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I have a habit of jotting down ideas on whatever pieces of paper I have handy and putting them all in a folder, on a pad of paper, or on my desk.

This had become unmanageable chaos until I began separating and categorizing.  Why didn’t I do this before?  Because I was working at only one or two blogs and one column.  I was able to keep them compartmentalized in my mind.

Suddenly the situation esculated…in a good way because now I am writing many blogs.  So I needed to get myself organized to be more efficient and productive.  Also, to avoid sitting at the computer, staring blankly at the screen and wondering where my notes are.

I’ve set up a file folder for each plog and put notes, clippings, drafts and photos into it.  Then these are at my fingertips when I need to write online or at my word processor.

How do you organize your blog, magazine, and book writing?

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Are you organizing yourself to align with the “green” movement sweeping our country.

However, by researching how you can incorporate “green” (reusing, upusing, recycling, etc.) into your business, you may attract more customers and clients.  On the other hand, if you emphasize “green to the extreme,” you may turn some people away.  You need a balance.

Look into office supplies and see how you can save, reuse, and recycle.  Are you being most effective in your use of these items?  Are you using those that save on the environment?  Are you finding new uses and new products that will be helpful in your business?

Make a list of what you can do and then begin to organize yourself toward “green” in the sensible, not extreme.

For instance, when I don’t need the material in file folders any longer, I recycle the folders, turning then inside out or making a new label.  We have accumulated a huge pile of folders, emptied out since I started my 20 minutes per day of organization.

What are you doing about “organizing” green?

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Decide upon a color for various topics in your files, then code anything pertaining to each with a particular color…whether it’s the ink you use for writing on the file folder, the color of the label, the paper clips you use (some come in various colors), even the color of the folders themselves.

When I was researching and writing a resource book for writers, my editor set up a filing system for my research by color coding the labels on the file folders.  There was a different color for each category and then I’d simply place additional folders and information in the appropriate ones.  This made it easy to locate my research when we were writing the book.

Do you use color coding in your business organization?

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