Small Business Today Magazine FEB 2015 TAYLOR CONSTRUCTION MANAGMENT | Page 28

EDITORIALFEATURE

Getting Organized - Creating a

To Don’t List                    
By Holly Uverity CPO®, Office Organizers

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“To Do” list can be an invaluable tool; it
allows you to get information out of your
head and onto paper where it can be
turned into action.  A “To Do” list is an effective part of your organizational system but it
can also be helpful to make a “To Don’t” list.

We often get bogged down thinking of things
we need or have to do, or we continue to make
the same mistakes over and over again.  Writing
down what you’re no longer going to do can be
an eye opening experience.  Once you’ve created
your “To Don’t” list by making decisions to not
do certain things, you’ll experience freedom since
you won’t ever have to struggle with those things
again. 

The following are some of my favorite “Don’ts”: