then you obviously haven’t been paying to much attention to your email - specifically your in-box.

When was the last time you actually paid attention to the way you organized your email?

Should the question be, have you ever paid attention to the way you organize your email?

Or would you rather just chuck your computer out the window and start over again?
Well, you should…

Organize your email

You should know when to hit DELETE and how to use your FILTERS;

Or, if you’re a total email wastecase, just give it up to Google and their search functions (for a change).

Keep It Neat!!! 

Caught under a deluge of mail?

Downpour of paperwork?

A puddle of business cards?

Try the following quick solution to stem the tidal wave of mess that is drowning your desk

1. Once a week, at a regularly scheduled time, enter new contact information into your database/rolodex/card binder;
2. Articles of interest/required readings - Everyone has articles they need to read in order to say current with their professional activities.  Earmark them with sticky notes. Read them during your spare time (or when you want to fool those around you that you are actually busy);
3. Use a desktop vertical file folder for tasks/projects you currently have on the go.  Organize these files by project name;
4. Open your mail when it comes in!!! Don’t let it pile up. You would be amazed how much of that important mail has junk in it too. If possible, contact organizations that send you bills on a regular basis and ask them not to put any extraneous material in it; and
5. THROW OUT ANYTHING THAT YOU DO NOT NEED!!!

Keep It Neat!!!

I thought you might.

I mean seriously, who wouldn’t?

And it’s not that hard….

Doesn’t involve counting calories or avoiding chocolate.

You ready?

• At the end of your workday (yes, even if your workday ends at 11 pm), prepare for tomorrow. Spend 10 to 15 minutes  writing down your plan for the next day.
• Write this list in a notebook, not just wayward scraps of paper.  This way you can keep a tally of items you manage to complete (or don’t as the case may be);
• Make list of the e-mails you need to send and the phone calls you need to make;
• Create a simple filing system that relates to your activities of daily living.  Obviously this will be different for each individual as we all do different things each day.

Keep it Neat!

How does the expression go?

Big Things Come In Small Packages

Want to see a perfect example of this in action?

Consider this situation:

When making small changes, don’t overlook the multiplication factor… 5 minutes shaved off weekly meetings of 10 people earning $30 per hour would amount to a savings of $62,590/year- Harold Taylor