I don’t know about where you live, but here in Charlotte, NC, it sure feels like spring already. My car is coated in yellow pollen The windows in the house have been open for several weeks My seedlings are sprouting like crazy The insects are busy – flies, bees, and inchworms galore! It’s March, people! […]
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From frustrated to freedom
Last week, I finally moved into some office space. It’s a quiet place to work where I can write, shoot video, and meet with my local clients. It’s a keyman-type building and I’m surrounded by about six or eight other small businesses. I happened to have my door open mid-week and here’s a conversation I […]
Organization as a Leadership Skill
I had a wonderful experience regarding organization as a leadership skill recently. Here’s how it went down… When a successful guy like Andy Dinkin speaks, people listen. During an early morning networking event, Mr. Andy Dinkin and I were standing around talking with a guy who was saying, “I live in a world of chaos. […]
Alternate Uses, Creative Re-purposing!
Part of the work I love doing with clients is finding alternative uses for products they already have that solve a real problem they’re currently dealing with. This time I got to solve a problem for myself using a product I got from Carolina Pad. It’s an attache-type file holder that’s really supposed to be […]
Receipts & Papers Everywhere?
I was working with a client, a construction contractor, to help him get a handle on his disorganization. He described one particular area that was stressing him out. I had the perfect solution for him! Rather than “tell the story” here, I made a quick video. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WyE6n5dH3M;&rel=0] His result? More tax deductions, better invoicing and billing […]
For the Left-Handed Among Us – Something To Write On!
I’m just going to lay out it out there – it sucks being left-handed in a right-handed world. If you’re not right then you’re wrong, right? It’s nearly impossible to use right-handed scissors with your left hand and good luck finding left-handed scissors – especially if you’re in kindergarten and there are three left-handed kids […]