This document discusses emotional wellness and strategies for improving organization. It defines emotional wellness as increased awareness, expression and acceptance of thoughts and feelings as well as positive self-esteem and satisfying relationships. Common stressors like procrastination and clutter are identified. Specific tips are provided for combating procrastination through breaking tasks into smaller steps and rewarding completion. Planning strategies like using a planner, meal planning and preparing for the next day are recommended. Google tools and organizing the office and home through decluttering and establishing filing systems are also covered.
6. Ways to Combat Procrastination
Recognize that you’re a
procrastinator
Break it into smaller, more
manageable steps
Reward yourself
Make a plan
7. Ways to Combat Procrastination
Complete the most difficult tasks
Complete time-consuming tasks.
Complete tasks that you don’t
know how to do. Once you start
you can start to pick up more
knowledge.
Deal with those tasks that you are
afraid of
Tell yourself you will work on
something for 5 minutes straight,
you probably will get so involved
you’ll keep going
Realize that you are putting
something off
Discover your real reason for the
delay…not an excuse but the real
reason. List them
Dispute those reasons you listed
above
Begin the task, set you mind to it
and just start doing it
8. Making a Plan
Set a Date and Time to have a task
completed by
Review the items that need to be
completed nightly
Have goals you would like to
achieve
Brain mapping
Your brain doesn’t think linearly so
using brain mapping really helps
9. Use a Planner
Using a planner is a great way to
help stay on task!
Write down your monthly, weekly
and daily goals or tasks
Use it to block out your schedule
and time
Check it off: there is something
satisfying about marking things
done
Color code if that works for you
USE IT, READ IT, REVIEW IT
10. Meal Planning
Create a weekly menu
Use pantry food & sales
Meal prep needed ingredients
Set aside 1-2 hours to prep for the week
Cut up all your vegetables for lunches
and dinners
Cut up onions and root veggies
Portion out your crackers, nuts, seeds
ect
Cook all your meat for lunches
Use your crockpot for meal prep
Chicken is super fast and easy
Hard Boil a batch of eggs
11. Plan the day ahead
Decide what you want to
accomplish the next day
Pack your bags the night before
Go to the gym in the morning to
jump start your day
Pack your briefcase the night
before
Pack your gym cloths/bag the night
before
Pack your lunch as you are putting
away dinner and cleaning the
kitchen
12. Using Google
Google has a lot of different apps
to help you organize your life
Google Calendar
Google Notes
Gmail
Google Drive
13. Organization at the office
You are trying to work, not dig
through piles to find what you need,
if you are digging it makes you
distracted
De-clutter by throwing away
garbage, shredding unwanted
documents & get rid of what you
don’t need
Gather items that aren’t in their
place and put them away
Revise your filing system and file
papers that have been piling up
Clean out the filing cabinet
Can you go paperless with some docs?
14. Organization at the office
Start from scratch. Clean out all of
your drawers and junk on your desk
and put it in a box. Go back to work.
Add stuff back little by little.
Find a place for the stuff you bring
back, not thrown everywhere
Evaluate whether you really need an
item or not. Are you keeping it
because you need it or MIGHT need
it?
Organize the cords around your desk
Take some pictures of your office
space to look at objectively
15. Office Organization
If you have a lot of papers you need create a filing system for your papers
Go through your “catch all” drawer a minimum of every 6 weeks and clean it
out
Clean off your desktop and organize your computer files
After the office is all cleaned up…keep it that way
Clean up your desk area EVERYDAY when you finish for the night
Your office is going to get messy during the day
Clean up and put it all back together 5-10 min before you leave
Look over your game plan for what you’d like to achieve tomorrow
Look over your to do list for the next day
Wipe down your space regularly
16. De-Clutter the House
Work in small increments, 5-10
minutes at a time.
Try to fill one garbage bag with
items to give/throw away.
Clean up those knick-knacks, do
you want/use them?
Make a list of areas you want to
work on first (I suggest bedroom to
be the first!)
Be patient and keep going at it
Sort laundry daily, if you have a
family wash and fold at least one
load daily
Clean out the “junk” drawer
Clean up the stuff off the flat
surfaces that is piling up
Use a filing system
Organize your closet/drawers and
throw away unused items
Have you used the item in the last
6 months/year?
17. Bedroom Organization
Use under the bed storage, bed
risers are a great way to do this
Invest in a shoe rack
Clean out old/worn/unused shoes
Use a belt hanger to manage all of
your belts
Organize your jewelry instead of
throwing it all over the place
18. Organizing Your Bedroom
Make your bedroom a place of relaxation, not
of stress.
Bedrooms are for rest, not work.
It should be clean and simple, not tons of
furniture and cloths exploding
Tackle it in 20 minute sessions
Throw away garbage
Put away laundry
Throw away trash (including under the bed)
Get rid of unwanted or unused clothing (again
have you worn them in the last 6 month?)
Keep that one or two outfits you love that you
don’t fit in but throw the rest out
Rearrange the bedroom into a more relaxing
arrangement, get rid of too much furniture