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Are Your Office Organizing Systems Working For You?
Posted By : Ellen Martin on 27-Jul-2010Each year getting organized and being more productive top the lists of New Year’s Resolutions. It’s exciting to imagine your life without paper piles and clutter consuming your office. And it certainly would feel great to accomplish your goals each day. Time after time I hear the same complaint. You started off great then something [...]
Read More...How to Stop Wasting Time Now
Posted By : Ellen Martin on 15-Jul-2010“Waste Time Faster.” This is a phrase on a billboard advertising high speed internet. I laugh each time I see it, but it also makes me think about how much time we do waste on the internet. Playing around online is just one of many activities we use to avoid getting things done. Of course, [...]
Read More...Getting Organized: It’s Not About the Stuff
Posted By : Ellen Martin on 13-Jul-2010My phone rings. It’s a potential client who would like help being more productive in her office. I ask what’s going on in her office, and she tells me there is paper everywhere. She is looking at stacks of paper, binders, magazines, and other things that are visually cluttering her space. Obviously, all this stuff [...]
Read More...Is Your Self-Image Sabotaging Your Success?
Posted By : Ellen Martin on 06-Jul-2010While working with a client a couple of weeks ago, I noticed that she was repeatedly saying that she would never be able to do this organizing work without me. Now, I had heard this before, but this time I had some new information that made me stop to think what this really meant for [...]
Read More...Personality and Productivity
Posted By : Ellen Martin on 02-Jun-2010Imagine for a moment that you are sitting at your desk filled with anxiety and stress. You stare at the telephone knowing that eventually you have to pick it up and dial. You start to wonder why on Earth you agreed to take this sales position. You don’t like making these phone calls and you [...]
Read More...Perfectionism: Is it Keeping You Disorganized?
Posted By : Ellen Martin on 25-May-2010Perfectionism is defined by American Heritage dictionary as a propensity for being displeased with anything that is not perfect or does not meet extremely high standards. Perfectionism is a self-defeating behavior that is often disguised as a virtue. In fact, many non-perfectionists often wish they were more like those they see with “perfect” lives. The [...]
Read More...Getting Organized Takes Too Much Time
Posted By : Ellen Martin on 20-May-2010I was on a conference call today with a client. We recently implemented a piece of software to help with task management. He was feeling very frustrated because he felt that it was taking too long to get his tasks organized into the system. This happens often when people begin the organizing process. Whether they [...]
Read More...Conquer Unrealistic Expectations
Posted By : Ellen Martin on 13-May-2010When I think about exercise and dieting, I always come up with grand plans. These plans usually involve a few hours of exercise each day and eating fabulous foods that are healthy. Of course, it would be wonderful if I actually did these things, but I never do. The fact is that I set myself [...]
Read More...Overcoming Overwhelm: How to Stop the Cycle
Posted By : Ellen Martin on 29-Apr-2010Life can be overwhelming. Going through your day at a hundred miles an hour doesn’t leave much time for thought. When you are not thinking you are simply reacting to what happens around you. This anxiety causing cycle will cause you to feel as though you’ve lost control. When you feel yourself spiraling out of [...]
Read More...Clear the Clutter! Is Emotional Baggage Weighing You Down?
Posted By : Ellen Martin on 14-Apr-2010We have all felt that our environment was driving us crazy at one time or another. There is “stuff” everywhere and no hope in sight. Whether it’s paper piling up in your office or toys all over the living room, these situations and things can drive us crazy. Decisions to get rid of things can [...]
Read More...Information Overload…Are You Keeping Too Much?
Posted By : Ellen Martin on 01-Apr-2010Because of my recent involvement with TLC’s series, Hoarding Buried Alive, I’ve given a lot of thought to hoarding issues. Often visions of homes filled to the brim with a variety of things come to mind. However, many professionals and entrepreneurs deal with collections of a different kind. As I was working with a small [...]
Read More...Progress with Laurie from Hoarding Buried Alive
Posted By : Ellen Martin on 26-Mar-2010Just wanted to give everyone a little update on what’s happened since the premiere of TLC’s Hoarding Buried Alive. Laurie and I were asked to be interviewed on Larry King Live last Friday evening. It was a really fun experience. It was very interesting to see how live interviews work behind the scenes. There was [...]
Read More...Insights on Hoarding
Posted By : Ellen Martin on 15-Mar-2010Last night I made my television debut on the premiere episode of TLC’s Hoarding Buried Alive. It was pretty exciting to see the progress that Laurie (the client) and I had made in such a short time! I’ve received lots of notes from you guys and one in particular got me thinking about the lesson [...]
Read More...TLC Hoarding Buried Alive Appearance
Posted By : Ellen Martin on 14-Mar-2010Just a quick note to let you all know that I will be appearing on the premiere episode of a new TLC show called Hoarding Buried Alive. The show will air at 9PM Central on March 14. I hope that you can check it out!
Read More...Will Your New Year’s Resolution Stick?
Posted By : Ellen Martin on 10-Jan-2010Each year getting organized and being more productive top the lists of New Year’s Resolutions. It’s exciting to imagine your life without paper piles and clutter consuming your office. And it certainly would feel great to accomplish your goals each day. Time after time I hear the same complaint. You started off great then something [...]
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