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Organic Disciples Study Guide: Seven Ways to Grow Spiritually and Naturally Share Jesus
by Kevin G. Harney Sherry HarneyCould sharing your faith be the secret to unlocking your spiritual growth?For many followers of Jesus, spiritual growth involves a series of spiritual practices that promise to deepen our connection with God and train us in the ways of Jesus. Unfortunately, these practices are often disconnected from the mission and purposes of God in reaching a lost world with the gospel message. But what if the secret to unlocking spiritual growth was as simple as infusing our spiritual practices with an outward focus?In the Organic Disciples Study Guide, Kevin and Sherry Harney walk ordinary followers of Jesus through seven markers of spiritual maturity, showing how simple shifts in our prayers, Bible reading, giving, and other practices can connect us with God's work of reaching people with his love. Taking a holistic approach that unites evangelism and discipleship, Kevin and Sherry explain how God's plan for our own spiritual growth is intimately connected to his purposes for the church, unleashing God's power in our lives as we engage God's mission to the world.True spiritual growth and maturity will always lead believers outward to engage the world with the good news and truth of Jesus. And in a surprising twist, our own spiritual growth will often remain stunted and limited until we take the step of joining God in his mission to love others. This book will help you see how Jesus modelled a lifestyle of loving others, overcome the common roadblocks and false narratives that stand in the way of spiritual maturity, and design a personal pathway of growth to be more like Jesus in character and mission.Used together with the Organic Disciples book and the free video study and online assessment available at OrganicOutreach.com, churches and individuals can better identify where they are in their growth journey and what the next steps are in becoming more like Jesus.
The Organic God
by Margaret FeinbergNatural. Pure. Essential. Imagine what it would look like to have an organic relationship with God--one that is stripped of all pollutants and additives of this world. The Organic God removes the unhealthy fillers and purifies our relationship with the God of the Scriptures. Through personal stories and biblical insights, Margaret Feinberg shares glimpses of God's character--bighearted, kind, beautiful, mysterious-- that point you to an authentic and naturally spiritual relationship with him, allowing you to truly discover God in a healthy, refreshing new way so that you can't help but fall in love all over again.
Organic Prayer: Discover the Presence and Power of God in the Everyday (Organic Outreach)
by Kevin G. Harney Sherry HarneyOften we view prayer as an activity reserved for a certain time, in a certain place, offered in a specific way. Scripture invites us to pray continually. This exhortation is an opportunity for prayer to permeate every aspect of our lives--when we're alone or in a crowd, when it's quiet and when it's chaotic, when we feel like it and when we don't.?Organic Prayer shows us how to make continuous prayer a natural part of our lives rather than something on a spiritual checklist. It helps us encounter God in new ways as we learn to:?open our eyes to see his presence and the world around us?open our ears to hear his voice guiding us?open our hearts to experience freedom and power as we pray?and open our lives as we pray for and with others and shine the light of Jesus in our dark world?Anyone desiring a richer, more transformative prayer life will welcome this fresh take on conversing with our Creator.? Anyone hungering to share the grace and goodness of Jesus in our hurting and confused world will find practical ideas for world-changing prayer.
Organicise
by Vera HannamOrganicise is a practical decluttering and environmentally conscious guide written by Vera Hannam. The challenge is to simply walk through our homes and organise our environment organically. In our busy lifestyles, very few of us take the time to stop and take note of the everyday choices we are making in regards to our immediate environment; our homes. Good marketing should not dictate our standards, we need to be our own person, to research brands, products, materials, to understand and appreciate every item that enters our home. Whether it is food, laundry products, clothing or appliances knowledge is power, and wisdom is what we need. Organicise is a 7-day detox methodology to truly detox our homes and let the fresh air in. Following Vera’s five-step process is a simple, easy and effective way to fine-tune our lives to what is important.
