Archive for the 'Decision Making' Category
Posted by Lisa on 03 Jan 2010 | Tagged as: Clutter, DECIDE, Decision Making, Group Coaching, Life Coaching, Organized Home, Organized Office, Organizing Process, Teleclasses
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 so. Your motives must be strong enough to sustain you through the change process. DECIDE is an empowering process that leads to change. It will assist you in [...]
Tags: DECIDE to be Organized Group Coaching Program
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Posted by Lisa on 01 Dec 2009 | Tagged as: Clutter, DECIDE, Decision Making, Organizing & Holidays, Organizing Books
Looking for a holiday gift that subtracts from, instead of adds to, clutter? Check out my e-book, DECIDE to be Organized: An Empowering Process for Change. Often, people complain that gifts given for the holidays, although well-intentioned, just add to their clutter. E-books make gift-giving easy, as they can be sent to anyone on your gift list by [...]
Tags: DECIDE e-book, DECIDE to be Organized, gift giving, Organizing & Holidays, Organizing Books
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Posted by Lisa on 22 Oct 2009 | Tagged as: Decision Making, Life Coaching, Time Management
One half of knowing what you want is knowing what you must give up before you get it. ~ Sidney Howard Recently, I was asked to take on two separate leadership positions for two different organizations that I am a member of. While both offers were extremely tempting, I knew right away that there was no way [...]
Tags: Leadership Roles, Saying No, Volunteering
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Posted by Lisa on 05 Oct 2009 | Tagged as: Categorize, DECIDE, Decision Making, Dedicate, Discover, Eliminate, Enjoy, Group Coaching, Implement, Organized Home, Organized Office, Organizing Process, Teleclasses
There’s still time to DECIDE to be Organized! The 6-week group coaching program starts tomorrow night, October 6th, and runs until November 10th. I have a great group of participants already registered that are ready to work, share, and make changes to their homes, offices, and lives. Come join us! Why a Group ‘Coaching’ Program? Coaching is designed [...]
Tags: DECIDE to be Organized
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Posted by Lisa on 30 Sep 2009 | Tagged as: 80/20 Rule, Decision Making, Interrutpions, Multi-Tasking, Productivity, Time Management
Imagine you are on a roll, engrossed in a project, in the “flow.” All of a sudden, the phone rings, an e-mail alarm goes off, a colleague is standing in your doorway, a fax is coming over the machine, etc. Ah, interruptions. If you didn’t define all of those as an interruption, think again. Experts [...]
Tags: Interruptions
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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 [...]
Tags: DECIDE
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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 [...]
Tags: 4 Hour Workweek, 80/20 Rule, Joseph Juran, Pareto Principle, Tim Ferriss
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Posted by Lisa on 11 Aug 2009 | Tagged as: Clutter, DECIDE, Decision Making, Dedicate, Discover, Harry Potter, Implement
In Half-Blood Prince, the sixth-year students at Hogwarts are taking lessons in apparition. Apparition is a magical form of teleportation, through which a witch or wizard can disappear (“disapparate”) from one location and reappear (“apparate”) in another. During the lessons, the instructor outlines the 3 D’s of apparition: Destination, Determination, Deliberation. When I read the 3 D’s of apparition, I couldn’t help but think that there is a strong parallel to the principles of organizing. Let me demonstrate.
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Posted by Lisa on 06 Aug 2009 | Tagged as: Decision Making, Filing Systems, Paper Management
I am amazed how often clients will fight their natural organizing habits and tendencies. For example, a client will explain that he is having a hard time with mail being everywhere in his home. He will advise that he has a mail slot system but is not using it. I ask why. He tells me it is hanging by the front door, but he uses the back door. I then suggest moving the mail slot to hang near the back door. My client will say, “Oh that makes sense, why didn’t I ever think of that?” Sometimes the easiest solution is staring you right in the face, but you don’t trust yourself to grab it. Organizing systems should be intuitive, not difficult.
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Posted by Lisa on 28 Jul 2009 | Tagged as: Decision Making, Multi-Tasking, Productivity, Time Management
“To do two things at once – is to do neither.” ~ Roman philosopher Publilius Syrus, 100 A.D. When we need to accomplish many tasks, we do 2-3 things at once, sometimes more. We do this in order to be more productive. Multi-tasking has basically become the American way. In fact, employers often include “multi-tasking” [...]
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