To have a workplace and workspace that is energizing, you may need to first get energized about organizing. I remember one of my first coach training courses hearing a quote by Thomas Leonard, the founder of Coach University and co-founder of the International Coach Federation. He said something like, “If you organize your workspace and set it up for success, your workplace will support you and set you up for success.”

We’re not going to cover the techniques of organizing in this post and podcast – you might reference Julie Morgenstern’s “Organizing From The Inside Out.” Instead, we’re going to cover 4 key components to help you get energized for the challenge of getting organized.

Time – make sure to carve out dedicated time to do the work, and set up blocks and breaks.

Music – Rock, Jazz, lyrical or instrumental – take your pick and move your body and your papers!

Purpose and Plan – make sure you are organizing around your priorities, and post them on the wall so you can see them

People – Don’t go it alone – organizing as a small team effort can go a lot more smoothly than trying to get it done alone, especially if you bring in a professional.

Listen to the audio recording below for more insights into each of these areas and you can put it all together in a fun, productive way.

Then consider which area of your workspace you’d be willing to energize and organize this week or this month to make yourself more efficient?