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Organization isn't my strong suit.

As music director of our church, I'm responsible for getting the music schedule ready for each service.

For months, the schedule would come out only a week in advance.

Not much opportunity for others to plan.

So our pastor brought someone else in to help, and now the schedule is filled out through the rest of the month.

But what if you don't have help?

In an organization, a corporation, whatever, there are team members.

But what if it's just you?

If you're behind with organizing things, taking care of things, ...

... you dig out.

I'm reading Effortless by Greg McKeown, and he recommends a daily five-step, 10-minute practice for focus.

Each step is meant to take two minutes.

Step 1 is this:

Find a quiet place. Turn off your phone. Let people know you will be taking ten minutes. Take a moment to clear off your desk. To put things back in their proper place.

Today, this step took me most of the day.

Piles and piles of stuff that I had put off dealing with.

A couple of weeks ago, I was looking for a selfie light I had gotten at a conference.

I still haven't found it yet, haha. Still more organizing to do.

I'm in the process of digging out, though.

Then the trick will be to stay dug out.

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~ John

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