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    An annual reality check can help you reorganize

    Another year is almost over, and I'm wondering how your year has been organizationally and time-management-wise. Have you made some positive changes? Are things more in control? Do you have a greater sense of satisfaction?

    Knowing yourself helps to better enjoy holidays

    Here it comes, ready or not! The holiday season will soon be upon us, and it's meant to be a special time of year. After all, the word "holidays" comes from "holy days."

    Puttering around yields better mental health

    Life can be hectic with so many things to do, places to go and people to see. It's tiring to always have the feeling that something needs to be done.

    Prioritize, then jettison all of your brain clutter

    If you're a serious time management student, you realize the importance of prioritizing tasks in order to get the most important things done. Now, research shows that we also need to prioritize the information we take into our brains!

    Taking time for exercise can boost work quality

    If you had an extra hour today, how would you spend it? That's a question I often ask my clients. The answers reveal something important to them that is most likely being neglected.

    Your home probably looks a lot like your life

    I love the "Aha!" moments in life when I come across a new revelation. Recently, while sorting through old magazine articles, I came across the article "What Your House Says About You," by life coach Martha Beck, from "O" Magazine, fall 2004.

    6 more ways to live your life successfully

    In my last column, using the acrostic "S-u-c-c-e-s-s-f-u-l P-e-o-p-l-e," I shared what I consider to be the first 10 habits of successful people, as related to time management.

    A key to success is how you manage your time

    For years, Investors Business Daily has run a daily column with their "10 Secrets to Success," as follows ...

    Filters are saving grace for spam-filled in-boxes

    E-mail can be a blessing or a curse. A blessing because it's so convenient; curse because it has taken on a life of its own, demanding an increasing amount of time and attention, especially in the workplace.

    Do not let e-mail inbox become a stuffed turkey

    It's not unusual for people to have a hundred to hundreds of messages. It can be a jumble of new and old, read and unread, important and junk, active and reference.