Overload, Overwhelmed, Over stressed

Do you know what may be hiding in those piles on your desk?  Is one of your New Year’s resolutions to get organized?  If you have been waiting for just the right time to sort through desktop clutter, you don’t have to wait any longer.  National Clean Off Your Desk Day is approaching.

This day was originated by Anne Chase Moeller, the daughter of Mr. Chase of Chase’s Annual Events (the very book where special events are listed).  Anne often helped out in her father’s office, working at his incredibly messy desk.  In order to create a place where she could work, she would spread a cloth over his mess and then do her work.  When she finished, she would put her things away, including the cloth and leave.

Around 1982 she declared that he would clean off his desk at least once each year.  Naturally, being in the business, they entered National Clean Off Your Desk Day into the record book for the second Monday in January.  The rest is history.  The record book has since been sold to a larger publisher, but the event is still celebrated each year.  It is a great time to get a fresh start for the New Year.

Too busy to get your desk cleaned off today, tomorrow, or next week?  Remember that working harder for longer hours is not very smart nor is it the key to success.  Success is built on being able to take advantage of every opportunity that comes your way.  Success is being able to find what you are looking for when you are looking for it.

Don’t believe the old saying that, “A messy desk is the sign of a genius.”  A messy desk is a deterrent to efficiency.

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