Yesterday, one of my readers emailed me and said: Good morning, Angie! Thanks, as always, for making things so clear, and stating them so succinctly. Your blog made me think of this scene from Star Wars. You are the organizational Yoda!!! 🙂 I love hearing stuff like this. It makes me all shiny and happy. And […]
Organization
How often do you “try?”
Ah, New Year’s resolutions. Seems like everyone is talking about them. And we know the common thought about them: Most people abandon them by the end of January. Others simply swear off making any resolutions at all. What if instead of resolutions, I told you how I get stuff done? See, instead of making resolutions, […]
Santa Crazy!
So, the weirdest thing just happened to me. Santa called and said he wanted to talk to me about his business. Seriously. He said he’d heard that I could help him be less crazy before and after the Christmas rush. That I could help him find time. And help the business of toy giving to […]
The Moment She Said It, Everything Made Sense
When I met “Barbara” two weeks ago, she pointed right at me and said, “Angie Mattson, people keep telling me I need to meet you!” I network a lot (probably too much) so this isn’t an unusual occurrence. We scheduled a meeting and went on about our merry way. This week, we had our chance […]
The Beastly Story of Disorganization
Over the weekend, Nelson and I saw two movies. The first was the magnificent Beasts of the Southern Wild. The second was the fantastical story Life of Pi. Both movies left me nearly speechless. After watching Life of Pi, I couldn’t talk for several hours because I was so touched by the story. I just kept feeling like I […]
Drinking From a Firehose
Seriously, when you think of getting organized, are you trying to drink from the proverbial “firehose?” It’s something I’ve talked to potential clients about a lot over the last couple weeks. First, what do these conversations sound like? Imagine yourself saying: I’ll just spend all day Saturday going through my mail, doing my filing, and […]