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My Organized Biz

May 26th, 2008

Monday Roundup - 5 memorial ideas

(www.myorganizedbiz.com) - In honor of Memorial Day, today’s roundup is memory- and brain-themed.
One of my favorite resources for people who say “I must have ADD, I can’t remember where I put my last nerve” is a book called CrazyBusy and its accompanying newsletter (free). I subscribe and I love it.
Lief Hansen challenges his brain […]

By Jennifer Hofmann -- 0 comments

May 24th, 2008

Tip of the week: Turn your phone into a secretary

(www.myorganizedbiz.com) - Have you heard of Jott.com? It’s got to be one of the coolest things I’ve heard about in a while - and I’m right on the fence of starting to use it.
Jott.com is a website where you sign up for a membership. In turn, you get a phone number that you can […]

By Jennifer Hofmann -- 4 comments

May 12th, 2008

Monday Roundup - Clutter busting ideas for your business

(www.myorgnizedbiz.com) - Clutter - it’s the stuff around you that’s residue from past projects (complete or otherwise). It’s all the things you want to deal with eventually but haven’t had time yet.
This week’s roundup is a shortlist of great recent articles that will help you get some traction with your stuff.
Leo Baubuta’s blog, ZenHabits, […]

By Jennifer Hofmann -- 2 comments

March 27th, 2008

Crazy busy? Don’t miss this conference call

If your life seems more off-kilter than usual, you might be “crazy busy” - a term used by Dr. Edward Hallowell to describe ADD-like symptoms in everyday people that come from the accelerated pace of life.
I subscribe to Hallowell’s CrazyBusy tips feed and was notified of a free conference call - happening today! - featuring […]

By Jennifer Hofmann -- 2 comments

February 13th, 2008

Organize by doing what you naturally do best

(www.myorganizedbiz.com) - Last week, I watched this interview of Virgin’s Richard Branson which is from TED Talks series (highly recommended). It’s taken me a whole week to make sense of Branson’s ideology and how it relates to the organized office. It’s that good.
The thing is - Richard Branson is a brilliant, brilliant man. He has […]

By Jennifer Hofmann -- 4 comments

February 2nd, 2008

Hey, look! A chicken! (entrepreneurial ADD)

I’m constantly in awe of business owners’ ability to generate brilliant ideas for their business on an ongoing basis.
For some people, the flip side of this creative streak is the propensity for getting distracted. Easily.
Now, I’m no clinician (and I don’t play one on television) but it’s my theory that there are a ton of […]

By Jennifer Hofmann -- 9 comments