The last couple of business owners I worked with this week have been talking about their personal organization.  There is always so much to do – it is easy to drop a ball here and there or to proctrastinate on those tasks that are less pleasant.  We all know that if this goes on too long it can wreak havoc in our businesses and personal lives.  Surely, time management has become a multi million dollar business with all sorts of elaborate answers to this problem.  The funny thing is – it’s really not a complicated problem!  The book, “Getting Things Done” has become a great success with many in the business world and I think primarily because it keeps things simple.  Start by writing down everything you have to do.  Everything!  Business and personal.  See what a cleansing experience this simple act can be.  What happens is that these things that have been weighing on our minds suddenly are downloaded onto paper or computer.  We can begin to rest our brains.  Next, start to knock things off your list one at a time.  Don’t think a lot about them.  Just do them.  Too easy you think?  Just try it.  As soon as I finish this paragraph I’ll have one thing to check off my list!  I’ll be writing more about the concepts in this book in future blogs.