet system or a ton or organizing products. That’s not the case.
And in today’s economy, a lot of people can’t afford to spend extra money.
But what is the cost of being disorganized?
If you can’t find the things that you need at home or in the office, that’s a problem.
You might buy something that you don’t actually need because you can’t find what you were looking for. And then later, guess what? You found it! So, there went money out the window.
Yes, you had a pair of black pants already. You didn’t need an extra pair. But you couldn’t find them when you needed them.
And that report that your boss wanted? The one that you couldn’t find? And spent hours searching for? And then had to re-create? Time wasted.
Being disorganized has a cost. Calculate that cost and you will be shocked.
For an easy example, let’s say that you had a bedroom that you never used because it was so cluttered and disorganized and couldn’t really function as a bedroom.
If your house cost $200,000 and is 2,000 square feet, that means the cost per square foot is $100. If your disorganized bedroom is 10 x 10, that’s 100 square feet, which means that it is costing you $10,000 to use your bedroom as a storage room. Pretty expensive storage fee isn’t it?
By investing in yourself you can increase your productivity and decrease your stress. You can save time and money.
How do you feel when you walk into your house when it's disorganized?
How do you feel when you walk into your friend’s house that is organized?
I’ve had people say to me “it’s so calm here.” Yes, it is. Because everything is in its place.
By being organized you feel proud of yourself. You feel better about yourself. You feel more in control. By creating a usable space, uncluttered and orderly, you automatically create a sense of calm.
Invest in yourself. Become the organized person that you want to be. If you can’t do it on your own, there are professional organizers out there that can give you guidance. Let your home or office reflect the way you want people to really see you.
Remember …… LESS CLUTTER = LESS STRESS (sm)
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