You see the articles every December. How do you to create New Year’s resolutions that you can stick to? What resolutions are worth making? And should you bother to make any New Year’s resolutions at all? So here’s a different spin. I was with a new client the other day whose main focus is time … [Read more...] about Resolving to Get Organized
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Recognizing Your Strengths
I was working with a client recently who just finished redecorating her son's room. The result was a spectacular transformation of the room done on a tight budget. I was awed by the end result. To me this room was an example of her incredible creative talent. However, she viewed this accomplishment … [Read more...] about Recognizing Your Strengths
The Power of a To-Do List
One day a client and I were discussing her job. She gets to work early every day, worked through lunch and finally goes home after everyone else. Yet, despite all the hours she was putting in she didn’t feel like she was accomplishing anything. She felt unproductive, ineffective and without … [Read more...] about The Power of a To-Do List
Organizing the Disorganized Student
Homework Create a distraction free work area. Create homework routines Homework should be done in the same place and at the same time everyday. Have homework supplies on hand Highlight important words in the directions Read directions aloud Do the hardest thing first Allow child … [Read more...] about Organizing the Disorganized Student
Organizing: Getting in Gear
Identifying where to start: What is the one thing would have the greatest effect on you if you could change it? It doesn’t have to be the most “important” or most “obvious”. What would you tell someone else to do first? Roll up a piece of paper like a telescope. Work on just one corner of a … [Read more...] about Organizing: Getting in Gear
I Have ADHD — Do I Have to be Disorganized Too?
I was working with a client who had recently been diagnosed with ADHD, she told me that now that she knew she had ADHD she had a built in excuse to be disorganized. Certainly people with ADHD have trouble being organized but is it an excuse? I have ADHD, do I have to be disorganized? Just … [Read more...] about I Have ADHD — Do I Have to be Disorganized Too?
