Organise yourself!

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Organise yourself!

• Share your hints and Tips

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Idea for the meeting

• To a have discussion about organising yourself.
• Share your struggles, any hints and tips
• Most importantly the success you had with being
  organised.
• I am not a professional or expert in being
  organised, I am a dyslexic that has struggled
  with it but over many years of study and work
  have learnt ways to be organised but am still
  learning, and hoping to leave here tonight with a
  tip from you all!

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Lets flipchart when you struggle to be organised
At Home
At work
When studying
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Lets flipchart what you found that helps you to
be organised
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Some of my suggestions

• Make time to plan getting organised, make notes,
  mind map things by hand or with software- On
  Sunday I plan for the next week.
• If you are a visual person its good to use a
  paper diary and always good to write In pencil so
  it can be rubbed out if things change.
• White board is also good for visual people
• Colour is, so use Felt tips, Highlighters,
  Post-its
• Can use calendar on phone and emails and the
  reminders on these
• Can download monthly calendar sheet from internet
  for free (wincalendar)

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Some more of my suggestions

• Things to do note pads are great
• Use a Pinboard to store things you need to do.
• Plastic wallets for keeping receipts
• Always clearly label what things are
• Use colour plastic sleeves to store stuff
• Keep Business cards in a plastic wallet
• Use Card index boxes

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Try new things

• It takes courage to try a new way of working but
  face that fear and give it a go.
• Could try a new system while still using the old
  system.
• Not all things will work but its about trying
  different ones until you find the one for you.
• Factor in extra time for trying new things as you
  get out what you put in.

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Cost

• Organisation solutions shouldnt cost much.
• Look in places like Wilkinsons for files,
  highlighters, colour pens etc..
• Technology gadgets and software will cost more,
  so software you may be able to get a free trial
  on.

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Steps to get organised

• Identify the problem
• List solutions
• Give that solution a try
• If that solutions doesnt work, try another
• Make sure you make time to get organised
• It shouldnt cost the earth