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Toolkit: Personal Organization

Posted by Chelle Yarbrough on Apr 22, 2010 in Personal Development, Productivity | 1 comment

In many of the goal-setting or leadership development courses I’ve taught or witnessed, this phrase is spoken again and again: “If I could just get organized, I would be able to . . .” It seems that many of us feel like we’re trapped by our voicemails, email messages, paperwork, and clutter. Just wading through them consumes our creative energy and limits what we think we...

And the Lists Persist

Posted by Chelle Yarbrough on Mar 1, 2010 in Personal Development, Productivity | 2 comments

Santa Claus uses them. David Letterman does too. And so must you. If you want your brain to perform at its highest level, you’ve got to stop asking it to be your alarm clock, filing cabinet, and librarian. You must establish other systems to remind you of what’s urgent, to catalog information, and to keep track of open (or overdue) items. In addition to your Active Projects and Next...

What’s the Next Step?

Posted by Chelle Yarbrough on Feb 25, 2010 in Personal Development, Productivity | 0 comments

So, you’re feeling pretty good, eh? You’ve cleared your email inbox and your desk, and you have a great list of all the projects that have your attention. Let me guess: you’re very relieved to finally have it down on paper, but now you’re also overwhelmed when you see it on paper. That’s ok. Keep going. The next step is to think through the Next Actions Needed for...