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Part 2 of the “Backup Your Life Series.” If you are like most people, your photos are digital these days. They are probably stored on your computer or laptop somewhere. What many of us overlook, or choose to forget, is that you are only one incident away from losing them. A computer failure or theft [...]

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Is Your Life Backed Up?

October 31, 2011 by

Part 1 of the “Backup Your Life” series. A friend of mine returned home to find out that his home computer was dead. It would not boot, and the hard drive had failed. He ended up losing everything on that computer. To say he was in a state-of-shock was an understatement. He took inventory of what [...]

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Trying to get organized? Where you do you start? Many people ask me this simple question. So today, here are 5 areas of your life to get in order. Or if feel you are already organized, maybe you’ll want to double-check these areas.

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In yesterday’s post, I discussed the power and simplicity of mind maps to help you get organized. (If you missed it, check it out here.) Today, I want to give you a quick primer on how to make your own mind map. If you haven’t used mind maps before, you’ll be mapping in no time. And if [...]

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Can you remember when you bought your last CD? I cannot. However, it was many years ago. Very soon, we will won’t be buying software in a packages either. I download most of my software directly from the online app store. Even for my Mac. Now, I am making another leap. I have decided that I am not buying any [...]

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Have you ever paid for a service that you didn’t use? Or continued to pay for one long after you stopped using it? We have all probably been guilty of this at some point. The start of the new year is a great time to reel in those unused services. Just like we scrubbed our [...]

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Pop quiz: Can you name 10 things that are in your wallet or purse? Now, if you lost your wallet or purse, would you be able to replace what was in there? Most people would have a real bad day. In fact, I almost had one the other day.  I was on vacation and had [...]

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Recently, a close friend and business associate had an idea that he wanted to discuss with me.  However, he was unable to call me. After a day or two, he finally emailed asking me to give him a ring. When we finally connected, I asked him why he didn’t simply call me. He responded, “I lost [...]

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How do you normally start your week? Do you get off to a strong start? Or does it take you half of Monday to get back on track? Getting out of the gate at the start of your week can set the pace for your productivity all week long.

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