We forget.

Doctors get sick, dentists get toothache and specialist in any field, are likely to fall victim to their own discipline.

We specialize in helping people to get organized and to develop good habits. For any of us this is hard work when we start the process, but we know the results can be spectacular.

We have been doing this for more than 10 years, in one form or another, so one would expect that we will have this all down pat. One would be wrong.

Last week I found myself spinning out of control and overwhelmed by events, tasks and responsibilities, so if you feel like that some time, don’t stress too much, as it is possible to regain control without too much effort.

As usual this is easy to say but not always easy to do as there is a big a “BUT” associated with this statement.

Recently I read a very good article where the author suggested the value of “ritual” or habit, to often be misunderstood and he presented an easy to understand argument.

When we do things habitually we require no “thought” energy to start and complete the task, other than that required by the task itself.

He argues that we all start with some energy level at the start of our day and that our energy gets consumed during the day, leaving us on empty, so as to speak, by evening.

He further contends that we require energy every time we try to decide what is to be done next, where in contrast any task performed as part of a habit requires no such expenditure of energy.

We all know that we have some good and some bad habits and that the trick to successful living is to reduce the bad ones and to cultivate the better ones.

Being organized is one of the good habits and if this is successfully and properly done, it will assist in the creation of other good habits.

Once we have achieved a degree of habitual organization, and it is never perfect, it becomes easier to regain control, if you find yourself getting lost in occasional “flood” of activities.

It took me two days to recover, but only because I have a habit of being organized, had that not been so I would still be in trouble.

The value of organizing your life and developing good habits, translates into money in the bank.

Philip