The end of the year is quickly moving upon us.  While may are thinking of the impending holidays and how to survive them, we also need to be strategizing our 2011 business goals.

I began my end of the year journey with a intense de-clutter and organization of my home office.  Well actually, I am tackling my whole house but I began with my home office.  Since I am essentially paperless I began with scanning all my 2010 receipts and important documents.  This simple task allowed me to be ready for the tax man as he rears his ugly head sooner than I care to think about.

I finally decided to recycle all those product manuals that I obsessively hoard.  Knowing the information can be found on-line it was time to let those go and open up that storage space.  This task also allowed me to reevaluate equipment and software that will need replaced or upgraded.

And finally, a good cleaning was in order.  This simple task helped me to get things where they needed to be to make me more productive.  I installed some simple hooks to hang my headsets right above my computing area so that I could easily grab them when doing a recording or needed that extra bit of privacy.  I was also able to see which supplies I was getting low on and have them ordered before the end of the year.  Think tax credits and write off here.  It also allowed to me reorganize my library of reading resources to see which books I needed to revisit and what would go on my preferred reading list.  Before you get on ma about paper books, this is where the esentially paperless part comes into play.  I like to turn pages so no Kindle for me but that does not mean you should not consider one to keep your reading condensed and readily available.

Would reorganizing your office help you set the tone for a productive and goal oriented 2011?

All the best,

Lee