The Organised Time Technique: How to Get Your Life Running Like Clockwork
by Gemma BrayThe new life-changing technique from Gemma Bray - creator of The Organised Mum Method'Ingenious' Daily MailDo you ever get to the end of the day and feel like you've achieved nothing? Do you find it difficult to decide how to spend the small amount of free time you have? Do you ever wonder how some people seem to be able to fit everything in? If you're feeling overwhelmed by all the things you need to squeeze into your day, unproductive or stuck in a daily routine that isn't making you happy, The Organised Time Technique is for you. This is Gemma Bray's unique method for organising your day that will stop you from trying to do everything (and feeling like a failure when you can't), keep you focused on how you use the time you have available, help you play to your strengths and, most importantly, help you find time for the things that really matter. The Organised Time Technique provides the tools - and the headspace - you need to create a framework for your life that means you will always know where you are supposed to be, what you are supposed to be doing and when you are supposed to be doing it. By following the plan, you will not only get everything done, but also create space for the things that you really want to do, whether that's taking up a new hobby, reading a book, starting a side business or simply having a long, relaxing bath!Just as The Organised Mum Method helped you to feel on top of the housework, The Organised Time Technique will revolutionise the way you spend your day. In no time at all, you will go from feeling flustered to feeling fabulous.Are you ready?
The Organised Time Technique: How to Get Your Life Running Like Clockwork
by Gemma BrayThe new life-changing technique from Gemma Bray - creator of The Organised Mum Method'Ingenious' Daily MailDo you ever get to the end of the day and feel like you've achieved nothing? Do you find it difficult to decide how to spend the small amount of free time you have? Do you ever wonder how some people seem to be able to fit everything in? If you're feeling overwhelmed by all the things you need to squeeze into your day, unproductive or stuck in a daily routine that isn't making you happy, The Organised Time Technique is for you. This is Gemma Bray's unique method for organising your day that will stop you from trying to do everything (and feeling like a failure when you can't), keep you focused on how you use the time you have available, help you play to your strengths and, most importantly, help you find time for the things that really matter. The Organised Time Technique provides the tools - and the headspace - you need to create a framework for your life that means you will always know where you are supposed to be, what you are supposed to be doing and when you are supposed to be doing it. By following the plan, you will not only get everything done, but also create space for the things that you really want to do, whether that's taking up a new hobby, reading a book, starting a side business or simply having a long, relaxing bath!Just as The Organised Mum Method helped you to feel on top of the housework, The Organised Time Technique will revolutionise the way you spend your day. In no time at all, you will go from feeling flustered to feeling fabulous.Are you ready?
The Organised Time Technique: How to Get Your Life Running Like Clockwork
by Gemma BrayThe new life-changing technique from Gemma Bray - creator of The Organised Mum Method'Ingenious' Daily MailDo you ever get to the end of the day and feel like you've achieved nothing? Do you find it difficult to decide how to spend the small amount of free time you have? Do you ever wonder how some people seem to be able to fit everything in? If you're feeling overwhelmed by all the things you need to squeeze into your day, unproductive or stuck in a daily routine that isn't making you happy, The Organised Time Technique is for you. This is Gemma Bray's unique method for organising your day that will stop you from trying to do everything (and feeling like a failure when you can't), keep you focused on how you use the time you have available, help you play to your strengths and, most importantly, help you find time for the things that really matter. The Organised Time Technique provides the tools - and the headspace - you need to create a framework for your life that means you will always know where you are supposed to be, what you are supposed to be doing and when you are supposed to be doing it. By following the plan, you will not only get everything done, but also create space for the things that you really want to do, whether that's taking up a new hobby, reading a book, starting a side business or simply having a long, relaxing bath!Just as The Organised Mum Method helped you to feel on top of the housework, The Organised Time Technique will revolutionise the way you spend your day. In no time at all, you will go from feeling flustered to feeling fabulous.Are you ready?
