Blog Entries tagged 'office organizing'

Do You Follow a System To Keep Your Office Organized?

linda@organizationdirect.com — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:00:00 +0100

Road Map Your Systems

February...already, really? Getting your act together in 2012 and organizing your office was a promise that you made to yourself. You know that there are so many opportunities that you are missing, clients that you are losing and sleep that you are depriving yourself of just because you are wasting too much time in your office. The reason you haven't started making a change is???

Everything that we do is a process. It is like the old s [...]

Keeping Your Resolution Alive

linda@organizationdirect.com — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 08:00:00 +0100

We are two weeks into the long list of New Year Resolutions that we planned to keep. Truth be told, in my mind, a Resolution is a habit that we are committing ourselves to change. And change is hard!

There are always things that we can improve on - in our life and business - and a New Year just seems the [...]

The Difference between Making Resolutions and Keeping Resolutions

linda@organizationdirect.com — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 08:00:00 +0100

Just about everyone "makes" at least one New Year's Resolution. One of the most popular Resolutions is to Get Organized. Every year we have the best of intentions that This Year will be The year that it Really happens! Really...cross your fingers [...]

Taking Control of Your Paperwork

linda@organizationdirect.com — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 08:00:00 +0100

If this is you...Stop it Now!

It's almost here - another new year looming just weeks away. Will this be the year that you fulfill your goals? Or will you fall short, yet again? I have found that most businesses have one area within their business that causes more stress and anxiety than any other... paperwork - it causes businesses to fall short in reaching their real goals and dreams.

Business keeps moving forward. Payments come in and bills are getting pa [...]

Will I Ever Get Organized?

linda@organizationdirect.com — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 08:00:00 +0100

Trying to find the time to de-clutter, organize, down-size, and eliminate can seem impossible. There are only 24 hours in a day so how can we find the time to get organized? And, reality is that you will have to organize again, it won't last forever. Ever feel like this?

Because our t [...]

The Missing Piece

linda@organizationdirect.com — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 08:00:00 +0100

The Missing Piece

I know that you really and truly do want to get organized but it seems that there is a piece of the puzzle that is missing to keeps you from reaching your goal. You haven't been able to really pinpoint what it is but maybe it is that:

1. Something is always coming up that keeps you from getting organized - that demands your attention. This is called Life and it will happen day in and day out, whether we welcome it or not!

2. You real [...]

Project Time Management Tips

linda@organizationdirect.com — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 08:00:00 +0100

To stay organized requires good time management. But sometimes it seems like an impossible task to accomplish.

I had a client project that exploded! In order for us to reach our ultimate goal (to have his merchandise put into three local Wal-Mart stores) included a major, major inspection that was going to cost quite a bit of money - with the hopes that he would pass. The project needed to be totally organized in order to meet some quick deadlines. [...]

Top Ten Excuses That Keep You From Becoming Organized

linda@organizationdirect.com — Mon, 09 May 2011 08:00:00 +0100

Part One of a Three Part Series

Top Ten Excuses and How to Overcome Them

I believe that some people are natural-born organizers. I'm the daughter of an Organized Mom. Everything in our home had a place, everything could be found whenever it was needed and we were all aware of where everything was kept. There was never a reason to ask mom where to find things because they were always put away in the same place, every time.

But this isn't true [...]

Paper + Procrastination = Chaos

linda@organizationdirect.com — Wed, 04 May 2011 08:00:00 +0100

Paper+ Procrastination = Chaos

You've heard me say it over and over again that the price of procrastination can (and does) cause Chaos (Can't Have Anyone Over Syndrome).

Paperwork can easily consume every part of your home. Flat surfac5 Tips to Organize Your Home Business

Home Businesses allow us the opportunity to have the best of everything...stay at home with our children, be our own "Boss", continue to volunteer at the school and contribute to the household. We are organized. Why not [...]

New Productive Environment Platform (iPEP) technology!

tamara@meyerorganizing.com — Fri, 15 May 2009 08:00:00 +0100

I am so excited about a new productivity tool called the Productive Environment Platform or iPEP. It was created by the Productive Environment Institute and PBWorks (formerly PBWiki). The Productive Environment Institute (formerly Paper Tiger Productivity Institute), founded by the "Paper Tiger Lady" Barbara Hemphill, has developed many systems and strategies for office organizing and personal productivity over the years. This collaboration with PBWorks will revolu [...]

Organizing an office is unique to each individual

tamara@meyerorganizing.com — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 08:00:00 +0100

An article came out this week in the New York Times detailing the author's experience working with a professional organizer to organize her home office. http://tinyurl.com/cqvykk Of course I love it when anything is published about the work of organizing consultants because it brings awareness to the type of work that we do.

The important message in the article is that organizing your office, setting up systems, and making it an efficient and appealing space to be in, is a person [...]