October is Right Brainers Rule Month according to Chase’s Calendar of Events.To kick off the celebration, I interviewed Lee Silber, Author of Organizing from the Right Side of the Brain and Time Management for Creative People (and 11 more books). You can hear how he thinks Right about organizing and how he suggests Righties do [...]
Creative women starting businesses are sometimes put off by the traditional, masculine approach.Spreadsheets are NOT what many creative women want to talk about.They want to discuss their ideas with friends and like-minded women.They let their ideas percolate for a while before they’re ready to create their baby and let it hatch.If this sounds like you [...]
The end is in sight!No more $50 ink cartridges.No more plastic wasteful leftover cartridges to recycle.Check out Zink – and zink paper – all the color is embedded IN the paper!http://www.zink.com/how-ZINK-works The price will no doubt be incredibly high to begin.But I spend at least $600 a year on ink!!!This is sooooo awesome.I love technology. [...]
My favorite procrastination expert writes a blog for Psychology Today. Tim Pychyl’s recent entry gave me a full buffet of food for thought about whether organizing tips are really what people need. He says yes, and…Tips are only good if they are put into actionandThe type of tip counts. It has got to be a [...]
Sometimes it’s the little splashes of color that make organizing fun. Now you can add some brightness to ordinary filing and help a cause. Pink folders and boxes and hanging files are available now at your local office supply store. (I got mine at Office Max – new NAPO Associate Member). It cheers me up [...]
During my radio interview today with Laura West of Joyful Business, we were discussing the similarities in positive traits for creative entrepreneurs and people with ADD. I think I love working so much with ADD people because ADDers tend to have the same natural tendencies as creative people and may in fact BE creative people. [...]
Hanger messOriginally uploaded by gaorganizer Got a crazy hanger mess?Get it together without spending a ton of money.BE CREATIVE!Try this DIY project using a simple box and box cutters.Keep the box in your closet to store unused hangers. This means more room in your closet so clothes don’t get squashed.
Monday September 22 begins the countdown – 100 days until the new year.How is your de-cluttering goal coming along so far? If you aren’t where you want to be or just want more motivation to clear out some debris and sludge from your life, try this playful exercise. Delete one item from your life every [...]
Gotta love a fun new way to use the clutter of our former lives.Look at how DIY shows us how to turn old album covers into paper organizers.FUN FUN FUN!= > Allison
Many creatives think they can only be creative if they are free and unstructured. But most of us have come to realize that there must be some kind of process and systems in place so you can really do what needs to be done to create and be productive.Coach Laura Howard West says it sooooo [...]