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5 big myths about your time
Some people have told me privately that they would love to be more organised and in greater control of their time but they are worried about the negative side-effects. Side effects? What could possibly be wrong or negative about having more time and better personal and professional organisation?
Applying the 80/20 rule
While surveying land for taxation purposes, he discovered that roughly about 80 percent of the land in any region he visited was owned by about 20 percent of the town or village population. Regardless of the location the ratio was about the same. This is known as the 80/20 Rule.
Are you crazy busy?
In the age of information, things are moving faster than ever before – and if you can’t keep up, you’ll find yourself obsolete. But how do you keep up when there are hundreds of emails, text and instant messages flying your way every day?
Be flexible. Things can change
Contrary to popular opinion, good time management is not about cramming every second of your day full of ‘stuff’. In fact, it is quite the opposite! Realise that even the best plans can fail and sometimes, despite your best efforts, hings will go wrong. Be prepared to adapt and change when you need to.
Do you use a spiral notebook?
I suspect the ‘hunting and pecking’ for something to write on is a common scene in so many workplaces. Jotting notes on loose pads of paper, using sticky notes for phone numbers and scrawling a customer reference on the back of an envelope or business card are all symptoms of poor personal organisation.
Get that monkey off your back!
Whether you’re the CEO of a multi-million dollar business, a manager of a large team, a supervisor or a hard working employee, chances are there’s someone in your working life who will try to load extra things onto you. These ‘extra tasks’ are often called the ‘monkey on our back’.
How do you eat an elephant?
Do you have projects or tasks that take many hours or even weeks to complete? Do you also have to complete day-to-day activities as well? If so you might find yourself feeling overwhelmed or stressed just thinking about where to start and how to get everything done. It’s like there’s an elephant in the room and you’ve got no idea what to do with it.
How to beat procrastination
Procrastination. Most people learned all about it in school and perhaps you’ve let it slip back into your working habits. Many people in workplace have become so good at it that they are now procrastination experts.
How to get control over your email
Controlling your email is like any other aspect of your job, you need to be really good at it and if you’re not, you need to learn some new strategies so you can become better. Letting your email get out of control is no different to having piles of paperwork spread from one end of your desk to the other. It’s messy, it’s disorganised, it causes you to lose time searching for things and it ends up causing you stress.
How to hold effective meetings
While many workplace meetings are productive and useful, some are a complete waste of resources and time. I believe that’s possible to slash hundreds of hours a year from your organisation’s meeting time by thinking differently about your meetings.
How to organise yourself for daily success
Time management doesn’t kill spontaneity, it gives you the freedom to be spontaneous! While it’s true you will be more aware of your time and priorities, you’ll also have more time! This means you’ll have time more for the things that are important to you.
Is your desk a war zone?
A recent study in the office habits of workers and the associated costs to companies conducted by the Butler Group stated that employees are suffering from both information overload and information underload. As a result, a typical worker now spends up to one-quarter of his or her day searching for the right information to complete any given task.
Learn to say
Do you ever find it hard saying “no” to colleagues? Sometimes saying “yes” seems like the easier option, however by saying “yes” to extra work, you could be setting yourself up for added stress and possible failure. There are only so many hours in your day and you can only get so much work done. Saying “yes” when you mean “no” can be dangerous. Who would have thought that “yes”, that little three-letter word could cause such trouble?
Managing time while commuting
According to some interesting statistics that I was reading recently, the average worker spends at least an hour a day travelling to and from work, with some people spending more than 8 hours a week commuting. That’s an entire work day every week! Believe it or not, commuting on public transport or travelling to and from work can actually be one of the most productive times of your day.
The 6D system for prioritising
Organising yourself can be a very overwhelming thought at first. Many people who have desks, work areas or a head full of clutter might want to get organised but simply don’t know where to start.
Reduce your personal stress
Most of us experience some level of stress in our lives, especially from our work. The stress of urgent deadlines, demanding clients, meetings, families and bills all add to stress levels There doesn’t seem to be any end to the modern day disease of personal stress. So, what can you do to overcome stress?
The power of using a daily 'Action List'
Write up your list after you arrive at work in the morning and use the power of Triage to prioritise your work. If you’re not familiar with Triage, it’s a battlefield term, referring to the sorting and allocating of medical treatment, food and aid on a needs basis.
Tick tock your body clock
Are you a morning lark or a night owl? Regardless of whether you wake up early or stay up late, these patterns of waking up and sleeping are governed by your personal internal body clock; your Circadian Rhythm. What is a Circadian Rhythm? The Latin terms ‘circa’ and ‘diem’ is literally translated to mean ‘around a day’. Studies have shown that humans have a Circadian Rhythm of roughly 24 hours.
Why a diary is your most Important business tool
Your diary is where the daily magic happens. It’s where you plan your time, develop your goals and decide on the direction of your day, your week and your personal life. In fact, the quiet time you spend with your diary (and a coffee) every morning is some of the most important planning time you have. So – how much quality time ARE you investing using your diary each day?
Where are you going today?
For the majority of managers and staff they simply come in to work and get on with whatever think they have to do. Very little planning or prioritising takes place. Is it any wonder so many people get caught up in problems, emergencies and find themselves juggling two, three or four different things at once within the first hour or two of the day.
Why the first hour of your day is the most important hour of the day
Do you sometimes find yourself spending the first hour of your day making coffee, chatting to co-workers and checking through your huge inbox while answering a few emails? Do you sometimes find it hard to get started in the morning? If you answered “yes”, you’re not alone. Many professional people tend to write off the first hour of their day as unproductive preparation time – but this can be a disastrous mistake.
Why your first hour at work is the most critical hour of your day
Do you sometimes find yourself spending the first hour of your day chatting to co-workers and checking through your huge inbox while answering a few emails?Do you sometimes find it hard to get started in the morning? If you answered “yes”, you’re not alone. Many professional people tend to write off the first hour of their day as unproductive preparation time – but this can be a disastrous mistake.
GETTING ORGANIZED: You Can’t Teach an Old Dog New Tricks or CAN You?
Were you born disorganized? If so, do you excuse yourself by saying, "That's just the way I am! You can't teach an old dog new tricks!"?
Organize Life & Business~ 5 Steps to Get Organized & Energized
Take action to reduce the time doing what drags you down and spend more doing what makes your heart sing. Organize life and business with 5 simple steps that shift you from chaos to ease.