Organisierter Geist: Wie man klar denkt und alle richtigen Lebensentscheidungen trifft in 30 einfachen Schritten!
by The BlokeheadWillkommen und vielen Dank, dass Sie Organisierter Geist: Wie man klar denkt und alle richtigen Lebensentscheidungen trifft in 30 einfachen Schritten! gekauft haben! Dieses Buch enthält Schritte und Strategien, wie Sie Ihren Erfolg maximieren können, indem Sie Ihre Entscheidungsfindung verbessern! Egal wie klein oder groß sie auch sein mag, jede einzelne Entscheidung, die Sie heute treffen, wird Auswirkungen auf Ihre Zukunft haben. Sei es finanziell, sozial, emotional oder auch psychologisch - kleine Entscheidungen können sich leicht anhäufen und zu großen Erfolgen oder schwerwiegenden Misserfolgen führen. In diesem Buch werden Sie in 30 Schritte lernen, die Kontrolle über Ihren Geist zu übernehmen und Ihre Willenskraft in die richtige Richtung zu lenken. Diese Schritte beinhalten Methoden und Strategien, mit denen Sie Ihre Motivation und Ihre Gesundheit verbessern, Ihre Beziehungen stärken, Ihre Ängste überwinden und Stress abbauen können. Nochmals vielen Dank, dass Sie dieses Buch gekauft haben, und ich hoffe, es gefällt Ihnen!
Organízate de manera sencilla: Toma el control sobre tu tiempo y tu vida
by John Dristall Tara Dristall Álvaro Gutiérrez SanchezEste libro te ayudará a organizarte a través de métodos sencillos. No necesitas un complicado sistema para planificar el tiempo, ni una agenda llena de todas las tareas que tienes que hacer, explicadas hasta el más mínimo detalle. Lo que necesitas es un método que funcione sin llegar a convertirse en una carga. Los autores dan consejos prácticos para que aprendas a mejorar la organización en todos los aspectos de tu vida: - Cómo ordenar tu escritorio y tus papeles. - Cómo aprovechar al máximo las ventajas de tu ordenador y tu smartphone sin dejar que estos te controlen. - Cómo controlar mejor tus finanzas. - Consejos rápidos para limpiar tu casa de trastos. - Cómo planificar mejor tu tiempo. - Cómo organizar la vida en familia. Los autores incluyen un cuestionario de autoevaluación al comienzo de cada capítulo para que puedas comprobar cómo vas y dónde puedes mejorar en cada aspecto. Este libro te enseñará a encargarte de los detalles, liberarte de la presión provocada por el exceso de compromisos y a encontrar una mayor satisfacción en tu vida.
Organizational Behavior Reading: Negotiation
by Max Bazerman Francesca Gino Katherine ShonkCore Curriculum in Organizational Behavior is a series of readings that cover fundamental course material in Organizational Behavior. Readings include videos and interactive illustrations to help students master complex concepts. Managerial, executive, and entrepreneurial success requires the ability to negotiate. The essential reading and recommended module plan will help students to become more effective negotiators by: 1) mastering a negotiation framework that will help them analyze, prepare for, and execute negotiations more systematically—and hence, more effectively—in a wide variety of contexts; 2) building a negotiation toolkit that consists of practical strategies for creating and capturing value in negotiation; and 3) learning how to create a negotiation environment that helps diagnose individual needs, and allows negotiators to identify techniques for mitigating weaknesses and leveraging their strengths. The supplemental reading addresses two additional topics: cross-cultural negotiations and gender issues in negotiation. This reading includes two videos: "Asking Questions to Understand Interests" and "Post-settlement Settlements."
