Time Management Solutions Meets the Planner
Hi everyone.
Couldn’t post today so i got Marilyn Bohn to tech us about managing our time. Of course you already know that time is the best resource you have, so learn how to use it. Let’s get started, ok?
I don’t believe in using this phrase: “Do as I say, not as I do”. Well, I have to eat my hat-or is it eating crow? Sometimes I can’t believe myself.
My confession is this……
Twice, not just once, I am chagrined to say, but twice this week I have committed to doing two things at the same time. And all because I didn’t check my planner first. Just owning a planner and writing in it is not enough, before saying yes or making any commitment, check to see what is scheduled in your planner. I was able to change one appointment and get someone else to fill in for me so everything is covered, but it could have been avoided. And I would have had less stress as I would not have had to scramble to change appointments and arrange for someone else to cover for me.
When I am organizing for women, seniors, doing home organizing or office organizing I usually always (my English teacher would cringe over those two words being put together) talk about and try to gently persuade and educate about the importance of using a planner.
It is important to write down all appointments, engagements, plans, to do lists and so forth. Write them all down in a planner and carry it with you so when you are out and about and someone asks you if you can do something on a specific date you can check to see if you are free.
By having a shopping list written in your planner if you pop into a store unexpectedly you will have your list with you. If you need to call someone when your are out and about; your phone list of frequently called people is with you. Whenever I have said, “I don’t need to take my planner because there is no way I will need it as we are just going to the movie or something like that it has never failed, I have needed it. Something has always comes up. Maybe there is a Murphy’s law out there that says, “If you don’t have planner with you, you will need it”.
At work one day I was in a meeting and some phone numbers and other information was needed, I opened my planner and proceeded to give out numbers and information. The assistant director looked at me and asked, “What else do you have in there, you seem to have everything”. I have to admit I felt good that she was impressed.
So, putting on my professional organizing hat and my personal everyday hat, my advice is to get a planner and use it. There are a plethora on the market, check them out and see which one is best for you.
Why planners are important; I actually think necessary:
Keep track of appointments
Make new appointments without going home to check a calendar first
Shopping list is always at hand in case you just happen to stop in a store unexpectedly
Frequently used phone numbers are always handy
We are just too busy to remember everything
They keep us organized, that is to say it is a very effective organizing tool-if it is used
I know from personal experience a planner has made my life simpler and less stressful. I don’t have to remember everything as I write everything down. I have a place to carry coupons. I have a Pez collection and I have taken a photo of the ones I have so when I am at the store I can look at the photo to see if I have that one before buying. A planner also avoids using little slips of paper to keep track of things as they have a way of walking off and getting lost.
Marilyn is a creative organizer who has been organizing for over 20 years. She is a member of the National Association of Professional Organizers and is working towards becoming a Certified Professional Organizer. Professionally she has been organizing homes and offices for two years. She holds a bachelors degree in Social Work. She has reared five daughters and currently lives in Utah.
Go to her website http://www.marilynbohn.com where you can find free organizing tips and interesting blogs and helpful articles on organizing.
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Big Shot Blogging ebook: A Review
Ok, I was floored.
Why?
Because prior to reading Bryan’s e-book, Big Shot Blogging, I was getting disillusioned with my blog. Agreed I did the right thing starting out. I used Word Press, hosted on my own server, and used a cool template. But hey, I wasn’t getting any traffic to the frigging thing!
In desperation I did a search for ‘blogging ebooks’ on Google and found a link to Bryan’s ebook, Big Shot Blogging.
What about you? Do you blog? Are you satisfied with the number of visitors to your blog and isnt making any money yet?
If your answer is ‘No’, then go get yourself a copy of Bryan’s e-book, Big Shot Blogging. You’ll find it here at One Man’s Goal.com. And hey you can’t miss it because it’s right up there in the corner in bright shiny green, 70 pages of real stuff! Just fill out the subscription form and voila! you get it right in your inbox!
Believe me Bryan gave out for FREE what most of the so called ‘gurus’ online would charge you $47-$97 for. Like inside you’ll learn:
How to us web 2.0 websites to drive traffic
The number one secret to driving steady traffic to your blog.
The best plug-ins you have to use on your blog.
How to build a blog, sell it and buy it back again if you want J. Yeah! Bryan did that!
