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A Call To Action: Why Now Is the Most Exciting Time I’ve Seen in 30 Years of Business as an Organizing Consultant - by Barbara Hemphill- Why Get Organized? - by Submitted on Jul 14, 2010 from Samantha JohnsonWe sometimes forget our reasons to get organized once we realize it is a long-haul investment. Our reasons like “to make the house look better” quickly dissipate when all our efforts have brought us full circle back to the place we started three weeks ago. If we don’t understand the lasting ...
Views: 2054(5 votes) - The Right Tools Make Getting Organized Easier - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2010 from Sue BeckerWhen an associate mentioned that she was feeling inspired to wash the windows of her home, I realized that the reason for her inspiration could also help people feel inspired to tackle an organizing project. She had recently purchased a squeegee and bucket and discovered that having the right ...
Views: 1540 - Organize Your Bedroom for a Good Night's Sleep - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2010 from Sue BeckerIs your bedroom calm and serene, a place where you can relax and get a restful night's sleep? Or is it a chaotic place filled with clutter, clothes, papers and the like? If your bedroom is anything but restful, consider spending some time de-cluttering and organizing it so it becomes a sanctuary ...
Views: 2436(1 vote) - 7 Tips to Control Your Time - Buying You More Time for Fun! - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2010 from Sue BeckerSome people cringe at the thought of "time management," thinking it limits their creativity. In reality, it's the opposite! Whether you're a stay-at-home parent or work in an office, when you add structure to your day and control your time, you'll get the important things done on time. The ...
Views: 1641 - Pare Down That Reading Pile - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2010 from Sue BeckerFrom health updates to decorating ideas to news items, magazines and newspapers can contain a wealth of information. However, that information is meaningless if you don't take the time to read it. I have a hard time making time for reading because I always feel there's something "more important" ...
Views: 1544 - 7 Simple Steps to Tame the Job Hunting Jungle - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2010 from Sue BeckerDuring these times of economic volatility, it's a good idea to be prepared in case your employment situation changes. Whether you're currently employed and looking for a new opportunity or unemployed and searching for work, you'll want to get the most out of your job-hunting time and effort. To ...
Views: 1895(1 vote) - Organize Your Computer - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2010 from Sue BeckerAre your computer files as jumbled and disorganized as your paper files? Are there files on your computer that you don't even recognize? Do you rely on the search function to allow you to find your electronic documents? Are there days that you love your computer and some that you want to send it ...
Views: 1867 - Get Organized - How to Manage Your Creative Ideas - by Submitted on Nov 13, 2015 from Liisa KyleIt’s easy for creative people to generate a million ideas – but it’s much more challenging to keep track of them. If you find yourself vaguely remembering you had a killer idea for a soundtrack/iPhone app/film plot/painting but you’re stumped as to what it was, it's time to get organized. You ...
Views: 5920(1 vote) - How to Establish an Online Affiliate Marketing Business - by Submitted on Jul 09, 2010 from TJ PhilpottMost people assume that it does not take much to get started in online affiliate marketing and in most cases they are right. In many ways this is the best business to start online due to the low overhead and the ability to profit quickly. An online affiliate business however does require that ...
Views: 1606(2 votes) - ***Whip Your Wardrobe into Shape with These Great Closet Organizers! - by Submitted on Jul 06, 2010 from Get OrganizedIf you are really sick and tired of gawking every time that you take a peek inside of your closet, it may be time for some closet organizers to come to the rescue for you. Fortunately, there are tons of great closet organizers that you can find these days, especially if you seek to look for them ...
Views: 2953(1 vote) - ***Smart Kitchen Organizer Ideas for Busy Moms - by Submitted on Jul 06, 2010 from Get OrganizedWatching cooking shows on cable television is oftentimes more about indulging a fantasy than it is about learning how to cook a particular meal. The fantasy isn’t about eating the food either. It is about having access to those amazing kitchens! Seeing those unbelievably spacious kitchens ...
Views: 3902(3 votes) - ***Smart Kitchen Organizer Ideas for Busy Moms - by Submitted on Jul 06, 2010 from Get OrganizedWatching cooking shows on cable television is oftentimes more about indulging a fantasy than it is about learning how to cook a particular meal. The fantasy isn’t about eating the food either. It is about having access to those amazing kitchens! Seeing those unbelievably spacious kitchens ...
Views: 3902(3 votes) - ***Closet Organizers: A Quick Way to Cut Down on Clothing Clutter - by Submitted on Jul 06, 2010 from Get OrganizedClutter has a way of sneaking up on you. It all can start pretty innocently. Let’s say it is something as simple as buying a new pair of shoes. You finally find the right pair and when you get home you go to put them in your closet and realize that all your shoe storage space is accounted for. ...