Organizational Stress Around the World: Research and Practice (Routledge Studies in Management, Organizations and Society)
by Cary L. Cooper Kajal A. Sharma D. M. PestonjeeStress is defined as a feeling experienced when a person perceives that demands exceed the personal and social resources the individual is able to mobilize. It can occur due to environmental issues, such as a looming work deadline, or psychological, for example, persistent worry about familial problems. While the acute response to life-threatening circumstances can be life-saving, research reveals that the body’s stress response is largely similar when it reacts to less threatening but chronically present stressors such as work overload, deadline pressures and family conflicts. It is proffered that chronic activation of stress response in the body can lead to several pathological changes such as elevated blood pressure, clogging of blood vessels, anxiety, depression, and addiction. Organizational Stress Around the World: Research and Practice aims to present a sound theoretical and empirical basis for understanding the evolving and changing nature of stress in contemporary organizations. It presents research that expands theory and practice by addressing real-world issues, across cultures and by providing multiple perspectives on organizational stress and research relevant to different occupational settings and cultures. Personal, occupational, organizational, and societal issues relevant to stress identification along with management techniques/approach to confront stress and its associated problems at individual and organizational level are also explored. It will be of value to researchers, academics, practitioners, and students interested in stress management research.
Organizational Stress Management
by Ashley Weinberg Valerie J. Sutherland Cary CooperIncluding practical advice on how to conduct a stress audit and how to target stress 'hot spots' within an organization, Organizational Stress Management provides a fresh strategic model for the manager concerned with the negative effects stress can have both on company performance and the quality of life of individuals at work.
Organize & Create Discipline
by Justin KloskyA professional organizer's complete guide to getting--and staying--organized. As a child, Justin Klosky loved to count, analyze, and categorize everything in sight. Eventually diagnosed with OCD, he found ways to tap the benefits of his condition. Today, he's founded a successful firm, O.C.D. Experience, building on the principals of Organize, Create, Discipline to help high-end clients take control of their lives through time management skills, getting rid of clutter, simplifying their habits, and rethinking storage solutions. Carefully arranged into more than 300 A-to-Z categories, Organize & Create Discipline explains organization methods for everything from laundry to legal documents, shoes, toys, kitchen drawers, medicine cabinets, utility closets, overflowing email inboxes, and dozens of other sources of daily detritus. Klosky's unique advice yields peace of mind and radically improves productivity. With a clientele that includes Bryce Dallas Howard, Julie Chen, and Saks Fifth Avenue, Klosky now makes his unrivaled techniques to staying organized available to all.
Organize First, Decorate Second: How to Go from Clutter to Creativity
by Thomas NelsonOrganize First, Decorate Second is the ultimate companion to help you embark on a transformative journey towards a more organized, beautiful, and fulfilling life. Whitney English breaks down the essence of thoughtful design and organization as tools not just for a prettier space but for a better life—one that smoothly adapts to the inevitable shifts we all face. She shares how balancing a neat look with functional living isn't always a walk in the park, but the payoff is a space that works just as hard as it charms.Whitney gets into the nitty-gritty with actionable strategies for putting the house in order. She walks readers through evaluating their spaces, marrying storage with style, and zoning rooms for peak performance. She even helps readers pick out furniture that doubles down on organization and gadgets that aren&’t just smart, but genius. Whitney underscores the significance of deliberate design and organization to enhance well-being and adapt seamlessly to life's ever-changing demands.Organize First, Decorate Second, establishes: balance between creativity and organization;inspiration coupled with practical advice; andefficiency without sacrificing creativity. With Whitney&’s guidance, practical tips, seasoned advice, and her signature humor, you&’re set to transform your living spaces into zones of beauty and effectiveness. Each chapter is a mix of heartwarming anecdotes, practical advice, and innovative strategies. This book isn&’t just about making your home look good—it&’s about making your home a reflection of your best self. Whitney doesn&’t just want you to organize, she wants you to celebrate each step, no matter how small, because perfection isn't the goal—it's all about the progress.
