Do NOT expect others to keep track of your schedule for you. At end of day, you are responsible for what you did and did not get done. Take responsibility for time you have and get most out of it. Watch others who seem to be good at staying organized and try to do what they do. Take initiative to follow guidelines in this article and get organized.

Do make getting organized a priority. It is not easy, but it is definitely worth it. Most people are already so busy that they barely have time to eat during day. Ironically, spending more time organizing and thinking about your day will save time in end. And natural laws of entropy dictate that you are going to have to put in a little energy to bring order to your days. With so many other things demanding your attention, making your calendar a priority will mean it actually gets done, rather than just another unchecked item on your daily to-do list.

Do NOT give up. Getting organized is a habit, and like any other good habit it is going to take time to become a permanent part of your life. You may do great one week and completely lose it next. Just regroup and recommit yourself each Monday morning to take your calendar by reins and make most of each day. We all have 24 hours each day to do all that is required of us - getting organized will determine in large part how much we are able to get done each day.

You need goals in your life in order to achieve your dreams and have success you desire. But just as important is a system for keeping your goals constantly in your mind. We're back to using affirmations and mind-imagery!

After you've written out your 100 goals, take all of them and write them in form of 100 affirmations. Example, if your goal is to earn enough money to take your wife on a second honeymoon to Caribbean, then you could write: "I am enjoying company of my wife in Caribbean sun by January 1, 2009 with money that I gladly save and invest for my benefit!"

Then, follow advice of Rod Moore of Self Management Systems who said: "Each morning, first thing you should do is spend 5 - 10 minutes and invest it in programming your mind to go get goals you have set for yourself. By doing so, you are imprinting or programming your mind each day to focus on what you want. By doing this consistently your sub-conscious mind will begin to manifest your desires into your life."

What I've found works best for me is to review my short-term goals daily, and then once a week review mid-term and long-term goals making adjustments as necessary to term of specific goals. I find that this keeps me focused on achieving goals with shorter term without forgetting about goals on horizon.

I want you to be tremendously successful and I believe that you will be with techniques and exercises that we've discussed. Be a goal-setter, but don't just set them and walk away. Set them and follow them and achieve success you deserve! Until next time!

To Your Success, Joel S. Nelson

_______________________________________ Joel S. Nelson operates Harvest Mind Enterprises, an operation targeted to individuals interested in developing personally by harvesting power of subconscious mind. For more articles on topic, go to http://www.harvestyourmind.com/newsletter.html