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Digg it UP - Clearing Off Your Desktop
Everyone has a book inside them, or so the saying goes. But few people get that book out. Often it's because of lack of time. So, how can you get your book written inside a week or two?I was talking to a friend yesterday who complained they couldn't find time to write their book. They had an idea, but could never find the time. They wanted
5. Look through the newspaper quickly. Tear out articles and place in a folder. If you don’t have time to read them in the next few days, toss…it’s old news.
6. Buy a photo
People always want to find out what is the best cure for this and the best cure for that. It is natural to want to know what the best of class is for something. Hence, wanting to know what is the best weight loss cure is a very natural question to ask. Let's see if we can find the best weight-loss cure.There are so many different weight
How many times have you felt overwhelmed by the pile of papers on your desk? You look at it, become agitated, get a headache, feel helpless, lose hope that you will ever be able to get control of your life. After all, many of the papers piled on your desk relate to decisions you have to make.
So where do you begin?
Try not to feel guilty or berate yourself. Remember that you lead a busy life and just haven’t had time to clear the clutter. Clutter is only postponed decision making!
1. Start going through the papers and sort into like subject categories…bills to be paid, catalogs, legal documents, friends’ cards, pictures, newspapers, credit offers, trash.
2. Shred and toss junk, outdated credit offers and offers you are not interested in. Read your cards, then toss them unless they are extremely important to you. Then place them in a covered box labeled FRIENDS..
3. Create a place for bills to be paid and every time you open mail place them in that spot.
4. Create a place for catalogs. Look through them while watching TV, tear out pages to order from and then toss the catalog
5. Look through the newspaper quickly. Tear out articles and place in a folder. If you don’t have time to read them in the next few days, toss…it’s old news.
6. Buy a photo
In my day to day conversations with real estate professionals and both my sales and customer service teams at my company, I'm finding that too many agents look at open houses the wrong way. Just like many agents look at doing a free CMA for their real estate leads as a waste of time, many agents don't like doing open houses...usually because the
So where do you begin?
Try not to feel guilty or berate yourself. Remember that you lead a busy life and just haven’t had time to clear the clutter. Clutter is only postponed decision making!
1. Start going through the papers and sort into like subject categories…bills to be paid, catalogs, legal documents, friends’ cards, pictures, newspapers, credit offers, trash.
2. Shred and toss junk, outdated credit offers and offers you are not interested in. Read your cards, then toss them unless they are extremely important to you. Then place them in a covered box labeled FRIENDS..
3. Create a place for bills to be paid and every time you open mail place them in that spot.
4. Create a place for catalogs. Look through them while watching TV, tear out pages to order from and then toss the catalog
5. Look through the newspaper quickly. Tear out articles and place in a folder. If you don’t have time to read them in the next few days, toss…it’s old news.
6. Buy a photo
In the aftermath of the tragic events at Virginia Tech, I was reluctantly reminded of the anger and fear I experienced after 9/11. It’s all just so shattering - to my reality, my sense of justice and my belief in the goodness of mankind. And it really pisses me off. The dark side of me wishes the killer had survived just so we, as a society, c
1. Start going through the papers and sort into like subject categories…bills to be paid, catalogs, legal documents, friends’ cards, pictures, newspapers, credit offers, trash.
2. Shred and toss junk, outdated credit offers and offers you are not interested in. Read your cards, then toss them unless they are extremely important to you. Then place them in a covered box labeled FRIENDS..
3. Create a place for bills to be paid and every time you open mail place them in that spot.
4. Create a place for catalogs. Look through them while watching TV, tear out pages to order from and then toss the catalog
5. Look through the newspaper quickly. Tear out articles and place in a folder. If you don’t have time to read them in the next few days, toss…it’s old news.
6. Buy a photo
Have you ever wondered why some people are able to make money online while the most struggle? There are actually some reasons why people fail to make money online and I have compiled some of the reasons below:1. They get distracted easily and lose focus. In other words, people can’t stick to what works. Instead of having and focusing on a
3. Create a place for bills to be paid and every time you open mail place them in that spot.
4. Create a place for catalogs. Look through them while watching TV, tear out pages to order from and then toss the catalog
5. Look through the newspaper quickly. Tear out articles and place in a folder. If you don’t have time to read them in the next few days, toss…it’s old news.
6. Buy a photo
It was a foggy mid-October day as I made my way into the office to commence my work day. I was stuck in our normal morning commute and not able to see the buildings in Calgary’s downtown core. I began thinking to myself-- do I know where my end destination is? Absolutely, I could not see the building that holds my office however I still knew w
5. Look through the newspaper quickly. Tear out articles and place in a folder. If you don’t have time to read them in the next few days, toss…it’s old news.
6. Buy a photo box and label it for with the current year. All photos go there until you decide to insert them in an album.
7. Legal documents should have a permanent home in your reference files.
8. Create a TO FILE folder. Place items there and file once a week to save time.
9. Leave items you use daily on desk…phone, computer, to do list, calendar, pens, pencils.
10. Place tape, clips, stapler, rubberbands in top drawer. The less your eyes have to look at the less stress you’ll feel.
Files should be separated into
Active - items used daily
Reference - items needed periodically like maps, passport
Archival - needed once a year or less…tax, real estate transactions
Having a place for every incoming piece of paper will reduces clutter and stress, thereby promoting peace of mind!
Author, Marlene Hansen, has a Masters Degree in Information Science and has been in the information business for over 20 years. Her company, ORGANIZE & MAXIMIZE!, is located in Phoenix, AZ. She belongs to National Association of Professional Organizers, Arizona’s Elite Professional Services Network(www.AzEPS
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