Whenever I tell people what Ido for a living--teaching others how to become better organized the response is almost invariably，“Boy，

could I use you!”And they are basically right，because everyone can

stand to be better organized．Often that comment is followed by a sigh

and a true confession：“Organizing takes too much time．I just can’t be

bothered．”Other familiar statements I hear are：

-“I don’t know how

-“It’S easier to let things go

-“I have children．”(!)

-“If I get organized．1 won’t be creative anymore．’’

-“My problems are different from those of everyone else fI get more

mail．I have more appointments，responsibilities，etc．)，SO I carl’t get

organized．”

-“Getting organized will be too predictable and boring．’’

While people may befieve these excuses are true，the fact remains

that you probably“won’t be famous if you don’t know where things

are．．．’’