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Without a planner…you are letting others spend your life instead of recognizing the wisdom of Carl Sandburg when he said, "Time is the coin of your life. It is the only coin you have and only you can determine how it's spent."   Of course, just "having" a planner isn't enough. You have to use [...]

Tags: calendar, managing time, monthly, notes, organizer, planner, productive, Resources, stress management, tips, to do list, tools, weekly, yearly

People often ask me to recommend the best tool for their use when recording teleseminars (or other audio events).   My reply is always the same: AudioAcrobat. I have used this service for well over 5 years and cannot imagine ever changing to anything else.     AudioAcrobat is an on-line, cloud-based service that you [...]

Tags: audio, audio tools, AudioAcrobat, headphones, media, recording, teleseminar

Recently I presented a webinar using the Paper Tiger Software to manage paper filing systems.  One of the participants asked: I am ready to become much more organized with keeping track of my household receipts, warranties, etc.  I now have a filing cabinet with all the hanging files and folders that I need to begin [...]

Tags: file cabinet, filing, folder system, hanging folders, label, organize, paper clutter, paper management, Paper Tiger, receipts, sub-folders, time management, warranties

Recently I presented a webinar using the Paper Tiger Software to manage paper filing systems.  One of our Life of E’s members who attended asked the following questions:   Questions:   I watched the Paper Tiger file webinar but am still perplexed how this helps with articles that I may need for various studies/manuscripts.    [...]

Tags: filing systems, office, organization, Paper Tiger, productivity resources, productivity tools, stress management, time management

Recently I presented a webinar using the Paper Tiger Software to manage paper filing systems.  One of the Life of E’s members who attended asked:   Any suggestions about getting started? Because I have hundreds and hundreds of articles it is a bit overwhelming to get started.   Meggin’s answer:   In the webinar I [...]

Tags: clutter, filing paper, filing systems, managing files, managing paper, office, organization, overwhelm, Paper Tiger, productivity tools, work, workspace

We have been discussing planner options and here is an excellent question from one of our Life of *E*’s members on how to use your planner to track important information.  Question: I’m using the Levenger circa planner (Morgenstern’s), and also Paper Tiger (all integrated with iCal on my mac and mobile devices). I have a [...]

Tags: organizing, planner ideas, planning, Productivity, tips and tools for planners, tracking important information, using your planner

Being a huge fan of teleseminars, both as a learner and as a business owner, each month I participate and host these high tech (but low tech) ways of learning and teaching. If you have not been integrating one or more aspects of telelearning and telecommunications as part of your strategy as an entrepreneur, then [...]

Tags: business development, business strategies, entrepreneurs, Products, profitability, teleseminars, webinars

Here’s a question that came in recently during the *E*mail *E*xtravaganza along with my honest response: Has your e-book publishing produced enough results to make it worth the effort? [MEMc] Well…what a question…ha! All of these things are so tied into one another that it’s hard to say what does and doesn’t make a profit. [...]

Tags: e book, Marketing, money, writing

Question: I am in the process of looking for a shopping cart and I heard mentioned that you use KickStartCart (one of the carts I was looking at). I was wondering if you like the cart, find it easy to use, etc. I am especially wondering about the affiliate program (for your products that you [...]

Tags: affiliate programs, business products, business tools, kickstartcart, shopping carts

Recently, a Life of E’s member sent me this question: One of the independent contractors that I work with has asked for advice about charging/not charging for training & materials (specifically PowerPoint slides) that she has produced.  In particular, someone who hired her actually said, “Could I get a copy of your PowerPoint because I’d [...]