Organize Now! Think and Live Clutter Free
by Jennifer Ford BerryFind Your Focus! You are bombarded with mental clutter every day--countless distraction, endless options, the perpetual to-do list--and it's holding you back. In this book, organizing expert and best-selling author Jennifer Ford Berry shows you how to quickly cut out the clutter so you can create the home you've always wanted. Shed the meaningless distractions to make room for the things that matter the most to you. Inside you'll find: Easy-to-follow checklists that give you results in just one week. Lists of what to do monthly, seasonally, and annually so you can stay organized. Strategies for making more time for family, friends, and your own well-being. Quick decluttering tips to organize bedrooms, bathrooms, closets and more. Help identifying and honoring your key priorities. Learn how to focus your thoughts, choices, and actions to create the life of your dreams.
Organize-se da maneira fácil: Tome controle de seu tempo e de sua vida
by Tara Dristall John Dristall DereckEste livro te ajuda a se organizar através da simplicidade. Você não precisa de um sistema de gestão de tempo complicado, ou um planejador cheio com cada tarefa descrita até o último detalhe. Você precisa de um sistema básico que dê conta do recado sem se tornar um projeto em si. Os autores dão conselhos práticos para se organizar em todos os aspectos de sua vida: • Organizando sua mesa e papelada • Controlando seu computador e smartphone ao invés de ser controlado por eles • Controlando suas finanças • Dicas rápidas para organizar sua casa • Controle e planejamento de tempo • Organizando-se como uma família Os autores incluem um questionário simples no começo de cada capítulo para que você possa acompanhar onde você está e onde precisa melhorar. Este livro vai te ajudar a tomar conta dos detalhes, livrar-se da pressão da sobrecarga e encontrar mais satisfação em sua vida.
Organize Tomorrow Today: 8 Ways to Retrain Your Mind to Optimize Performance at Work and in Life
by Matthew Rudy Jason Selk Tom BartowDr. Jason Selk helps well-known professional and Olympic athletes as well as Fortune 500 executives and organizations develop the mental toughness necessary to thrive in the face of adversity and achieve elite-level results. Tom Bartow, following a career as a winning college basketball coach, became one of the country's top financial advisors and is now one of the premier business coaches nationwide. Together, Selk and Bartow reveal the secrets of how both elite athletes and business leaders climb to the top.In Organize Tomorrow Today (OTT), two of the top minds in human performance come together to deliver the pathway to extreme success. Doing more is not the answer and Selk and Bartow walk you through how to achieve more by doing less. There is a huge difference between knowing something and understanding. There is an even wider gap between understanding and doing. Highly successful people never get it all finished in any given day; however, they always get the most important things completed. Selk and Bartow offer the 8 fundamentals of doing what is most important. OTT will show you the performance gains that athletes, executives, and salespeople spend tens of thousands of dollars to achieve.
Organize Your Emotions, Optimize Your Life: Decode Your Emotional DNA-and Thrive
by Margaret Moore Edward Phillips John HancFrom a top wellness coach and a Harvard Medical School professor, comes this revolutionary book that will show you how to identify and decode your nine most basic emotional needs--and coach yourself to a calmer, healthier, and happier life.The more you thrive, the better your brain functions, and you're able to perform at the best level. Your health improves. You enjoy life more. When you're thriving, your stress level is down, your confidence is up, and the internal frenzy is tamed by a poised, self-assured mind.But if you're like the majority of Americans, you may be, in psychological terms, languishing rather than flourishing--surviving instead of thriving. For many, feeling overwhelmed and out of balance has become normal, a consequence of overlooking basic emotional needs. The key to reaching a happy, healthy state is by tapping into, not tuning out, your distinct emotions, and listening to the inner monologue inside your mind.Organize Your Brain, Optimize Your Life combines the worlds of self-help, psychology, and medical science to guide you to a place of self-management and control. This insightful, approachable book will teach you how to identify, decode, and assess the nine most basic emotions that rule your brain and to recognize each of these voices and act accordingly to achieve a wide range of goals--from weight loss to career management. Coach your brain to gain deeper insight of your individual needs and live life to your maximum potential.
