Week In Review 10/4

Home and Business Organizational news and chatter from around the globe.

Can you believe its already October? We sure can’t. Take a few minutes and enjoy these home and business organizational tips.

• We can’t wait for this year’s Rooms With a View. Follow them on twitter @designshow2009 for updates.
• Health tip: People who get fewer than 7 hours of sleep a night are almost 3 times as likely to develop a cold. How much sleep are you getting?
• Dealing With Email Overload? “How To Get To And Maintain Inbox Zero,” from SidSavara.com.
• Declutter tip: Get Cash for old Books in good condition. Check out Cash4Books.net.
• “Dreams come true. Without that possibility, nature would not incite us to have them” ~Updike.
• Thoughts on “Utilizing “Binge” Productivity,” from LifeDev.
• Declutter in 10 Minutes  with “Chores Made Easy,” from AOL.com.
• Whiteboards make a fun way for kids to do their homework — spelling, math…give it a try and see
• Create and keep a balanced lifestyle, “How to Have the Discipline to Stick with a Healthy Lifestyle,” from Create a Balance for Moms.
• Realize that no matter how clear you think you are being, someone can still miss your message.
• Inherited items can come with guilt & obligation attached. Don’t keep things you don’t want or need!
• STEP 1 for Success: Find YOUR Niche, Define YOUR Target.
• “6 Tips for Unleashing Employee Creativity,” from Inc.com.
• Some easy solutions for organizing your purse “How To Organize Your Handbag,” from Good Housekeeping.
• Time Management Tips: “Tasks Undone Create More Work,” from TimeManagementNinja.com.
• Etiquette 101: “4 Tips for LinkedIn Professional Etiquette,” from CareerRocketeer.com.
• For list management Splash Shopper‘s great for tracking travel lists, inventories, to dos . . . etc
• “ The secret of being a bore is to tell everything” — Voltaire.
• 13 Time Management tips for Freelancers – and for everyone else: “13 Principles of Effective Time Management for Freelancers,” from DesignM.ag.
• Delegation is one of the most talked about yet underutilized time management skills. What would be best for you not to do?
• We hope you don’t do these! Our favorite “Do Whats important before trying to optimize your work,”: “Top 5 Worst Productivity Ideas,”: from Productivity 101.

Further Reading

Download a copy of In Order To Succeed‘s founder and president, Denise Caron Quinn’s tweets for the week of 25 September 2009-2 October 2009.  You’ll find even more home and business organization news and tips in her tweetbook.

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