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To Get Things Done, Ask Yourself, What Will I do?

By SOS Simple Organized Solutions|2023-10-09T12:02:31-05:00October 11th, 2023|Categories: Productivity|Tags: delegating, mindset, outsourcing, procrastination, project, task|

Understanding what you will do determines how much you will get done at any given time. This is something that you learn about yourself over time. It’s also something you need to reevaluate as you get older as things and circumstances change. So, what do I mean by the question what will I do? You know yourself better than anyone does. You know what makes you tick. You know what your capabilities are, both physically and mentally. You also know what you will and won’t do, so ask yourself what will I do? I understand it’s a pretty broad category [...]

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Clearing Out My Dad’s House

By SOS Simple Organized Solutions|2022-12-22T12:11:39-06:00December 28th, 2022|Categories: Decluttering, Grief|Tags: categorizing, emotions, lessons learned, memories, organizing process, professional organizers, project, purging, task|

This past summer my dad passed away and we all miss him terribly. After a loved one passes away, there are many things to do, typically in phases. To understand these phases I wrote a past blog post to explain them, and you can read it by clicking on this link. This post deals with what my brothers and I went through when clearing out my dad’s house. First of all, as you can imagine, or maybe know, this task or project is a very emotional undertaking. This is the house where my brothers and I grew up, so the [...]

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20 Simple Tasks You Can Complete in 10 Minutes or Less

By SOS Simple Organized Solutions|2022-02-18T11:11:15-06:00February 23rd, 2022|Categories: Productivity|Tags: goals, motivation, organized, project, routines, tasks|

Everyone, or at least that I know, is always looking to get a lot done in less time to increase their productivity. Completing simple tasks during your busy day when time allows, can contribute to a routine, goal or a project. Simple tasks are typically part of a routine, goal or a project as mentioned above. Breaking them down into small chunks, or simple tasks, is a good way to avoid overwhelm and to reach the end goal, which is completion. Even if your project is to get the home, or part of your home cleaned and organized, that’s the [...]

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My Story of an Unreached Goal

By SOS Simple Organized Solutions|2022-01-10T15:22:43-06:00January 12th, 2022|Categories: Planning|Tags: goals, new year, project, schedule, tasks|

We are once again at the beginning of a bright & shiny new year. It’s time to reflect on the past year, to look at the goals we set to see if we achieved them. If not, let’s see what we can do to make sure that we don’t have an unreached goal by the end of this year. This isn’t a post about creating goals for the new year. However, if you need help creating goals, click on this link for an article that may help. This post is about understanding why we didn’t meet a goal, and what [...]

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It’s OK to Ask For Help

By SOS Simple Organized Solutions|2021-02-26T13:44:29-06:00February 26th, 2021|Categories: Productivity|Tags: assistance, get things done, project, reciprocity, skillset, strength, task|

When you ask for help is not a weakness, it’s a strength. It means you understand your capabilities and your limitations. As we get older, we discover that we can’t do all the things we could do when we were younger, physically and possibly mentally. Aging is not the only reason that we may need to ask for help. Not everyone has the skills to do everything. Physical strength is another reason. If the task you need done requires strength you don’t have, regardless of your age, you need to ask for help. Even if you do have the skillset [...]

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