When Life throws us rough waters, we may need to step away or take a break from our business for a short time. An annual plan can support you to get back on course faster and easier. Life’s Hiccups They say that Life is what happens when you are busy making other plans. It might be events over which you…
Setting up for a prosperous year can be an exciting task. You are at the beginning of another new year and planning is on the brain. Setting up New Year’s resolutions? Have a project you want to accomplish? Is there a particular goal that you are committed to? Or, like my mentoring clients, are you setting up a plan for…
We are in Thanksgiving season; this is a great time to get organized with gratitude. Canadian Thanksgiving has just passed. American Thanksgiving is just around the corner. But how does gratitude help someone get organized? It all started when… I read Marie Kondo’s book, The Life-changing Magic of Tidying Up. One of the strategies that Kondo recommends is thanking the…
Subatomic Steps: Energy in the Smallest Apparently, subatomic is the smallest unit we can measure that has energy in it. While that may seem like a random fact, it was anything but random when I came across the word. Subatomic steps still move us forward. Earlier this week I was looking for a word to use on my Instagram posts. Every…
Is Summer Vacation Productivity Time? How can doing less, rest and recharge help us all be more productive? It’s summer time in the northern hemisphere. For many people that means a chance to take time off, kick back maybe at the cottage, beach, on a dock or just in the backyard with a barbecue. Or as I heard last night…
Decision fatigue is more common than one might think. As an organizing professional I see it a lot. But what is it really, how does it show up and what can be done about it? This blog article takes a look at the idea from an organizers perspective. Definition According to Wikipedia, decision fatigue refers to the impact of having…
