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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- Little Organizing Tips To Reduce Holiday Stress - by Submitted on Aug 04, 2009 from Jan HaynerWe are all a little stressed around the Holidays because it seems like everything has to be done at once. It is an endless cycle of cleaning the house, getting Christmas cards ready for mailing, writing a Christmas list and then comes the shopping, wrapping and planning the holiday meal. ...
Views: 1291 - Maximize the Efficiency of Your Kitchen Cabinets - by Submitted on Dec 09, 2011 from Maya WillisRegardless of whether your kitchen is large or small, there's a good chance that you're not maximizing the usefulness and efficiency of your kitchen cabinet space. Kitchen cabinets just seem to have a way of getting cluttered and disorganized, no matter how hard you try to keep things under ...
Views: 1291 - Prioritization - How to Find Your Focus - by Submitted on Aug 04, 2009 from David McKeeWe all have many things to do each day - pick up the kids from school, go get the groceries, mow the lawn. And in our business life as well as our goal plan, we also have many tasks. The problem is, we usually do not prioritize these tasks. Most of us have a vague notion of what our ...
Views: 1291 - Seven Ways & Seven Days to Renew Your Life - by Submitted on May 01, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesTo renew and reinvent our lives, WE NEED A PLAN! Here it is: a seven-day process to work with over and over. This plan incorporates physical, mental and spiritual work. Use the whole seven-day process, or choose any one of the days to work with as you create the life you want. DAY 1: ...
Views: 1291 - Cloud Computing – An Innovation That Drives Call Center Outsourcing Easily! - by Submitted on Jul 11, 2011 from Shane ReidThe rising demand and choice of BPO industry by the key business brands have urged the small business players to head towards a new principle of serving customer loyalty. With this significant change in the soaring requirements, many software companies have started to encourage the call center ...
Views: 1290 - 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: 1290(4 votes) - Five Methods For Creating Successful Market Research Reports - by Submitted on Jan 17, 2017 from Mark HubMarket research provides required information to identify and analyze the market needs, market size and competition; and out of this data, important information can be stored to prepare a Market research report. These reports are a synopsis of all the facts and figures to be referred for running ...
Views: 1288 - Laundry Shelves: The Easy Way To An Organized Washday - by Submitted on Jan 13, 2010 from Menno SpijkstraWith only 3 adults and four kids in my friend’s family, and with a European-sized washing machine instead of the larger and faster American models, they will usually do 2 or 3 loads of laundry for a day. Just hanging it all up to dry is already quite a challenge. Forget about trying to fold it ...
Views: 1286 - What Are You Afraid Of? - by Submitted on Oct 24, 2011 from Renee UrsemDo you have a closet full of clothes you haven’t worn in years? Are magazines piled on your desk? Maybe you are keeping that fabric, the appliance, those files, or that tool “just in case” you may need it some day. You may not have thought about it this way, but you are afraid. No, it’s ...
Views: 1286 - Is Your Office On Wheels? - by Submitted on Sep 23, 2008 from Beth FlaridaPicture the Scene: You're a busy go-getter who's in outside sales and your vehicle is your office. You have, at times, forgotten to bring along important contracts, files or working papers while you're on the road. Your car is your office, and yet it's not functional. When working from your ...
Views: 1285 - A Time Management Skill That Will Save You Hundreds Of Dollars - by Submitted on Jul 10, 2008 from Shannon McGinnisEveryone is inundated with mail, bills, paperwork and projects. The following time management strategy will help you concentrate, unclutter your desk and be become organized for success. The 50 minute hour to Sort and Organize Set a timer for 50 minutes. During this time focus on clearing ...
Views: 1284 - How to Create Systems for Success - by Submitted on Apr 30, 2012 from Julie GraySystems are simply ways of automating or structuring processes so that they can occur without so much thought or attention—and by more than just one person, so that the business can continue to run if you decide to take a vacation. Figuring Out What to Systematize For most of us, ...
Views: 1283 - Are You Too Scattered? - by Submitted on Mar 24, 2010 from Ann Ronan, Ph.D.How are you feeling at the end of your work days? Like you've accomplished the most important things or wiped out and feeling like you're spinning your wheels? It can be easy to spread your attention to a million things that are not even remotely related to your business goals and money ...
