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Posts Tagged ‘simplify’

How to Easily Say No…(Sometimes)

I have a confession to make. I love to say no. Every time I say no, I know I am keeping things open to reach my own goals. So of course I say yes to those things. This is a distinction that some of you have trouble with. Every time you say yes to something,…

Is Time Getting Away From You?

It happens to people all the time. They get to the end of the day and think, “I worked hard all day and didn’t get anything done.” What has really happened is they have been distracted by bright shiny objects, people and things that keep us from working on what will helpus achieve our goals….

Resistance

I looked up the definition of Streamline last week. You know, to see if there was a hidden meaning to exploit in my marketing efforts. According to Webster’s Streamline means: 1) made with contours to reduce resistance to motion; 2) simplified; 3) modernized. I am intrigued by the notion of resistance and how to move…

Change with Attitude

I have heard several potential clients say that they are hopeless, or that they will never be able to do it. I want you to know that if you can drive a car, you can get and stay organized.  But it won’t happen if you continue the defeatist attitude. Simplifying your environment, and by extension…

A Better Project Approach

When most people start a new project, they start pulling all the pieces of paper that they think will help them onto the desk. The intention is that if the information is in front of them they will work on it. The trouble with this method is that routine tasks get buried and overlooked. A…

What Does Simple Mean to You?

What Does Simple Feel Like? I have been working on my business and it is growing – growing more complicated. You know I like simple. So, as soon as I started to feel overwhelmed, I paused and took a look at where things got so complicated. For me it is usually other people’s expectations and…

Feng Shui & Clutter

I’ve spent years helping my clients dig out from under their piles. Almost all of them express an interest in Feng Shui. Some have the idea that the practice will magically remove the clutter from their lives. Many have placed mirrors, crystals and the color red in strategic places and wonder why the clutter is…

Adaptable Systems

I have always been a one project at a time, then on to the next kind of girl. It’s a good system and keeps me from becoming overwhelmed. This year I decided to create some new programs and ways of delivering my message of simplicity. Ideas came quickly and overwhelm followed. Luckily, I’m an expert…

I Don’t Have Time Too

Most of us have said it at one point or another, “I don’t have the time too….” Usually when we are feeling the most overwhelmed by the quantity of items vying for our time. It is the first excuse most people give me. “I don’t have the time to get organized.” Your thinking is wrong….

Is Time Getting Away From You?

It happens to people all the time. They get to the end of the day and think, “I worked hard all day and didn’t get anything done.” What has really happened is they have been distracted by bright shiny objects, people and things that keep us from working on what will helpus achieve our goals….