10 Essential Time Management Tips to Get Results
Organize your life and get results with 10 essential time management tips. Managing time is much about managing self. Make choices, develop habits, and take the actions to get the results you crave. Read on for practical steps to get the important stuff done.

Outstanding Performance
All successful people are outstanding performers. It's the price of admission to the business success club. However, don't make the mistake of thinking that performance alone will get you where you want to go. Performance is just one of the five characteristics of people who achieve business success. Outstanding performers are characterized by three things. They are lifelong learners; they set and achieve high goals and they are well organized.

Clean Desk = Sick Mind? Organize For Productivity, Profit and Peace-of-Mind (Part2)
Is a clean desk a sign of a sick mind? Part 2 of this series describes the steps required to eliminate the accumulated paper clutter in your office. The goal is not to get organized! (Yes, you are reading it right) The goal is to create a system (and associated process), which let’s you STAY organized.
It Starts with a Belief
If you believe that you can get and stay organized, then you're right. This may require you to learn and put into practice some new behaviors. Read on to find out how you can help yourself get and stay organized!
Is clutter blocking your ability to attract clients?
Learn how to prepare for spring and a season (or year, for that matter) of financial prosperity by teaching you how to de-clutter your office and home. If you are ready to clear the way and to experience more joyfulness and success in your everyday life, give yourself the gift of reading this article today.
10 Tips to Get Organized & Energized- Organize Life & Feel Great
Change life by taking action to get organized and energized! Inaction leads to anxiety. Action gets things done. The sooner you take action, the faster you feel great. Overwhelm is common. It is how you deal with it that counts. Follow these 10 tips to get organized and energized, then begin!
The Time Has Come... Just DO IT!
Finding tasks on your to-do list week after week is a clear sign you are procrastinating, but there are also some more subtle, overlooked signs of procrastination. Can you identify with any of these possibilities?
96 Minutes a Day That Will Change Your Life
In a previous article, The Art of Possibility, I suggested that you project yourself into the future by writing yourself a letter dated for a year from now. And I promised you some tips to help you set your insights into motion.
New Year’s Resolution: Trim the F.A.T. (and it’s NOT a diet!)
Since getting organized is one of the top three New Year’s Resolutions, this is a good time of year to learn some new tools for getting and staying organized so you can have a more productive and fulfilling year.
A Reason to Get Organized
It’s so easy to put important but not urgent intentions off another week, another month, or even another year. So what is the catalyst that enables one to get organized or practice good self-care and stick to it?

