I am very frustrated this week because I keep being contacted by overwhelmed people who are coming to me for “magic bullet” solutions for organizing their space, managing their email overwhelm, or figuring a better way to spend their workday. Frankly, there are no magic bullets. Sure there are ways to do things moderately or […]
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How to avoid information overload (a.ka. Being a Digital Squirrel)
Most business professionals have NO idea who to avoid information overload. There’s just SO much available that everyone is walking around in overwhelm. Recently, I had a conversation about information overload with a local community college instructor named Don. He and I were discussing the various ways I could attack my biggest project – the […]
20 Truths About How to Stay Organized
20 Truths about How to Stay Organized – An essential guide for anyone in business! The point of getting organized shouldn’t be to “fit more in” – this goes for clothes, tasks, files, or email. Organizing just for the sake of “getting organized” is a bit like paddling in circles – you’re creating movement, but […]
Stop the Struggle!
Linda is 43 years old, a professional business woman who is great at her job in sales and was promoted to manage several offices around the city. She’s risen through ranks of her company using a combination of personality and smarts. But Linda has a secret. It isn’t a big secret, but it does cost […]
Why Prioritize?
Carolyn is an overwhelmed small business owner. She’s juggling a dozen clients who each have specific needs, deadlines, and expectations. Unfortunately, Carolyn hasn’t ever sat down to prioritize her client list. I know, I know – “My clients are all equally important,” you say. And in a sense, that’s true. But let’s also look at […]
Your Invisible Administrative Assistant
John is a successful small business owner, and like many other small business owners, he wears a lot of hats. John has taken things one step further and has hired an assistant, Jane. He’s heard over and over that there are “non-income-producing tasks” that he shouldn’t be doing. Interestingly, despite his new hire, John is […]