Views: 4919(1 vote) - 5 Tips For Getting Rid of Clutter With No Effort - by Submitted on Oct 09, 2010 from Marilyn BohnThe ocean is both powerful and hypnotic. When we visited Maine we watched as the beautiful white waves come crashing onto the rocks. In Delaware we watched as the waves come rushing onto the sandy beach where they calmly flattened out and slunk back out to gather speed again. On one ...
Views: 1960 - 7 Hot Tips On How To Successfully Organize Your Garage Or Basement - by Submitted on Oct 09, 2010 from Marilyn BohnI am the worst offender when it comes to disorganizing our garage. I know I am not the only offender in the family. Even though I am a professional organizer and I know better I am really good at doing a number on our garage. I routinely organize it twice a year. Once in the spring before it ...
Views: 2207 - Is Self Image Sabotaging Your Success? - by Submitted on Jul 02, 2010 from Ellen MartinGoing through your day at a hundred miles an hour doesn't leave much time for thought. When you are not thinking you are simply reacting to what happens around you. This anxiety causing cycle will cause you to lose your mind. When you feel yourself spiraling out of control, you must stop. Stop, ...
Views: 1841(2 votes) - Finding the Time Needed to Get Organized - by Submitted on Jun 22, 2010 from Maya WillisSometimes it seems like the hardest part of getting organized is just finding the time to do it. Especially if it's been years since you've made a dedicated effort towards organization, just the thought of tackling such a big job is enough to make you put it off until another day. However, ...
Views: 1753(2 votes) - Organize and Simplify Your Home for Greater Happiness - by Submitted on Aug 18, 2010 from Amy BrueskeIt’s now more important than ever to focus on things in our lives that bring us joy and happiness, to surround ourselves with things that we love, and to make daily living as easy as possible. A great place to start is in our own homes. We may not be able to control what’s going on in the world ...
Views: 3594(1 vote) - Solving Workplace Challenges for People with ADHD: Organization - by Submitted on Jun 18, 2010 from Carol GignouxBecause of how the ADHD brain functions, people with this condition commonly experience several workplace challenges that can negatively impact their performance. These challenges include: Time/Task Management, Distractibility/Impulsivity; Working Memory; Organization; and ...
Views: 2702(1 vote) - 5 Basic Tips for Social Media Marketing - by Submitted on Jun 18, 2010 from David SteelInternet marketing has evolved dramatically over the past few years. This is most evident in the world of social media marketing. For many, the process of social media advertising delivers an extremely cost effective and successful methodology for attaining one's goals. Goals, in sales, are ...
Views: 1914(1 vote) - An Organized Vacation is a Relaxing Vacation - by Submitted on Jun 18, 2010 from Sue BeckerSummer is here - the most popular time of year to go on vacation. While you may be looking forward to your vacation destination, you may be dreading the last-minute scrambling that typically accompanies your pursuit of relaxation. These tips will help make sure your trip is actually as relaxing ...
Views: 2728(4 votes) - Priorities & Prioritization Tips for Creative People - How to Prioritize Now! - by Submitted on Nov 13, 2015 from Liisa KylePrioritizing tasks and projects (and whatever else is on our plate) can be challenging for anyone. For multi-talented people, it's even more difficult because modern day DaVincis have that many more things on our 'to do' lists. How to decide what to do? How to choose what to focus on among ...
Views: 3831(1 vote) - Organized For Life: Tips 2010 - by Submitted on Jun 14, 2010 from Jackie PaulsonDo you have enough time for work, recreation, family and relaxation? We spend atleast eight hours sleeping in twenty-four hours of the day; which leaves 16 hours left over. Most people work atleast eight hours a day; which leaves another eight hours of free time to do as we wish. In that ...
Views: 4547(5 votes) - Time Management Strategies for the Multi-Talented - by Submitted on Nov 13, 2015 from Liisa KyleTime management is tricky for multi-talented, creative people. We have a lot of activities and tasks on our plates. And those plates are spinning. No sooner do we start project A when we suddenly get a great idea for project B and a key contact for project C calls out of the blue and…before ...
Views: 5974(1 vote) - ***Jewelry Organizers: Now You Can Find Your Favorite Accessories Right Away - by Submitted on Jul 06, 2010 from Get OrganizedSave time and energy spent on rooting through jewelry boxes or nightstand drawers and keep your jewelry neatly in place with a jewelry organizer. Available in a variety of styles and colors, you're sure to come across the perfect jewelry storage for your bedroom or bathroom. Not only will you ...
