Comments on: Number One Tip for Overcoming a Messy Office http://www.azmortgageguru.com/number-one-tip-for-overcoming-a-messy-office/ Home Mortgage Expert in Phoenix, Arizona Fri, 05 Dec 2008 09:15:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Jennifer Furrier http://www.azmortgageguru.com/number-one-tip-for-overcoming-a-messy-office/#comment-429 Jennifer Furrier Fri, 03 Aug 2007 21:54:15 +0000 http://www.azmortgageguru.com/?p=524#comment-429 Hi Matt, I sent you an email that was returned for some reason. Anyway, I have a brother named John, but he is not related to PodTech. Have a great weekend Jennifer Hi Matt,
I sent you an email that was returned for some reason.
Anyway, I have a brother named John, but he is not related to PodTech.
Have a great weekend
Jennifer

]]> By: Matt Hattsenberg http://www.azmortgageguru.com/number-one-tip-for-overcoming-a-messy-office/#comment-401 Matt Hattsenberg Tue, 31 Jul 2007 00:09:32 +0000 http://www.azmortgageguru.com/?p=524#comment-401 are you related to John Furrier of PodTech are you related to John Furrier of PodTech

]]> By: Jennifer Furrier http://www.azmortgageguru.com/number-one-tip-for-overcoming-a-messy-office/#comment-400 Jennifer Furrier Mon, 30 Jul 2007 17:43:46 +0000 http://www.azmortgageguru.com/?p=524#comment-400 Old discs are an issue, as I often see them in offices, being kept in large piles, for fear that SOMEDAY, they may be needed. To that, I say two big things... the first is, research shows 80% of what we keep, we're never looking at again. EIGHTY percent!! So when I hear clients say, "oh, I'll go through those disks and figure out which ones I need to keep," I explain what a huge waste of their precious time this task would be, based on that statistic. Point number two is a biggie for clients and audiences, who don't like the idea of getting rid of things... We must have a specific reason for keeping things, and NOT just say that SOMEDAY, MAYBE, JUST IN CASE, I MIGHT need this. It's those passive words that contribute to the mounds of stuff we have, that we're never using or looking at again. Also, ask the question, what's the worse case scenario if I don't have this? Those two questions typically make it easier for people to let go and move on. Thanks so much Derek, for your excellent comment!! Old discs are an issue, as I often see them in offices, being kept in large piles, for fear that SOMEDAY, they may be needed. To that, I say two big things… the first is, research shows 80% of what we keep, we’re never looking at again. EIGHTY percent!! So when I hear clients say, “oh, I’ll go through those disks and figure out which ones I need to keep,” I explain what a huge waste of their precious time this task would be, based on that statistic.
Point number two is a biggie for clients and audiences, who don’t like the idea of getting rid of things… We must have a specific reason for keeping things, and NOT just say that SOMEDAY, MAYBE, JUST IN CASE, I MIGHT need this. It’s those passive words that contribute to the mounds of stuff we have, that we’re never using or looking at again. Also, ask the question, what’s the worse case scenario if I don’t have this? Those two questions typically make it easier for people to let go and move on.
Thanks so much Derek, for your excellent comment!!

]]> By: Shailesh Ghimire http://www.azmortgageguru.com/number-one-tip-for-overcoming-a-messy-office/#comment-394 Shailesh Ghimire Sat, 28 Jul 2007 15:29:56 +0000 http://www.azmortgageguru.com/?p=524#comment-394 Derek, That is a very good point. I'm guilty of that as well. I have empty floppy disks in my closest. I bought in bulk back when 1.4MB was a lot of space. Mind you it's not a closet full but still I've got a box of them. It's still there. My heart just can't let go. Thanks for visiting. Shailesh Derek,

That is a very good point. I’m guilty of that as well. I have empty floppy disks in my closest. I bought in bulk back when 1.4MB was a lot of space. Mind you it’s not a closet full but still I’ve got a box of them. It’s still there. My heart just can’t let go.

Thanks for visiting.
Shailesh

]]> By: Derek Burress http://www.azmortgageguru.com/number-one-tip-for-overcoming-a-messy-office/#comment-392 Derek Burress Sat, 28 Jul 2007 01:44:22 +0000 http://www.azmortgageguru.com/?p=524#comment-392 One of the biggest issues getting organized around here is people tend to buy in bulk and stuff things on shelves that they think they may one day need and use but never do. Like blank CD and CD cases, etc. I have a friend who has disks stuffed to the wall with programs like Windows 98, etc. Thing is, none of the current computers have a slot for disks anymore, they all require CDs or flash drives. One of the biggest issues getting organized around here is people tend to buy in bulk and stuff things on shelves that they think they may one day need and use but never do. Like blank CD and CD cases, etc. I have a friend who has disks stuffed to the wall with programs like Windows 98, etc. Thing is, none of the current computers have a slot for disks anymore, they all require CDs or flash drives.

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