You know what email creep is… It’s when the number of incoming messages in your inbox grows and grows and grows – just like kudzu (And if you don’t know what kudzu is – well, it’s an invasive vine that grows like a foot a DAY. Kudzu just overtakes everything and strangles the life out […]
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SEP’s steal your time
Are you bogged down with SEP’s? “Wait. What are SEP’s?” you ask. These are Someone Else’s Problems. I recently asked business people I know what their biggest issues were related to getting organized. Over and over, the answer was TIME. And in my experience, nothing steals time faster than those pesky SEP’s that crop up […]
Paper or Plastic?
One of the ways business owners need help getting organized is with the use of their calendars and To Do lists. The question of the day at the grocery store is always, “Paper or Plastic?” The question I ask my clients is, “Paper or electronic?” And there is no single answer to this question – […]
Do you suffer from systems envy?
When I found the Studio C Ideal Padfolio on the Carolina Pad site, I was overjoyed! Talk about a piece that does many things – and does them well. It’s really a system within a system. Some of my favorite features include the notepad, pocket sleeves and a tab to hold a pen. And how […]
Pollypockets and Why You’re in Business
My clients are smart, motivated, and driven. But more than that, they’re clear about why they’re in business – and the why includes both personal AND professional reasons. For instance, one of my long-term clients walked into our most recent meeting and confessed he was having a bad day. A really bad day. He was […]
Goat Rodeos and 31 Days of Organizing
When I first heard the term goat rodeo I got a very vivid mental image…of many people who own small businesses. Now, if a goat rodeo is described as “a situation that order cannot be brought to at any time” or “is a scenario that requires 100 things to go right” in order for it […]