Clean desk challenge evening #2. Well, mostly cleared off. Papers to left of computer are for speech tomorrow for Toastmasters that I want to review in the morning.

Note to self - get more creative with the photo taking! (No need to submit comment on that.)
You can’t see it too well but the card on […]

This article was originally published in The Simplifier #56.
Article: Developing 80/20 Vision
By Shawn Tuttle
Who’d have thought that an Italian economist born in 1848 could have big impact on your life today? Stemming from the observation that 80% of income in Italy went to 20% of the population, Vilfredo Pareto’s “80/20 principle” has influenced the business […]

Since January is NAPO’s (National Association of Professional Organizers) official Get Organized month (complete with no less than 12 corporate sponsors–it must be for real!)….
Since it is the day before the last day of January…
Since it always feels good to approach a clean desk in the morning…
And since I’ve been thinking about it for more […]

**Reminder: next workshop begins Feb. 11 in Nevada County**
I’ve been considering different formats for the workshops, for example, one 6-hour session instead of three 2-hour sessions. The “pros” of doing a 1-day is that it might be an easier time commitment for some people. It would also be easier for me to offer a 1-day […]

I love this woman’s approach to consulting! Pamela Slim writes the Escape from Cubicle Nation blog (introduced here.)
This is what caught my eye in her post yesterday:
Your goal as a consultant is to work your way out of a job.
Her questions following this statement are excellent examples of real service. They focus on causes, not […]

You know when you shift gears to something new, something you just know is the right direction for you to be going? You start seeing yourself doing it, your mind starts wheeling through potential ways to make it happen, you start noticing all kinds of things that support it. Your energy level jumps up a […]

The fifty-fifth issue of the Project Simplify newsletter The Simplifier is now archived on our newsletter archives page.
Here is a brief summary of the contents:
1. A Note From Shawn
The more we live in the flow of life…
2. Our Featured Quote
by Henry David Thoreau
3. Article: Organizing by Zones
by PS Head Simplifier Shawn Tuttle
4. This Week’s Simplification […]