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I am an organizer. I have been blessed with an orderly mind that grasps the overview and can put things in conscious order. It is a skill and it is a talent. I am very grateful for it. But besides having a natural ability to organize, I see something that anyone can do that would make it easier on themselves in the future. And that is Conscious Completion. Let's take an office project as an example. Once you are finished the report, or the class, or the drawing, the best thing you can possibly do for yourself is to consciously complete it by organizing, tossing, making clear perhaps typed up notes for the future and by organizing all the related files on your computer by project date, or however you can see you will need to access them in the future. Financial contracts should be clearly marked and dated and anything that is key reference material should be placed on top of the file, and possibly fastened to it. By taking the time to be certain your notes are clear, your papers are ordered and suggestions to smooth any rough places you managed to cross will make you sooooo happy if you have to go back over that account. Sort by Year. Sort by Account. Sort by Project. Sort to match your mind. You are the one that will have to find it again. Conscious completion also includes gratitude. Perhaps a personal note of acknowledgement to those you worked with would be welcome to both the receiver and to you as the one who gets to take time for reflection and gratitude. Whatever you have just completed, allow yourself some time to contemplate what worked and what could have been improved. If you need to journal it to remember it, do so. Acknowledge yourself for what you have accomplished and take time to look at your completed project and be pleased, or proud, or satisfied, or whatever feeling would nourish you. Then put it away knowing if you have to research anything about your process, it is in perfect order. Conscious completion - a satisfying end that clears the space for a new beginning. © 2006 Cara Lumen Feel free to reprint this article if you include the following: Cara Lumen, MA, Your Idea Optimizer helps you turn your ideas into steady profit. As a business developer, content developer and educator, Cara helps you make money from what you already know. You can learn more about how to put your wisdom to work through her radio show www.blogtalkradio.com/passioantelyonpurpose and her Passionately On Purpose emagazine at www.caralumen.com
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