Table of Contents

It's Hard to Make a Difference When Your Can't Find Your KeysIntroduction: Organizing as a Path to Growth

Part I: Laying the Foundation
1. There Must Be a Desk in Here Somewhere
2. What Is Your Compelling Purpose for Organizing?
3. Visioning: It's Also About the Little Picture
4. Taking Stock
5. You Can't Go It Alone: Choose True Support

Part II: Drawing on Organizing Wisdom
6. They Rhythm of Organizing
7. Things: We Own Them, They Don't Own Us
8. Master Your Time and Your Tasks
9. Make Sure Your Word Is Good
10. Focus Your Powerful Mind
11. Make Music Out of the Ordinary: Spirituality and Organizing

Part III: Getting the Results You Want For Yourself, Your Family, and at Work
12. Get Traction, Take Effective Action
13. Going Deeper to Keep Going
14. Your Home Could Be Your Castle
15. Organizing Your Organization

Epilogue

Appendixes
1: Areas of Disorganization: Self-Assessment Survey
2: Your Take-Action Checklist
3: Guide to Helpful Book and Web Resources

Acknowledgments

About the Author

Marilyn Paul has a Ph.D. from Yale University and an MB.A. from Cornell. She is a principal in the consulting firm Bridgeway Partners, with clients that have included Harvard University, the U.S. Department of Transportation, Dana Farber Cancer Institute and Pfizer.

Reviews

"[I]nsightful.... Though technically about organizing, it also provides a wonderful, non-threatening way to examine how to live your life.... [H]ighly recommended for anyone searching for deeper self awareness." —USA Today

"[I]nsightful.... Though technically about organizing, it also provides a wonderful, non-threatening way to examine how to live your life.... [H]ighly recommended for anyone searching for deeper self awareness." -USA Today