Stop Talking - Start Doing | My Personal Story

linda@organizationdirect.com — Mon, 21 May 2012 08:00:00 +0100

Yawn...another day and you have so much to do. Paperwork is piling up, the desk looks like a bomb has exploded on top of it and you are behind on so many other things that you just don't know where to start. You have been talking to yourself about how you will get things organized and may have told a few of your closest friends for some sympathy. As of today though....nothing has happened.

I love the saying "nothing happens until something happens" or "n [...]

Stop Talking - Start Doing | My Personal Story

linda@organizationdirect.com — Mon, 21 May 2012 08:00:00 +0100

I love the saying "nothing happens until something happens" or "n [...]

File Management | Organize Your Filing Systems

linda@organizationdirect.com — Mon, 07 May 2012 08:00:00 +0100

Not everyone has their kitchen spices arranged in alphabetical order. I haven't felt the need to have the "alum" in the front of my spice area simply because it begins with "A". I probably won't use it again until next fall when I make that specific recipe that calls for just one teaspoon of Alum - and by that time, it will probably be expired!

Your organizing style works best when it works in conjunction with your personality. If a process or syste [...]

Your Mobile Office

linda@organizationdirect.com — Thu, 03 May 2012 08:00:00 +0100

As an Entrepreneur or the owner of a home-based business it is typically necessary for you to hold meeting outside of your home office. You probably have your favorite coffee shop where you can meet with potential clients or network your business. But how do you handle the need to carry all of the materials required for you to show your

National Organize Your File Week! Tips to Organize Your Paperwork

linda@organizationdirect.com — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 08:00:00 +0100

What does your filing cabinet look like? Are you one of the few people who doesn't spend 55 minutes a week looking for that ONE piece of paper? Good for You because typically every person wastes 2 hours a year looking for paperwork. It is National Organize Your Files Week so let's take a look at how you can get your files organized!

First - Sort through your paperwork and put it all into categories. Some of your categories may be bills (which could be brok [...]

Using a Daily Routine to Keep Organized

linda@organizationdirect.com — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 08:00:00 +0100

Our daily routine has made it difficult to stay organized on a regular basis. 25 years ago, life just breezed along. I remember how life seemed so simple and how much we enjoyed spending time with the children on weekends. We used to spend family time crabbing for our dinner. Life just seemed to flow along without stress and chaos.

Well, that isn't the way that things are today. Technology has made it more difficult to keep up with everything that is happen [...]

Organizing a Home Office

linda@organizationdirect.com — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 08:00:00 +0100

Telecommuting can turn an ok "J.O.B." into your dream "J.O.B." Sleeping in just a little longer, making the short walk to the office and the money you will save on gas [...]

Documenting Your Receipts for Tax Purposes

linda@organizationdirect.com — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 08:00:00 +0100

As we approached the deadline to file taxes for 2011 I have been hearing more and more questions about how to organize receipts that are eligible for a write-off. As a small business owner (and even homeowners), there are items that we purchase while we are at Staples, Home Depot, Office Depot and even Wal-Mart and Target that are eligible for a tax write-off and it is important that we have a system to document these receipts and keep them organized. Too many times the receipts f [...]

I Just Don't Have Enough Time to Get it All Done!

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

This Article was contributed by Melanie Yost, LCSW. Author, Speaker and Business Mentor

Time Management is an oxymoron. I've always said that we can't manage time...we are in charge of what, when and how we use our time every day. Distractions are unavoidable, and how we gather ourselves up from the dust and continue onto the next obstacle will dictate our progress. My good friend, mentor and business coach just wrote this arti [...]

What is Your Red Light that Stops You?

linda@organizationdirect.com — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 08:00:00 +0100

What is Your Red Light?

Do you have goals that you are striving to reach for 2012? As we finish up the first quarter, take a look at where what goals you have reached this year. Personally, I have completed 2 Goals. One was to take a 10 day vacation....done! The other was to hire my business coach/mentor, Mela [...]

Left Behind with Paper Clutter

linda@organizationdirect.com — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 08:00:00 +0100

I wanted to write about this topic because I am working with more and more people who are "left behind" to handle the paper clutter after a loss. Typically it is because of a divorce or death of a parent, spouse, aunt or uncle. The person who has left the paperwork behind just didn't have the desire or energy to handle the paperwork and now my clients aren't at the age where they really "feel" like wanting to deal with it all either. They have their own f [...]

Don't Give Up on Yourself

linda@organizationdirect.com — Sun, 11 Mar 2012 09:00:00 +0100

Don't Give Up on Yourself

Well, we are 10 weeks into the year and how are you feeling about your goals for this year? Have you given up already or are you feeling regenerated about how much you have achieved?

Remember that the goals that you made at the beginning of the year may have already changed. And if getting yourself, your life or your business organized was one of your goals events may have occurred that took you off track - just a little.

Don't be discou [...]

You Don't Have to be Perfect

linda@organizationdirect.com — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 08:00:00 +0100

To some, it is everything perfectly placed throughout your office and/or home. It looks just like a magazine cover. Perfect, in every way! But is this your reality....it's definitely not mine.

I remember, many years ago, I took a girlfriend trip down to North Carolina to do some furniture shopping. (It was actually just an excuse to get away from our husbands and children for a few days). My friend had a long-time friend who lived in the a [...]

Why Are You Procrastinating?

linda@organizationdirect.com — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 08:00:00 +0100

The more we work with home office clients, the more we enjoy hearing their success stories. None of them had a realistic or valid reason that they weren't organized. Their excuses were: not enough time, they felt too overwhelmed to begin the process, they were actually afraid to begin the process and last, they ju [...]

Are You Ready to Forget About 2011?

linda@organizationdirect.com — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 08:00:00 +0100

What was your biggest stress factor when it came to filing your 2011 Taxes? Was it how your paperwork was filed? No matter whether you are filing physical papers or computer paperwork, it is important that you have a system that is easy for you to work in.

Organizing your paperwork is not rocket science and I have found that most businesses make it much more complicated than it needs to be. Before the first quarter of 2012 passes you by, make sure that you fine-t [...]

Challenges of Having a Home-Based Business

linda@organizationdirect.com — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 08:00:00 +0100

One of my Major Challenge as a Home-Based Business

You live it, so do I! You left your 9-5 daily grind because your schedule is packed with work, school, family, activities, business and appointments. You wanted more freedom and flexibility. You have the talent, education, experience and passion s [...]

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 [...]

Papers, Papers Everywhere!

linda@organizationdirect.com — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 08:00:00 +0100

Papers, Papers Everywhere!

Blog Entries tagged 'time management'

Stop Talking - Start Doing | My Personal Story

Stop Talking - Start Doing | My Personal Story

File Management | Organize Your Filing Systems

Your Mobile Office

National Organize Your File Week! Tips to Organize Your Paperwork

Using a Daily Routine to Keep Organized

Organizing a Home Office

Documenting Your Receipts for Tax Purposes

I Just Don't Have Enough Time to Get it All Done!

What is Your Red Light that Stops You?

Left Behind with Paper Clutter

Don't Give Up on Yourself

You Don't Have to be Perfect

Why Are You Procrastinating?

Are You Ready to Forget About 2011?

Challenges of Having a Home-Based Business

Do You Follow a System To Keep Your Office Organized?

Papers, Papers Everywhere!