Amy Cuddy is a Psychologist at Harvard Business School who studies body language. She is well known for her TED Talk in 2012 where she talked about “Power Poses.” She wants everyone to know that “you have this, you have personal power and you can bring your best self forward. This tiny difference can make a huge difference. Striking a power […]
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Is your e-mail box overwhelming? Mine was. With five e-mail addresses, it’s a challenge to keep up. (I use mac mail, so all my e-mail is in one view). I devised a plan. Plan: Play music, follow the calendar, reward myself for the hard work, and use an app. Play Music: turned on some peppy music on iTunes. *Kept me energized. […]
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No matter how many twists and turns, FOLLOW YOUR DREAM! My dream was born in 2003 at a Starbucks in Pittsburgh. I was visiting my cousin and her family. Earlier that year I had seen the TLC show “Clean Sweep” and I thought “People actually do this?” While sharing coffee with my cousin, nephew and niece, I shared my dream […]
READ MOREDo you have good intentions to read articles you’ve clipped and countless magazines? And then don’t do it? What are your beliefs about reading articles and magazines ? “I need to stay on top of the latest trends.” or “I don’t want to miss an important tip that could dramatically change my life!” or “I paid for these magazines, I don’t […]
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I love taking photos and looking at photos. I went digital in 2005. Before going digital, I would return from a trip with a bag of film, take it to the local developer and immediately create photo albums and mail pictures family and friends. The photo books and negatives were labeled and put in a box. When I went digital, […]
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Since August (my last post), I have been delegating. 🙂 Delegating is an art. Delegating is about letting go. An organizer needs to support their clients in their choices to let go and delegate. What better way to support a client, than to practice the action? I am practicing delegating and letting go during this holiday season. In preparation for […]
READ MORESo I cleaned out those 14 file drawers, exported my contacts, expressed my gratitude to co-workers, collected my personal belongings, and closed a chapter. It is official: it is “day two” of being a full-time organizer. As I transition into a new chapter I am reminded that in order to be successful I will have to take care of myself. […]
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Day 2 of Sorting Project: Three days left at Towards Employment and seven drawers left to sort today. I am reminded of something I often said to participants, as a trainer, which was… “I will not ask you do to anything that I haven’t already done.” (referring to an activity, exercise, worksheet, or task). So, here I am with 14 […]
READ MOREStraightening up can bring immediate satisfaction. It is Sunday morning and there are lots of things I would like to get done, but clutter is what I see…remnants from the weekend’s activities. So what to do? Here’s an idea: Set a timer (10 minutes to start). Start wherever you want. I will start in the bedroom…put clothes away, jewelry away, […]
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