I was teaching a class on organizing your paperwork, when one person raised the question: ‘If you have old magazines, can’t you just donate them to the public library?’ I decided to check into that and gave the library a call. The librarian paused at the other end. “We don’t take magazines … unless they [...]

I love to coach people to simplify their time and space. But another lifestyle change I coach monthly is to teach people to lose weight and live a healthy lifestyle. It all began with a health crisis in our family and I’ve been coaching people to get healthy ever since. Personally I’ve found one great [...]

Wonder how to look great and save time getting dressed each morning? Fashion expert and image consultant Jill Swanson, author of the book “Simply Beautiful Inside and Out” and her popular DVD “Simply Scarves” is our Guest Expert to simplify our lives. Learn how to dress your best everyday with a strategy that will not [...]

Recently one of my cross country clients and I incorporated one tool that doubled her monthly income immediately, raised her team’s morale, and saved dozens of back and forth email time. It reminded me of the power of planning time management tools that successful people use regularly. Today here’s the first Power Planning Tool: Power [...]

Last night I spoke to the American Subcontractors Association in San Diego and shared our next Time Planning Tool: a “Time Slotted To Do” list. When you master this tool, you can create successful day almost any day. Power Planning Tool #2: Time Slot Your To Do List Did you know studies show we can [...]

I had a wonderful time of speaking last week but came home to a desktop of scattered papers – mail from being away, speaking notes, people to followup with, emails to send out, book orders to mail, and a letter to be notarized. Ugh! Nothing in itself was too hard. It was all just too [...]

Now that it’s time to get ready for a new school year. Getting a family organized for fall can make or break your personal life. Today includes a Checklist for smoothing out family life. I have an entire class on how to do that well . Class registration includes a free download of my famous [...]

Are you and your closet “looking good?” Achieve a well-organized closet so you don’t stress over having “nothing to wear.” Learn how to dress well and stretch your closet with what you have by following these three steps. You’ll feel like a new person after our closet makeover! Step 1. Hanging Clothes Work intentionally from [...]