Welcome to Mission #7 of our 52 Organizing Missions. So far we’ve spent our 30-minute missions decluttering our homes, detoxing our handbags, briefcases and cars, sorting our bills and messages, and saying no to free stuff we simply don’t need. This week we deserve a reward! So this week’s mission is all about being happy. […]
You may know I researched and wrote a thesis on happiness for the honors year of my psych degree. During that year I learned many fabulous, life-changing things about being happy – even for people who aren’t ‘born happy’ – and I’ll share these with you over time. One of the most wonderful things I […]
If you have a question on personal organization, decluttering, simplicity, or goals, feel free to ask away on my Facebook page. Here’s a recent one… Q: So what are the getting organized tips for moving house? The only thing I can think of is leave it to your wife to do. A: Excessive spousal […]
Welcome to Mission #6 of our 52 Organizing Missions. If you’ve completed our previous mission Get Organized Mission #5: Become A Smart Verbal Communicator, congratulations! This week we’re about to tackle your chariot – a place you spend a lot of time and, if you live in a busy city, a place you might feel […]
Often I get reader questions that I think might apply to other readers, too. So I’m starting a little ‘column’ of organizing Q & A. If you have a question relating to a post, personal organization, decluttering, simplicity or goals, simply post your question on the blog. If it’s of broad interest I’ll do my […]
Welcome to Mission #5 of our 52 Get Organized Missions. If you’ve completed the previous mission Get Organized Mission #4: Forgo The Freebies then give yourself a pat on the back! This week’s task will help you save time and increase productivity every single day – simply by being smarter and more proactive in your routine […]
Welcome to Mission #4 of our 52 Get Organized Missions. If you’ve got your finances sorted now after completing our previous mission (Get Organized Mission #3: Organize Your Bills) then you’ll be happy with this week’s change of pace. This week’s task involves a mindset shift. Our aim is to raise the barrier for accepting […]
Welcome to Mission #3 of our 52 Organizing Missions. If you’ve completed the previous two missions Get Organized Mission #1: Fill a Hu-u-uge Trash Bag and Get Organized Mission #2: Detox Your Briefcase/Tote/Bag, congratulations! Keep up the momentum with this week’s task, which helps you get your finances sorted. This is one of those high-payoff […]
Welcome to Mission #2 of our 52 Organizing Missions. If you completed last week’s Get Organized Mission Fill a-Hu-u-uge-Trash-Bag you’re probably feeling pretty fabulous right now. If not – what are you waiting for! This week we’re getting organized on a smaller scale. We’re about to streamline the receptacle you take with you into the […]
Welcome to the first of our 52 Organizing Missions. In some ways this is a challenging one – but you’ll feel so wonderful, liberated and light when it’s done I think it’s worth diving in the deep end right away. And remember – it is only 30 minutes. Ready? Get Organized Mission #1: Fill a […]
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NOW AVAILABLE: 52 Organizing Missions. I’ve invited readers to let public commitment help them get motivated and make progress on their organizing tasks. In short, here’s what I’ve suggested… 52 Mini Organizing Missions What I’ll do: Each week I’ll give you a mini organizing mission via the Get Organized Blog (right here!). It will only […]
It’s spring in the northern hemisphere – a time traditionally associated with clearing the cobwebs and making a fresh start. And the Easter break is a popular time for people to attack the accumulated clutter in their lives. If you’re tackling your own spring-cleaning or clutter-clearing project, here are some tips to help. How […]
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Here are 10 truly awesome organizing tips. They could dramatically change your life. Use them at your own peril! 1. Laundry Save enormous time and expense when it comes to washing your clothes. How? Stop washing them. Instead, continue to wear your apparel until people start to complain or the dog will no longer […]
We’ve gone 2.0! All the Get Organized Wizard products (excluding e-books) are now fully interactive. You can enter text onscreen, edit, save and print. Plus they’re fully hyperlinked, so the navigation has gone warp-drive. There’s no special software needed – it all works with the usual Adobe PDF Reader. Now it’s even easier and more […]
From time to time I tweet tips for simplifying your life. Here’s a digest of the tips so far. I’ll keep adding the latest tips to the top of this post. To catch the tips ‘live’, Tips For Simplifying Your Life 13. Feel lighter Too much stuff in your home and your life […]
This week I presented a webinar (sharing the cyber-stage with Facebook hotshot Mari Smith) on Social Networking for the Australian Businesswomen’s Network. Here’s an overview… 5 Simple Steps To Organizing Your Social Networking 1. Decide on your social networking objective – Why participate? 2. Choose your social networks – Twitter, Facebook, others? 3. Create a […]
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Use this proven 5 Step Goal Setting process. Includes a free interactive SMART Goals Template and Instructional video.
Sick of hearing how important relationships are? Tired of all the talk about how awesome it is to have friends and loved ones? Don’t fret – help is at hand! Follow these amazing tips and you won’t have to worry about having good relationships (or, well, any relationships) – whether with romantic partners, family or […]
Do you have a home-based business or work from home? Does work time blend seamlessly and unnervingly into home time?
Our very special New Year’s Resolution prices have been extremely popular! But the specials end this week.