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Sharon Lowenheim - EzineArticles.com Expert Author
Sharon Lowenheim, MBA, MSE, spent over 20 years working for three of the world’s largest corporations (Mobil Oil, Philip Morris, and Pfizer). She saw firsthand how the accelerating pace of incoming information has made staying organized increasingly difficult, and how today’s “time-saving tools” have made things worse instead of better.
Sharon is a native New Yorker. She has never lived in a house and has never owned a car! She has thus spent a lifetime ... [More]
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- Setting Up Your Desk Area
[Self-Improvement:Organizing] Once they have gotten rid of piles of paper and rediscovered the tops of their desks, clients often ask me what is the best way to set up their desk areas. Sit down at your desk and spread out your arms in all directions. Any part of your desk that is at your fingertips is what I refer to as "prime real estate".
- Cold Weather Transition
[Self-Improvement:Organizing] Now is the time to remind yourself what your winter outerwear looks like, as well as to say goodbye to your summer gear. Here are some steps to make that cold weather transition a smooth one.
- Stop Running Out
[Self-Improvement:Organizing] Do you find yourself making urgent trips to the store because you've run out of an important item? Or worse yet, having to manage without something because you can't get to the store? By planning ahead, you can be sure to always have what you need when you need it.
- Preparing For Disaster
[Reference-and-Education:Survival-and-Emergency] Did you know that September is National Preparedness Month? The U.S. Department of Homeland Security and Citizen Corps have sponsored this event for the last sixyears to encourage Americans to prepare for all kinds of emergencies. What do you need to do in order to be prepared? Create an emergency kit, and develop a communications plan.
- Back-To-School Organizing Tips
[Self-Improvement:Organizing] It's Labor Day, which means no matter how we try to deny it, summer is officially over! For many of us, the end of summer means back to school. How can you help your kids to stay organized during the school year?
- Slow Down, You Move Too Fast
[Self-Improvement:Time-Management] Are you tired of rushing to your next appointment? Do you experience continual stress because you cut it too close and are always in danger of arriving late? Here's a solution to improve your on-time record as well reduce your stress level.
- Drop Before You Shop
[Self-Improvement:Organizing] Do you find yourself shopping for new things even though your home is already stuffed? Follow these tips when you go shopping to ensure that you don't just add to the clutter.
- Don't Let Your Stuff Crowd You Out!
[Self-Improvement:Organizing] You've all heard of Parkinson's law, which states that work expands to fill the time available for its completion. Here is the Organizing Goddess's corollary: Stuff expands to fill the space available for its storage.
- Four Words That Cause Clutter
[Self-Improvement:Organizing] What if I told you that if you banished one four-word phrase from your vocabulary, you could live a clutter-free life? Those four words are: "I'll do it later."
- Work at Your Peak Efficiency
[Self-Improvement:Organizing] In two days, I will be flying to Orlando to attend the annual organizers' conference. My focus for the next two days is be as efficient as possible: plowing through my to-do list, answering e-mails with rapidity, turning down requests for meetings, and delaying until next week anything that doesn't need to be done now. I plan to leave my inbox completely empty, and my desk clear of paper. Wouldn't it be nice if we could work this efficiently all the time, and not just when we are about to take a trip?
- A Paperless Society?
[Self-Improvement:Organizing] The advent of the computer age was supposed to herald a paperless society. Those of us on the receiving end know that this did not happen. How can we ever expect to keep paper at bay?
- Collection, Or Clutter?
[Self-Improvement:Organizing] At what point does a collection become clutter? Collections usually start off innocently enough. You accumulate two or three items you love, and before long, you become obsessed with owning as many as you can. Friends begin noticing your accumulation and start adding to it. Eventually, your home is overrun with them, whether they be of potential value, like Hummels or original Barbie dolls, or whimsical, like ceramic pigs or stuffed smiley-faces.
- Organizing For Recession
[Self-Improvement:Organizing] Bank bailouts, the Wall Street meltdown, increased layoffs - it seems like a good time to cut back on expenses. With so much uncertainty, you may not realize that organizing is a great investment. How can organizing position you to weather a recession?
- How Long Should I Keep My Tax Records?
[Finance:Taxes] This is a question that almost everyone has, but to which few can supply a satisfactory answer. Here are some guidelines.
- Making New Year's Resolutions That Stick
[Self-Improvement:Organizing] New Year's Resolutions have become a cliche. Everybody makes them and everybody breaks them! How many times have you made a solemn vow to yourself on January 1st, only to give up in frustration by January 8th?
- The Top Ten Moving Mistakes - And How to Avoid Them
[Self-Improvement:Organizing] Staying organized during a move is difficult, but it can make all the difference between a smooth move and a rocky one. See what organizing mistakes people who are moving make most often, and how you can avoid making those same mistakes.
- The 10 Biggest Organizing Mistakes and How to Avoid Them!
[Self-Improvement:Organizing] Many people want to get organized but don't know how to take the first step. Unfortunately, the first step many of them take is the wrong step! Here are the ten biggest mistakes that would-be organizers make, and how to avoid them.
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