Articles tagged with focus
28 July 2014 | Comments [2] »
I published this post nearly two years ago. I’m still struck by the power a person can play in helping move forward by sitting in virtual silence.
One of the roles I frequently fill for my clients is what I like to call an “order catalyst.” They often find that they simply can’t do organizing tasks on their own. But when I’m there, sitting quietly, they can go about getting their organizing work accomplished, be it decluttering, sorting, or going through their task list.
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8 August 2012 | Comments [4] »
One of the roles I frequently fill for my clients is what I like to call an “order catalyst.” They often find that they simply can’t do organizing tasks on their own. But when I’m there, sitting quietly, they can go about getting their organizing work accomplished, be it decluttering, sorting, or going through their task list.
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15 August 2011 | Comments [0] »
Some people just can’t organize alone. For those folks, organizing and decluttering are jobs that require company. I see it all the time with my clients. No matter how motivated or well-intentioned they are, they just don’t continue the work between my visits. It’s not that they’re lazy. They just can’t bring themselves to do it. But when I’m there, they’re focused and diligent and we get a lot done.
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focus,
judith kolberg,
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10 February 2010 | Comments [0] »
Mark Forster is my time management guru. As I’ve blogged about before, I loved his book, Do It Tomorrow and Other Secrets of Time Management
. I used his DIT system for managing tasks for a year or so, and then he introduced Autofocus in January 2009. I was a little reluctant to switch at first, because DIT was working for me, but I decided to try it. I was over the moon. (I’ve blogged about Autofocus many times.)
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balance,
control,
desk,
empowerment,
focus,
goals,
mark forster,
priorities,
productivity,
task management,
time management,
to-do list
21 January 2009 | Comments [2] »
Organizing is an activity that many people find difficult to do on their own. In the study of chronic disorganization, it is recognized that a chronically disorganized client needs to work with others. It’s called “social organizing.” Indeed, some clients simply can’t go through the process of sorting and weeding and organizing if they’re by themselves.
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chronic disorganization,
focus,
judith kolberg,
social organizing
30 June 2008 | Comments [2] »
Whenever I start working with a client, we talk about the vision they have for the space. I’m not talking about specifics like furniture placement. I want to know what the client is hoping to experience in the room, the feeling that she wants to get from the space. I ask the client to close her eyes and really feel it.
Tagged with: decluttering,
focus,
motivation,
productivity
3 June 2008 | Comments [0] »
I’m constantly amazed at what can be accomplished in just 15 minutes. I often advise my clients (and I do this myself) to set a timer for 15 minutes and focus on one task: decluttering, filing, sorting, etc. As long as they keep going until that timer dings, they’ll get a good amount done. It’s astounding what can get done in such a small amount of time. (As an aside, that’s one of the ways I use my beloved Time Timer.)
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mark forster,
productivity,
time management,
time timer
22 February 2008 | Comments [3] »
As I’ve written here before, I decided on January 1 that 2008 would be the year that I take control of my time-management issues. That day, I selected probably a half dozen time management books from my shelf, each one espousing a different philosophy. I thought I’d make a commitment to a single system and really try to adhere to it for a month or so.
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13 September 2007 | Comments [0] »
It’s amazing to me what a barrier to productivity, to progress, to peace of mind clutter can be. I see it in my clients all the time. And I know from personal experience.
Tagged with: clutter,
decluttering,
empowerment,
feng shui,
focus,
priorities,
procrastination,
productivity
5 March 2007 | Comments [0] »
So I paid almost $30 to have my car washed inside and out. I expected to enjoy having a nice clean car. I didn’t expect to have an epiphany.
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car,
clutter,
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