Tis the season for New Years resolutions. Some of us are actually successful with these resolutions, but I have read that the majority of us break them within 24-48 hours of making them. This, of course, doesnt need to happen to you.

Making a resolution usually also involves figuring out the things we need to DO to make the resolution a reality. To take a different spin on things, why not create a not to-do list. You knowa list of things you need NOT do in order to become and remain organized. Make the listpick onethen go for it. Here are some of my ideas but feel free to add your own:

I vow NOT to

maintain a cluttered desk
...maintain a cluttered office
have a filing cabinet with no files in it
have a filing cabinet that cant store even one more piece of paper
miss deadlines
have ineffective meetings
walk around with vague goals rattling around in my head
look for things to distract me from what I need to be doing
check email every 10 minutes
over-commit
climb into every interruption that comes my way
delay decisions
make excuses for the condition of my office
comment on other peoples disorganized offices
go one more day without cleaning out my briefcase
work on everything except my priorities - first
keep the same ineffective habits going into next year

Good luck and have an organized and peaceful new year!

Copyright Cynthia Kyriazis 2005. All rights reserved.