JUST SAY YES!
“The key is not to prioritize what’s on your schedule,
but to schedule your priorities.”
–Stephen Covey
If you’re still procrastinating around doing the most important things you want or choose to do, here are ten tips to help get you moving:
How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time! Break larger projects into manageable “bites” [...]
Posted on February 9, 2010 Filed Under Get Organized, Overcoming Procrastination | Leave a Comment
Just Say NO!
“It’s easy to say ‘no!’ when there’s
a deeper ‘yes!’ burning inside.”
–Stephen Covey
As an organizing consultant, I get calls every week from individuals who suffer from stress, disharmony, and sometimes dysfunction. People call me asking for assistance getting organized. I often ask, “What will getting organized do for you?” These are some of the replies I [...]
Posted on January 19, 2010 Filed Under Get Organized, Organize Your Life, Self Help, Time Management, Time and Life Management | Leave a Comment
To Do or NOT to Do…That is the Question!
“Even if you’re on the right track,
you’ll get run over if you just sit there.”
–Will Rogers
A colleague of mine recently shared that she enjoys procrastination so much that she has decided to give herself permission to do it daily. So, once a day she sits down and plans, schemes, and lists anything that comes [...]
Posted on January 12, 2010 Filed Under Get Organized, Organize Your Life, Self Help | Leave a Comment
January
A Call to Action!
“How come there is never enough time to do something right
the first time, but there is always time to do it again?”
-Anonymous
January is filled with organizing holidays…What are you doing to celebrate them? Here are some ideas…
New Year’s Day - Block out some time to do the following:
List your accomplishments for the [...]
Posted on January 8, 2010 Filed Under File Organization, Get Organized, Organize Your Life, Self Help, Time Management, Time and Life Management | Leave a Comment
The Faces of Disorganization
The average U.S. executive wastes six weeks per year retrieving misplaced information on desks or in files. At a salary of $75,000 per year, this translates to 12.3% of total earnings, or $9,225…and that’s just for one person!
In the examples shared in the previous blog, disorganization symbolizes a costly drain of resources that has several [...]
Posted on December 29, 2009 Filed Under Business, File Organization, Get Organized, Time Management | 1 Comment
GETTING ORGANIZED:
You Can’t Teach an Old Dog New Tricks…or CAN You?
Were you born disorganized? If so, do you excuse yourself by saying, “That’s just the way I am! You can’t teach an old dog new tricks!”?
So many people seem unhappy in their professional lives. Very few connect that dissatisfaction to being disorganized, which can make a [...]
Posted on December 28, 2009 Filed Under File Organization, Get Organized, Organize Your Life, Time Management, Time and Life Management | Leave a Comment
Year-End Self-Reflection: What will be on your plate in 2010? (Part 5 of 5)
Schedule some time for a day retreat by yourself to reflect on your successes and disappointments for the Year 2009, as well as your wishes and intentions for the Year 2010. Write down your responses to these questions as you reflect:
What worked? What moved you forward toward success?
What didn’t work? What got in the way [...]
Posted on December 10, 2009 Filed Under Build Relationships, Get Organized, Organize Your Life, Time Management | Leave a Comment
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