Posted by Susan Lannis
If you are going to manage your time, then you have to be able to say “No.” Here are five ways to say ”No.” in a positive way: 1. Counter propose a time frame that works for you. “No, I can’t have it done on Tuesday but I could have it finished by Friday if that [...]
Categories: 1. Time, 3. Productivity, 5. Small Biz Mgmt., 6. Solo-preneurship
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Posted by Susan Lannis
As a time liberator, I teach my clients that the only difference between prioritization and procrastination is how feel about it. Both are making a decision to do one activity before another. When we feel bad, we call it procrastination. When we feel good about it, we call it prioritization. When you feel bad, look [...]
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Posted by Susan Lannis
The word goal can – and for many people has - become so much blah, blah, blah. We know we should have them – everyone tells us so. There are books, articles and webinars and tons of materials written on how to set and achieve goals. Maybe you do have goals but, they generate more guilt than results. Maybe you [...]
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Posted by Susan Lannis
Any time you can make an action simple, fast and easy, you liberate time. I’m on a campaign to get every business professional to put a QR Code on their business card. Why? Because I know, from more than 20 years in the organizing business, that one of THE most consistent problems I see clients struggle with are [...]
Categories: 1. Time, 5. Small Biz Mgmt., 6. Solo-preneurship
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Posted by Susan Lannis
I gave up New Year’s resolutions years ago – instead I set a theme for each year. A theme creates a sustained, focused effort in one area of my life – both personally and professionally - which I find to be more impactful. I not only get to work consistently at creating and builing the change but with [...]
Categories: 1. Time, 3. Productivity, Life Lessons, Personal Stories
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Posted by Susan Lannis
As a member of the boomer generation, I sometimes feel like the generations behind me are running so fast - changing the world so quickly – that I feel in danger of getting run over and becoming irrelevant. At the same time, I have always been a person who likes to move to the beat of my [...]
Categories: 4. Thinking, 5. Small Biz Mgmt., 6. Solo-preneurship, Future Awareness
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Posted by Susan Lannis
How you spend your time is how you spend your life. Procrastination is another way of saying what I am doing is more important than what I am not doing. If you frame it in that language on each action you are procrastinating about, you should see clearly that, either you are right or wrong. If you are right and what you [...]
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Posted by Susan Lannis
Attending industry or corporate conferences is a great way to get some great classes that are more focused on what you do. I rarely miss my professional organizers conference. Humans are herd animals and NAPO is one of mine. I thoroughly enjoy mingling with my herd once a year. A couple of tips – Budget and save for attending at [...]
Categories: 3. Productivity, 5. Small Biz Mgmt., 6. Solo-preneurship, Information Management
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Posted by Susan Lannis
You know how sometimes you hear some little thing and it sticks – it resonnates in some way that captures your attention. Recently, my honey Ron and I got around to enjoying Johnny Depp in Alice In Wonderland. What ”stuck’ for me was a line near both the beginning and end – “think 6 impossible [...]
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Posted by Susan Lannis
A lot of people still subscribe to the idea that being organized means ‘pulling a Felix Unger’. The popular Odd Couple character was the fussy one that had to have everything clean, put away and in order. Felix was not organized – he was a neatnik. Being organized is not about the ‘stuff’ – it about [...]
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