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Organizing Tasks to keep chaos at bay
Staying on top of our daily organizing tasks and managing our possessions can feel like a part-time job – a job for which our compensation is personal satisfaction, improved productivity and enjoyment. Because the demands of each day don’t allow us much time to organize our personal “stuff”, keeping a daily routine is important to…
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Can we manage time?
Stephen Covey, author of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, states that “Time management is a misnomer, the challenge is manage ourselves.” Yet, we have this obsession to learn “time management?” Time is a commodity. How do you spend time? Can you make time? When the day is done, what have you accomplished? We…
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The Battle between Two Wolves: The Conflict of Decision Making
One evening, an old Cherokee told his grandson about a battle that goes on inside people. He said, “My beloved grandson, the battle inside every person is between two wolves. One is Evil. It is anger, envy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, false pride and ego. The other is Good. It is…
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Why You Can’t Get Organized: When Organization is a Phobia
Is it “can’t” or “won’t” when it comes to summarizing the reasons people fail to organize their stuff? And does it apply to you? “Can’t” implies inability. “Won’t” is the lack of initiative or desire. The five main reasons fall into BOTH camps: Can’t AND Won’t. CAN’T – Don’t know how Mindy (fictitious name) tells…
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Why People Hold Onto Stuff
“Y is a crooked letter.” This was my grandfather’s standard response to the basic question of childhood “Why, Grandpa?”. My interpretation of that expression is that the answer is complicated. And, when it comes to human behavior, it almost always is. Why do people hold onto stuff? The answer is complicated because there are so…
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Organizing, Gratitude and Asking for Help
The grocery-cart-return area was about 20 feet away, but the able-bodied, middle aged man rolled his emptied grocery cart to an level surface next to his car instead. I just couldn’t walk away. “The return area is right over there”, I stopped, pointed, and said with a smile. He froze, unexpectedly confronted. “Yes, it is”,…
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Simple Ways to Streamline your Life, Be More Productive and Stay Organized
Start with a few simple ways to streamline your life, be more productive and stay organized: Manage your schedule Send yourself reminders via email, app or electronic calendar. Set up a separate inbox for your reminders, and check it daily. Use a family calendar to track family commitments. Eliminate multiple calendars, or be sure to…