Effective Organizing Solutions

• Filing cabinet should be at arms length
• Do visible papers first
• Two questions to ask:

1. What is it?
2. Why are you saving it?

• Put in a manila file folder & give it a name in pencil
• Use words that would come most readily to your mind
• Keep like files together
• How long should I keep it?
• Check with your accountant or tax adviser about papers in question

Questions to keep asking yourself:

• What’s working?
• What isn’t working?
• What adjustments need to be made?
• What items do you need here?
• What is your dream outcome for this space?

It does take time, especially in the beginning-an hour or more for each foot-high stack of papers. But as you progress it gets easier and easier.