Get Organized!  Tips for Organizing and Winning at Monopoly!

Mike Song Uses Monopoly to Show Kids and Adults How to Get Organized

Our Get Control! training classes help professionals simplify the way they organize their info so they can find it in a flash.  It occurred to me that both kids and adults get virtually no training on how to organize critical information. What we need is an example that sells everyone on the value of getting organized so they can get more done with less stress.  Bam!  It came to me in a flash — using a fun game like Monopoly might work.

Here is an exercise that you can share with your kids.  Take that messy monopoly game out of the closet and have your kids sort the money and cards and then wrap 1 rubber band around those items.  Put all the other game pieces in a clear plastic baggy as show below.   Voila!  By simplifying the way we store our Monopoly money and game pieces we make it easy to set up — easy to put away — and more fun to play.  The same is true with the organization of digital information.  A little organization goes a long, long way!

How to Win at Monopoly

Now that we’ve organized our Monopoly game, here are a few quick suggestions that will help you win the very next time you play.