Extraordinary Results October Newsletter 2005
Clearing Out the Clutter

>> Personal Note

Thank you, thank you to all who participated in my “Name My Product” survey. Also, thank you to those who wrote me that they didn’t really like any of the titles and gave me suggestions. I have the most wonderful people who subscribe to my newsletter!

All of those who answered the survey had a chance to win the product and congratulations to the winner of the complete Organize Your Life Today! Workbook and CD set - Aubrey Gilbert of Sioux Falls, SD. When I contacted her and told her that she won she said "I am so excited to win the workbook and 4-CD set! I consider myself a fairly organized person, but there is always room for improvement. I feel that organization brings peace to people's lives." You are so right, Aubrey!

After much thought and soul searching (this title thing was much harder than I thought!) I combined some of the title ideas along with suggestions AND…drum roll… here is the product title:

Organize Your Life Today!

The complete guide that saves you time, reduces your stress, and increases the quality of your life.

I am so excited after all the time and work of writing and taping to present to you Organize Your Life Today!

  Organize Your Life Today!
4-CD Set and Workbook

Organize Your Life Today! Home Kit

Organize Your Life Today! Office Kit

I found out that from your responses to my first survey that the feeling of being overwhelmed and not knowing where to start was what kept most of you from getting organized. These are exactly the issues this product faces head on.

• With the “Organize Your Life Today Workbook” I will be there every step of the way telling you where to start and what to do to organize your life.
• In the 1st CD “Organize Your Life Today: The START™ Method” you will find out exactly how to get started and start achieving your organizing goals using the 7 Steps to Stop Feeling Overwhelmed process.
• In the 2nd CD “Organize Your Office and Paper Pile-Up Today” you’ll discover how to finally clear all those papers off your desk.
• In the 3rd CD “Organize Your Kitchen and Closet Today” you will learn methods to start saving time in the kitchen and really get your closet organized.
• With the Bonus CD “Extraordinary Forms “ you will get all the forms and worksheets to easily print everything you need off your own computer.

Sound good? I think so! You no longer have to feel alone as you face the clutter and stress in your home and office. We can do this together.

Please visit www.OrganizeYourLifeToday.com and find out how easy it is for you to receive this complete guide to changing your life.

>> Feature Article—Clearing Out the Clutter

Fall is a great time of year to think about clearing up space in your life (physical and mental).

Some ideas:

• Clean out your e-mail inbox.
• Go through your clothes closet and clear out the summer and get ready for fall. Don’t put anything back in your closet that you don’t love and doesn’t fit. Yes, doesn’t fit. You can bin up those clothes for later if you like, but they don’t belong in your closet. Give clothes away—you’ll feel great and someone else will really thank you.
• The makeup drawer. Trust me – you probably only use 10% of all that’s there.
• Pick a spot in your home where you can curl up and read a good book. Get rid of anything in the spot that causes stress and have this be your ‘place’.
• The glasses cupboard in your kitchen. How many do you really use?
• Hall closet. Give away the coats you don’t use any more and bring to the cleaners the ones you like.
• Craft area. Do you really have time to finish those uncompleted projects?
• Shoes? Enough said!

You get the idea! Make a list of 5 areas in your home that you need to clean out, pick one, and start tomorrow!

Here is a simple truth: everything we have in our life either nourishes us or drains us. It either supports our dreams and desires or sabotages them. If too much clutter in your immediate environment is draining you, you are caught in the clutter trap and it’s time to do something about it.

>> Quick Tip

This tip came from one of my subscribers (and my son’s teacher!) who uses The Tickler File System:

"I was reading one of your articles and it reminded me of something I use with my Tickler File System. I wrote out the birthdays and anniversaries of each month that I don't want to miss, put this in my month file, and pull it out at the beginning of the month. Each Sunday I sit down and write the cards for that week then file the list on the next Sunday's date and do it again. At the end of the month the list goes back into the month's file for next year (I update as I go if there are birthdays to add). Writing the cards is also a great Sabbath day activity - calming, loving, uplifting.

>> Computer Tip

Google (www.google.com) seems so simple - enter your keyword and click search. It works great, and millions of people do it millions of times each day.  But there is more to Google than meets the eye.  Google has many other useful functions, one of which is the capability of doing advanced searches. Google’s advanced search lets you search with more precision. Click on “Advanced Search” to the right of the keyword entry field on the home page to see the extra search capabilities Google offers.

One of the handiest tools Google provides is simply the ability to search in different ways with the keywords you’ve entered. You can do this by going to the advanced search page, or by using some shortcuts when entering your keywords on the Google home page.

Let’s say you want to search for some business success stories and would like to use the shortcuts rather than going to the advanced search page. Here are some of the results you will get using these shortcuts on the Google home page.

** The minus sign is best used when searching for something specific while trying to weed out a few options. Let’s say you want to find business success stories, but aren’t interested in ones from the pork belly industry. You might try entering “business success stories” – pork – bellies.

You’ve probably discovered that even if you know these shortcuts, internet research can take a long time. There’s just so much information out there, and the sources of the information aren’t always respectable.

This article was contributed by Leslee Beldotti of  Virtual Assistance LAB.
You can contact Leslee at 512.496.7444, or by email.

>> Workshops/Teleclasses

See my workshop schedule at my blog – organizedresults.blogharbor.com.

For those of you in the Sioux Falls, SD area Thompson Law, P.C. is sponsoring my GO Seminar on Oct. 26 from 9 – noon in the Oak Centre I office complex. This workshop is open enrollment and the fee is only $149 which includes a GO System Implementation Packet and the book “Getting Organized”. Since I rarely speak for an open enrollment workshop this is your chance to take advantage of this life-changing seminar.

After attending the workshop you will:

• Improve your ability to focus and concentrate
• Gain more control over your workload
• Easily and quickly prioritize your workload
• Get more done in less time
• Increase your contribution to the bottom-line results of your organization

To register, download the registration form at  www.elizabethhagen.com/goseminarregistration and fax or sen d it to me.

I’m in the process now of booking fall and winter speaking engagements. If your business or organization would like to start off this fall being more focused, organized, and productive please visit the Speaking page on my website. It’s time to make your life easier!