My Organized Biz

Go through your mail daily. Paper clutter is one of the biggest complaints from business owners. The mail seems to pile up very quickly and next thing you know, it has completely taken over one of your work surfaces.
When you go through your mail, you should ask yourself three questions about it:

Do I file this?
Do I throw this away or shred it?
Do I need to act on this?

By setting up a simple system for your mail and taking care of your mail daily, your mail will never take over again. You will not lose important documents or pay bills late. …read more

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This is a post I did over at Declutter It! that I thought you would find useful:
There are so many things in our lives that can steal our time away. I’ve had many days where I have asked “What in the world did I accomplish today?” Some time wasters are completely out of our control and we just have to learn to go with the flow.
Do you find yourself thinking or saying some of these phrases:

“I need more time!”

“Maybe I can survive off of 4 hours of sleep tonight.”

“Oh man, I’m late again. This is getting old!”

“Where did my day …read more

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Schedule tomorrow before it comes. This is one of the biggest and most important time management tips I know. I have talk to people who have implemented this one small step in their business and personal lives and it has made all the difference in the world – from the business professional to the small business owner.
Every evening before you go to bed or before you leave your office for the day, sit down and schedule out the next day. Write down goals and tasks you would like to accomplish and check over your calendar for any appointments you may …read more

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I just read a great article on CD Binders and how important they are to your business. Here’s an excerpt:
One of the most common drawbacks of compact disks is that, depending on their quality, their surface can easily be scratched, leading to poor or completely compromised playback. Moreover, you may have spotted visible dots on some CDs. These patches can grow until they turn into fully transparent areas. The cause is a biological fungus of the type “Geotrichum,” which eats into the polycarbonate surface and, to make matters worse, may affect the aluminum where data is stored.
This fungus is a …read more

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I am a big fan of Tim Ferris. I have almost finished reading his book The 4-Hour work Week: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich. I also am a regular reader of his blog.
One of my favorite blog posts of his is: “How to Do The Impossible: Create a Paperless Life, Never Check Voicemail Again, Never Return Another Phone Call…”.
Here’s a quote from his post:
Forget the paperless office — it’s aiming too low.
Let’s take a look at the bigger picture: a paperless life. While we’re at it, let’s also eliminate three other nuisances: answering the phone, checking …read more

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A few weeks ago I wrote out a list of 10 Free Budgeting Software programs at Declutter It!, my blog about home and home office organization. If you have a small home business and you are just starting out, most likely finances are tight. I can’t stress enough how important it is to keep your finances organized from the very beginning. If you develop the habit of knowing where your money is going while your business is small, then there is a much greater chance you will continue to do so as your business grows.
Here is my list of 10 …read more

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I have so many books on organization it’s just not funny. I could read about it day and night, night and day. Yes, I’m a little weird and I’ve come to accept that.
By far, one of my favorite authors is Julie Morgenstern. She has several great books that I’ll be telling you about from time to time. The first book I want to mention is Never Check E-Mail In the Morning: And Other Unexpected Strategies for Making Your Work Life Work. Julie really lays out how to “make work work” as she likes to say it.
She gives tips …read more

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Set goals for your business. Setting goals will enable you to see what you want from your business. I suggest setting daily, weekly, monthly and yearly goals. A daily goal would be: clear out my in-box. A weekly goal might be: make 20 calls to new leads.
Setting these goals for yourself and your business will help you stay on track. It will also give you a broader vision of where you want to take your business. Make sure that your goals are attainable, realistic and that you give them dates. Leaving a goal open-ended is setting yourself up for failure.

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As most of us know, blogging is one business that has taken off. What started off as a web page to keep in touch with family and friends has taken off to, what can be, a very lucrative career. Let me ask you this – if you blog and you want to make money doing it, do you treat it as a business? This is a very important question that every blogger who wants to really turn this blogging thing into something, should ask themselves.
Treating your blogging as a business and making yourself a business owner, means that you must …read more

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If you are a business owner who could use a few organizational pointers, then you have come to the right place! My husband and I both own businesses and one thing we try to stay on top of is keeping it organized. When your business is organized things just run more smoothly. Your productivity levels go up and your stress levels go down. Now that is a nice thing.
I have been helping people from all walks of life get organized for over 7 years now. I used to own and operate a Professional Organizing business called Save My Space! …read more

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