Archive for February, 2013
Making Room for What You LOVE…
With LOVE as our theme for this month, think about how you demonstrate your love for the special people and things in your life.
What demands (or conditions) do you place on the things you profess to love? Are these “treasures” hidden in boxes, bins, closets or cabinets to collect dust and rob you of valuable “loving” space?
This month, sort through some of your buried treasures. Make a commitment to cherish the items you truly love by finding a suitable place in your home or office to honor (display) them.
And, if you are lacking space to display treasures…Let go of some things not so cherished to make room for what you really LOVE!
Result: People around you feel more cared for when you let go of extra stuff (stagnant weight) that blocks the flow of love.
Jana Hartwell, CPO
Sensible Organizing Solutions
Managing Your Emails
This cannot be stressed enough. Approximately 80% of the information we hold on to will never get referenced again!
Our society has developed a mindset of KEEP. And because computer storage capacity has grown exponentially, we CAN keep stuff – forever!
We keep everything.
We keep because we can.
We keep because, well … you never know.
As a result, our email folders – and even our In boxes – are overloaded. We store outdated information that may never get looked at again.
Change your mindset from one of KEEP to DELETE.
Assume that every email arriving in your inbox will automatically be deleted once you’ve read/acted/deferred it.
Keep only the exceptional information.
Any message you can bring yourself to delete is one less message to file, one less message to slow down your searches, one less message to fret about in the future.
Change your mindset. Keep less stuff. Get more done.
Jana Hartwell, CPO®
Sensible Organizing Solutions, Inc.