Views: 1282(3 votes) - Decluttering your Destiny - by Submitted on Sep 25, 2009 from Deborah McIncrowOne of the marvelous ways we can make our lives calmer, our environments less muddled and free our minds is to take care of mental and physical disorder. Having unfinished business to take care of weighs on you creating an energy drain and until your this and that is thoroughly taken care of ...
Views: 1282(5 votes) - Home Organization for a New Baby - by Submitted on Jul 17, 2011 from Heidi DeCouxAs calendar days tic by and you’re the view of your feet over your stomach becomes a more and more distant memory you likely have realized you soon will be facing one of your biggest home organization challenges yet! While you put together registries and browse shelf after shelf in the baby ...
Views: 1282 - Creating an Environment for Educational Success - by Submitted on Apr 30, 2010 from Colette RobicheauAs students prepare to return to school, there are several things that parents can do to help their children succeed in the classroom and in life. When discussing studying success, learning styles and learning differences need to be taken into consideration. Sixty-Five percent of people are ...
Views: 1280(1 vote) - Decluttering Blueprint: Step 1 – Getting Started - by Submitted on Feb 25, 2009 from Pam WoodsAre you drowning in stuff you don’t use, you don’t love, or you don’t have a convenient place to store? It’s time to tackle your clutter! I know what you’re thinking—“Yes, but…I don’t have time to get organized and my space is so overwhelming, I don’t know where to start.” Being ...
Views: 1280 - Know how iOS app development will dominate in the next Three years - by Submitted on Jun 18, 2018 from Tarun NagarApple is one of the largest manufacturer of smartphones in the world. The App Store is considered to be the most profitable revenue generator for Apple as well as the app developers. In the recent years, mobile application development in iOS has increased tremendously. So it is obvious that the ...
Views: 1280 - Lots of Choices Don’t Always Make Us Happier - by Submitted on Dec 04, 2011 from Sue BeckerWe’ve all heard the phrase “less is more” (in fact I’ve written about this concept previously), but how many of us actually practice that philosophy? It sure seems as though the world (or at least the United States) is going in the opposite direction – we’ve got supersized grocery stores with ...
Views: 1278 - 5 Proven Tips To Help You Simplify Your Life - by Submitted on Jun 18, 2011 from Marilyn BohnDo you wish your life could be simplified? As a professional organizer, women tell me all the time they want to simplify their home and life. Many of them recognize a way to simplify is to get rid of clutter and get organized. Living simply and being organized has a different meaning to ...
Views: 1276 - Enough Hours In A Day? - by Submitted on Sep 10, 2008 from Beth FlaridaPicture the scene: It's a bright and shiny new day and you've got big plans for everything you want to accomplish! Come the end of the day, however, you feel as if you've accomplished little to nothing. A Certified Professional Organizer addresses how to plan your days to achieve more ...
Views: 1275 - ***An Organized Kitchen is An Organized Home: How to Do It - by Submitted on Dec 22, 2008 from Get OrganizedAs has often been pointed out, the kitchen is one of the most important rooms in any home. A well organized kitchen will save you time and money and allow you to cook better meals. It will leave you less stressed. Regardless of the size or layout of your kitchen, it is possible to have an ...
Views: 1273 - Planning Your Day - by Submitted on Sep 24, 2011 from Elaine QuinnRemember how your school days were divided into different subject periods? Do the same with your workdays now. Consider the major types of work you have before you and divide the day into work periods of an hour or so each. Schedule specific time slots to follow up with current clients, ...
Views: 1273 - Simplify, Reduce Debt and Start Enjoying Life More Fully - by Submitted on Aug 31, 2009 from Mary DykstraSimplifying does not mean going without. It means consciously choosing what things, people and events you surround yourself with. I spent 10 years in Marketing learning what colors, words, shapes and offers would make YOU stop in the store, pick up my product and put it in your shopping basket. ...
Views: 1273(4 votes) - Clutter Control - Getting Rid of Clutter Requires Constant Attention, Effort, and Discipline - by Submitted on Nov 27, 2012 from Beverly OMalleyWhat is your clutter control ability? Do you regularly balance what comes into your space with what leaves your space or do you spend more time on energy on accumulating stuff than you do on getting rid of clutter? While creating a place for everything and putting everything in its place is ...
