- Things to take care of now - Things you will deal with later - Things to file away for reference

Then utilize following organizing tools:

- notebooks - file folders - boxes - drawers - cabinets - briefcase

Use these organizing tools to create a place for every item on your desk. Everything should have a place, and everything should be in its place. Your desktop is place for only one thing, one thing you are working on this instant. The most important organizing tool is one listed below:

- trash can

Some people hang on to things forever because they think they may need it at some time in future. Study item you are hanging on to. What are odds that you will need it some time in future? None to zero? In slim chance that you do need it in future, is there some other source for it?

Some people keep things related to active assignments on their desk so they won't forget about what needs to be done. Instead, keep a prioritized task list. A prioritized task list is great for workers who constantly get interrupted. If interruption is your boss, show them your prioritized task list and ask where new assignment fits in. If interruption is not your boss, show them your prioritized task list and tell them you'll check with your boss as to where their chore fits into list.

The reality is that some people are never going to get organized. They believe that any other activity has a higher priority than organizing. The story about my co-worker indicates that being disorganized is not a reliable indicator of a deficient employee. But if you have a cluttered desk, that's how you will be perceived. If you can't use tools described above (boxes, drawers, cabinates, etc.) to organize your cluttered desk, then at least use them to hide clutter.

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You can either reframe context or content. When you reframe context, you find a particular context in which belief or behavior is more useful. You want to ask yourself "When/Where would this behavior/belief be useful?" When you reframe content or meaning, you change meaning of particular belief or behavior. You may want to ask yourself questions like, "What else could this mean?" "What is positive value of this behavior?" "How else could I describe this behavior?"

Examples of Context Reframes:

=> Instead of procrastinating getting started cold calling, procrastinate stopping cold calling.

=> Instead of eating to fill emotional needs, eat only when you feel really hungry.

=> Instead of relieving stress by smoking, relieve stress by going for a jog or spend an hour in Jacuzzi.

Examples of Content Reframes:

=> Don't sell people on benefits of your products, help them buy benefits your product offers.

=> Working hard doesn't lead to success, working smart does.

=> Strong leaders tell their troops to advance backwards, never retreat.

Start playing with frames you have about your successes and failures and begin to make them more useful. Remember to keep lessons you originally learned, but what else could all your previous frames mean. How much more can you learn now!