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Add your getting started time + finishing up time + block of writing time together. Now grab your calendar and schedule in your next writing
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The Organized Pen: Day 1 | Welcome
Start your writing journey today. Get tools, tips and strategies.
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The Organized Pen: Day 2 | TIME
Find ways and grab opportunities to make your writing a priority in your life—whether it’s writing daily, twice a week, or one weekend a mon
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The Organized Pen: Day 3 | SPACE
What will help you show up to write? What’s your writing space look like, sound like, feel like? What environment do you need?
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The Organized Pen: Day 4 | INFORMATION
How you can get those brilliant ideas captured and safely collected.
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The Organized Pen: Day 5 | EXTERNAL SUPPORT
Take an inventory of things and people that support or have supported your writing journey (or any of your dreams or goals).
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The Organized Pen: Day 6 | INTERNAL SUPPORT
What’s your cue to set up to show up? Build your habit so that writing naturally follows.
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The Organized Pen: Day 7 |Continue Your Writer’s Journey
What do you need to set up in order to show up and give your words a space to exist in this world?
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Use Gateway Tasks to Get Started
Use gateway tasks every morning to get your brain warmed-up and ready to take on your priorities.
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You have the Time, but do you have the Energy?
Getting things done is really about Energy management. It's about managing our energy levels (mental and physical, even emotional).
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It May Not Be Procrastination
Stop assuming that you're procrastinating. Though there's no visible action, your wonderful creative mind has started the Creative Process
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New Beginnings: RESET—REVIEW—REMIND
New Beginnings are great. The slate is clean; the options are numerous; and anything is possible. Three things to do to make progress...
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⛱ Organize for Summer Fun
The goal is not to get organized. The goal is to be organized enough to enjoy your summer adventures.
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Spring Clean your Electronic Files
Last month I suggested you focus on spring cleaning your To Do list. How did that go? Did you find a project you’re excited to get back...
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Spring Clean your To Do List
It’s time for spring cleaning and this month’s spring cleaning focus is that To Do list you’ve been collecting this last year.
Shawndra Holmberg
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Disaster, Emergency, or just the Unexpected — Be Prepared
There are 5 stages to emergency preparedness: Planning, Prevention, Preparedness, Response, and Recovery. Take Action by...
Shawndra Holmberg
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Don't Let the Year Get Away from You
Now is the perfect time to check back with your goals, dreams, and hopes for the year. Pick one you will devote time, effort, and resources
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Sometimes Late Is Better Than Never
I'm sure you know that tomorrow never comes. Because when tomorrow get's here it's today and your tomorrow is yet another day. A
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The 3 Keyboard Shortcuts You Need
You probably copy & paste a lot. You may copy and paste text, a photo, or maybe even a table of data. Rather than moving the mouse...
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Text Expanders — do you need one and will it improve your productivity?
Here are the four ways I'm using text expanders to help me save time and connect more often.
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