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It’s Website Wednesday at Starr Office Services and today I am working on my site content inventory. If you know anything about me, it’s that I love organization: “A place for everything and everything in its place” is one of … Continue reading
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In 2009 I fired my web designer and built my own website and a year later, I started blogging. Website Management is quite different from the usual Bookkeeping and Back Office Administration I’ve been doing for years but very enjoyable. … Continue reading
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With the New Year here, many of us have been busy planning and goal setting for 2011 and beyond. For some, this could feel like déjà vu. You might hear yourself saying; I’ve done this before; made these plans, set these goals but I’m still here – in the same place, with the same luck. So how do you turn it around? How do you change your luck? A great place to start is to examine your daily habits or life choices. Continue reading
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It has been very hectic here to say the least. There have been the usual tasks of blog writing, social media monitoring, invoicing, and so on along with the regular client workload and two special projects including Holiday Season preparations for clients and Tax Season preparation for accountants. The real craziness however, started when my neighbour knocked on my door desperate for help after her babysitter left the country suddenly due to a death in the family. Continue reading
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Oh the holidays are upon us and soon it will be the New Year. Oh the parties, the shopping, the rushing around, ’tis a crazy time of year! We all probably have been slacking some, and our business is last on the list! But take some of these steps I mention – and hopefully it won’t be such a grand mess! Continue reading
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As an organizational consultant, a common question I am asked is: “How do I organize my paperwork?” The two key points to remember when creating and maintaining a basic filing system for your home office are: 1. File only what is essential and 2. Review your files periodically and clean out ones you no longer need or refer to. Continue reading
Well it appears I spoke too soon. On November 16th, I blogged that my daughter, Dakota Starr’s, first performance would be at her 16th birthday party at the Smiling Buddha this past Sunday. However, on her actual birthday, we learned … Continue reading
In 2003, in the process of completing market research for Starr Office Services, I conducted a survey asking solo-preneurs how they allocated their time. The survey was completed by 100 business owners working as coaches, consultants, trainers, speakers, accountants and financial advisors with 0-3 employees and working approximately 60 hours a week. Continue reading
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Do you feel tired, in a rut, unable to muster the zeal to accomplish your goals? You need energy to tackle your objectives and attract new opportunities. Tuesday’s blog was about increasing your energy by eliminating petty annoyances and today is all about uncluttering your life to make space for new and exciting ventures.
When you want to attract new things in your life such as a client/job or a new relationship, you have to make room for them. So, if you’re looking for new clients – clean out old files. It is astounding how much ‘stuff’ we can accumulate. I’m not talking about organizing or zoning – just decluttering –letting go of stuff. Continue reading
The simplest way to increase energy is to eliminate things that are draining you and replace them with positive things. I said simple, not easy. When you examine the things you do that are not good for you, that are making you sick or tired like eating fast food, overspending, staying up late – it’s simple. Eliminating those things and replacing them with healthy habits on a continual basis is not easy. It can be especially challenging if you don’t have the right support systems. Continue reading
