By Joshua Zerkel “I am an office supply junkie! I love to go to the office supply stores and get all the matching organizers like pencil cups, paper trays, folders, covered memo boards…you get the picture. It all looks so nice and neat in the store, and I can just imagine my stuff in them. …
October To-Do Checklist
September 27, 2013Begin October by getting ready for winter and by enjoying some of the fun the fall has to offer. While you’re planning for the holidays and cleaning out your rain gutters, don’t forget to bake some pumpkin treats or visit a haunted house. This month’s To-Do List will help you remember all the things fall …
September is Self-Improvement Month
September 23, 2013In life, you have many different responsibilities – your career, your family, your community, and more. Before you know it, these responsibilities can squeeze out all of your extra time, leaving little to work on a very important responsibility: self-improvement. This September, identify ways you want to improve yourself, such as changing a long-term habit …
GO Quote: September 23, 2013
September 23, 2013“It may take little time to get where you want to be, but if you pause and think for a moment, you will notice that you are no longer where you were. Do not stop- keep going.” – Rodolfo Costa
The Secret To Becoming A Productivity Superstar
September 20, 2013
By Carmen Coker There’s likely not a day that goes by where you, or someone around you, comments on how time flies or time is money. It’s a given that you know how important time is, but … how do you make the most of it? Traditional productivity strategies tend to emphasize “getting things done” …
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Syncing your Planner with Technology
September 19, 2013With all the cool devices at our fingertips, perhaps the best gadget is one invented centuries ago—the pen. That’s why so many people continue to use paper planners, calendars, and notepads. Today, technology is growing ever more prevalent and convenient, so our challenge is to keep it all in sync. How do we do that? …
Balance Your Travel Experiences
September 16, 2013You are a complicated person with many different responsibilities. You work to provide for your family and your lifestyle, and you try to enrich your life with new and exciting experiences. So why is it that whenever you travel, you’re expected to completely remove one half of the business/personal balance? Think about your last trip. …
GO Quote: September 16, 2013
September 16, 2013“The leader is one who mobilizes others toward a goal shared by leaders and followers. … Leaders, followers and goals make up the three equally necessary supports for leadership.” – Gary Wills
Planner Tips
September 16, 2013Want to get even more out of your planner? Keep it close at hand as a reminder of your goals and dreams. If you keep it open and in easy view in a corner of your desk, you’ll be able to keep track of your task list throughout the day without getting distracted by email …
It’s Time for a “Time Makeover”: 5 Tips for Mastering Your Calendar
September 13, 2013
Take control of your busy schedule with a few easy ideas! By Joshua Zerkel Time flies when you’re having fun, but what if you’re not having fun and your time still seems to fly away? Do you ever feel like your schedule runs you, rather than the other way around? Maybe you’re feeling like you can’t get …
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Change With The Season
September 9, 2013If you don’t live in an area where the seasons change, autumn is worth a visit. Colors go from vivid green to bright yellow, orange, read, and finally brown as temperatures glide downward until autumn careens into winter. Changing seasons are impressive. In homage to Mother Nature, we’ve gathered a few things to help you …
Positive Thinking Day
September 9, 2013This September 13th, celebrate Positive Thinking Day. There’s an interesting principle in psychology called rumination that explains why clinical depression can be challenging to escape. Named after the process cows use to digest food, rumination involves bringing up negative feelings from the past to chew on when events in the present are stressful or unsuccessful. …
GO Quote: September 9, 2013
September 9, 2013“Perhaps those who are best suited to power are those who have never sought it. Those who … have leadership thrust upon them, and take up the mantle because they must, and find to their own surprise that they wear it well.” – J. K. Rowling
12 Unusual (And Cheap!) Organizing Tricks
September 6, 2013
By Carmen Coker If you’re like most people, you want to get organized and stay organized, but you don’t want to spend a fortune on containers, bins, and other storage solutions in the process. Trade store-bought organizers for one of these inexpensive, out-of-the-box clutter busters created from everyday household items. Pantyhose. Cut off the waistband …
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Autumn Resolutions
September 6, 2013It’s funny how we tend to slice up each year, almost like we’re living life based on the decoration schedule from our 1st grade classroom. We go from summer sun with a bright beach ball to colorful leaves and a football, followed up by the jack-o-lantern and the turkey. By this point of the year, …
Introducing the Playlist Planner
September 3, 2013Music is an integral part of our lives. Whether it’s the perfect lyric that describes how you feel, the melody that somehow resonates with your soul, or the perfect rhythm that gets you going, music moves us. Music is like the wrapping paper of our memories. How often has someone asked you, “What do you …
GO Quote: September 2, 2013
September 2, 2013“My will shall shape my future. Whether I fail or succeed shall be no man’s doing but my own. I am the force; I can clear any obstacle before me or I can be lost in the maze. My choice; my responsibility; win or lose, only I hold the key to my destiny.” – Elaine Maxwell
Your Senior Year Isn’t The End
September 2, 2013High school is a great time to discover what makes you tick. Many kids excel during their time in high school, becoming captains of sports and dance teams, editors at the school paper, and lead actors in school plays. You develop close friendships that you never want to lose. But now you’re a senior. All …
September To-Do Checklist
September 1, 2013Start September off right: establish some goals and set aside some time to get a few projects done. We’ve got a few ideas to get your September To-Do List started. Don’t worry, they’re not overwhelming; in fact some are pretty fun. September Organizing Goal #1: Download the To-Do List September To-Do List Classic Size September …
Update Your Fall Look With Sherpani
August 28, 2013Named for the brave Tibetan heroines who guide explorers up Mt. Everest, the bold look of Sherpani bags stand out among this fall’s collection. With colors that range from dark plum to a rich forest green, each bag is made to match your autumn wardrobe and help you stay organized. Sherpani offers bags for your …