Views: 1272(3 votes) - Learning How to Organize is a Lot Like Learning How to Shoot - by Submitted on Sep 03, 2009 from Mary DykstraA friend named Tom, teased me about being a “pacifist” even though I have (he says) a tendency to say “shoot it”. He tweaked me to be more conscious of my use of language and thought process and offered to take me target practicing so I would have a greater appreciation/respect of firing a gun ...
Views: 1272(2 votes) - Reason To Go For Event Management Expert - by Submitted on Apr 24, 2012 from Priyanka GulatiEvent Managers begin planning by booking an event at a particular location. Next what they do is plan meals and drinks, entertainment, audiovisual needs, overnight accommodations for guests, visitors and social programs and other support services. It will also help to seek sponsorships ...
Views: 1271 - The Tough Cookie Challenge: Getting Organized For the New Year - by Submitted on Jan 09, 2013 from Renee UrsemOut of all the cluttered spaces that I’ve seen as a Professional Organizer this year, one image remains. No, it wasn’t the worst thing I’ve seen, and it wasn’t found in the home of a hoarder. It was an opened package of Oreos® perched on top of a stack of plates in a kitchen cupboard. The ...
Views: 1271(1 vote) - The Three Organizing Questions You Have to Ask - by Submitted on Oct 26, 2010 from Hannah KeeleyIt doesn't take a weekend retreat or months of therapy to get organized. And contrary to popular belief, being organized is not a genetic trait that you may or may not have inherited. Anyone and everyone can be organized. But all great organization begins with three big questions. 1. What ...
Views: 1270 - What Is Stopping Me From Being Organized? - by Submitted on Jun 22, 2008 from Sally WittDo you feel stuck? Do you panic at the thought of anyone touching your things? Do you have piles of paper, and “stuff” that you never touch? Is the thought of getting things organized putting you into an anxiety attack? Do people offer to help you get cleaned up and organized ...
Views: 1268 - Free Credit Reports: Why They Are Important And Where To Access Yours - by Submitted on Oct 18, 2010 from Marilyn BohnRecently my daughter applied for a home loan and to her dismay there were four errors on her credit report. Credit card companies and one bank she had never had accounts with were listed with thousands of dollars owing on the accounts. It took several weeks and a lot of time and effort, not to ...
Views: 1267 - Why PHP is always the priority for Web development - by Submitted on Feb 20, 2019 from Tarun NagarRetrieval of the success in this competitive era is both tough and easy. Tough because every business is reaching over the larger population of the world. Bringing the hyper-customized strategy is more complex with the different set of customers everywhere. A business has to make the ...
Views: 1267 - How Laravel development can be beneficial for enterprise - by Submitted on Apr 08, 2019 from Tarun NagarWhat is Laravel Framework? There are many types of web development frameworks. Laravel is one among them. It is one of the most simple and easy going frameworks. Laravel framework makes the processes of developing a fulfilling and fun experience for the developer. Laravel developer are ...
Views: 1266 - 4 Top Year-End Organizing Tips - by Submitted on Mar 09, 2010 from joshua zerkelThe final month of the year is here, and for many of us, it’s a time of wrapping things up before the new year rolls around. This year, as part of your year-end wrap-up, consider taking a few moments to revisit the systems that serve you every day, and see if you can improve them. Clean out ...
Views: 1265 - Do You Need a Filing Cabinet? - by Submitted on Sep 11, 2011 from Maya WillisIf you ask most people about their most difficult challenge when organizing their home, you're likely to hear paper mentioned as one of their primary problems. In today's busy world, most people simply have more paper in their homes than they know what to do with. Although many of us dream of ...
Views: 1257 - Labeling to Get Organized - by Submitted on Mar 23, 2010 from Colette RobicheauHave you ever had to dig through a ton of boxes to find a file, just because you didn’t know what box it was it? Have you ever unplugged two or three things before finding the right cord? How many hours have you spend sniffing the spices, just because you couldn’t tell by looking which one was ...
