Posted by Lisa on 21 Sep 2009 | Tagged as: 80/20 Rule, Life Coaching, Pareto Principle
Earlier this week, I wrote about the Pareto Principle, aka the 80/20 Rule. Little did I know at that time that the 80/20 Rule would surface in the most unlikely of places a few days later – during a wedding ceremony. My brother’s wedding was this past Friday evening. Friends and family were all gathered in a lovely [...]
Posted by Lisa on 18 Sep 2009 | Tagged as: Business Coaching, IRIS, Live presentations, NAPO, Workshops
Next Thursday and Friday, September 24 & 25, I will have the pleasure of presenting at the Interior Redesign and Industry Specialists Conference (IRIS) in Denver, CO. This will be my second year presenting at the IRIS Conference, and I am very much looking forward to sharing my expertise with such a great group of [...]
Posted by Lisa on 18 Sep 2009 | Tagged as: DECIDE, Decision Making, Group Coaching, Life Coaching, Organizing Process, Teleclasses
Have you always wanted to get organized but can’t afford to hire a professional organizer on a one-on-one basis? Well, now is your chance! Come join me for the DECIDE™ to be Organized Online Group Coaching Program, a 6-week program designed to be comprehensive, but easy to digest. You’ll have time to work on your organizing projects [...]
Posted by Lisa on 15 Sep 2009 | Tagged as: Career Counseling, Life Coaching, Organized Home, Paper Management
“Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.” ~ Thomas Edison So, you are searching for a new job? Perhaps you are making a voluntary career transition. Maybe you have been laid off, or worse, fired. Regardless of the reason for your job search, one fact remains [...]
Posted by Lisa on 14 Sep 2009 | Tagged as: 80/20 Rule, Business Coaching, Decision Making, Life Coaching, Pareto Principle, Productivity, Time Management
“Our life is frittered away by detail … simplify, simplify.” ~ Henry David Thoreau When I am conducting an organizing, time management or business related workshop, I often ask if anyone has heard of the Pareto Principle. I usually get a room full of blank stares. However, if I ask if anyone has heard of [...]
Posted by Lisa on 13 Sep 2009 | Tagged as: Clutter, Junk Mail, Organized Home, Organized Office, Paper Management
A large percentage of my clients face paper clutter challenges. Despite visions of a paperless society when the computer was invented, we are still inundated with paper at home and at work. One of the biggest culprits is “junk mail” — those credit card solicitations, catalogs, circulars, and the like that you don’t want or [...]
Posted by Lisa on 12 Sep 2009 | Tagged as: Filing Systems, Organizing & Parents, Paper Management
In honor of my friend’s surprise baby shower today (shhhhh!), I am sharing a great organizing product that I just love — the Baby Briefcase. The Baby Briefcase was designed by a new mom who realized her baby’s paperwork weighed almost as much as her baby. Think about it – medical documents, birth certificate, social [...]
Posted by Lisa on 11 Sep 2009 | Tagged as: Clutter, Paper Management, RAFTS
Paper. It should be a benign part of our lives. It means no harm, really. But somehow, when it piles up and has a paper party with its friends, it becomes dreaded clutter! What to do? Grab a RAFT and sail to an organized shore! (Okay, technically, it should be RAFTS, plural, but that just [...]
Posted by Lisa on 10 Sep 2009 | Tagged as: Clutter, DECIDE, Group Coaching, Organized Home, Organized Office, Teleclasses
Are you ready to make positive changes in your life, home and work environments, and need help with organizing and time management projects? Then it is time for DECIDE™! Many people say they want to get better organized, but in order to act upon that wish, you must deeply examine your motives for wanting to do [...]
Posted by Lisa on 09 Sep 2009 | Tagged as: Blogging
A business coach that I admire, Sandra Martini, is hosting a 30 Day Blogging Challenge. Always one to accept a challenge, I decided to go for it! Here are the rules: The 30 Day Blogging Challenge officially begins at midnight on September 9th and ends at 11:59pm on October 8th. You must write at least [...]
