Get Organized: The Most Productive Week of Your Year is Waiting for You

Every single year, getting organized holds a solid place of honor among most people’s top 10 New Year’s resolutions. At the start of every January, millions of people around the world resolve that this year is the year that they will finally get organized. But by the end of that month, many of those same people are running out of steam as they give up hope of reaching their organizing goals.

This may sound like your own life! If it does, you are not alone. And you’re in good company thinking about your resolution ahead of time, because NOW is one of the best times of the year for you to take action for powerful organizing and achieve your resolution before New Year’s even gets here. (Yes, during the holidays!)
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Get Organized: Time-Wasting Habits – and How to Break Them

"Perfectionism is a paralytic. It’s a powerful venom that causes productivity to die a slow, painful death.” ~ Carmen Coker

When tackling a cluttered lifestyle, sometimes it’s not what you need to get that will help, it’s what you need to get rid of. Today we’re going to talk about three common time-wasters – and actions steps that will help you to get them out of your daily routine so that you can enjoy a clutter-free, stress-free life.

Time Waster #1: Answering the phone every time it rings. Next time you rush to answer the phone when it rings, ask yourself this: Why am I answering the phone? Is it because it’s the polite thing to do? Am I expecting a call? Is it an emergency? Or maybe it’s my favorite radio station telling me that I won $1,000?

Whatever the reason, it’s practically second nature to drop everything when the phone rings. This instinct makes the phone one of the most dangerous enemies of productivity.
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Get Organized: Organizing Tools that Will Take Your Holiday Event From Blah to Brilliant!

Can you imagine the holidays without either throwing a party or attending one? It seems that this time of year just wouldn’t be complete without several get-togethers – or more! Which is why it’s only appropriate to discuss how you can host your own holiday bash in an oh-so organized fashion:

I’ve taken a good look at the do’s and don’ts of party planning and broken it down into the few essentials you need to master for a super soiree. And included easy organizing tips to ensure your party is declared the event of the year!
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