And the big one: How would you like to use the exact WP theme the big guys are using which makes their rankings soar? Bryan gives you that too and lots more. Yes, for free.
Plus Bryan book is endorsed by more than six top internet marketers. At the time I got it, I figured if he’s good for them, then he’s good for me too. I haven’t regretted it since then
If you have a blog, then you should really get Bryan’s ebook. It’ll be the greatest investment you’ll ever make online J.
Guess what? You may have heard about my blog from my using the strategies Bryan outlines in his ebook.
I really suggest you give this ebook a read. Don’t worry. You won’t make me rich if you download it. It’s free, remember?
Success is yours.
P.S. The website again is One Man’s Goal.com
Walking to Forgive: A Lesson In Bringing Peace To Your Life
Have you ever had something really ugly happen to you and you felt someone was responsible for it? Then you never forgave the person? It’s happened to me too. My mum died in November 2000, and we (my family) think she was poisoned by a rival though we couldn’t prove it.
For years i was angry with her ‘murderer’ and my dad for not protecting her. Seven years later, I had learnt enough in my life to forgive them. How did i do it? Read the article below by Colin C. Tipping and learn from it.
***Walking To Forgive***
One of the reasons why I think people are reluctant to go through a process of forgiveness is because they just don’t want to revisit the pain. Let sleeping dogs lie! Why dig up the past? Just forget it! Who needs it, for God’s sake?
But research is showing that this strategy carries great risk. Unresolved hurts and resentments can give rise to cancer.
But, what if I told you that you could, in less than three hours, neutralize most if not all of the situations that have caused you pain in the past, or may be causing you pain now even, without having to speak a word about any of them? The pain of divorces, betrayals, abuse, abandonment, rejections, thefts, deaths — all transformed in one evening without you sharing anything with anyone. Would you be interested?
I have devised a method of doing this using the Native American Healing Circle. People come together into a circle and I then ask a question like, “If you have ever suffered a painful divorce, walk the circle.”
Those who have, walk across the circle. Upon meeting someone in the middle, they stop, look into each other’s eyes (to connect to each other’s pain), and then each say to the other, “I’m sorry that happened to you.” In that moment, they share their wounds — nonverbally — and heal each other. We go through about 15 questions like that one, which pretty much covers most of the situations people commonly experience as painful. The predominant feeling at the end is sadness. But we don’t leave them there.
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Next we look at the basic assumption underlying Radical Forgiveness — that everything happens for a reason, is divinely inspired and needed for our spiritual growth. If we could see how it all fitted into the spiritual big picture, we would see that it was all perfect and that there is nothing to forgive.
We don’t ask anyone to believe that; only that they to be willing to be open to it for an hour or so — and to simply see what happens.
So we do the circle again, adding a crucial phrase on the end of each question. I will say, “If you have ever suffered a painful divorce … and are willing to see that there might have been perfection in the situation, walk the circle.” When they meet someone coming the other way, this time they say, “John, I honor your willingness to see the perfection in the situation,” and walk on.
There’s a lot more to it that this, but this is the basic gist of it. The results are profound and long lasting. After this circle the predominant feeling is joy. The sadness is transformed, the pain released. People report feeling lighter, more peaceful and resolved. And these feelings seem to endure.
I have no doubt that the physicists could explain it how this works, but for me, seeing hundreds and hundreds of people move into a joyful space having let go of as many as ten painful stories in one evening, is enough. Many wonderful things happen in the days after this ceremony to so many people and I never cease to be amazed by it.
This ceremony is now part of the “Magic” of Radical Forgiveness Workshop. Please check our web site’s calendar for dates and places.
(c) Colin C. Tipping: http://www.radicalforgiveness.com
P.S. See that? Anything you are willing to do is good enough to help you heal and avoid disease. In addition to what the other person(s) may have done to you, don’t let them add to it by your refusal to forgive. Forgive them and live your life again!
Today I have peace. You deserve it too, and you will get it.
Success is yours.
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“What Really Makes You Tick?” 10 questions you should ask to yourself: A preparation to effective self-improvement
Be all you can be. That’s the motto of the U.S. Army. I often see myself as somewhat contented with my life the way things are, but of course it’s hard to think of anything else when there are real facing us.
Still I aspire for something deeper and more meaningful.
