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Archive of posts filed under the Organization category.
What time is it?
I’m always on the hunt for a new time management magic bullet. I’m looking for that elusive trick that’s going to add hours back into my day, and make my life better.
Well, I believe I found it! It is a combination of several techniques that take me back to my project planner days; so, I’ve [...]
One more time from the beginning
Every time I attend a networking event it’s as if I start a fresh. I get a new set of people to present my business in front of, and great questions like why I started this business in the first place.
So, why did I start it? Ten years ago when I started my Virtual Assistant [...]
Weekly Resource Showcase
Organization For Home-Based Business Professionals: Got Chaos? Create Order. by Laura Aridgides, Ph.D.
Learn how to organize your home-based business and maximize productivity. Organization For Home-Based Business Professionals will teach you the correct way to set up your office space, how to create your filing system so that you can find anything in under 2 minutes, [...]
Showcase: ChildFund International
NPC: Tell us a little bit about your organization, ChildFund International. Why was it started?
Virginia Sowers: ChildFund International (formerly Christian Children’s Fund) has been inspired and driven by the potential that is inherent in all children; the potential not only to survive but also to thrive, to become leaders who bring positive change for [...]
The office is closed
Do you shut down at all for the holiday season? Do you
take any time toward the beginning of the year to regroup?
Some of you may be thinking, “How foolish to have your
office closed to “regroup.” Yet, you should! Every organization should take
some time to retreat, re-evaluation, and rejuvenate for the upcoming year.
Perhaps your year [...]
Wednesday Tip: Planner Pads
My search for a calendaring system has ended with the discovery of the Planner Pads.
This system affords me the space to track tasks, notes, and it is expandable (I have the looseleaf calendar). It's an organized binder that is small enough for me to carry everywhere. I encourage you to look into it, especially [...]
Uh-oh!
Just a few weeks ago, my laptop just stopped processing.
I tried everything, even tried to restore it to manufactures specifications.
Then realized it was going to require me to wipe the hard drive clean, and then
restore. I didn’t feel qualified to do that, so I took it to Best Buy’s Geek
Squad. I had no choice [...]
A day full of to dos
I used to take my calendar and fill it with a “to do” every hour. I would have
a list a mile long of things I wanted to complete by the end of the day.
However, I would find myself throughout that day just shuffling things around. I
was completely overwhelmed by the list, and therefore, it stifled [...]
I’ll start Monday
This is a familiar sentiment of mine. I find it myself
saying it when I want to start something new that feels way big, you know like a
new exercise routine, diet, project, or something just way outside of my
comfort zone. My latest incantation of this fateful sentiment was just this
weekend. I had made the decision [...]
