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Would you go through withdraw if you had to be without your technogadget for an hour or more in a meeting?

Silicon Valley employees and others around the country are . . . and that’s a good thing!

Multi-tasking with an “on” cell phone, computer, etc. in your hands is not productive. I’m not sure how anyone thinks it ever was!

Our brains can only effectively focus and process up to two things at a time. When your brain is bothered with bings and flashes and “watch me, I’m the most important thing right now” videos and emails - that may not even matter - your mind shuts out other more important - at the moment - experiences and functions . . . like listening, seeing, thinking, understanding, decision making and remembering. All in all, it shuts down productivity. These are all essential life-skills that are not being learned and honed by a generation or two. Not good.

Google, Yahoo and Apple are joining in. STEP AWAY FROM YOUR TECH-DISTRACTION.

And, I really appreciate this one, laptops are not allowed in some classrooms at USC’s law school! They have to use, are you ready? Paper and pens! Yes, they actually have to write their notes, think and talk to one another to make more effective decisions. Excellent!

I see this as the tech-bubble bursting in all the right ways. Like anything else, use your tech-toys and gadgets for their best use, but not as a way to not be human. Don’t let them use you! They will win. 

See the news report here in its entirety. Click here.

See the news report - video here. 

©2008 Kim Wolinski, MSW “Dr. DeClutter”  Stress, Change and Organizational Skills Expert   www.DrDeClutter.com

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Do you use business cards? Do they cost a bit too much?

I have had put on and up so many “hats and shingles” in my business life that ordering business cards from a printer every time I needed new ones just never made sense. I found an online company that lets me create them myself and for a fraction of the price of a printer — I can get them in bulk and fast, as often as I like.

This also includes brochures, note pads, rubber stamps and lots of other office and personal use products. Be creative, have fun!

Click here and make your own!

Do you have great referrals to products that are cost-effective and professional? Please share!

Get your BlogProfits Blueprint now and find all the keys to getting your blog up, going and becoming whatever you want it to be!

This has been my blog bible. It has everything you need to get started and keep going to create a professional looking and growing blog.

Kim Wolinski, MSW “Dr. DeClutter”Stress, Change and Organizational Skills Expert

What a splendid way to honor your family, ancestors and heritage.

My friend Donlyn has created a beautiful blog honoring her family as well as the land and towns they helped develop.

This is a great example of how to use, show and tell the wonderful stories you have about your family as well as share it around the world with long lost relatives who can send you their photos by email and add their story to your site too.

Visit Homestead Origins now, click around and find scrumptious old recipes, see her beautiful family photos and great stories.

I’m SO grateful to have found this provider of free PDF formatting.

Go here and download and PDF away!

Kim Wolinski, MSW “Dr. DeClutter” Stress, Change and Organizational Skills Expert

What’s “mobile marketing?

Don’t get left behind!

If you don’t know how to mobile market, you’re already behind the wave that’s moving very quickly. Go to Mobile Marketing Profits.com and find out what you need to know to up the bar on your business success.

©2008 Kim Wolinski, MSW “Dr. DeClutter”  Stress, Change and Organizational Skills Expert   www.DrDeClutter.com

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Being organized in your thinking, marketing and development of your business is imperative to a successful business.

MISSION STATEMENT

Your mission statement for your business, your company, should be simple and doable. Make it fun too!

Google’s bzillion dollar company - started by two children! founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin in a Stanford University dorm room - has a mission statement I love:

“Do no evil.” 

Okay, they have a more serious one too, “To organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful,” but “do no evil” is a good one.  

Another great example of a fun and doable mission statement that attracts the kind of employees and customers they want is The Great Harvest Bread Company . Started in the ’70s by  founders, Pete and Laura Wakeman in Durham, Conn., baking fresh-ground whole-wheat bread. Pete & Laura’s travels took them through the heart of Montana’s legendary wheat country. In 1976, the couple opened the first Great Harvest Bread Co. in Great Falls, Montana. See their history page on their site for their great story.

Okay, anyway, their mission statement is this:

“Be loose and have fun.

Bake phenomenal bread.

Run fast to help customers.

And give generously to others.”

See the cool sign at the Longmont Great Harvest Bread store here.

What is your mission statement?

Have a business that is seriously fun, productive, needed, wanted and loved.

P.S. Buy local, support local growers and businesses, including franchises like The Great Harvest Bread store.

©2008 Kim Wolinski, MSW “Dr. DeClutter”  Stress, Change and Organizational Skills Expert   www.DrDeClutter.com

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You’ve written a book.

Now what??

Go to How To Market My Book.com and find out everything you need to know from the experts!

 ©2008 Kim Wolinski, MSW “Dr. DeClutter”  Stress, Change and Organizational Skills Expert   www.DrDeClutter.com

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There are lots of blogs and sites for support out in etherland. Here’s one by one of my very good friends and colleagues, Kim Dushinski.

Check out High Tech Moms Club.

It’s a simple thing. We do it many times a day, sometimes not so much, but the one thing you can do to portray more confidence and self-respect is to smile.  That’s it! Pretty simple, huh?

People who smile more, genuinely care and smile, are:

• more respected
• more approachable
• easier to talk to
• more open to conversation, and
• can build more self-confidence and self-respect because thoughts follow and lead facial gestures.

Go for the wrinkles. Smile!

Regarding “focus”… people will focus on you more than sour and blank faces. Attract others’ focus with your inner joy, through smiling.

©2008 Kim Wolinski, MSW “Dr. DeClutter”  Stress, Change and Organizational Skills Expert   www.DrDeClutter.com

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