So we’re all pelted with problems. Honestly it shouldn’t even bother or even hinder us to becoming all we ought to be. Aspirations as kids should continue to live within us, even though it would be short-lived or as long as we could hold on to the dream. They say you can’t teach an old dog new tricks… or can they?
1. What do I really want?
The biggest question of all time. You want to do so many things with your life yet there’s so little time to even go about one of them during the day.
Find something that you are good at and which can help realize that small step towards improvement. Diligence is the key to know that it is worth it.
2. Should I really change?
Today’s generation has taken another level of redefining ’self’, or at least that’s what the kids are saying. Having an army of teenage nieces and nephews has taught me that there are far worse things that they could have had than acne or maybe even promiscuity. So how does that fit into your lifestyle?
If history has taught us one thing, it’s the life that we have gone through. Try to see if partying Seventies style wouldn’t appeal to the younger generation, but dancing is part of partying. Watch them applaud after showing them how to really dance than break their bones in break-dancing.
3. What’s the bright side in all of this?
So much happens around us there seems to be no room for even considering that there’s light at the end of the tunnel. Yet no matter how things turn out, you can still see it as something positive, with something good to be learned from it. And if it’s a train at the end of the tunnel, take it for a ride and see what makes the world go round!
4. Am I comfortable with what I’m doing?
There’s always the easy way and the right way when it comes to deciding what goes with which shoes, or purse, shirt and whatnot. You don’t need to be a genius to see yourself as someone unique, or else we’ll all be doing exactly the same thing.
5. Have I done enough for myself?
Have you, or is there something more you want to do? Discontentment in every aspect in large doses can be dangerous. But think positive in small amounts and you’ll be able to see and do stuff you could never imagine doing.
6. Am I happy at where I am today?
It’s an unfair question so let it be an answer! You love being a good and loving mom or dad to your kids, then take it up a notch! Your kids will love you forever. The same goes with everyday life!
7. Am I appealing to the opposite sex?
So maybe I don’t have an answer to that, but that doesn’t mean I can’t try it, though. Whether you shape-up, change the way you wear your clothes or hair, or even your attitude towards people, you should always remember it will always be for your own benefit.
8. How much could I have?
I suppose in this case there is no such things on having things too much or too little, but it’s more on how badly you really need it. I’d like to have lots of money, no denying that, but the question is that how much are you willing to work for it?
9. What motivates me?
What motivates you? It’s an answer you have to find out for yourself. There are so many things that can make everyone happy, but to choose one of the may be the hardest part. It’s not like you can’t have one serving of your favorite food in a buffet and that’s it. Just try it piece by piece.
10. What Really Makes You Tick?
So, what makes really makes you tick? You can be just about anything you always wanted to be, but to realize that attaining something that may seem very difficult is already giving up before you even start that journey. Always remember, that self-improvement is not just about the physical or philosophical change you have to undergo, but it’s about going for something that you really want and in the end becoming who you really want to become.
Go for it. Success is yours.
How To Develop A Balanced Diet
In order to become all that you can be, you need to lead a balanced life. A good diet is an important part of a good, healthy lifestyle.
This is an easy habit to acquire, and you don’t need to go to extremes. Simply eliminate all junk food. Eat lots of vegetable and stop eating candy every day. You get the picture.
Just link enough pain to the process of eating things that are not good for you, and
associate pleasure whenever you eat something that keeps your health in good shape.
You know how it works by now.
When you do this, you’ll start to feel better, you’ll look better, you’ll become happier – and people will quickly notice the difference.
Optimizing your diet is a simple, but profound, thing to do. And it’s very easy once you
know what a tremendous impact it can have on your life.
And…
Visualize Perfect Health
Yes.
I’ve talked in earlier how visualizing the ideal outcome in every situation can propel you to creating amazing results. By doing so, you’ll start to attract those things into your life, and you’ll gradually turn into your vision. It’s no different when it comes to your health.
Take 5 minutes to visualize yourself as a powerful, healthy, strong individual every day.
See you body getting stronger and stronger. See yourself getting in perfect shape. See
your immune system getting more powerful. Visualize yourself getting younger and
younger. (Yes, that’s physiologically possible.)
Do a few affirmations every morning, if that works for you. Just make sure that you take at least 5 minutes every day to visualize your ideal life. How would you look? What would you do? How would you feel?
Give it a go for 21 days, and surely you’ll notice how great you now feel.
success is yours.
