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Managing Your Papers: Inbox, Outbox, and Everything In Between
By Joshua Zerkel · 12 years ago
Set up a system that syncs with the lifecycle of paper.
No matter how organized the rest of your office may be, it’s easy to feel like things are out of control when your desk ...
Top Organizing Tips for Creative Professionals
By Joshua Zerkel · 12 years ago
As someone whose previous career was in the design industry, I know how much of a challenge it can be for busy, creative people to get and stay organized. When you’re faced with meeting client ...
Avoid the "Stuff Shuffle": Make a Storage Map
By Joshua Zerkel · 12 years ago
Creating a diagram on paper of how and where your items are stored will make them easier to find—and easier to put away.
So, you’ve bought your storage unit, and you’re ready to put everything ...
5 Strategies for Clearing Out Old Emails
By Joshua Zerkel · 12 years ago
5 Strategies for Clearing Out Old Emails
Email gets old really fast—especially if you’re receiving lots and lots of emails every day. The ones you received last month, six months ago, or last year may ...
4 Steps To Upgrading Your Time Management System
By Joshua Zerkel · 12 years ago
We all share the same finite resource – time. No matter what we do, we can’t magically add more time into our days, or extend our weeks. Therefore, how well we manage our time, and ...
Take Action! Two Steps to Planning Your Organization Project
By Joshua Zerkel · 12 years ago
Begin with a Master Action Plan, and supplement it with a detailed list of everything that needs to be done.
Once you’ve assessed what isn’t working in your workspace, and you’ve come up with some ...
Travel Smart: 3 Tips for Organized Gadget Travel
By Joshua Zerkel · 12 years ago
Travel Smart: 3 Tips for Organized Gadget Travel
I travel quite a bit for both business and for fun, and I can’t think of the last time I went somewhere without some tech in tow, ...
3 Tips for Sticking to Your Top Priorities
By Josh Zerkel · 12 years ago
As new tasks come at you, keep your top goals in mind.
When you’ve got to stay on top of lots of different tasks in your job, sometimes it’s the biggest priorities that get lost ...
3 Easy Ways to Get Tasks Off Your Plate (and Onto Someone Else’s)
By Joshua Zerkel · 13 years ago
You can streamline, combine, and massage tasks ad infinitum, but most of us will reach a point where there are simply too many things for one individual to do. At that point, you have a ...
Strategies for Success! Reach your organizing goals with these easy tips!
By Joshua Zerkel · 13 years ago
The prospect of getting organized at home or at work can seem pretty daunting. Working towards your organizing goals can be energized with anticipation and effort, or can be derailed by frustration and confusion. It’s ...
3 Top Tips for Dealing with Noise Pollution in Your Home Office
By Joshua Zerkel · 13 years ago
"If I do my invoicing, I’ll be able to reach my monthly cash flow goals, but I can’t concentrate with all the traffic noise!"
"I’d love to work on that proposal, but my neighbor’s dog ...
Ch-Ch-Changes Meeting Life’s Changes Head-On
By Joshua Zerkel, Cpo · 13 years ago
A wise person once said, "The more things change, the more they stay the same." We organizers work with our clients on transforming their lives by making changes to their habits and their environments. If ...
Why You Can Not Get Organized in a Weekend
By Joshua Zerkel · 13 years ago
When talking with potential clients, I’m often struck by how distressed they sound with their organizing and productivity challenges, and how their businesses, and their lives, are affected by what’s going on in their space ...