Just about everyone "makes" at least one New Year's Resolution. One of the 
most popular Resolutions is to Get Organized. Every year we have the best of intentions that This Year will be The year that it Really happens! Really...cross your fingers, hope to die! You Will make the necessary changes and do whatever it takes, Right? And you are willing and ready to jump in with both feet! You'll even write it all down, put it on our calendar and make promises to yourself that this IS the year.
The truth is that keeping a New Year Resolution takes more than all of this. You must realize not just what you want to change, but Why you want to change. When you look at your space, office, paperwork or life, does it just drive you nuts? What are you willing to do - besides throwing in the towel and saying, I just can't do it?
You may consciously be self-sabotaging yourself , which is the reason that it hasn't changed....Yet! Ask yourself this question - If my space was organized what would it look like? Close your eyes and visualize your space neat, tidy, organized and filed. Picture yourself sitting at your desk writing contracts, filling orders, talking with clients, paying your bills and smiling at the increase in your bank account.
What I know is that nothing will change until something changes. In other words, until you take specific and methodical action to Keep Your Resolutions, they won't happen and you will stay in the same rut in 2012. And, no matter what plans your plans include and how detailed they are, it takes dedication and a change in your attitude to make it happen.
The words and thoughts that we tell ourselves every day will dictate what we accomplish, how we manage our time and whether or not we reach our goals. So here are some steps to hold yourself accountable to reaching your New Year Resolutions!
The Cost of Being Disorganized|What can Your Business Afford?
So many businesses are losing money every day due to their lack of being organized. It may not be immediately evident just by looking at the books, it may mean taking a look at the way that employees manage their time.
It is not enough for the business owner be organized. Teaching your employees the value of being organized at the office will directly impact your success in business. Throughout my time in Corporate America, I've experienced extreme differences in the manner that employees are "allowed" to handle their time in the office. I've had every experience from being micro-managed to the point that I had to log in and out to go to the bathroom - to working with employees the continually showed up late, took long lunch hours, left early most days and yet, for some reason, kept their jobs. I believe that there has to be a happy medium. Both scenario's affect employees moral, organizing and ultimately, your business as a whole.
The cost of unorganized employees will affect your business' overall function, financial status, ability to expand your business and cause an enormous amount of stress and anxiety. Setting expectations leaves nothing to chance. This, along with effective communication, can help build your business, even in a down economy.
Home Businesses allow us the opportunity to have the best of
everything...stay at home with our children, be our own "Boss", continue to volunteer at the school and contribute to the household. We are organized. Why not bring in some extra income too? We can handle it, right? Being an Entrepreneur is easy!
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