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Achieve Results at Home, At Work, and In Life
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Hello, and welcome to the new subscribers!
Well, autumn is underway here in the beautiful Hudson River Valley of NY. The leaves are putting on quite a show for us with all of their glorious colors. If you are lucky enough to live in an area that experiences the change of seasons, I hope you are enjoying the fall!
 I am thrilled to launch my first e-book, DECIDE to be Organized: An Empowering Process for Change. The e-book was given as a bonus to my group coaching participants and is now available to the world! Check out the Lisa Recommends section below for details and to order your copy today!
Speaking of my group coaching program, what a fantastic group we have! It is so rewarding to watch the participants make progress on their DECIDE journeys. If you missed this round, I will be offering the next program starting in mid-January. Keep on the look-out for the announcement with dates and registration. I will also be offering the program as a home study course, which will include recordings of all 6 classes and the e-book, as well as all of the other bonuses included with the live version. So, there are many ways you can "decide" to be organized!
Happy Halloween ~
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October 6 - November 10, 2009 - Lisa will be conducting the first DECIDE to be Organized Online Group Coaching Program, a 6-week teleclass series for those that want to achieve results at home, at work, and in life in an interactive group setting. Next program starts in January. Get on the pre-registration list here.
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November 11, 2009 - Back by popular demand, Lisa will be conducting DECIDE to be Organized: Achieve Results at Home, at Work, and in Life for Northern Westchester/Putnam Boces in Yorktown, NY.
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November 16, 2009 - Lisa will be a guest on Michael Sweeton's WTBQ radio show, Takin' Care of Business. The show airs at 1:30 pm on 1110 AM & streams live on WTBQ's website.
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November 19, 2009 - Lisa will be interviewed by David Dirks on BlogTalkRadio at 9:30 am. Lisa will be offering tips on How to Stay Organized During a Job Search. You can listen live or access the recording on the BlogTalkRadio site.
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November 20, 2009 - Lisa will be presenting Sexual Harassment Awareness & Prevention Training for employees of SUNY Orange in Middletown, NY.
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December 6, 2009 - Lisa will be presenting a CLE program for Pace University Law School in White Plains, NY titled Decrease Stress, Increase Productivity: Organizing & Time Management for Lawyers. For more information or to register, visit Pace's CLE page.
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"Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going." ~ Jim Rohn |
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Time Management Tips: Small Steps Can Make a Big Difference
Time management is a major issue for many people. And it's not getting any better. Experts estimate that during the last 25 years, our leisure time has declined by 37% while our workweek has increased by a full day. The American's Use of Time Project at the University of Maryland revealed that the average American spends more than 20 hours per week on housework.
Even if you are an otherwise excellent time manager, a disorganized physical environment will steal a large amount of time and energy from your day. USA Today reports that Americans collectively waste 9 million hours every day looking for misplaced items.
Here are some small time management tips that can help make a big impact:
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 Take 15 - At the end of every day at the office, take 15 minutes to put things in order. Put away files that are no longer in use, plug in to do's on your daily list from your master one, take out files to be used the next day, etc. That way, you come into a clean ready-to-work environment. At home before you go to bed at night, spend 15 minutes picking up stray items and putting them back into their proper homes.
- Prepare for Your Morning the Night Before - Prepare for your morning the night before. Gather everything you will need, such as your pocketbook, briefcase, knapsack, keys, etc. If you have a "home" for these things near your entryway, you will never have a problem scurrying around for them when you are leaving the house. Choose your clothes and set them out in a convenient location for dressing. Get out what you need to quickly and easily prepare breakfast. And be sure to pack your lunch the night before also!
- Set up a Gift Zone - Buy cards in advance for many types of occasions and even consider some generic gifts for house warming, birthdays, and baby showers. Keep the items together in a gift, card, and gift-wrapping station with everything at your fingertips if you need to write out a card, choose a gift and wrap it.
