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- Calm the Overwhelm - by Submitted on May 08, 2010 from Carrie GreeneYou walk into a room and look around. Wow, there's a lot to do. You don't know where to begin. You feel an ache in your stomach. It's hopeless. You walk out of the room. You're disgusted with yourself and the situation. There's a project you've been meaning to do for ages now. You ...
Views: 1371(1 vote) - What to Do When You’re Having One Of “Those” Days? - by Submitted on Jan 28, 2008 from Carrie GreeneLast week was the week of job interview horror stories. One client was on his way to an interview when he got distracted and ran into a guard rail. Nobody was hurt, but his car was damaged and could no longer be driven. Another client got into her car for her interview with plenty of time and ...
Views: 759 - Changing Habits Is Hard! Why Bother? - by Submitted on Jan 28, 2008 from Carrie GreeneA lot of the habits and practices you have today seem to be serving you. You decide to redo your bedroom. You spend weeks, even months on it. You read up on the latest decorating ideas, design the perfect layout and pick the perfect fabrics and colors. You finally commit and do it. You’re ...
Views: 883 - Getting Organized: How To Deal With The Mail - by Submitted on Jan 28, 2008 from Carrie GreeneThirteen and a half inches! Every day for one week I measured the amount of mail I got. All totaled, over a foot of paper came through my front door. Only half an inch of it was even remotely important. How you handle the mail coming into your home is one of the keys to reducing your ...
Views: 754 - Getting Organized, Why Bother? - by Submitted on Jan 28, 2008 from Carrie GreeneHow many times have you told yourself that you really should get organized? You may have promised yourself that you’ll do it and you've even set aside whole weekends to finally get the job done. Somehow, the weekends come and go, and it still isn't done. You know it is going to take a lot of ...
Views: 820 - Organizing: Deciding What To Keep - by Submitted on Jan 28, 2008 from Carrie GreeneA client of mine sent me a "pearl of wisdom" which defined "junk" as something that you’ve kept for years and throw away three weeks before you need it. Who makes this stuff up? Probably the Chief Marketing Officer of the Container Store! How do you decide what to keep and what to get rid ...
Views: 849 - ADHD: What is it? - by Submitted on Aug 09, 2007 from Carrie GreeneIt’s all over the news, ADHD is everywhere. Kids have it in record numbers, adults have it too. Is ADHD the latest craze? Is ADHD real or is it just an excuse? What is ADHD anyway? ADHD stands for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. It is commonly referred to as ADHD, ADD, AD/HD or ...
Views: 1032 - Getting Organized: How to Put Things Away and Find them Again! - by Submitted on Aug 09, 2007 from Carrie GreeneIf you are like many people with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD or ADD) you find getting organized a constant struggle. You push yourself to spend time and energy “cleaning up”, then, within days or hours, it looks like nothing was done and worse it is impossible to find ...
Views: 4355 - ADHD & Time Management: Can they Co-Exist? - by Submitted on Aug 08, 2007 from Carrie GreeneA client of mine recently said to me "I have to work on my time management but I never get to it!" Does this sound familiar? Problems with time management seem to lie at the heart of the difficulties faced by many adults with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD or ADD). Everyone has ...
Views: 816 - ADHD & Organization: Can they co-Exist? - by Submitted on Aug 08, 2007 from Carrie GreeneI was working with a client who had recently been diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD or ADD). She went on to say that she was happy she had ADHD because now she had a built in excuse to be disorganized. Certainly people with ADHD have trouble being organized but is it ...
Views: 1074 - Get Things Done: The Power of a To-Do List - by Submitted on Aug 08, 2007 from Carrie GreeneOne day my client and I were discussing her job. She gets to work early every day, works through lunch and finally goes home after everyone else. Yet, despite all the hours she was putting in she didn’t feel like she was accomplishing anything. She felt unproductive, ineffective and without ...
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