See the piles on your desk? On top of the bookcase? On the floor? Notice how little room there is in your filing cabinet? BUT – oh how lucky you are! The phones are quiet and the email is quite light right now. Turn on some funky music and purge those piles! Remember to shred […]
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Tip #22: Advanced Shortcut Keys
So you watched the first video with basic shortcut keys, yes? And you watched the second video with intermediate shortcut keys? Well, here’s the third and final video with more advanced shortcut keys. Practice using them often and pretty soon you’ll be getting work done faster and more efficiently!
Tip #21 – Ask better questions
In an entrepreneur’s quest to find clarity and get out of overwhelm, I find that many of them are asking the wrong questions. Rather than asking, “How can I fit this extra task or project into my already busy schedule?” begin asking yourself, “Who else can do this task?” or “What other tasks can I […]
Tip #20 – “T” is for time management for entrepreneurs
Whenever the topic of time management for entrepreneurs comes up, I hear a lot of sighing, some tears, and many jokes about the very lack of free time so many entrepreneurs experience. Do any of these sound familiar? Running from here to there, here to there, here to there Checking email 6 or 8 or […]
Tip #19: Just Say NO
Exercising what I call “The Power of NO” is a learned skill and a wonderful way to stay organized and focused. Learn to say “No” when the request doesn’t work for you. And don’t apologize, qualify, or otherwise explain. Simply be polite and decline. By not taking on other people’s stuff (emotions, projects, interruptions, tasks, […]
Tip #18 – Hang it UP
Ok, so these are supposed to be business tips, but I just LOVE this residential organizing tip for closets that are stuffed full of clothes. (And I bet most of you are reading this at home anyway). Ok, so you know you need to purge some clothes from the closet, but you’re just not sure […]