I’ve discovered the missing piece of the puzzle that is Microsoft Outlook.

Outlook email works reasonably well. Outlook Calendar tracks the days, weeks, months, and years.
Even Outlook Contacts, with a bit of adjustment, becomes a decent client database and opportunity tracker.

But what logical home exists for the ongoing projects, the myriad of undated tasks, and the infinite commitments that don’t fit neatly into a Calendar?

It’s Outlook Tasks that has let me down. The Task system in Outlook seems insufficient, counter-intuitive, and cumbersome.  That is, until now…

This quick video tutorial introduces the method that completed the Outlook puzzle for me. Ahhh, what peace of mind  a trusted system brings.

Love it, hate it? Have a better idea? Let me hear your comments.

I use Microsoft Outlook to manage my small business. I discovered a really powerful way to use the “all day event” feature in the Outlook Calendar.

If you’re (quite logically) just using this for things that take all day, you’re really missing out.

With this simple technique I never miss a follow-up call, and I’m able to relax knowing my system will remind me about the when and the what! Check out the quick video below where I reveal this super-duper technique.

Love it, hate it? Have a better idea? I’d love to hear from you.

I’m a small business owner and a Microsoft Outlook user. I use Outlook to schedule appointments and tasks, manage projects, and store contact information. Over the years I’ve discovered some simple tips and tricks that make Outlook work better for my small business.

I’ve combined the principles of Steven Covey’s 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, David Allen’s Getting Things Done, and other popular books, into a small-business management strategy that really works for me. Knowing the principles is important, but equally important is figuring out how to implement them consistently using a sytem that you trust (like Outlook, ACT, Goldmine, Palm Desktop, etc.)

The short video tutorial below covers some very basic email tips. I’ll be posting more quick, bite-size, productivity videos soon.

Thanks for reading! Love it, hate it, have a better idea? I’d love to hear your comments!

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These days, even monks and hermits are
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But never fear.

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I use this simplified “GTD” approach to keep my mind,
and my office, efficient and productive.

Check out this pdf doc to see how my capture, define,
and decide system keeps me, relatively, sane.

clearmind-inbox-to-empty-workflow.pdf

What if I told you that you will only encounter 2 problems in your entire life?

Sounds pretty good, right?

You’re thinking that would really simplify things.

Well, that’s reality.

Life presents us with just 2 problems.

Problem 1: We know what we want and we don’t know how to get it.

Problem 2: We don’t know what we want.

And the answers are equally simple.

Answer 1: Make it up

Answer 2: Make it happen

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“I am only one, but I am one. I cannot do everything, but I can do something. And I will not let what I cannot do interfere with what I can do.”

Edward Everett Hale