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Clean the Desktop

Its Small Business Week is your desktop clear?
Look at your desktop.  How much clear usable space do you see?
Did you know that working with a clear desk increases productivity, creativity, and overall job satisfaction? (per Karen Kingston in Clear Your Clutter with Feng Shui)
In honor of this week geared towards the small business I challenge […]

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The Underlying Cause of Clutter

For me clutter has taken on new meaning since I’ve had children.  My life prior to having kids was definitely NOT clutter free, but I am starting to forget that fact.  Some days I feel like my PILES have been sitting there for months.  I think my husband would attest to that.  And the worst […]

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What Motivates You?

Its Small Business Week. 
What motivates you in your business and personal life to get things done? 
I think we can all agree that constant, continuous motivation is sometimes hard to maintain.  The times in my life when I get the most done are also the times in my life when I ma the most busy.  Those times […]

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Small Business Week

Welcome to Small Business Week!
For me Small Business Week is time to reflect on how to make my business better.  One way to do that is productivity.  There is always something I can do to increase my productivity.  One great habit that I have gotten lax on is the ‘Touch it Once’ rule.
Touch-It-Once is when […]

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Organize Your Desktop

Welcome to Small business week! 
I don’t know how these ‘holidays’ truly come about, but I think they are a great excuse to set some goals.  make them simple.  Like organize your desktop.  Not the whole desk or the whole office (although beware because once you start its hard to stop) just the top.
 Look at what […]

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