Organize Your Mind, Organize Your Life: Train Your Brain to Get More Done in Less Time
by Margaret Moore Paul HammernessThe key to a less hectic, less stressful life is not in simply organizing your desk, but organizing your mind. Dr. Paul Hammerness, a Harvard Medical School psychiatrist, describes the latest neuroscience research on the brain's extraordinary built-in system of organization. Margaret Moore, an executive wellness coach and codirector of the Institute of Coaching, translates the science into solutions. This remarkable team shows you how to use the innate organizational power of your brain to make your life less stressful, more productive and rewarding. You'll learn how to:- Regain control of your frenzy- Embrace effective uni-tasking (because multitasking doesn't work)- Fluidly shift from one task to another- Use your creativity to connect the dotsThis groundbreaking guide is complete with stories of people who have learned to stop feeling powerless against multiplying distractions and start organizing their lives by organizing their minds.
Organized Enough: The Anti-Perfectionist's Guide to Getting--and Staying--Organized
by Amanda SullivanIf you're looking to clean up but not clean out, if you want to declutter but don't want to throw out eighty percent of your stuff, if you want to be able to find matching socks in the morning but don't want a color-coded sock drawer, you've come to the right place. Organized Enough offers a groundbreaking, science-driven method for getting--and staying--organized. Amanda Sullivan's proven approach will teach you the lifelong habits of the organized, showing you how to make cleaning up effortless and automatic. With seven concepts to help you define your goals and seven essential habits to keep chaos and clutter at bay, Organized Enough will teach you to reframe how you think about your space, your stuff, and your life. You'll learn how to:Sort the "stuff" from the sentimentalBecome a paper-filing ninjaCultivate consistency, not chaosSet up systems that can run on autopilotLet go of guilt and start enjoying your home...and more
Organized Finances, Peaceful Minds: Organization precedes prosperity
by Danilo H. GomesLearn to organize your finances easily and to improve your financial life. We live at a frantic pace. How difficult it is to keep your finances organized! However, despite this fact, if we have the right tools and a day or two available in the month, it is possible to organize the values that come and go. Through this book, learn how to keep your finances in order and, consequently, get rich. ORGANIZED FINANCES, PEACEFUL MINDS aims to bring help for a better financial organization through the use of extremely simple spreadsheets and calculations. Along with the book, gain access to download a complete spreadsheet ideal for financial control. In addition to the spreadsheet and instructions for its use, the book also provides explanations on the types of expenses, ways to analyze the results, financial reserves and basic investment instructions. Increase your earnings through financial organization with excellence. > Learn about: Monitoring of financial transactions, administration of financial spreadsheets, control of expenses, basic notions of investment, financial calculations, among other subjects. > What readers say: "The author taught the ropes. Just be diligent to follow. "Congratulations. I will adapt the spreadsheet to my reality." "Nicely summarized, straight to the point, and downloadable exercises worth applying! I HIGHLY RECOMMEND IT. EXERCISES THAT WORK."
Organized Living: Solutions and Inspiration for Your Home [A Home Organization Book]
by Shira GillKickstart your organized life with this inspiring visual guide from the author of Minimalista.&“A fresh, global, and beautifully diverse perspective on calming the clutter.&”—Kelli Lamb, author of Home with Rue and editorial director of RuePeople are naturally curious about the homes of professional organizers. Organized Living was inspired by Shira's desire to provide a glimpse into a rarely-seen world: The homes of people who organize others. Shira showcases the homes of twenty-five international home organizers, offering an exclusive behind-the-scenes look into this meticulously kept world. Organized Living introduces you to the aspirational spaces of the most organized people in the world, the organizers themselves, and the passion that fuels their work. Through stunning images and absorbing interviews, you&’ll gain expert tips and resources, loads of visual inspiration, and clever organizing hacks you can use in your own home, such as:• Ditching the packaging• Choosing stylish storage• Elevating the most neglected spaces• Putting things away, right awayThrough books, TV shows, and social media platforms, home organizers have been elevated as top lifestyle influencers and have cemented their place in the cultural zeitgeist. And Shira Gill, the organizer of organizers, is the perfect tour guide to walk us through these professional organizers&’ homes.If you&’re seeking less clutter, overwhelm, and stress in your life, and are looking to create more time and energy for the things that matter most, Organized Living is your chance to learn directly from the best in the business.
