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Cherish your time by treating your personal calendar as a prized possession. Keep your calendar with you at all times, if possible. Having your appointments, meeting plans, and phone numbers close by will help you successfully manage any changes that come up.
The way you schedule events can simplify or complicate your life, so remember to:
1. Keep one monthly calendar.
2. Write down all your appointments in one or two words.
3. Diagonally mark off passed date boxes while reflecting if it was time well spent.
4. Pencil in all appointments and potential events coming up.
5. Promptly say "no" to invitations and meetings that you cannot or do not wish to attend.
6. Always respond to everyone who contacts you.
7. Offer two alternative options when rescheduling an event.
One Life, One Calendar
Most people have many parts to their lives and more than one calendar to manage them. This can be a problem. If you have a calendar on the refrigerator, one in your purse, and one at work, you’re going to be one overscheduled, busy person. The worst part is that you’ll be leaving out the most important commodity to make it all work -- you.
There are only twenty-four hours in anyone’s day, and you don’t need to add to your stress by feeling fragmented and having things fall through the cracks. Your calendar-- a single calendar should reflect a balanced and satisfying life for you. You can start that journey by consolidating your activities through living one life on one calendar.
(Excerpt from Simplify Your Life: Get Organized and Stay that Way!)
My book Simplify Your Life: Get Organized and Stay that Way! is complete in itself to teach you how to do this in step-by-step systems. The audio CD also contains 60 photos that actually let you “see and hear” how all the wonderful tips in the book actually work. You will find yourself saying, "I CAN do this."
Marcia Ramsland is well known as "The Organizing Pro" for her practical skills and tips to manage busy lives. She is a speaker, author, and media guest expert appearing on TV, radio, and in national magazines for her popular books Simplify Your Life, Simplify Your Time, and Simplify Your Holidays (Thomas Nelson). Visit her website, www.organizingpro.com for free tips.
FEATURE ARTICLES: Marcia Ramsland, speaker and author, writes magazine articles for consumer and trade organizations. Request a special article by e-mailing or calling her through the contact information below.
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"I have realized that the stress I have been feeling at work was because I hadn't fully implemented this system (Calendar file, To Do file, etc..) and I was getting majorly bogged down with paper. .. I'm feeling so much more successful and "together" because of your book. I remember you showing me how to do this and talking to you about it in person, but reading it and having it in my hands to hash over and highlight helpful parts has solidified it for me! I love having the reference at my fingertips."
~ Holly Sandefur, Teacher
San Diego, California
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"Thank you so much for writing such an inspiring book!!!! My husband and I have been married for two years and unfortunately our parents did not teach us simple systems to run our lives. Thank you for inspiring me to de-clutter and organize! My husband got a bad cut yesterday, went into the bathroom cabinet and was pleasantly surprised to be able to find hydrogen peroxide, band-aids, and Neosporin- organized and ready for use! Thank you, thank you, thank you!" ~
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