A while back I shared with you how I had rediscovered a principle that has been predominantly lost to modern man. That principle is that of taking one day of rest every week. The idea of a Sabbath rest is a lost concept in today’s hectic stressful life, but if it were rediscovered, it would …
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If I Only Had…
Once in a while I hear something that makes me think of the Wizard of Oz and Dorothy’s traveling companions. They truly wanted to help Dorothy, but each of them thought they were lacking in something essential. Lion wanted nerve. Scarecrow a brain. Tin Man desired a heart. And they sang a similar chorus, “If …
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Time ~ The Fourth Dimension ~ Part 3
In Part 1 and Part 2 of this series I provided significant quotes and thoughts from my books about time. In this final segment of the series, I leave you with two more timely quotes: “You might say, “I don’t have enough time!” But I say, “You have all the time there is.” Are you …
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Procrastination’s ugly offspring
As we enter the new year, my friendly-professional-organizer DNA compels me to continue last week’s posts on Procrastination by calling out one her many monstrous children. Like the tiny mustard seed that grows up into a dense brushy tree, Clutter relentlessly consumes space and brings disorder in our work, home and lives. Clutter is not …
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Get organized! Principles to live by and to enjoy life more fully.
I hope you have enjoyed and applied the practical guidelines in this series, “Principles to live by and to enjoy life more fully.” These simple nuggets of wisdom will help you get organized so you can enjoy your life more fully and give you time to spare at work or at home. In this series …
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Four life-changing habits
The first of “Making Promises Become Practices” series, the Five Steps, explored the idea of how to make the promises that order and organization declare a reality in our lives. Today’s post tackles our habits. In my thirty years of being a professional organizer, I have found that long-held habits are often the bump in the road, or …
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Control your meetings: a simple secret to successful time management
This is the seventh and final post in the continuing series 31 Tips to Spend Time Properly. These time management tips will help you invest your minutes and hours more wisely, productively and energetically each day. Some of the tips can be done immediately; others require cultivation. All of these tips are time well spent. solar panels …
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4 Tips for your workspace and desk
This is the second post in the continuing series 31 Tips to Spend Time Properly. These tips will help you invest your time more wisely, productively and energetically each day. Some of the tips can be done immediately; others require cultivation. All are time well spent. 31 Ways to Spend Time Properly Tips 9-12: Your workspace and …
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Make Saving Time and Money Your Daily Passion
Ben Franklin got it right when he said, “Time is money.” The simple fact that time equals money escapes many hard-working people. I’m always surprised when someone tells me that they drove 5-10 miles to save 5-10 cents on a gallon of gas, so whatever savings made at the pump are lost in the drive …
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One Minute Maintenance
Word count: 304 Read time: 1-2 min Here’s a paradigm my clients find hard to believe: after you have organized your office or home, it only takes one minute for every hour you spend — in that room — to maintain the order. That’s right, implement a one-minute maintenance plan and you will never be …
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