Daily Flight Plan - Organization

Scentsy Headquarters, Meridian, Idaho

The Pre-Flight Checklist

• Are you using dedicated time for this?  You've cleared your calendar, the kids (animals, husbands, etc.!) are occupied.
• Take a deep breath, and get rid of all of your perfectionism, get the tasking done, and move on with your life!
• Set your timer for 15 minutes and go!

Monday, March 11th - Organization - Where is your 'office'?
     Your Scentsy Family business, whether it's a fun hobby or you plan to become a millionaire, is still a business, and should have an area that is dedicated and functional when you sit down to work your business.  So today's task involves designating and preparing your Scentsy Family Office space.  "Autumn, I already have a desk.......that's my office"....ok, ladies hear me out?
     A dedicated space can a plastic box that houses your supplies for a quick set-up in your living room, or maybe it's a corner of the dining room table, or perhaps you have an entire desk or physical office space that is dedicated to the time you spend working your business. All of these are great, but if you have to get up, out of your seat to get things, change things out, go find a pen, find a calculator, ribbon, etc. that takes away time from your life outside of your business.  I have found that if I know it's going to take me a little while to get all of my supplies together, I tend to procrastinate accomplishing a task, so instead let's make sure that you're ready to go so when you sit down to work, you can focus on it and knock it out as quickly as possible and then get back to living life!!

5 Minutes each for these tasks:

1.     Choose your space & make it work
* Pick the space you want to consistently conduct business
* Clear any serious clutter from the space by grabbing three shopping bags, one each for Give Away, Throw Away, Put Away.

2.    Make a list of all business tools/supplies you need ready access to.  What business tools do you need ready access to when it's time to work your business?  Common supplies include
* Pens
* Mailing Labels
* Envelopes
* Markers
* Paper Clips
* Staples/Stapler
* Highlighter
* Postage Stamps/Meter/Scale
* Not pad (s)
* Ribbon (for bagging orders)
* Scissors
* What else do you need....?

3.     Gather the items on your list that aren't already at your physical workstation and put them there.  If you're using your living room, or you have a roving 'office' based on your family schedule, a plastic bin with each of these items works great and everything can go back into the bin when you're done with your business for the day, otherwise, make sure all of the tools you need are easily accessible to you in your dedicated space and ready for next time you need them.


Autumn.....this is too easy.....
If that's how you're feeling, that's OK!!!  I have intentionally and systematically broken down tasks into fifteen minute segments, so they're easily accomplished.  We can knock them out, feel like we've accomplished something, get motivated for the next task, but not burn ourselves out to the point that we don't want to look at anything Scentsy Family related because we're so worn out!  The tasking might be simple, but do it, take pride in it, and look forward to the next Flight Plan!


Something to think about.....
What kinds of organizational tools do you use to hold yourself accountable?  Are they different at home than they are at work?  Do you maintain a regular daily routine that consists of primarily the same things, tailored to your bandwidth each day?  What can you do differently to help control the chaos in your home or office?