Is This the Year You're Finally Going to Get Organized? Ten Organizing Tricks of the Trade

Oh, those pesky New Year’s resolutions: lose weight, exercise, stop smoking. Oh, and one more: get organized! They tend to be made with great enthusiasm and determination, but are often forgotten by the time February rolls around. Since January is national Get Organized Month, sponsored by the National Association of Professional Organizers (NAPO), here are ten tricks of the trade to help you get started:

Basements and Garages Are Prime Real Estate: Ten Tips to Make the Most of These Neglected Areas

It's time to put away the lawn chairs, wicker tables, garden tools and knick-knacks. Does the accumulation of stuff to be stored seem overwhelming? Where do you put it? That's what basements and garages are for! According to a study by the U.S. Department of Energy, 25% of people with two-car garages didn’t park any cars in them and 32% parked only one. You probably don’t have to think very hard to figure out that most of them are filled with clutter. Basements and garages are often modern-day elephant burial grounds and a major irritation or embarrassment. It doesn’t have to be that way! Consider these ten tips:

Ten Daily Habits to Explode Your Practice

THE HABITS 1) Strengthen who you are by nourishing your mind and spirit. Pray, meditate, and or visualize each day for at least 10 minutes. 2) Make your dreams a reality by planning. State your inten...

Conquer Your Desktop Clutter with Action Files

Action files enable you to unclutter your desk yet still keep reminders and current papers close at hand. Also known as working files, these files are usually separate from -- and in addition to – client, project, or reference files. Action files are for current or pending activities and miscellaneous things you must act on.

Clean Out the Clutter and Move Forward in Your Life

Did you know that the clutter around your home and office is holding you back? Learn an effective strategy for clearing out your mental clutter and moving forward in your life!

Eliminate Distractions and Get More Done!

How often do you reach the end of a busy day and wonder what you've actually accomplished? If you're like most of us, you're constantly being tempted to stray from your main focus, reacting to distractions rather than accomplishing what is really important. One of the most valuable skills you can cultivate is the ability to those eliminate distractions. Eliminating distractions will harness your energy and intensify your focus to accomplish more with less effort.

Being Organized - Is it Worth the Effort?

The payoff of being organized goes beyond saving time, energy, and money. Organization increases the likelihood of success in achieving your goals. Here are a few ideas to help you get better organized.

Organizing Your Day

When I first started working from home, it seemed I was working all the time. The truth was if I really added up all the hours, I really wasn’t working more than 8 hours a day. But I worked all week, including weekends for eight hours, because I wanted to be successful.

Do You Need to Solve Every Issue (Right Away)?

You do not have to solve every issues that you (and other members in the organization) come across. It would be nice to solve everything at once, but some issues need some time. So what should you do?

Pile, Don't File!

What to do when filing papers is not your strong suit, or if you are afraid you will forget about something if you file it? There are options that allow you to keep your beloved piles, and still make things easy to find both for you and for the people who work for you. This article shows you how.

Do I Need It?

Needs and wants are two very different things. We need food, a roof over our heads and clothes to cover our bodies. We need an income to pay for our house, utilities, and car. When it comes to what we want, the sky is the limit. But, is what we want realistic?

Be Organized--Be Frugal!

Organization helps save time, thereby helping save money. Here are a few easy to implement ideas to help you be better organized this year.

Storage Space - Create Extraordinary Solutions

If you are just paying month after month for storage space, you might take a moment to re-think your set up, and make a new plan - saving yourself some money while you're at it.