Archive for July, 2007
Your Website as a Time Management Tool
By: Janet Barclay, MVA
It is no secret that a website is an important marketing tool. Even small businesses who only serve local customers are increasingly finding a home on the Internet. But did you know your website can also be a time management tool? Let’s look at a few ways that your website can help [...]
Some Time Savers
By Don Wetmore
In my Time Management seminars which I have conducted for more than 100,000 people from around the globe, I show people how to get more done in less time, with less stress; to help them have more time for the things they want to do in their work and business lives.
If you can [...]
How To Get From The Front Door To The Car
By Chris McDonough
Somebody (I don’t know who) said that an INFP is someone who gets lost between the front door and the car. I am INFP and that statement describes me very well. An INFP will know that the car is the goal but will take so many side-trips (physical, intellectual, and emotional) that the [...]
The Many Benefits of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® to My Business
By Sandra Lim
Through my company, A Better Impression, I provide résumé and career counselling services to help my clients create a better impression. I use the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® (MBTI®) with career counselling clients seeking to make a job or career change.
The original purpose for the development of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® was to assist [...]
What is the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator®?
By Janet Barclay, MVA
The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® (MBTI®) is a self-report questionnaire designed to help people determine their personality type and is the most widely used psychological inventory in the world. The MBTI® is not a test - there are no right or wrong answers. It does not measure skill, intelligence, or mental health. The [...]
Working Remotely
By Janet Barclay, MVA
When I attended the 2004 APT XV International Conference, I had the privilege of meeting type professionals working in different fields around the world. It was very exciting to shake hands with some of the authors whose work I have studied and to meet people I’ve corresponded with through email, including some [...]
February Is “Archive Your Files” Month
By Janet Barclay, MVA
It seems that you’ve just got used to it being a new year, and here it is February, and time to archive your files!
Why archive your files? Quite simply, because if you don’t, your filing cabinet will become overfilled, and you’ll have trouble locating needed documents and finding room for new ones. [...]
3 Simple Filing Guidelines
By Maria Gracia
One of the most basic ways to find papers when you need them is to retrieve them from an effective filing system. A good filing system will allow you to find what you’re looking for in 10 seconds or less.
Here are 3 simple filing guidelines that can help:
1. Categorizing
A filing system is only [...]
How To Find What You Need When You Need It
By Monica Ricci
Nobody enjoys filing, at least nobody I’ve ever met. But like it or not, keeping track of paper information is crucial to living an organized life or running a successful business. The biggest problem most people have with filing isn’t how to store it, but how to retrieve it. So how do you [...]
Organizing with Classification Folders - Top 20 Ideas
By Suzanne McLoone
I LOVE using Classification Folders. I will use any excuse I can find to rationalize utilizing these little pronged wonders! Mostly I use the 6-prong Classification Folders, but they also come in 2 prong, 4 prong and they even have ones with elastic bands for the corners. These are absolutely brilliant for large [...]
