Sensible Organizing Solutions

If you are like most people, more than 85% of the mail you receive is unsolicited (aka: Junk Mail).

Determining what is truly worthy of your attention and what is junk can often be very time-consuming and distracting. No wonder most of my clients delay this task to the point where they are overwhelmed with piles and piles of unopened mail.

Let’s finally nip this in the bud, shall we?

It won’t be easy at first and will take some patience, but you CAN reduce the majority of junk mail you receive by following the steps recommended in the following article: Junk Mail: How Did They All Get My Address?

And while waiting for those lists to remove your name and address, you can prevent piles of mail from multiplying by doing what I do:

1) Place your recycle bin on the route from your mailbox to where you normally enter your home

2) Dump all “junk mail” into the recycle bin before entering your home

3) Place important mail into a bin or basket designated only for mail to be sorted

4) Keep a small shredder and recycle bin near your mail basket/bin

5) Make time to open and handle your mail within 15 minutes of placing it into the mail basket/bin

6) Have your calendar and “tickler file” handy when you sort your mail

7) Handle and decide on your mail each and every day, if at all possible

If you are having trouble developing any of the above new habits, call me for some accountability coaching. →

Jana Hartwell, CPO®

Sensible Organizing Solutions, Inc.