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- Organizing Tips for the Entryway - by Submitted on Feb 09, 2010 from Lisa MontanaroThe entryway. Depending on your home, it can be an entire mud room with lots of space, a formal foyer at the front of your house, a breezeway from the garage, or a portion of a hall in a small apartment. Regardless of where it is, or its size, if it is organized, your homecoming will always be ...
Views: 1696 - Procrastination: Time Management’s Enemy - by Submitted on Jul 15, 2011 from Lisa MontanaroAh, procrastination. Most people experience it at one time or another. Procrastination can be a deep-seated problem involving fear of failure or success, or a natural result of overload. Regardless of why you are experiencing procrastination, there are ways to overcome it! How you choose to ...
Views: 2023 - Repeat After Me: "I Resolve to Take Action on my New Year's Resolutions" - by Submitted on Dec 23, 2010 from Lisa MontanaroAh, New Year's Resolutions. They come but once per year, and cause quite a stir. Indeed, people talk about their New Year's Resolutions quite freely. A small portion of people even write them down. But how many truly achieve them? The number is probably dismally small. Why? Because most people ...
Views: 1387 - Stay Connected, Not Addicted, by Using Technology Wisely - by Submitted on Sep 12, 2013 from Lisa MontanaroWith all of the technology devices at our fingertips these days, it is easier than ever to stay connected 24-7. But, how do we balance the need and desire to stay connected with the danger of technology taking over? By continuing to be the master of technology, not the servant! I travel a lot ...
Views: 1566 - Still Don’t Know What You Want To Be When You Grow Up? It Ain’t Over Just Yet! - by Submitted on Sep 30, 2014 from Lisa MontanaroThink back to when you were just a wee little boy or girl. Do you remember the question people used to ask all of the time? “What do you want to be when you grow up?” I was thinking about that question today and realized that on so many levels, it is totally unfair! First, how in the world do ...
Views: 1572 - The Law as a Shield: Protect Yourself and Your Business - by Submitted on Apr 23, 2009 from Lisa MontanaroIs the Threat of a Lawsuit a Real Fear? As a small business owner, you may be one of the 48% concerned about frivolous or unfair lawsuits. According to the U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform, actual lawsuits and the fear of lawsuits cost U.S. small businesses $98 million in 2005. That ...
Views: 1326 - The Power of Unscheduling Your Calendar: Giving Priority to Typically Unstructured Activities - by Submitted on May 11, 2018 from Lisa MontanaroThere is a practice that I have been using for years when it comes to my schedule and how I allocate my time. It is a habit I started doing years ago because I am very calendar-focused. I pretty much put everything on my calendar. And by everything, I mean even activities that most people ...
Views: 1042 - The Wisdom of Creating a Not-To-Do List - by Submitted on Sep 27, 2012 from Lisa MontanaroAs a productivity consultant, success coach, and business strategist, it is my "job" to ensure that my clients are being the most productive they can be in order to be successful. Or is it? It may come as a surprise that many of my clients seek me out not to be more productive, but to actually ...
Views: 1315 - Time Management in a Bucket: A Creative Way to Manage Your Time - by Submitted on Aug 07, 2013 from Lisa MontanaroTime management has become one of those over-used terms, in my opinion, and has lost its luster. Many people think that time management an ever-elusive skill or concept that they will never master, and have just sort of given up (kind of like life-work balance, but I will save that for another ...
Views: 1594 - Want to Be More Focused & Productive? Take a Bite Out of a Tomato... Introducing The Pomodoro Technique - by Submitted on Jun 23, 2016 from Lisa MontanaroMost of us want to be more productive and focused. We want to get more done in less time, and work smarter, as opposed to harder. But we also live in the real world, where we have responsibilities, to-do's piling up, people relying on us, and a laundry list of tasks that we want to get ...
Views: 1153 - What Does it Mean to "Be Productive?" Different Strokes for Different Folks - by Submitted on May 31, 2013 from Lisa MontanaroRecently, I posted the following series of questions on my Facebook business page: How do you define being "productive"? Do you think of it as literally producing more? Or is it about helping you feel more in control or "balanced"? Do you tie it into impacting your bottom line and making more ...
Views: 1177 - What the St. Lucians Can Teach Us About Running a Successful Business - by Submitted on Mar 05, 2010 from Lisa MontanaroI am always amazed at how travel can improve your business and your life. Recently, my husband and I visited the beautiful Caribbean island of St. Lucia. It was a fantastic vacation by all accounts. The island is a marvel of nature with soaring peaks, an active volcano, lush rainforests, ...
Views: 1459 - What's Your "Art"? Make Sure You Let It Out Personally or Professionally - by Submitted on Apr 11, 2014 from Lisa MontanaroIn the amazing book The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron, she discusses the concept that all of us have an "art" that runs deep within us yearning to break out. This art can literally be an artistic talent like painting, writing, or performing, but it could also be something else entirely. It can ...
Views: 1481 - Who is There to Pull You Up By Your Boots in Business? - by Submitted on Mar 23, 2012 from Lisa Montanaro"None of us got where we are solely by pulling ourselves up by our bootstraps. We got here because somebody -- a parent, a teacher, an Ivy League crony or a few nuns -- bent down and helped pick us up by our boots." ~ Thurgood Marshall In the quote above, Justice Marshall was onto something ...
Views: 1353 - “Green” Organizing: An Earth-Friendly Combination - by Submitted on Apr 23, 2009 from Lisa MontanaroWhile “green” and organizing may sound unrelated, promoting green consciousness is a natural extension of the organizing process. Professional organizers enter homes and businesses on a regular basis, and armed with proper knowledge, a professional organizer can assist clients in becoming more ...
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