Decluttering and Organizing Can Help You Succeed

Diana L. Keeler, MA
2 min readJan 18, 2021
Decluttering and Organizing Can Help You Succeed

Decluttering and Organizing

There are a lot of different factors that come into play when it comes to being successful. Today, let’s focus on two of them (being organized and being on time) that can make a huge difference in your day-to-day life. Think back on some of the most successful people you’ve met in your own life. The chances are they were good at both of these — organized and on time. There’s a reason why both of these factors will make such a big difference when it comes to being successful.

Both being on time and organized can help you make the best possible use of your time and energy. When referring to energy, it includes both mental and physical energy. We have a limited supply of both along with being restricted to 24 hours on a given day. In other words, both time and energy are limited resources. What being on time and staying organized helps with is making the most of those resources and focusing them on tasks and activities that help us reach the goals that define success.

There are two different ways in which being both on time and organized will help you succeed. Let’s look at both of them and then briefly discuss how to get better at them.

Being on Time and Being Organized Saves You Time

How much time have you wasted this week looking for a misplaced item or file? How about your car keys? Have you wasted time because you didn’t show up on time for an appointment and ended up having to wait?

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