“Creating a paperless office can be a difficult challenge when the electronic directory is not organized…” So says K. J. McCorry in his excellent article linked here. Organizing your computer documents Are you like the average worker that loses over two hours looking for lost or misplaced articles and emails? I encourage you to read …
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Streamline Your Life
What do you think of when you hear the term “streamline”? To streamline is to make an organization or system more efficient and effective by employing faster or simpler working methods. I think we can all agree that this is an end-product that would be enviable, though it might be challenging. This fabulous article found …
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Nine Organizing Tasks: Nine Minutes
Nine Organizing Tasks in Nine Minutes or Less If you are like most people, your work day roars past like a freight train. The day is crammed with meetings, tasks and emails. You might think, “If I only had a moment to do __________…” , fill in the blank! And before you know it you …
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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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When more is less
My clients are absolutely the most wonderful people you could ever meet. I have had 35+ years of this wonderful ride, and every client has been a joy. They are also funny, especially in how they think and how they organize their surroundings. I could tell you story after story about their personalities and what …
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A place for everything, and everything in its RIGHT place!
Next in our series of Principles to Live by and to enjoy life more fully I want to give you a new twist on an old thought. I know that you have heard the phrase, “a place for everything and everything in its place” many times, but have you ever considered that you might actually …
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Remove Small Irritants
This 3rd installment of Principles to Live By and Enjoy Life More Fully hits us where we live and work. Our challenge is problem identification, and sometimes that takes an extra set of eyes. I have found that when my clients move into a new office, they immediately start work and don’t give themselves adequate time to set up their …
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Do the worst first
In this 2nd installment of Principles to Live By and Enjoy Life More Fully, I offer a simple concept that will serve you well and make your work and home life easier. Yes, you should eat the frog. Maybe you’ve heard the quote widely attributed to Mark Twain, “Eat a live frog the first thing in …
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Timely Tips for the Office
The office is one place that is always in need of great organizational tips. Try some of these on for size! Why not create a place in your office for your daily schedule and for organizational binders holding specific categories. The chalkboard makes a great daily schedule tool. The binders are from Staples and …
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