Organize 365 Podcast

Today is Tuesday, and this is a blue day. This is my most structured day of the workweek. It is meeting day. Organize 365® is 10 years old, and we were a 2 million dollar company in 2021. We have 20 team members:14 in the office and several remote contractors. We also work with outside vendors and support companies. I will be in meetings all day with the team. I'll be working in the business. How Organize 365® Keeps Meetings Productive I have created the most productive way of communicating with the team with a weekly check-in to make sure we are on the same page. Communication is the number one obstacle to growth inside of a profitable company. At Organize 365®, we have shared meeting agendas in Google Docs for every single scheduled meeting (and for some of our major projects). I put my own thoughts, questions, and ideas at the top. The team enters their questions for me in the next section for things that need approval, a budget, a signed contract, extra help, or other things to move forward. Within the document, there are topics for the team discussion. Each team member types in a different color, and often we are able to resolve questions or collect ideas in advance of the actual meeting. If we are able to resolve things outside of the meeting, the team can move forward in their work. As an organization, we very rarely email other team members. All projects are in shared documents and can link out to other files if needed. No one needs to comb through an email thread or hunt for an email. I check all of the agendas a few times a week and add anything I can answer at the time. By keeping all our ideas and communication in one place, we make better and quicker decisions. Today's Meetings Listen in as I take you along on my meetings with Vanessa, Shona, Stephanie, Pat, Monique, and Erin. I used to fit my meetings into my calendar, but now I have dedicated a full day to the meeting necessary to keep the company running smoothly. I schedule every meeting to start at the top of the hour, and if we finish early, I fill in the time by making progress on other tasks. When my meetings are done for the day, I use any time left to complete administrative work, review meeting agendas to find my actionable items to add to my Friday Workbox®, and deep-diving into some projects. What can you do to make your team days more productive?

I'm so excited. It's my birthday! I am 50 years old today!!! The women in my family have lived to be old—into their 90s and 100s. I have always been in awe of all they have done in their lives. Organize 365® just turned 10 years old. I think I am going to live to 100, so I am just getting started. I have an innate understanding of time and money that I call "Lisa math." It doesn't follow the traditional rules about these things, but I am able to use it to show how I understand the world. We all have constraints in life. We are naturally limited by our time, money, and energy. Getting organized helps you to develop more capacity by investing your current time for a future return of more time. Improving your capacity allows you to do more things in life, handle unexpected events, and live out your unique purpose. The mission of Organize 365® is to help busy people get their home and paper organized so that they can do what they are uniquely created to do. Over the last 20 years, my Sunday Basket® has given me an extra 5,200 hours. I have poured that extra time into creating Organize 365®. I have been able to help many of you save more time by using your Sunday Baskets®. And, boy, have those hours added up! By end of 2020, the Organize 365® customers saved over 1 million hours!!! At the end of 2021, we have saved over 2.5 million hours. Your time and capacity have been unlocked. So many of you have been gracious enough to share how you are living your unique purpose using the hashtag #myextra5. That is the best birthday gift ever.

Welcome to the newest Wednesday Podcast! On Wednesdays, I get to talk with members of the Organize 365 community as they share the challenges, progress, missteps, and triumphs along their organizing journey. You can see and hear transformation in action. I look forward to helping YOU get Organized! This week I am sharing my conversation with Jennifer M. She and her husband are empty-nesters who are also snowbirds. I hope you enjoy her story as much as I do! I am grateful that you are reaching out to share your stories and progress with me and with the Organize 365® community. If you are ready to share your story with us, please apply at https://organize365.com/wednesday For more information about the programs and products mentioned in this podcast please check out these links: Organize 365 The Sunday Basket® The Productive Home Solution (formerly All Access) Workboxes Paper Organizing Retreats I look forward to helping YOU get Organized! PS - Be sure to share YOUR unique way of using #myextra5 and tag your post on Instagram so we can share your wins!

In this podcast series, I will be diving into organizing the business of work. I will be taking you along with me for a workweek that I recorded in November 2021. At Organize 365®, we divide our work into four categories. As a shortcut, we use the Friday Workbox® colors to categorize the different kinds of work. These colors are pink, purple, blue, and green. Creating a shared vocabulary and defining different kinds of work gets all of our team on the same page. Together, we move faster in the same direction and have fewer episodes of miscommunication. Today is Monday, and Mondays are pink days in my work. Pink work is about ideas and possibilities—new projects, new ideas, new partners, possible process improvements, and other future ideas that might become a reality. Because I am the CEO and visionary of Organize 365®, I give myself two full workdays each week to focus on my pink work. I take time to think, to dream, to process, and to move forward about what might be in our future. I spend a lot of time and research exploring possibilities, and sometimes I put the ideas on hold, and sometimes I decide that we are never going to do a particular project. In this podcast, I will take you along and talk to you at different times during my workday. Part of what I share is some different productivity habits I have slowly added in over the past 30 years that help me to be more effective and get so much done.

Welcome to the newest Wednesday Podcast! On Wednesdays, I get to talk with members of the Organize 365 community as they share the challenges, progress, missteps, and triumphs along their organizing journey. You can see and hear transformation in action. I look forward to helping YOU get Organized! This week I am sharing my conversation with Tiera A. She lives with her husband and middle school daughter. She shares all about how she got her house in order, lost 30 pounds, and found lost time. I hope you enjoy her story as much as I do! I am grateful that you are reaching out to share your stories and progress with me and with the Organize 365 community. If you are ready to share your story with us, please apply at https://organize365.com/wednesday For more information about the programs and products mentioned in this podcast please check out these links: Organize 365 The Sunday Basket® The Productive Home Solution (formerly All Access) Workboxes Paper Organizing Retreats I look forward to helping YOU get Organized!

