We Don’t Need No Resolution

I did set myself a few resolutions and goals at the start of the year, well actually I had already determined some of them before December 31^st.

One key this year for me was to become more organized, even though many people would perceive that this is one of my strengths, I was finding more and more toward the end of 2006 that I was dropping the ball on projects, or not getting back to people, or just plain forgetting (that’s old age!) – in personal branding speak it really was off brand for me and not making me feel good. Even my office was starting to be a place that I was not looking forward to going to each day – my brand environment was not congruent with my personal brand and how I wanted to feel.

I took two key steps:

The first was to redecorate and reorganize my office. All the furniture was moved, walls painted, pictures hung, technology reconfigured, it was quite a task – but now I feel really good about my work space again.

The second was to put in to place a system that helped me keep the space how I now liked it BUT also to keep track of all the ‘balls’ that were flying around in my head and on my desk!

I picked up the book “Getting Things Done” by David Allen and have implemented almost all of his recommendations and systems. I have tried various other ‘programs’ in the past but have never found something that I could stick with – perhaps this is the one.

Already I feel more clear and in control than for a long time, my email in box is regularly empty, I have dozens of projects on the go but have next actions planned for each one and I am tracking work and responding to ‘emergencies’ as they happen in a more logical and structured way that makes sense to me at that point in time.

I’ll let you know how I am doing in February!