There’s a local bank here in town that touts itself as a champion and friend of small business. They go out of their way to serve the small business community. In fact, they even let small businesses use their conference rooms for free (as long as no one at the bank needs them). Who decided […]
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On Matters of Life & Death
Until this year, I thought I was in the organizing business. You know – file folders, goofy “How-To” videos, eliminating piles, teaching time management, creating flow charts and documenting processes. And then the Universe upped the stakes – and I upped my view of the game. It started innocently enough over lunch… “So, Jeffery, you’re […]
Carolina Pad File Folders – Because Beige is Boring!
I know it and Carolina Pad knows it – beige is boring. And uninspiring. Really, really uninspiring. Most of the standard beige file folders last a long time – but they don’t look great doing it. You know how it is – you use a file folder for awhile and the corners start fraying. You […]
Email is creepy – like kudzu
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]