Getting Your To-Do List Under Control
Create a master to-do-list and eliminate chaotic, inconsistent lists to get a handle on your tasks.
Organizing
Creating Time Blocks to Organize Your Day
Creating blocks of time and assigning tasks for each block can be a great way to effectively manage time.
The Cost of Disorganization
The real cost of being disorganized may surprise you.
Time Management 101
Time management is an essential skill for success in your business and life.
De-Cluttering Your Digital Photos
Easily organize your digital photos in 4 easy steps! Digital cameras make it easy and fun to capture your memories. Many digital cameras can store hundreds of photos at a time – many more than the 24 or 36 that film cameras can. Organizing the sheer number of photos that can come from one memory… Read More
3 Steps to Going Paperless
One of my areas of specialty in my productivity and organizing consulting work is paper management – helping my clients determine the best ways to process, manage and store the paper in their lives and in their work. I actually enjoy working with paper and processing information (hey, I’m a professional organizer, right?), but I… 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