Deal with it NOW...or Deal with it LATER
Have you ever thought about what it would be like for someone else to have to decide what to do with all of your worldly possessions if you weren't able to deal with them by yourself? My sister and I have just spent the last several weeks doing just that with our mother's things. In this article, Deal with it NOW...or Deal with it LATER, you'll learn several important tips that may help you or a loved one to make some decisions now that will help you later.

I'll Do It Tomorrow? Tomorrow Has Come And It's Time To Get Organized!
I frequently hear business professionals say, "One of these days I really need to get organized!" Yet this task seems to be put on the back burner regularly because of more pressing things which need attention. What I've observed is that, until my clients consistently pay attention to non-urgent but important tasks -- tasks such as getting organized, weekly planning, self-care, and other preventive kinds of activities -- the urgent activities seem to multiply…sometimes to a critical state.

The Right Filing System in Your Office Can Prevent Melt Downs and Disasters
In today's business environment, your staff (or you individually) must be very productive and not waste time on such things as looking for files. Being really organized and streamlined is no longer an option, but rather a requirement for business survival. In addition, if you have staff turnover and lose your administrator - who would really know how everything is filed? This is where a filing system software for document management comes in.
Home Office Organization that Finally Makes Sense
Running a home office can be very trying no matter whether you are using it to keep track of the family's finances or running a small business there. If you don't keep track of your papers and other items in a manner that makes sense, you will never be able to find things when you need them. Bills may not get paid on time, incurring late charges and other penalties simply because they were buried under other items.
A Life of Purpose
Are you crushed by an overwhelming amount of things to do, is clearing the clutter more important than finding your life's purpose?

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How To Get Really Organized
Every entrepreneur is a walking billboard. What do you want yours to say about you? Read this if you want some ideas on how to become more organized. When you're organized you're perceived as successful, professional, and on top of your game. Interested? Keep reading.
“Twelve Major Benefits For Being Well Organized, According To Your Strategic Thinking Business Coach”
Recently I have been coaching more and more clients on organizational skills because they now understand the importance of being well organized. Let me ask you, “Have you ever paused long enough to ask yourself how you could benefit from being better organized?” There are many benefits for being well organized and I have selected twelve (12) major benefits to share with you. These twelve (12) major benefits are:
New Year’s Resolution: Trim the F.A.T. (and it’s NOT a diet!)
Since getting organized is one of the top three New Year’s Resolutions, this is a good time of year to learn some new tools for getting and staying organized so you can have a more productive and fulfilling year.
How Organized is Your Business? Part 2
Yesterday I asked you how organized your business was. Did you consider your answer? Today I'll share a thought on how you can move yourself to a business more organized. Write Your Processes Down!
How Organized is Your Business? Part 3
Yesterday I asked you how organized your business was. Did you consider your answer? Today I'll share a thought on how you can move yourself to a business more organized. Take Care of Yourself.
How Organized is Your Business? Part 4
Yesterday I asked you how organized your business was. Did you consider your answer? Today I'll share a thought on how you can move yourself to a business more organized. Schedule the Strategic and Evaluate Where You Need to Get Organized.
5 Holiday Tips to Get Organized & Energized this Holiday Season
Get organized and energized with five practical holiday tips that take you from making your list and checking it twice to joy, laughter, and meaning this holiday season. Read on to get organized fast and get things done.

Organized in 10 Minutes? You Must Be Kidding!
To be truthful, I’m not talking about getting organized. I’m talking about STAYING organized! In this brief article I give some tips on how to keep up (rather than catch up) with your paper and email. It's all about decision-making, effective systems and good, daily habits.
It Starts with a Belief
If you believe that you can get and stay organized, then you're right. This may require you to learn and put into practice some new behaviors. Read on to find out how you can help yourself get and stay organized!
A Good Filing System Software Can Help Those Who Have Trouble Organizing Things
Do you have trouble getting organized and keeping things organized, especially all of the paper files for your small business? Is this problem flowing over into your everyday life because you just can't seem to get organized at all, and it is starting to affect your life and your business? Well, maybe you should look into getting professional help. No, we are not talking about psychological help, but help getting all of your business paperwork organized.....
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