1. Learn how to organize ANYTHING in 3 basic steps.
2. Eliminate time-wasters from your day and boost your productivity.
3. Identify your “peak productivity” times of the day and use them most effectively.
4. Discover how to pinpoint and eliminate old habits and behaviors that waste precious time.
5. Gain smart tips to make sure you always have papers and files at your fingertips the moment you need them.
6. Learn how to have a neat, efficient work area you’ll be proud for others to see.
7. Discover how to get control of your in-box, e-mail, voice mail, and other communications.
8. Know how to tell when you’re overstressed and how to de-stress fast!

How can i know if this here’s your five-point plan for workshop is for me?
Find out with this quick quiz ... See how many of these questions apply to you.

• Do you procrastinate on getting organized because you can’t figure out where to start?
• Do people sometimes make fun of your messy workspace ... or worse ... give you one of those disapproving looks?
• Do the sticky notes taped to your computer and calendars resemble a patchwork quilt?
• Have you ever started looking for something only to forget what you were looking for because the search took too long?
• Has your IT team ever lectured you about cleaning out your e-mail in-box?
• Is trying to find papers or files you need more difficult than a scavenger hunt?
• Do phone calls, e-mails, and meetings eat up your time so you can’t get your work done?
• Are you scared to throw papers away for fear you’ll forget something?
• Do you have trouble deciding what’s “hottest,” when everything (and everyone) is screaming for your attention?
• Do you sometimes feel anxious, stressed, and overwhelmed just walking into your workspace?
• Is your workspace awkwardly arranged and/or so packed with stuff that you constantly have to step over and around things?
• Does your stress affect the way you are with coworkers, friends, and family?

If these scenarios sound like you, then Organization Skills for the Overwhelmed! will benefit you beyond measure. The tips, tricks, techniques, and strategies you’ll learn in this exciting, jam-packed workshop will help you work more effectively and lower your stress level for the rest of your life! There’s no time to lose! Enroll now!

1. Learn How to Get Organized — And Stay Organized

• How to organize ANYTHING in 3 simple steps
• Using the RAFT method to weed out nonessential papers
• A step-by-step plan of attack for turning piles into files
• How to get control of e-mail, voice mail, phone calls, and more
• Desk-clearing techniques that make you look neat and professional
• How to get free of the perfectionism trap and ratchet up your productivity
• Identifying old habits and thought processes that keep you from being as effective as you can be

2. Where Does Your Time Go?

• The Time Management Style Survey: assessing your strengths and pinpointing your weaknesses
• 5 time-wise habits that top achievers share
• Tips for assessing how long a task or project will really take
• How to discover your daily “peak productivity time” and use it to your best advantage
• 20 smart ideas for stopping the interruptions that eat up your time
• Creating a time management plan that’s tailored to the way YOU work
• How “next-step thinking” moves your time management plan into action
• Using calendars, PDAs, and software to boost your effectiveness

3. Set Your Priorities to Get More Done

• Learn the “F.A.S.T.” (Focus, Agree, Schedule, Track) system of priority management
• The 9 “Great Deceivers” that keep you powerless to prioritize
• How to eliminate procrastination from your life — forever!
• Managing your schedule — instead of letting it manage you!
• Identify your biggest time-wasters
• How to create a schedule with built-in flexibility for the unexpected
• The power of the “one-minute focus” to start your day right
• You can’t do it all! How to “Just Say NO!” when your plate is full

4. Tame Your Wild Workspace

• How simply rearranging your workspace could boost your efficiency and professionalism
• Break the pack rat habit — keep only what is current and useful
• Learn why organizational gurus advise you to “Get a bigger trash can”
• Personal-filing systems that take only seconds to use
• Discover how space organization tools can give you more room to work
• Staying on task despite a constant flood of e-mails, texts, voice mail, and phone calls
• Creating an in-box system that works for you — not against you
• Turning piles into files — we’ll show you how, step-by-step

5. Lower Your Stress Level and Enrich Your Life

• Discover why working longer and harder doesn’t necessarily make you more productive
• Learn tips for avoiding the most common stress-related health problems
• Your life outside of work — do you have one?
• Why getting organized is vital to decreasing stress
• How getting organized can ward off insanity, shorten your workday, get you out in the fresh air, and improve your quality of life

"It was very informative and enjoyable at the same time. I can't wait to share what I've learned with coworkers."
K. Lehman
Purchasing Agent

"Excellent seminar. Great quotes and thoughts to use both professionally and personally."
Linda Hudson
Facility Coordinator
The Western Group

"Dynamic speakers addressing valuable thoughts for success in business. I learned a lot!"
Phyllis Morris
Marketing Communication Specialist
GE Commercial Dist. Fin.

"I feel that this information was informative and helpful. The speaker was great!"
S. Morris
Senior Office Assistant

"I've attended many events through National Seminars Group and have not once been disappointed with the skills I've learned. Today may have even been the best seminar yet, I learned many new things and was refreshed on things I'd learned in the past. Thank you!"
O. Unell
VP of Sales
Brighton Express