What to do when the best laid plans fail
When I was 30 I was promoted to the job of assistant dean at a college just outside of Boston. One of my colleagues, in advising me on how to successfully manage the layers of the job said, be [...]
Never say…Later
There are a few words and phrases I am just not too fond of: should do miscellaneous someday And of course, one of my least favorite, later. As in “I’ll do it later”. I am not sure when uttering [...]
Why productivity is a waste of time
Reading the title of this blog might sound a little bit odd coming from a professional organizer who, for the last 20+ years, has written and taught others about productivity and the many ways to [...]
The most important rule for a successful day that you should never break.
When it comes to keeping you healthy and on your game, guidelines and rules that help you be your best self should not be ignored. Or broken. One of the most important rules, which also happens [...]
It’s a good time to use time wisely
With this COVID-19 virus doing it’s thing leaving so many of us around the world holed up in our houses, time is the thing of which we have most. Which is ironic because the one thing I [...]
Ease into 50 with grace and calm, not distraction
The most dangerous items on your to-do list are the ones that look like opportunities, but are actually distractions.” James Clear wrote that in one of his weekly Newsletters at the end of [...]