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 […]
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Tip #17: Files & Piles
It seems like creating the filing system – or the act of filing – is one of the biggest headaches people face. Here’s how it usually works: a piece of paper arrives in your office. You look at it. You set it aside. Later, while you’re checking email for the sixteenth time that hour, the […]
Tip #14: Quit Yer Multi-tasking
What action makes your brain take four times longer to recognize and process each thing you’re working on when you switch back and forth among several tasks? Yep – multitasking! So each time you hop back and forth, switch gears, do two things at once, and have zero structure in your day, all of your […]
Tip #13 – Template Yourself
He writes thank you postcards with the same message over and over She creates a quick task list for her new assistant for the upcoming special event (except she forgets to note that the one corporate VP who always attends expects a vegan meal and a name tag that says Rick rather than Richard) He […]
Tip #12 – Winners!
We’re picking winners! A few weeks ago we ran a survey asking ya’ll about your burning organizational challenges. Bunches of you responded. The winners (three of them…) get to choose one of three books: “SHED Your Stuff, Change Your Life” by Julie Morgenstern “Take Back Your Life – Using Outlook 2007” by Sally McGhee “Linchpin” […]
Tip #11 – Video Nation
Have you watched my quick organizing videos yet? NO?!?! Get to it…