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 Record TV Shows - Turn on the television only when your show is scheduled to begin and turn it off when it is over. Turning the television off 1 hour per week gives you 52 extra hours in a year. Some people record shows even if they are home to be able to avoid commercials and not interrupt themselves but save the show for when it is most convenient for them to watch.
- Listen and Learn - Listen to audio books or podcasts for your commute (learn a foreign language, work related, novels, etc.), or consider carrying a mini-recorder to dictate work assignments or even personal ideas.
- Portable Reading - Carry a "to read" file with you for those times when you are waiting on line, waiting at the doctor's office, on the subway, etc. If the reading material sits in a pile at home, it hardly ever gets read!
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 Delivery Anyone? - See what services offer delivery, like office supplies, dry cleaning, food, etc.
- Organized Errands - Run all of your errands at one time, starting farthest from your house and ending up closest to home.
- Call & Confirm - Call ahead before going to the store to see if they have what you need, call to confirm appointments before you show up, call to see if the restaurant has seating. Save yourself unnecessary drives.
Copyright 2009 © Lisa Montanaro
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Copyright 2009. Lisa Montanaro, "The Solutions Expert," is Principal of LM Organizing Solutions, LLC, a professional services firm created in 2002 that offers professional organizing, business and life coaching, and motivational speaking to individuals and organizations. Lisa publishes the monthly "DECIDE™ to be Organized" e-zine for the general public, and "Next Level Business Success" e-zine for professional organizers and entrepreneurs. Subscribe today at www.LMOrganizingSolutions.com. Lisa also publishes the Decide to be Organized Blog at www.DecideToBeOrganized.com. Through LMOS, Lisa helps people deal with the issues that block personal and professional change and growth. To explore how LMOS can improve your home or work environment, or help take your business to the next level, contact Lisa at (845) 988-0183 or by e-mail at Lisa@LMOrganizingSolutions.com. |
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Announcing the new E-Book . . .
"DECIDE to be Organized: An Empowering Process for Change"
Achieve Results at Home, at Work, and in Life!
 I am thrilled to officially launch my first e-book, DECIDE to be Organized: An Empowering Process for Change. Yes, there are many fantastic books and resources that will help you get better organized and stay that way. But, DECIDE™ differs in its approach in that it is less about the "stuff" and more about the thinking behind the "stuff." The DECIDE™ process allows you to go deep and examine the connection between decision-making and disorganization. It looks at the way you think and act with regard to organization, and offers an opportunity for an empowering change to occur. So, although this may be a small book (it is a tidy 58 pages long), it is a powerful one!
The e-book covers the six DECIDE™ steps in detail. There are also six DECIDE™ Asides, which apply the tools and DECIDE™ process to real life examples. In addition, dispersed throughout the e-book are several DECIDE™ exercises that you can take to keep you on your toes. The exercises are designed to assist you in going deep into the subject, and to make the process interactive so that it sinks in more.
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Lisa Montanaro, "The Solutions Expert," is Principal of LM Organizing Solutions, LLC, a professional services firm created in 2002 that offers professional organizing, business and life coaching, and motivational speaking to individuals and organizations. Lisa publishes the monthly "DECIDE™ to be Organized" e-zine for the general public, and "Next Level Business Success" e-zine for professional organizers and entrepreneurs. Lisa also publishes the DECIDE to be Organized Blog. Through LMOS, Lisa helps people deal with the issues that block personal and professional change and growth. To explore how LMOS can improve your home or work environment, or help take your business to the next level, contact Lisa at (845) 988-0183 or by e-mail at Lisa@LMOrganizingSolutions.com. |
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Lisa Montanaro, JD, CPO
Certified Professional Organizer®, Business & Life Coach, Motivational Speaker
LM Organizing Solutions, LLC ™
PO Box 113
Warwick, NY 10090
(845) 988-0183
www.LMOrganizingSolutions.com
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