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
The Power of Friendship – Part 3 of 3
Getting Connected
“Stop telling yourself you’re trapped.
You’re not trapped; you just haven’t found the door yet.”
- Phillip C. McGraw, PhD
How Will You Measure Success in the New Year?
As we complete another year, take some time by yourself to reflect on your successes and disappointments for the past year, as well as your wishes and intentions for [...]
Posted on December 22, 2009 Filed Under Build Relationships, Self Help, Time and Life Management | Leave a Comment
The Power of Friendship – Part 2 of 3
Scarcity vs Abundance
“Complete possession is proved only by giving.
All you are unable to give possesses you.”
- Andre Gide
Do you feel like you don’t - or never will - have enough, do enough or be enough? The level of abundance in our lives has a lot to do with how we value ourselves and what we [...]
Posted on December 17, 2009 Filed Under Build Relationships, Inspirational, Organize Your Life, Self Help, Time and Life Management | Leave a Comment
The Power of Friendship (Part 1 of 3)
”A friend is a gift you give yourself.”
- Robert Lewis Stevenson
Overwhelmed by the demands of our time and energy, it’s easy to put friendships aside. And yet it’s often our friends who are best able to keep us tethered to the world around us as it spins out of control. Feeling connected to others is [...]
Posted on December 15, 2009 Filed Under Build Relationships, Inspirational, Organize Your Life, Self Help, 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
Three More Tips To Help You Avoid The Buffet Syndrome (Part 4 of 5)
3. Put your own needs first. (It’s not selfish — really!)
It’s important to remember that when we put the needs of our business or company before our own personal needs, we put ourselves at risk. When we neglect our health, well-being, and our relationships, we become less effective professionally.
Remember the instructions given on an airplane [...]
Posted on December 8, 2009 Filed Under Get Organized, Inspirational, Organize Your Life, Self Help, Time Management, Uncategorized | Leave a Comment
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