It all started with my Thrive Workshops. I had invited a professional organizer to speak about organization at home and in the office. I intentionally had someone else teach this segment due to the fact that this is not my area of expertise.

As workshop participants shared ideas of how they stayed organized I had an AHA moment. Someone mentioned that she color coordinated her bedroom closet. Not only did she use all the same hangers but she also hung her clothes in blocks of colors and type of clothing. At first I laughed and couldn't imagine doing this and sticking to it. However, the same night I decided to go home and try it. Now, several months later I am happy to tell you that I am hooked! My closet look amazing and every night I work the system of hanging things up where they belong. (I know for some of you this is a no brainer)

Why am I talking about this on a business blog? Because many times we bring the same bad habits we struggle with in our homes, into our office.

My organized closet gave me an exhilarated feeling. Suddenly, I felt like I had a new lease on life. It now takes only a few minutes to get ready for the day because I can quickly coordinate my daily wardrobe. Not only that, but the success I experienced at home inspired me to duplicate this in my office.

This past week I worked with the same professional organizer to organize my office. Wow! My life has changed, in fact, I will discuss this in the next blog but I will let you in on a secret. Through this experience, I have discovered the 25th hour. I literally have an extra hour a day due to the fact that I no longer waste hours looking for misplaced items.

Next time, I will share with you some of the things we did to organize my office and the tools I have discovered to effectively keep myself organized and give myself at least another hour in the day.

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