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What to do When Everything is a Top Priority

What to do When Everything is a Top Priority If you find yourself in a situation where all tasks are considered high priority, it's essential to implement additional criteria to make more nuanced decisions. Here are some strategies you can use: Impact and Consequences Assess the potential impact and consequences of each task. Which [...]

2025-04-15T11:34:49-05:00Blog, Business Organizing, Perfectionism, Productivity, Time Management|Comments Off on What to do When Everything is a Top Priority

Tips, Tricks and Tools for Mac Users

There are so many hidden gems on a Mac. If you've been using a Mac forever or just started yesterday, there should be something below that will help you be more productive, efficient or tickle your fancy. Tips First I'll give you several tips about navigating your Mac: Finder Basics: Learn how to navigate Finder, which is [...]

2025-03-23T22:42:35-05:00Blog, Tech Organizing, Uncategorized|Comments Off on Tips, Tricks and Tools for Mac Users

Time Management Makes the World Go Round

No matter what a client needs in our sessions together, we always end up talking about time management in one form or another. Email Management Time management goes hand-in-hand with email management. We spend so much time on email that it has to be a huge part of our overall time management strategy. Paper vs. Electronic [...]

2025-04-06T23:04:24-05:00Business Organizing, Email, Perfectionism, Productivity|Comments Off on Time Management Makes the World Go Round

New Outlook Ribbon – Youtube Video Transcript

Tuesday Tech Training is a video series to help you better navigate your technology and increase productivity. In this video, learn all about the New Outlook ribbon. You will learn what changed from Classic Outlook and how you can customize the New Outlook ribbon to be more efficient and productive. Video Transcript: 00:01 - 00:38 [...]

2025-04-06T23:02:15-05:00Blog, Email, Productivity, Tuesday Tech Training|Comments Off on New Outlook Ribbon – Youtube Video Transcript

Bumps in the Road to Reach a Business I Love

As I told you last month, I began my business in 2011 to effect change for myself and my clients after spending several years feeling like I made no difference in the world in my corporate job. As any business owner knows, there are A LOT of bumps in the road to creating a business you love [...]

2025-04-06T22:54:46-05:00Blog, Business Organizing, Productivity|Comments Off on Bumps in the Road to Reach a Business I Love

Efficiency is Meaningless Without Impact

Ten years ago I was working in the customer service department of a large company, and I knew something was missing. I had helped my department create processes and efficiency, but how was I making a difference in the world? Although it was a good job with good people, I didn't feel like I was making a [...]

2025-02-25T11:54:09-06:00Blog, Business Organizing, Productivity, Time Management|Comments Off on Efficiency is Meaningless Without Impact

Inbox Zero…Good or Bad?

I've had several clients lately who felt like they needed to get to Inbox Zero with their email. One client said she has that embarrassed tightness in her gut when people give her "a look" because of the number of emails shown on her phone or computer. She feels like she should conform to what society says is "good" - [...]

2025-02-28T10:33:36-06:00Blog, Business Organizing, Email, Outlook, Productivity, Tech Organizing|Comments Off on Inbox Zero…Good or Bad?

Good Triggers and Bad Triggers

My life has been full lately - in both the good and bad ways. Everything from covid to an amazing month for my business have reminded me about triggers. First, I'll talk about what I would call the "bad" triggers. These are the things that set us off, also known as the "buttons" that can be [...]

2025-03-07T00:05:43-06:00Blog, Email, Perfectionism, Time Management|Comments Off on Good Triggers and Bad Triggers

Make Sure Your Time is Really Your Time

Lately I've been struggling to keep up with everything, and I end up dipping into time I had set aside for myself. Can you relate? My suggestion to you (and to me) is to make sure your time is really your time. What I mean by this is to set the boundary that once you put [...]

2025-03-23T22:42:22-05:00Blog, Business Organizing, Perfectionism, Productivity, Time Management|Comments Off on Make Sure Your Time is Really Your Time

Do you Suffer From Information Overload?

I don't think it's been listed as a true medical condition yet, but Information Overload is a very real, very unhealthy problem. And I have it. I'll just put it out there. Should I quarantine? Haha. Do you have it? Many of us do, but we don't want to admit it. Information overload is when you [...]

2025-02-14T01:36:17-06:00Blog, Business Organizing, Email, Home Office Organizing, Perfectionism, Productivity, Time Management|Comments Off on Do you Suffer From Information Overload?
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