Make time. Incorporate this process into your bill paying time every month. Once you get started and see time you have saved yourself, you will be more likely to continue to organize and prepare for next year so tax season becomes seamless, and shall we say – less taxing.

Why wait? Organize today and save time tomorrow.

Now that you have completed step one, it’s time to determine factors that have been preventing you from applying better time management skills and organizing space around you.

First, ask yourself a few questions:

ØAre you a procrastinator? ØDo you spend too much time on unimportant things and issues? ØDo you create an unrealistic schedule that you cannot achieve?

These are typical patterns for people who have problems organizing themselves and applying realistic time management. Human beings can be quite creative in coming up with excuses, but if you step back a bit, they all sound pretty much same. Chances are, however, if you are reading this article, you are willing to make change and start applying some much needed time management skills in your life.

A good place to start is space you live in. Having space around you organized does not mean everything has to be neat and tidy. There are organized people who apply time management to their workspace without having an immaculate desk. They do, however, know what is on their desk and know how to find it. Time management is often a personal choice of systems that fit into your lifestyle – key is to be consistent and you will be well on your way to time management and you’ll get back those wasted hours.