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office organizing: Organized Email Management - 07/24/08 10:03 AM
My goodness, I sometimes forget that most of the world has their send/receive automatically dumping emails into their inboxes... YIKES my friends- this is not good!! Every time we hear that little chime, or see that message box fade into our screen, it's like a big, dangerous invitation for distraction! I'm writing today to say-just make it easy on yourself, quit with the temptation, and turn off your send/receive! Even peeking at your new email message to see who it’s from, takes your focus off course. It is much more efficient to choose a couple of times a day, and … (1 comments)
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office organizing: Managing Time when Business is Slow - 07/18/08 11:01 AM
Managing time can be just as tricky when we feel completely busy and overwhelmed, as it is when business may be a little slower. The time management tip I'm about to share can be applied to either situation, to ensure total productivity in your day. It can be especially helpful if we have a full day and only a few seriously important to dos. The tip may sound a little crazy, but try it and let me know how it works for you! I've had clients who swear by this!
Leave the Office Early!
Shorten your day by an hour … (0 comments)
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office organizing: Being Organized Leaves More Time for Fun! - 06/30/08 02:09 PM
Are you having FUN in your life?
Do you laugh a good, deep laugh at least once a day? Are you making time for friends and relatives? Is there a favorite leisure activity that you wish you had more time to do? Are you constantly feeling stressed or overwhelmed with work? Research shows that we waste an average of ONE HOUR each day looking for things, which equals ONE MONTH at the end of each year. imagine over ten years, it equals nearly an ENTIRE YEAR of lost time! I can confidently point out that being better organized and efficient … (0 comments)
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office organizing: What to keep? How to toss papers and keep an organized office! - 06/19/08 12:15 PM
Did you know that EIGHTY percent of the papers we keep, we NEVER look at again? Isn't that just crazy! Yet so many of us have a huge fear of throwing something out. We swear the moment we toss it will be the moment we need it... Ok, a logical argument, but the truth is, it just doesn't happen. We're too busy, and there's SO much information coming at us all the time- we don't need to hang on to all the "cool" and "interesting" pieces of paper and emails... Seriously! If we all got a little tougher on what … (0 comments)
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office organizing: Prioritizing a Million Tasks... - 06/02/08 05:21 PM
I just finishing working with someone who struggles with being completely overwhelmed by the amount of tasks on his to-do list. He shared that sometimes, he just doesn't know where to start with all the various to dos he has. Oh what a feeling that so many of us can relate to!
When faced with an overwhelming to do list, here are a few helpful hints for determining what needs to be done first:
What tasks most closely impact your bottom line? (work on these first) What tasks have the closest due date? What tasks can you complete in one … (2 comments)
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office organizing: It's my Birthday!!! Sending birthday cards... - 05/23/08 10:17 PM
I woke up to some joyful, singing birthday messages, and am already excited at what today is going to bring. Pretty soon I'll be meeting some friends for banana pancakes- YUM! I also have a fun lunch meeting followed by a reflexology appointment scheduled as a treat to me, by another friend. I am so looking forward to this, though I have no idea what to expect with that. This evening I'll be getting picked up in a motorhome by my family, to head off to Lake Powell, one of my top favorite places in all the land! Pretty much- happy … (0 comments)
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office organizing: What does your desktop look like? - 05/20/08 11:54 PM
Do you have an organized desk?
Over and over again, I hear the same thing when it comes to the paper people keep on their desktops. "Oh I have to keep this here to remind me to do xyz, and if I file it away, I'll forget about it." Fair enough, I understand the whole out of sight, out of mind concern, but having all kinds of random pieces of paper laying on top of your desk is a complete distraction. And not only that, but as the piles start building, the bottom layer of paper becomes out of sight... … (0 comments)
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office organizing: Top 5 Things to Look for in a Professional Organizer - 05/20/08 01:08 AM
Choosing a professional organizer is an important part to starting the process of getting organized. There are incredible results that come from hiring a stellar organizer, and here are a few things to look for when you begin your search:
1. Expertise: So many organizers specialize in different areas, so if you have a specific need in mind, or feel you have particular issues, (ADD, office versus a kid's room, hoarder, etc), it's important to match that need with a professional organizer best suited to help you. Professional organizers can create incredible results, so you may as well maximize your time, … (0 comments)
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office organizing: Too much paper in the office? - 05/18/08 01:28 PM
A huge frustration I see over and over again is piles of paper stacked in offices, kitchen counters, on the floor, and you name it!
Research shows there is FIFTY PERCENT more paper in offices today, than there was just 10 years ago!! So much for the paperless office! Well what do we do when we have way more paper than we know what to do with? How do we effectively make quick decisions on where it all goes??
One very simple methodology to think about was coined by Barbara Hemphill, and I'd like to share it with you... If you … (0 comments)
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office organizing: Organizer's Favorite Organizing Tool - 05/12/08 09:08 PM
I have organized a LOT of offices, across a variety of industries, and this 3-tier file tray has to be the most effective tool for maintaining organization long term. I tell my clients it's the hub of your office. It's such a simple tool and when combined with the practiced habit of what I'm about to explain, you can say goodbye to coming in to clean the office on Saturdays. Go ahead, let me hear a WOO HOO for that!
Top Tray- IN
This tray is the first drop zone for all incoming, unprocessed paperwork. This includes unopened mail, marketing … (1 comments)
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office organizing: Do you have a Productive Environment? - 05/07/08 09:55 PM
What's your vision for success?
People often ask me, what's the right way to organize, or how should I be organizing myself, and the answer is, it totally depends on you! One of the most important questions I ask during an initial assessment is, what's your vision for success? Just like starting anything else, it's important to have a vision before beginning an organizing project, and I want to provide you the steps to help you achieve a productive environment, which has been defined by Barbara Hemphill, www.HemphillInstitute.com, as "an intentional setting in which everything around you supports who you are … (3 comments)
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Jennifer Furrier
Scottsdale,
AZ
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