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Speaking of Time Management and Organizing

Here’s a great organizing resource:  

I “met” Julie throught the Marketing Salad membership group. She is a professional organizer with a comprehensive website with lots of tips for organzing off and online. I highly recommend  your check out her web site here and her blog here.

I hate Microsoft Vista and Dell Computers!

Words can’t express how annoyed and frustrated I am at the moment.  I have a Dell laptop with Windows Vista that a friend gave me about a year ago. It is no secret that Vista has glitches and problems -my computer included. Well, yesterday everything came to a head when

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Time Management 101 – Part Three – Practical Suggestions

In today’s time management post I’d like to offer a few practical suggestions to take with you in your daily life. I’m sure you know these already; but, if you are anything like me, a little reminder wouldn’t hurt!

1.  Prioritize. At the end of your day or first

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Take Time to “Be”

It’s time to tell on my self. In spite of the fact that I’m in the process of writing a blog series on time management (you can find it here, here and here), I’ve been feeling somewhat overwhelmed.

Last Tuesday my husband and I officially put our house up for sale*

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Techno Thursday: Time Tracking

In keeping with the time management theme, I want to talk about one of my most useful business tools: time tracking software.

I remember reading on a Virtual Assistant web site once that she does not use time tracking software.  That boggles my mind. Why? Because it  is essential to keep

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Time Management 101 – Part Two – Setting Priorities

Last week we spent some time discovering our time wasters. Today I would like to talk about setting priorities and ridding yourself of those time wasters that are sucking out all of your time and energy.

When I was in the AssistU virtual training program, one of the things we talked

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Do You Use Filler Words in Your Writing?

When you are in conversation with someone, do you notice if you or your companion uses filler words? You know, words like umm, hmm and others that “fill-up” the silence.

Have you ever noticed if you filler words in your writing? I have, especially since I’ve started blogging. As a matter

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Time Management 101 – Part One – Discovering Your Time Wasters

I know you are busy and have a lot on your plate already, but I would like you to do a little experiment. This exercise is important and will become more apparent as time goes by, so please trust me and go along with it.What I want you to do

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Motivational Monday: Life without Limits

If you are having a rough day, or losing your focus, check out this video. It is Christian in nature (and a bit long at 8:59 minutes), but no matter what your faith background is, this video is sure to inspire you to think beyond the limits of possibility:

Time Management 101 : Introduction

The end of August, beginning of September, is a busy time and often a time of transition. As I was getting my son ready for his first day of preschool, re-arranging my schedule and client work, I thought it would be a good idea to do a series on time

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