The Organized Mom: Tips and Tricks to Find More Time
by Laura TorresHow many times, at the end of the day, have you wondered where all the time went? How many times have you wished you could just have one extra hour to yourself, or to finish a project, or to spend playing with your children? What if I told you that you just might be able to find that extra hour? According to the National Association of Professional Organizers, women spend an average of 55 minutes a day looking for stuff. 55 minutes! That is time that is much, much better spent elsewhere. To reclaim that extra hour, among other just as worthy reasons, you need to get yourself organized. This book is full of tips that can help you do that, even if your hands are full with kids, a job, a spouse, and a plethora of other commitments. These are real-world tips, from my own experience as a busy mother. I've been a stay-at-home-mom, a mom with a full-time job, a single mom, and a mom with an at-home business. At one point, I was teaching an early-morning, before-school high school class, working part-time, doing a graduate program double speed--and being a mom. Organization wasn't a hobby; it was a necessity. I've also culled tips from the experts and from my organized friends. There is not anything revolutionary here. There are tips, steps, systems, and ideas to make your life easier. Getting organized is a series of replacing bad habits with good habits, along with getting rid of clutter and keeping it away. Put all of it together, and I whole-heartedly believe you can accomplish more in a day than you ever dreamed possible. --from the Introduction
Organized Simplicity: The Clutter-Free Approach to Intentional Living
by Tsh OxenreiderOrganized Simplicity's aim is to convince its readers that simple living is the absolute best way to live. Be it with house cleaning, family schedule management, personal finances, and managing the "stuff" you allow within your four walls, the only way to live well is to do so intentionally and simply. The first half of the book delves into the "why" behind realistic simple living, giving the reader a nail to then hang the how of living simply discussed in the second half. And by redefining the too often-used phrase "simple living," a busy home manager living in the real world can then make practical changes that work for the whole family. There are chapters for cleaning and organizing the home room-by-room, and future project ideas will inspire readers to turn their house in a haven they love.
The Organized Student: Teaching Children the Skills for Success in School and Beyond
by Donna Goldberg Jennifer ZwiebelDonna Goldberg founded the Organized Student, a consulting firm based in New York City, in 1990. Jennifer Zwiebel joined the Organized Student in 2002. Both authors live in New York City. Life is painful for students who don't meet the expectations of their parents, teachers, and peers. Some kids suffer from learning issues and others from disorganization. Whatever the obstacle, its effects are devastating to a child's self-esteem. The root of the problem had nothing to do with the students' intelligence or motivation to do well in school; it had to do with their lack of basic organizational skills. It's important to keep in mind that school today is not the place it was when you were growing up. Students have substantially more work, their days are more fragmented, and there's a pervasive sense of pressure leading students to feel that they can't afford to make mistakes. Advances in technology, overloaded schedules, and changes in family structure mean students are facing a different and often overwhelming world. If you and your child invest the time it takes to organize sup¬plies, homework, and a study schedule, you can create the structure that he needs to succeed. While this book offers many different strategies and systems for getting organized, they will work only if you communicate openly with your child without being critical. Everyone learns differently and each student will come up with his own "right answers." It's vital that you recognize the importance of maintaining a non-judgmental attitude and that you address each situation with an open mind, a positive approach, and no eye rolling. The fastest way to end an organizing session with your child is to criticize him. Keep your eye on the long-term goal and don't get distracted by a failed test or a notebook full of doodles. When you learn to stay focused and listen for the problems, you will discover that a solution can always be worked out.