Views: 1257(2 votes) - Create Your Own Personal Free Wedding Website - by Submitted on Feb 29, 2012 from Chipper JonesHaving your own website is the popular thing among brides to be today. No one wants to be without one. The problem with having your website is that it can easily eat away at your wedding budget. Some hosts charge outrageous fees and this can put a pinch on you that you were not prepared for. The ...
Views: 1256(1 vote) - How To Get Rid Of Clutter By Balancing Your Life - by Submitted on May 24, 2011 from Marilyn BohnI grew up in a tiny little town with a population of 2,500. It was safe to walk the streets and everyone had a post office box. I liked twirling the dials to open the box. Sometimes I went too fast and I had to do it over again to reach our mail. I rode my bike all over town and we didn't have a ...
Views: 1255 - Without This Your Organizing System Can’t Last - by Submitted on Nov 08, 2012 from Julie GrayI’ve seen it time and time again. My client is no longer letting items fall through the cracks. They have created time in their calendar for focused work without interruptions. Their productivity has skyrocketed. They’ve built a beautiful system for knowing what it is they need to do and when ...
Views: 1255 - ***Cut Some Stress from Your Life With These Clever Laundry Room Organizers - by Submitted on Jun 30, 2011 from Get OrganizedWe’ve all been there: we’ve entered our laundry areas and laundry rooms to get some work done, and noticed that things are all over the place. The detergent is spilling over onto the floor; the dryer sheets have long come out of their box and the laundry, of course, is piled everywhere. Forget ...
Views: 1254 - Caring For Your Photocopier - by Submitted on May 04, 2011 from Andy Frankson-SmithCaring for your businesses office photocopier is an essential task for an essential piece of kit which helps you get every day tasks done in a jiffy – just think what life would be like without your shiny multipurpose friend? I shudder to imagine what it was like. In order to keep the office ...
Views: 1253 - Top 5 Questions To Ask Yourself Before Buying Containers! - by Submitted on Jul 10, 2008 from Shannon McGinnis1. Where are these containers going to be stored? Containers in the living room are much different than those you would store in a closet or garage. Rattan baskets and containers in beautiful colors are wonderful for the common areas of your home. Clear plastic bins are what I recommend for ...
Views: 1253 - Get Organized: 5 Simple Ways to Declutter Your Home Now - by Submitted on Oct 18, 2012 from Carmen CokerWhen it comes to tidying up your home, organizing and decluttering aimlessly isn’t enough. It’s essential to organize with one goal in mind, and that is to create a sanctuary where you and your family can easily live, work, and play for years to come. Here are the top five residential ...
Views: 1252 - How to Make a Great Decision - by Submitted on Mar 12, 2010 from Mara FisherFor a moment let us think about the decisions that we made this week. Were they easy or difficult? Did you avoid or postpone any decisions? Are you hoping that others will make the decision for you? Making decisions are important because how you make the decision and of course what decision ...
Views: 1252 - Taking Control of What Comes In - by Submitted on Sep 30, 2011 from Renee UrsemHow many times have you put things away only to find piles a few weeks later? Where does it come from, and how can you control it? Let’s begin with the first question. How does clutter get into your home or office? Through the front door. You (and the people around you) bring it in each ...
Views: 1252 - Tips on Organizing & Filing April Taxes - by Submitted on Feb 14, 2010 from Mary DykstraGather those receipts & tax forms…. According to the IRS, there are 2 groups of filers - those who get their returns in as soon as they have their W-2's & 1099's and those who file at the 'last minute'. Interestingly many of the 'last minute' filers have money coming back but do not have ...
Views: 1252(1 vote) - Mom-isms-Valuable Lessons from My Mom - by Submitted on May 21, 2007 from Mary BoisselleIn the many years of my organizing business there’s always one question that comes up. How did you get started doing organization? My response is that I’m the youngest of 12 children and I grew up in a home that was always neat and tidy. It was very warm, comforting and there was “A place for ...
Views: 1251 - Back to School Made Simple - by Submitted on Aug 22, 2011 from Sue BeckerAs the carefree days of summer wind down, it’s time to start thinking about sending the kids back to school (or if you’re a frazzled parent or caregiver, maybe you’ve been thinking about it for a while now!). As much as you may welcome the arrival of the school year, it can be a hectic and ...
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