Becoming Organized
Growing up with a father who was a time management consultant, I learned to hate the word organization at an early age. It could have been the fact that my father is naturally the most organized person in the world and my personality is the exact opposite in that area.
My father can put his hands on the warranty information on an appliance that he purchased back in 1973 in less than thirty seconds. I, on the other hand, can not locate the warranty information thirty seconds after I purchase the appliance.
I have to admit, my father did the best he could with what he had to work with. While in college he sent me through time management training, bought me a time systems, and tried to encourage me to become more organized.
I finally saw the need for organization when I began to sell advertising for a local newspaper while still in college. After misplacing a phone number or two, I suddenly remembered Dad’s system. I immediately dusted off my time system and put all those years of training to use.
I amazed even myself with my abilities to keep up with contacts, phone conversations and price quotes. I could put my hands on a client’s phone number so fast that the head of the sales department started calling me “fingers.”
You may not need to be as organized as I was working for the newspaper, but we all need a certain level of organization. The absence of organization is chaos.
Every family needs order, especially the children. Knowing what to expect and when to expect it creates a certain amount of security for a child. It also creates an environment where the parents don’t have to re-create the rules everyday.
For example, if dinner is always at 6:00 and the children are expected to be in the house thirty minutes before dinner, then they learn to show up at the house at 5:30. If dinner is anywhere between 5:00-7:00, parents will have to search for their children every night to make sure they are home in time for supper.
The same thing goes for bedtime. If you are tired of arguing with your children every time you tell them to go to bed, start a routine and stick with it. If you remain consistent they will eventually come to expect to start getting ready for bed at a certain time.
Having your family on a routine can create a more peaceful environment by increasing the children’s awareness of their parent’s expectations and reducing parental frustration.
Many people feel that if they become more organized they are giving up control of their lives, that the schedule has become their master. The truth is that organization can help you regain control of your life. You will have more time to do the things you want to do and spend less time arguing with your children at the same time!
Johnny Walker is a Christian Counselor and the founder of Family Works Counseling. You can reach him at (770) 456-5547
My father can put his hands on the warranty information on an appliance that he purchased back in 1973 in less than thirty seconds. I, on the other hand, can not locate the warranty information thirty seconds after I purchase the appliance.
I have to admit, my father did the best he could with what he had to work with. While in college he sent me through time management training, bought me a time systems, and tried to encourage me to become more organized.
I finally saw the need for organization when I began to sell advertising for a local newspaper while still in college. After misplacing a phone number or two, I suddenly remembered Dad’s system. I immediately dusted off my time system and put all those years of training to use.
I amazed even myself with my abilities to keep up with contacts, phone conversations and price quotes. I could put my hands on a client’s phone number so fast that the head of the sales department started calling me “fingers.”
You may not need to be as organized as I was working for the newspaper, but we all need a certain level of organization. The absence of organization is chaos.
Every family needs order, especially the children. Knowing what to expect and when to expect it creates a certain amount of security for a child. It also creates an environment where the parents don’t have to re-create the rules everyday.
For example, if dinner is always at 6:00 and the children are expected to be in the house thirty minutes before dinner, then they learn to show up at the house at 5:30. If dinner is anywhere between 5:00-7:00, parents will have to search for their children every night to make sure they are home in time for supper.
The same thing goes for bedtime. If you are tired of arguing with your children every time you tell them to go to bed, start a routine and stick with it. If you remain consistent they will eventually come to expect to start getting ready for bed at a certain time.
Having your family on a routine can create a more peaceful environment by increasing the children’s awareness of their parent’s expectations and reducing parental frustration.
Many people feel that if they become more organized they are giving up control of their lives, that the schedule has become their master. The truth is that organization can help you regain control of your life. You will have more time to do the things you want to do and spend less time arguing with your children at the same time!
Johnny Walker is a Christian Counselor and the founder of Family Works Counseling. You can reach him at (770) 456-5547
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