My Organized Biz

One quick way to group files into easily manageable bites is to use color coding. By grouping categories of files – such as financial, marketing, administration – you’ll better see what you need at a glance.
Visually grouping your files will help when you’re filing. You can quickly see where something needs to go. An invoice? Oh, that goes in green (it’s okay to have more than one green folder, of course). You zero in on the section you need and then you can look at labels and find the correct file.
And those same groupings will help when you need to …read more

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It’s tough to get things done when you’re stressed. It can distract you, making it hard to concentrate on a project, or at meetings. Maybe you need some extra brain power to figure out the costs for an important bid. Or you’re just reading something really complicated and need all of the focusing power you can get.
Stress detracts from your ability to do all of that, doesn’t it?
For some people, clearing their desk will help relieve a bit of stress. It’s one less thing to worry about, and it gives you a clean workspace. Others prefer to have a tidy …read more

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Did you?
Regardless of your affiliation, I hope you managed to clear the time to vote. It certainly was an historic election. But I’m honestly glad it’s over. I got tired of the phone calls and gobs of junk mail.
It’s time to fire up my shredder again, and get ready to recycle all of the political flyers. I’ve been using them to pack things. We’re going to be rearranging some rooms and I’m clearing out some shelves to make it easier to move furniture.
I don’t have the time to do it all at once, so I’m taking a few minutes here …read more

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I won’t get into politics here, debating which candidate stands for what. Here’s what I will say about it.
When you’re planning your schedule tomorrow, make sure you leave time to vote. Morning, evening, it doesn’t matter. Just don’t get so sidetracked that you forget, or busy that you don’t make time.
If you want to have a say, if you want to make sure things come together to help your business, then vote. Don’t sit at the sidelines. Have your say. Just go vote!

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The business channel has a new name – Bizzia! And we’ve got a lot of great things in store for you. We cover a lot of interesting topics throughout the Bizzia blogs. And it’s now easier to see what’s going on across the board. Check Bizzia for the latest interesting headlines, videos, and interviews.
Of course, you can always jump to any Bizzia blog using the links in our sidebars and at the bottom of our blog pages. It’s one more way to find new and great things to read. I hope you’ll take a look around and let us know …read more

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A year (or two) ago, Mrs. Kennedy (Fussy) started National Blog Posting Month, or NaBloPoMo. It was inspired by National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo), in which participants write a 50,000 word novel in a month – November, to be exact. For NaBloPoMo, participants commit to blogging every day during November.
It’s an exercise in writing, to get us to write every day. So I will try write something every day for you. Some posts may be longer than others. Some will be short references to cool things that I’ve found. I hope you’ll join me!

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I hate shredding files. It’s noisy. And boring. But with today’s climate of identity theft, it’s a must. And you still have to get rid of the paper shreds, right?
Make sure you recycle your paper shreds. At minimum, toss them in the recycle bin. (Please use a cross-cut shredder that makes tiny pieces of paper – for your confidentiality!) There are other creative ways to use those tiny bits of paper.
Packing
Just last week I need to ship a package. Forget styrofoam peanuts or other non-green items. Use your paper shreds! It was the perfect cushion, and it didn’t cost me …read more

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Right now, I have several things I’m juggling at once.
I’m reading “Organize Your Office In No Time” (Monica Ricci) and plan to have a review for you (and giveaway!). But I’m also dabbling in a couple of Julie Morgenstern books: “Organizing from the Inside Out” and “Time Management from the Inside Out”.
And I like to read a variety of blogs, and yes that includes quite a few productivity and organizing blogs. Sometimes just one word or sentence will spark an idea. Or maybe I’ll learn something new. Find a new must-have office supply.
And I’ve started digging through YouTube to see …read more

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Want a few tips on organizing your workspace? You can watch a short video on YouTube that gives some tips on keeping your space efficient.
For instance, put the things you need most closest to you. Only keep today’s “to do” items on your desk. Get rid of the ten notebooks you have strewn around and write everything down in one place. And clear your desk every day. Watch the video, from AsktheDecorator.com:

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Most advice you’ll see tells you to plan your week on Monday morning. And there’s some merit there, of course. First day of the week, you should plan how you’ll work on projects, making sure you set aside time to get things done.
But if you work a M-F schedule (and while few entrepreneurs really do, your clients probably do, right?) then Mondays are hectic, aren’t they? Do you really feel like you have time to plan your week first thing Monday morning?
You usually have to hit the ground running. So you already need to have your plan before you start …read more

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