Views: 4287(2 votes) - Getting Organized at Home - Organization Improves Your Health - by Submitted on Nov 27, 2012 from Beverly OMalleyGetting organized seems to be a lost art. Without constant effort at home organization you can quickly build up clutter that can affect your physical, mental, and spiritual health. The main home organization remedy for curing clutter is control and balance. Clutter control requires that the ...
Views: 2557(1 vote) - Four Ways to Minimize Interruptions and Distractions - by Submitted on Jun 06, 2010 from Paul BurtonWe are bombarded by interruptions and distractions all day long. They affect our focus and cause us to lose time getting back up to speed. If we can increase our productivity by just six minutes each day, we’ll increase our productivity by 24 hours each year. That’s three days of production this ...
Views: 3846(2 votes) - Organize: LESS IS MORE The Ten Commandments - by Submitted on Jun 04, 2010 from Jackie PaulsonI. The Ten Commandments: The Simple Way to Organize Your Household A. The First Commandment You must not have other plans or possible distractions. Q. What does this mean? A. We must clean out, sort, make piles, organize junk and trust yourself ~otherwise hire a Professional. ...
Views: 5255(4 votes) - Becoming a Change Agent - by Submitted on Jun 04, 2010 from Michael WashAn Image of a Change Agent - by Michael Wash The questions that this paper begin to address are the following: - What are the appropriate development experiences for me as a change agent? - Where do the experiences that are available now fit? How do they link together? - Is there an ...
Views: 3442(5 votes) - ***The Secret to Keeping a Clean Bathroom - by Submitted on Jun 03, 2010 from Get OrganizedHow clean is your bathroom? If you’re like most of us, though you try your best to keep your bathroom clean, it inevitably becomes a cluttered mess in no time. If this sounds familiar, then try these bathroom organization tips to help keep toiletries out of the way, yet right within reach. ...
Views: 3644(2 votes) - The 15-Minutes-A-Day Approach to Organizing - by Submitted on Jun 03, 2010 from A.J. MillerIf you get distracted easily and/or don’t have a lot of time to devote to organizing your home or office, the 15-minutes-a-day approach may be a good solution for you. You may think that you don’t have an extra 15 minutes each day to devote purely to organizing, but you probably waste more time ...
Views: 2111(1 vote) - Ideal Isn't Ideal - by Submitted on Jun 04, 2010 from Marnie GreenPersonally and professionally many of us have been content with the status quo. And it's worked for us. I know you are saying, "Hey wait! I'm innovative!" and you probably are in many ways. Still, we are now presented with opportunities to reinvent our world like never before. Let's take a look ...
Views: 1579(5 votes) - Clutter Control and Yard Sale Benefits 2010 - by Submitted on Jun 01, 2010 from Jackie PaulsonDay 2: Clutter and Yard Sale Benefits Options to Clear Clutter: • Throw the clutter away • Recycle it • Donate it • Sell it How to decide what to do with your clutter: Get boxes or garbage bags Place each item into container for: 1. Garbage 2. Recycle 3. Donate 4. ...
Views: 4944(3 votes) - 6 Simple Secrets On How To Declutter Your Home - by Submitted on Oct 09, 2010 from Marilyn BohnWhen women find out that I am a professional organizer inevitably they ask if my home is organized. When I simply say yes then they ask me if all of my cupboards are organized. When I say yes they ask if my closets are organized. Again I say yes. My home doesn’t look like a page out of a ...
Views: 2545(1 vote) - Organize Your Keepsakes: How I Turned My Muddled Mess into Meaningful Memories - by Submitted on May 28, 2010 from Sue BeckerI knew the time had come to pare down my burgeoning collection of mementos when I tried to stuff just one more greeting card into one of my four keepsake boxes and a cascade of papers came tumbling down - with no lid to hold back the avalanche, I received a very tangible wake-up call that I ...
Views: 4260(5 votes) - Organizing An Easy Checklist to Be Prepared When an Emergency Strikes - by Submitted on May 28, 2010 from Sue BeckerWhether caused by Mother Nature or a person, an emergency can throw our lives into chaos. But being prepared in case an emergency strikes can help. How prepared are you? This a great time to evaluate your emergency readiness. The following checklist will help you be prepared for any ...
Views: 1327(4 votes) - Organize Your Life, Up and Away! 5 Liberating Lessons for a Lighter Life - by Submitted on May 28, 2010 from Sue BeckerI recently saw the Disney-Pixar movie Up, and discovered it was entertaining and instructional. The movie imparted some of the same messages I teach my clients. I actually retrieved a pen and small notebook from my purse during the movie and took notes. (Yes, I am an organizer at heart!) In ...