In this podcast series, I will be sharing how my habits, routines, and the different ways I think about time. This week I'll be sharing my evening routines. I always learn more from listening to real-life stories of how other women are "getting it done." Thanks for letting me share mine with you! Evening routines help us transition from day to night. They take place after dinner and as we wind down for the day. It's time to relax, get ready for bed, and do any prep for the morning. A Day in the Life Evening Routines When the sun goes down, I'm done for the day. I love being at home, taking my bath, and then sitting on my bed. I might watch TV, work on a puzzle, read a book, or snuggle Grayson. I went to record my evening routine for you, and I don't really have one. It doesn't change much. I don't want to talk about it at night, because that's my low energy time. I take a hot bath every night. The length of time varies, but I use my Epsom salts and some other skincare and self-care. I put on my pajamas and a cozy jacket. I get ready for my evening. In the past, I would prep for the day ahead. I would pack a lunch and lay out my clothes. I also review my calendar and think through my schedule for the next day. Now, I tend to do this at the end of my workday during my afternoon routine. I'm also including a recording of an older evening routine that I followed when the kids were younger. Different seasons of life have different needs for structure. Do you have an evening routine? Which of your routines are the most effective for you?

Welcome to the newest Wednesday Podcast! On Wednesdays, I get to talk with members of the Organize 365 community as they share the challenges, progress, missteps, and triumphs along their organizing journey. You can see and hear transformation in action. I look forward to helping YOU get Organized! This week I am sharing my conversation with Martine E. She lives in France with her husband and their two daughters. She started with a DIY Sunday Basket® and then upgraded to a Friday Workbox™ and The Productive Home Solution™. She shares about her newfound peace of mind and exploring to find her unique purpose. I hope you enjoy her story as much as I do! I am grateful that you are reaching out to share your stories and progress with me and with the Organize 365 community. If you are ready to share your story with us, please apply at https://organize365.com/wednesday For more information about the programs and products mentioned in this podcast please check out these links: Organize 365 The Sunday Basket® The Productive Home Solution/ALL ACCESS Workboxes Paper Organizing Retreats I look forward to helping YOU get Organized! PS - Be sure to share YOUR unique way of using #myextra5 and tag your post on Instagram so we can share your wins!

In this podcast series, I will be sharing how my habits, routines, and the different ways I think about time. This week I'll be sharing my afternoon routines. I always learn more from listening to real-life stories of how other women are "getting it done." Thanks for letting me share mine with you! Afternoon routines are those things we do between our daytime activities (work or school) and dinner. A Day in the Life Afternoon Routines Adding an afternoon routine to my schedule in my 40s was a game changer! Today my commute home from the office provides that natural transition. In my 30s, my transition came at the end of the school day, driving in the carpool, or collecting the kids from the bus stop. Recognizing your transition may be all you need for your brain to make a switch in priority and production. Ultimately daily routines add structure and reduce decision-making fatigue. Listen in as I share how I "bucket" my morning routine to line up with the kind of work I'll be doing each day of the week. As a bonus, I added my afternoon routine when my kids were in high school to this podcast episode. This podcast series is not for you to compare yours and my schedules, but to open your thoughts to explore the possibilities of what could be in your everyday life. My afternoon routine has continued to change and evolve over the years and will continue to do so in the future. Do you have an afternoon routine? Is it time to add or take something away from your afternoon routine?

Welcome to the newest Wednesday Podcast! On Wednesdays, I normally get to talk with members of the Organize 365 community as they share the challenges, progress, missteps, and triumphs along their organizing journey. You can see and hear transformation in action. I look forward to helping YOU get Organized! This month, I have a special treat for you! Normally, you get to hear the transformational story of ONE member of our community. This month, I want to share some of the very special breakthroughs of women just like you as they attended Embrace 2021. You can learn more about the 2022 Embrace experience on our website. In 2022, we have both virtual and in-person options. Save the date of June 25 & 26, 2022!!!

In this podcast series, I will be sharing how my habits, routines, and the different ways I think about time. This week I'll be sharing my morning routines. I always learn more from listening to real-life stories of how other women are "getting it done." Thanks for letting me share mine with you! It's time to dive into the workweek. Before I go any further, I just want to remind you that here at Organize 365®, we view your "work" as "whatever you spend the majority of your Monday - Friday doing during the day." Why is it important to define our workday as "work"?! It was so powerful for me to redefine "work" for myself and view my seasons of parenting, homeschooling, and being the family medical liaison as "work" because then I could embrace and apply better routines & productive habits to my day. I share one week of my morning routines recorded in November in this week's podcast. While recording this week, I realized that I actually have two different morning routines. Listen in as I share how I "bucket" my morning routine to line up with the kind of work I'll be doing each day of the week. As a bonus, I added on to this podcast episode my morning routine when my kids were in high school. Hands down, one of the best habits I embraced for my mental health was establishing daily routines. Why? Because it gave my "never-ending to do list days" structure and broke my day into buckets of time. We all need structure, routines, and transitions in our days. This podcast series is not for you to compare yours and my schedules, but to open your thoughts to explore the possibilities of what could be in your everyday life. My morning routine has continued to change and evolve over the years and will continue to do so in the future. Do you have a morning routine? Is it time to add or take something away from your morning routine?