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The benefits of an organized life

Writer's picture: Greg Hitchcock | Greg Hitchcock |

I was never a great organizer. Just look at some of the closets I owned with mismatched clothing, hats piled in a corner with dirty towels, and the occasional missing sock.

That started to change when I served in the U.S. Army. But when I left the military, my old, disorganized behavior came back as a college student.

Fast forward 35 years, I learned a lot about the importance of organization especially in the Sidney Herald newsroom.

Taking over the editorial department of the Sidney Herald, people would come in and ask for a back copy of the newspaper or stop by to research our archives for a family project.

When I started, past issues of the Sidney Herald as well as Bakken Living and other quarterlies we produced were stacked willy nilly in our back office space in the garage.

Looking through these piles was quite a chore to sort through to find a single copy of what the visitor needed. So, I came up with a plan to spend some of my off-time sorting through them, arranging them in chronological order, and stacking them in cubicles.





This process was long and laborious, something better suited for an intern, But the results were fantastic. Organizing your business is like organizing your life, you get much more accomplished in shorter time.

 

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