My Organized Biz

(www.myorganizedbiz.com) – Do you have a lot of books?
Maybe you’re the kind of person for whom having books is really important and getting rid of them is almost painful. Or you might just have a lot of them by default and could be ready for a good purge.
My basic belief is that the books you surround yourself with need to represent who you are and where you’re going. If you have books that represent old parts of you or past careers that have fallen by the wayside, these can keep you energetically stuck and struggling in your business.
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(www.myorganizedbiz.com) – Last week, I encouraged readers (you!) to share about what kinds of visual tricks you use in your organizing. There was a fabulous response and everyone got some great ideas, too!
Check out the full post and awesome comments!
This thread also featured a contest – anyone who replied could be chosen (at random) to receive a $10 gift certificate to my favorite bookstore, Powell’s.
I’m happy to announce that Kristen King of

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I’m so jazzed! Now you can find the information about office organization you want – without having to paw through lists of old articles.
In the column on the right is a nifty new widget that works like any ol’ search engine does: type in a search term and up pops relevant articles with that word in it.
Go ahead and give it a whirl! What’s on your mind today?

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(www.myorganizedbiz.com) – This month I issued a challenge to readers (you) to create a spring cleaning goal for the month of April. Specifically:
1. Pick one thing you want to clean up this month.
2. Post what you’re going to do – here or on your own blog.
3. Then check in at the end of April and share how you did.
Here are some of the people who took the challenge:
Alyson at Art Biz Coach had a decluttering goal…
Kristen of BizChicksRule had an affectionately-named Box of Doom
Barbara had 3 closets to do (after completing her kitchen)
April was actually going to get rid …read more

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(www.myorganizedbiz.com) – Original images by talented artists are featured here every Sunday to encourage rest, contemplation, and delight.
This image is provided by Lori Wolfson of Santa Cruz, CA and used with permission. See more from Lori’s here.

Have a restful Sunday.

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(www.myorganizedbiz.com) – Today, I’m featuring an interview with Maggie McCauley of A New View – a coaching and organizing company.
Jen: Hi Maggie! So tell us about organizing and spirituality. What does one have to do with the other?
Maggie: Organizing brings order to the physical chaos and spiritual practice brings order to a chaotic mind or calm to our inner life. The ancient Chinese proverb, “A cluttered space equals a cluttered mind” rings true for many people. What we feel on the inside is reflected on the outside and vice versa. When we bring order to our lives, both inner and …read more

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(www.myorganizedbiz.com) – If one person’s said it, a thousand have. I’ve said it myself. Does this sound familiar to you?
“I’m really visual. If I can’t see something, I’ll forget all about it and it won’t get done.”
At its worst, people who are strongly visual end up piling things on their desks because they need to be able to see it all. This creates a cramped, cluttered feeling they dislike. Unfortunately, if life gets busy or there isn’t an effective tracking system, things can get out of control and as lost on the desk as a file cabinet.
Visual people hate file …read more

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(www.myorganizedbiz.com) Allison over at Greener Assets is giving away some almost-accidentally-recycled coupons from Office Depot that can save you money. Yes, I know I sound like a commercial, but honest – it’s legit.
Check it out here and enjoy!

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(www.myorganizedbiz.com) – I’m talking about spring cleaning this month and it can be tempting to think that if you just get your paper under control, everything will be fine. But if you just deal with paper, you’re missing the point. The reality is that paper requires maintenance – and so do you.
You’ve probably heard the saying that a cluttered desk is the sign of a cluttered mind. I don’t agree with this notion because it’s an inherently unkind judgment. But I do think that physical clutter indicates a cluttered life – too full of unwanted obligations and acquiescence – and …read more

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(www.myorganizedbiz.com) – Original images by talented artists are featured here every Sunday to encourage rest, contemplation, and delight.
This image is provided by Christine J Morgan of Clarkesville, GA and used with permission. See more of her gorgeous collages at Christine site.

Have a restful Sunday.

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