Choosing a Professional Organizer
With these specific guidelines, learn how you an choose the appropriate professional organizer for you.
Author Archives: Joshua Zerkel
Boost Focus and Productivity by Reducing Communication Distractions
During the course of a given day, think about how many different ways you might be distracted from the tasks you have in front of you – a notification pops up in the corner of your screen letting you know you have a new email, your phone vibrates to let you know you received a… Read More
4 Ways to Find Hidden Money by Getting Organized
Clearing out clutter and getting more organized can have a wide variety of benefits in your work and in your life – from enjoying your space more, to helping you be more effective and productive (among many others). One frequently-overlooked benefit of getting organized is that it can actually save you money. In addition to… Read More
4 Ways to Spend Less Time Processing Paper
Being a Certified Professional Organizer, I actually enjoy working with paper – I know, I’m strange! Even so, I don’t want to spend too much time on it; like you, I have many other tasks on my to-do list. One of my big goals for 2010 is to reduce the amount of paper that I… Read More
3 Things Every Home Office Worker Needs
When you spend as much time as I have working with different folks in their various at-home workspaces, you start to notice some of the things that consistently are important to being a successful work-at-homer. Of course, some of the things that help people do their best work are big, obvious things, like staying organized,… Read More
Switching from Laundry Mode to Work Mode
My friends get pretty jealous about me having an office in my home, saying it must be cool to be able to sit around in my sweats and do all sorts of errands during the day. Well, while there are definite perks to working from home – spending nothing on gas (a big benefit in… Read More
3 Top Tips for Dealing with Noise Pollution in Your Home Office
“If I do my invoicing, I’ll be able to reach my monthly cash flow goals, but I can’t concentrate with all the traffic noise!” “I’d love to work on that proposal, but my neighbor’s dog just won’t stop barking!” “Is that baby STILL screaming? I need to get this project off my desk!” If any… Read More
Terminating Your Tolerations
Four Steps for Minimizing Life’s Little (and Big!) Annoyances Irritated. Annoyed. Frustrated. Do these words describe your daily life? If so, chances are you are putting up with a lot of tolerations – things that irk you regularly, but that consciously or unconsciously you have decided get to be a part of your life. Well,… Read More
3 Top Tips for Protecting Your Data
One of the things I frequently work with clients on is making sure that their data will be safe in the event of an emergency. Just imagine what would happen in your business or your life if you lost all your data and your key documents. Unless you’re confident that you could re-create everything from… Read More
Top Organizing Tips for Creative Professionals
As someone whose previous career was in the design industry, I know how much of a challenge it can be for busy, creative people to get and stay organized. When you’re faced with meeting client deadlines and marketing yourself to find your next gig, it can seem like getting organized is just “one more thing”… Read More