First in a series on FileMAP®: Introduction. Why do so many professionals continue to keep their files out in front of them in mounds, piles and stacks on desks, credenzas and tables? It’s not the filing they fear, it’s their filing system. It’s not the process of putting something away that’s troubling, but what happens after …
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Scheduling your time for maximum energy
This is the fifth 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 21-24: Scheduling your time …
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The wasted time of faulty note taking
This is the fourth 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 17-20: The wasted time …
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Become a fearless filer
When clients say they’ll forget where their files are if they file them away, I tell them that it’s not their filing they fear; it’s their filing system. Let me prove this point to you. Do you leave all your pots and pans spread out all over your kitchen floor? Do you leave all your …
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4 Tips for managing your paper and digital files
This is the third 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 13-16: Manage your paper …
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Dejunking your junk mail
In my seminars, I’m often asked what can a family do to 1) stem the tide of junk mail that invades their home, and 2) how to best manage the mail and incoming paperwork that’s important. romeo and juliet essay Turn the tide to a trickle. There are two great ways to eliminate needless mail …
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Faster than you can say “Jack Rabbits!”
Here is an important key to managing your paperwork effectively. The inbox must be cleared every day and paperwork must not pile up. You must keep that paperwork moving! When I say that in my seminar, I get major groans. My clients just don’t do that every day. They let their inbox fill-up and allow …
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A Foolproof Tickler System
Everybody knows about foolproof plans. Coyote had hundreds of ’em. And we know how well that worked out for him! If only Coyote had sought the help of a friendly, professional organizer. starting an essay Today’s post is about tickler systems. Like Coyote, with all of our MS Outlook and other calendar and task management …
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Working Sm@rt
Daniel Stamp is the CEO of Priority Management, a 30-year-old global training organization. He has written a great article called Moments Matter Most. One of his key points is to stop flattering yourself; just because you might be super busy or activity driven, do not think that this is a good measure of your success or …
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If I clear off my desk, it’ll look like I don’t have any work!
Read time: 2 min With Christmas on our doorstep and the New Year just steps behind, it’s a great time to wave goodbye to the old and say hello to the new. Why not use the week between the 25th of December and 1st of January as an opportunity to organize your desk, the heart …
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