by Hawkins | Jun 21, 2010 | General, Home Organizing, Moving
Because of our recent move, my life has been full of boxes, bins and bags for about a month now. Of course, everything was well organized and I knew where everything was thanks to my master packing list, but it still became a bit of a challenge as we got closer to...
by Hawkins | Jun 10, 2010 | General, Office Organizing, Productivity, Taming the Paper Tiger, Time Management, Workplace productivity
Now for the final “D”, Do it now. When you make the choice to do something, you have to be particular about what you choose, after all, this is your time we’re talking about and once it’s spent, you can’t get it back. Do It Now-For...
by Hawkins | Jun 8, 2010 | General, Office Organizing, Productivity, Taming the Paper Tiger, Workplace productivity
To manage all that there is to do, in addition to discarding, the second “D” to choose from is “Delegate”. Remember that this applies to the items on your to-do list, snail mail, email and phone calls. Delegate It-If you don’t have to be the...
by Hawkins | Jun 3, 2010 | General, Office Organizing, Productivity, Taming the Paper Tiger, Workplace productivity
With today’s fast moving pace and people continually doing more and more, there is always more than enough to do. Every day we’re bombarded with email, snail mail, to-do lists and the number one culprit, paper. The only way to manage it all is with effective...
by Hawkins | Jun 1, 2010 | Clutter, General, Office Organizing, Taming the Paper Tiger
To help keep the paper tiger away, set up a solid filing system so that every piece of paper has a home. Your paper filing system should have three categories: reference, action and archive. Determine which files fit each category and set up your system...
