Work at Home Productivity Tips

by Maria Gracia
Steve is a stock broker, working on Wall Street.
He catches the subway at 7:00a each morning and works a full and stressful day, trading for his clients.
After the stock market closes for the day, he goes to his office and continues working . . . researching, handling paperwork, […]

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by Maria Gracia
Every year April 15 rolls around, and so many people ask me the infamous question, How long do I need to keep all this stuff??!!
And the answer generally is that if it has anything to do with your taxes, probably for a long time.
But have no fear! The average family can keep it […]

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I have to admit, I am not a phone person. A few things that do help me are very simple.
1. Have a home for your phone book. How many times have you spent the time it would have taken to make the call looking for the phone book, or worse, giving up in frustration without […]

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Habits and routines are what can make or break our success in what ever we want to achieve.
I highly recommend that you try this at home!
10 SIMPLE DAILY AFFIRMATIONS by Maria Gracia
A big part of getting organized is ensuring that you’re doing the things that will . . .
1) help you to feel good […]

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by Maria Gracia
A minute saved is a minute earned! Try out these 5 quick and easy time saving tips!

SEND BACK THE ORIGINAL. Rather than typing up a brand new letter, answer routine correspondence right on the original letter you received. Make a copy for your records and mail the original back to the sender with […]

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by Maria Gracia
Scheduling can be a snap when you follow these 3 smart scheduling secrets!

DON’T OVERBOOK. There is a fine art to setting up an effective schedule, so that it is just full enough of the most useful activities. Too full and you’re liable to exhaust yourself. Too loose and you’re wasting precious time that […]

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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:

CATEGORIZING. A filing system is only […]

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One of the top task management strategies is to decide what you should be doing, when you should be doing it and for how long. Maria’s article below will help you to manage your tasks more easily and more efficiently.
Print it out and use this guide to help you learn to choose your most important […]

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Ever feel stuck? Often when you get that feeling, it’s because we are afraid to take that big step out of our comfort zone. Sometimes the only way out is through, but it can be tough.
And many times the only way to grow, in almost any area, is to leave your comfort zone. […]

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I have been faithfully working at getting my office supplies closet cleaned up  and decluttered (new and improved picture coming soon!), next in line is definitely going to be paperwork.
I have thought to myself, more than once over the past week of working on it, that if I had “only” kept up with it, I […]

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