Attending industry or corporate conferences is a great way to get some great classes that are more focused on what you do. I rarely miss my professional organizers conference. Humans are herd animals and NAPO is one of mine. I thoroughly enjoy … [Read more...]
Impossible Things
You know how sometimes you hear some little thing and it sticks - it resonates in some way that captures your attention. Recently, my honey Ron and I got around to enjoying Johnny Depp in Alice In Wonderland. What ''stuck' for me was a line near … [Read more...]
The Gap Between Promotion and Reality
Maybe it is just me. Maybe it is just a fluke for today. Maybe I'm just so different from the average small B2B business that information doesn't apply to me. I am getting major reinforcement that what 'experts' are telling us to do is more … [Read more...]
When You HAVE To See Your Stuff
A lot of people still subscribe to the idea that being organized means 'pulling a Felix Unger'. The popular Odd Couple character was the fussy one that had to have everything clean, put away and in order. Felix was not organized - he was a … [Read more...]
1 Way to Simplify
I was visiting a companion I Take the Lead group earlier this week. Also in attendance was Dr. Sean Harry who taught the class where I learned how to blog - I highly recommend it. During conversation he joked that I should blog about 76 Ways to … [Read more...]
Clearing Your Schedule
A double mastectomy was enough to let one woman clear her schedule. What about you? I was reading an article in the March issue of Fortune about Esther Dyson and her position as stand-by cosmonaut. After first turning down the option to be a … [Read more...]
Incremental Innovation vs Radical Change
I toured President Garfield's home yesterday while in OH and I had that 'everything-new-is-old-again feeling'. While touring the library Garfield's wife Crete (short for Lucretia) set up in their home as a memorial to the assassinated President, … [Read more...]
Professional Organizers Are People Too!
Those of us naturally inclined to organization can take as much ribbing asthe pack-rat. We have been referred to in unflattering terms - fuss budget, "a"retentive, neat freak - you get the idea. The truth is we all live on a continuum and we are … [Read more...]
Time Liberation Starts With Clarity
Despite what you may have heard, you can not make time, save time, find time, or manage time. You can however liberate it. It is easy for a small business owner, to become a 'poster child for people who do too much'. It is a mistake - one I … [Read more...]
Lessons from the Blackberry Bush
Here in Oregon, blackberries are an invasive species that we spend a lot time trying to irradicate - that is, when we're not busy making jam and pies from the fruit. The difference between pie and pest is the circumstance. Find them along a … [Read more...]