Views: 1403(4 votes) - Address Clutter in Your Space! - by Submitted on Jun 01, 2010 from Jackie PaulsonPeople who have difficulty purging stuff often manufacture reasons why it is not a good idea to get rid of things. To get an organized lifestyle techniques are done quickly and without emotion. The purpose is to reduce rather than control clutter and these extreme clutter control techniques ...
Views: 5671(9 votes) - Task List or Wish List? - by Submitted on May 28, 2010 from Donna LindleyIs your to-do list a mile long? Do you look at the same long list of tasks every day and wonder where to start? If so, how do you choose which tasks you will work on today? Writing down your to-dos or entering them into your task list is only the first step to getting things done. You also need ...
Views: 2422(5 votes) - Perfectionism - Is it Keeping You Disorganized? - by Submitted on May 28, 2010 from Ellen KramerPerfectionism is defined by American Heritage dictionary as a propensity for being displeased with anything that is not perfect or does not meet extremely high standards. Perfectionism is a self-defeating behavior that is often disguised as a virtue. In fact, many non-perfectionists often wish ...
Views: 3128(3 votes) - ***Seven Great Shoe Organizers that Will Save You Time - by Submitted on May 25, 2010 from Get OrganizedHow is it that shoes can end up in a massive heap in the blink of an eye? And how is it that one shoe manages to burrow down to the depths of the pile, while its mate covertly sneaks off under the bed, often managing to remain hidden for months? It’s time to take control of this shoe war. ...
Views: 2577(3 votes) - ***Never Lose Earrings Again with These Jewelry Organizers - by Submitted on May 25, 2010 from Get OrganizedHow many earrings –not to mention necklaces and rings– have you lost due to poor jewelry organization? If your jewelry storage option involves a spinning ballerina, then it’s high time for an upgrade to a modern jewelry organizer. From simple hangers to elaborate armoires, today’s jewelry ...
Views: 3226(3 votes) - Control What You Buy Or It Will Control You! - by Submitted on May 28, 2010 from A.J. MillerRecently, I returned to a client’s home to help her tune-up the clothes closet in her bedroom. When she opened the door, the first thing I noticed were the boxes of cereal and paper towels that had taken up residency on the shelf. Like many New Yorkers, my client has limited closet space for her ...
Views: 1149(1 vote) - The Good News About Clutter - by Submitted on May 28, 2010 from A.J. MillerHard times provide an opportunity to ask hard questions and several times in the last year I have heard clients overwhelmed by their clutter wonder out loud, “Why did I buy all this stuff?” The answer is that our economy is driven by material consumption so it constantly needs and encourages us ...
Views: 1146(3 votes) - ***Clean Clothes, But Nowhere to Put Them - by Submitted on May 21, 2010 from Get OrganizedLet’s talk laundry. More specifically, the laundry room. Is yours well-organized? Does it lack space? Are your laundry products stored close enough to allow you to do laundry quickly and efficiently? If you answered “no” to any of these questions, it’s time to get organized. Consider some of ...
Views: 3499(2 votes) - ***All About Home Organization and Products that Can Help - by Submitted on May 21, 2010 from Get OrganizedYou love your home, but you don’t love clutter. A lot can pile up in little time at all. Mail, laundry, media… let’s not even think about the garage. For some, it’s tough to even think about reducing all the clutter in the home. With a little know-how, organizing your living space is a snap. ...
Views: 1929(1 vote) - Do You Pull The Plug On Your Own Productivity - by Submitted on May 18, 2010 from Sharon MelnickAs you know, you have approximately 60,000 thoughts a day, but a single one can pull the plug on your productivity for the whole day (or week). For example, I had a client who who sold insurance. He got a referral to meet with the person who heads a big union. Can you imagine, get to ...
Views: 1185(2 votes) - The Best Way To Select Freelancers For Your Work - by Submitted on May 18, 2010 from Raymond KAt this point of time, more and more businesses are going towards giving work to freelancers. This trend has only been strengthened and spread because of the advancement in the field of internet technology. You will come across hundreds of freelancer programmers and coders’ websites, where all ...
Views: 840(1 vote) - Are You Effectively Managing All Of Your Personal Account Information? - by Submitted on Oct 23, 2012 from Bob RobinsonAre you one of those people who know precisely how many accounts you have with different companies and institutions? Do you have all of the details for each account duly noted and recorded in some organized fashion? If you are and if you do, you are likely in the minority. For purposes of ...
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