ARoundTuit Organizing & Productivity

Thanks to Toodledo, I have been able to accomplish an unprecedented amount of boring but vital admin work this week.

Yes, even a productivity evangalist has her challenges. I dislike burocracy and paperwork as much as anyone else.  A small but growing pile taunted me at my desk. So I moved to another room.

Unfortunately, my conscience follows me everywhere. I know I have to fill out those forms.  And not just one page.  We’re talking projects.

This week, I decided to take … Continue Reading

“I bet this is the worst mess you’ve ever seen”, you say. “Not by far”, I say, and close the subject.

But then, what do I think when I enter an office (or an entire building) full of clutter?  In-boxes filled with hundreds of unread emails? Months and months of unopened office mail?

Or,when I meet a talented professional who’s disorganization is hurting his or her career?

In most cases, these thoughts come  to mind:

1. Your are under a lot of stress. It is eating away

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If you’ve been following my blogging launch in 2008, you may have noticed a sudden nose-dive in posts. It’s disappointing, to say the least, to feel “left hanging”. I’m here today to tell you that I’M BACK! and to let you in some personal experiences I’ve grown through recently. Keep reading – this is to your advantage!

We all know someone who thinks the world would be a better place if only we (or they) could “fix” our weaknesses. True, in theory.  In reality, trying to “fix” ourselves or someone else often leads to disappointment at best, conflict, low self-esteem and  dissolved relationships at worst.

The hallmark of my organizing and … Continue Reading

Many people enjoy their jobs, and many don’t.  Some people can work *just* for money, and some can’t.  We can get all kinds of non-monetary benefits from our jobs: recognition, personal growth, learning new hard and soft skills, to name a few.  But, the most amazing benefit of all is when our job is aligned with our personal core values. In those cases, working is *hardly* work, and the money becomes the cherry on the cake.

If you’ve always dreamed of being able to say “I … Continue Reading