>> Personal Note

Thank you so much to all of you who completed the survey that I sent out. It was interesting to read the answers and discover what you are all struggling with as far as getting organized. Overwhelmingly the areas that cause the most stress are not having enough time followed by paper pile-up. I was not surprised as these are the two areas that I work most with my one-on-one-consulting clients.

So, the product that I’m developing will focus on these two areas along with some other ‘hot’ spots to help you gain control back over your life! I am so excited to be developing a tool that step-by-step will help you become more organized, focused, and productive.

I will send out a special newsletter when I’m ready to launch the product. My target date is early fall.

I recently attended the NSA (National Speaker’s Association) national convention in Atlanta. It was an incredible experience! Of course, all the speakers were great and I learned a lot. But, I think the best thing was to meet and visit with people who truly are making changes in people’s lives. And everyone has an interesting story about how they became a speaker.

If you are feeling like your office is out of control and you wonder what you get done each day I invite you to consider having me speak at your business or association. The GO System: Get Organized for Life workshop has helped thousands to increase their productivity, decrease stress, and eliminate distracting clutter. Within a few hours of attending this workshop and applying the principles your new work habits and organized workspace will advertise competence, confidence, and professionalism.

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!

>> Feature Article - It's All about Time

You may have heard the term "Pareto Principle" or the 80/20 rule. This term means that a little bit of one thing generates a great deal of something else. For every 10 tasks that you do in a morning; 2 tasks will give you 80% or your results and 8 tasks will only give you 20% of your results.

While many of us have heard this principle few apply it in their lives. Start applying this principle and it will change your life. You will learn to start focusing on what's important and let the unimportant go.

Take a piece of paper and draw a line down the middle vertically. On the left make a list of everything you do – I mean everything! From changing the baby's diaper to marketing your business. Then on the right side decide if this task is in your unique ability (only you do it well) and put a UA by the task, put an E if you are excellent at this task, C if you are Competent, or I = Incompetent.

Now, take a deep breath and dump the I’s and C’s. Either stop doing them, delegate them to someone else, or hire someone to do them. I know this may take a huge leap of faith but if you do this you will be amazed at how your life changes. Your time can now be spent on what is truly important and what you do very well.

>> Quick Tip

Get in the habit of having a set time each week to look over the week's activities and get your calendar up to date for the week. Use my grocery list/menu planner and plan the week's menus. As you fill in the menu for the week check and see if you have the ingredients in your kitchen. When you know what's for supper in the morning the whole day goes better!

>> Computer Tip

Have an e-mail that you want to respond to later but afraid you'll forget about it? If you are an Outlook user simply right click on the e-mail and drag to the calendar icon. A box will pop up so that you can pick the date and time to respond to the e-mail. Now the e-mail is in your calendar! You can do this same method with e-mails and the Tasks feature in Outlook. Again, right click the e-mail and drag it to the Tasks icon. It will now be in your to-do list.

>> Workshops/Teleclasses

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

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