So I mentioned a few months ago that I had started going to the gym. I made a commitment to do it and Nelson and I have agreed to go at night after work. Yesterday wasn’t a stellar day for me. I was disorganized (the horror!) and a cascade of things just made it worse. […]
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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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
The One Emotion Keeping You Stuck
Over and over you tell me you are afraid. Most times you don’t use that word, but it’s so palpable in your voice and wording, I can feel it. The phone call or email goes something like this: “Angie, my disorganization is stressing me OUT. I can’t get a handle on my inbox. My piles […]