“Ready, Set, Organize! A Workbook for the Organizationally Challenged” by Pipi Campbell Peterson with Mary Campbell is just what it claims to be, a book of useful, entertaining, and quick tips for work and home.
If you’re not organized, you don’t want to read a long text about what to do. After all, time is something you’re probably lacking, that’s part of the problem! One thing I really liked about “Ready, Set, Organized!” it was a quick read. Being disorganized is a waste of time. This book takes no time at all for tips you can put into practice now.
If you like lists, you’ll especially like “Ready, Set, Organize!” The book contains a list of numbers and charts to help you with your planning and organization. As you complete them, I WOULD RECOMMEND COPYING THE PHOTOS PAGES AND KEEPING THE BOOK WHERE YOU CAN MAKE FLAVORY COPIES AS NEEDED. Now, you may want to use the forms and text lists as guides for making it your own on the computer so you can print it out when needed, or even keep your planning on the computer entirely.
The Book is organized into nine chapters divided into three parts. Each chapter is simple, to the point, and will get you organized in no time. The first part focuses on taking the time to find time. It is the planning before the organization. This is a very important step. If you’re someone who already writes down his priorities, his mission, and his goals, this part might not be official. There are more complete texts on these topics. However, if you have never done exercises like thesis, do them. This is a great little primer to get you started. Chapter One gets him thinking about what his priorities are, how he spends his time, and how he determines his goals and objectives. Then, chapter two deals with determining what you want to accomplish with yearly, monthly, and daily planners. This leads to the third chapter which focuses on using a planner to organize your days.
Second part It focuses on your stuff. Chapter four takes you to see what kind of belongings you have and what places you have to store them. And like the rest of the book, there are lists and ideas to help you. CHAPTER FIVE COVERS A PROBLEM MANY PEOPLE SEEM TO HAVE WITH THEIR CLOTHES. There is no room to keep them all! If your clothes are disorganized, this chapter will help you! Chapter six goes into one of the biggest areas of MESS for just about everyone. The paper chase. Short chapter on creating files from stacks. THERE ARE WHOLE BOOKS ON THIS SUBJECT, SO IF YOU NEED MORE HELP, it’s available. But this chapter will give you a good start and may be all you need.
The third part focuses on organizing your home. CHAPTER SEVEN WILL HELP YOU ORGANIZE YOUR HOME OFFICE, for both personal and business activities. CHAPTER EIGHT has tips and ideas on how to organize children’s things and how you can get them to help you with the organization. If you have children, there are some good tips here. CHAPTER NINE IS THE LAST CHAPTER AND TEACHES YOU HOW TO Organize Personal and Family Records, Personal Property, Financial Information, and Your Final Wishes. Most of this chapter is forms and worksheets to help you stay organized. Photocopy them or use them as guides and you can put your mind in order.
Read this book and get organized today. It’s a quick read with lots of handy tips. Contains numbers and worksheets to help you. If you really want to succeed in life and make the most of your time, being organized is a must. This book will help you get started and most importantly keep you on track.
