Personal productivity has a broader meaning than “just” time management. However, managing the time spent on specific projects is an important component of personal productivity. There are many pieces to the puzzle including: mental control, decision making, delegation, process management, etc. That said, personal productivity is all about getting more done within the same time and resources.

As a professional organizer / efficiency trainer I help my clients, both business and residential, get more done with the same time and resources.

I help them better organize their :

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We believe that business productivity and office efficiency are essential for business growth. I am Vicki Winterton, main organizer at ORGANIZING Mind over Matter, a business productivity consultant and efficiency coach. I was recently invited to speak to a local Chamber of Commerce group. I shared with those in attendance a few of my  business client’s success stories in becoming more efficient and productive within their business environment. I promised meeting attendees some valuable downloads and office efficiency tips. Those helps are located below, but before you take a look ask yourself these 4 important questions:

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Does increasing personal efficiency really help with office productivity?  YES it does!

What good does improving efficiency do?  It saves you BOTH time and money!

It is possible to find extra time in your day simply by re-organizing the way you approach the tasks that fall within your responsibility.  Take a look at each of the following areas of your work life and see where you can make improvements which will allow you to put more time into the things you REALLY need to focus in on:

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This is a collection of productivity tools I’ve either become familiar with or developed myself since I began my business in 2006. You’ll find that they address a number of different needs. Pick the one that seems to best fit your needs and give it a try for a couple of weeks. Who knows, you may find just what you have been looking for:
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   My Get Organized ACT+SPARK formula is once again so helpful. A month ago I did a little Analyzing and decided to bottle salsa with my home grown celebrity and sun sugar tomatoes picked from my backyard garden. The salsa recipe came from my sister, Kristi. She collected it from a Minnesota friend of hers. It really is the MOST delicious salsa I have tasted. Kristi shared onions and peppers from her garden so all I had to purchase was a can of green chilies and a few other pepper types.
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This post will allow you to rethink HOW you will handle the organization and dispersal of the items necessary for kids lunches in your home. I recently presented a “Organize your Home Spaces” workshop. One of the class attendees, Brea Mefford of Highland UT, a sweet young mother of 6 (VERY IMPRESSIVE!) was motivated to fine-tune the system she used for kids lunches in her home. I asked her to email me the photos and information so you too can consider using the kids lunch system she has set in place. I found it to be very creative. Here are Brea’s suggestions:

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I know you have asked yourself, “Is organizing a yard sale worth the effort?” Listed here are the ’how to’s' of organizing a yard sale that IS worth your time and effort.  My 5 step SPARK formula is your secret to success. It walks you through the needed planning and progression of a yard sale worth holding. Read more…

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Organize it Up with Wall Organization!

As my culminating BYU internship work experience with Vicki Winterton and ORGANIZING Mind over Matter,  I was invited into the home of  one of Vicki’s clients to work alongside them on Mrs. R’s combination home office / craft room.   Mrs. R is a busy Mom located in Orem, UT.  Her office/craft room had become a catch-all for any item she had no designated spot for. She had a wall organization system in place but no idea how to categorize it so piles had taken over the room. Vicki met with her previously to ASSESS the space and CREATE a plan. This busy Mom of four had found the time to pull everything out of the room.  She’d sorted into three general categories the items that would go back into the room. Read more…

Don’t miss the ONLY Utah household waste collection event in Utah County this year. Thanks to the Utah county health department you can bring your “ dangerous stuff” to this scheduled drop-off event for SAFE disposal! The keyword here is SAFE! Safe for you…Safe for the collectors…and Safe for the environment.
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  Home office decorating adds personality and uniqueness besides completing an organized office.  I am guest blogger, Virginia Kestler, a BYU college student intern for Vicki Winterton, Utah’s professional organizer.  I graduate next month with a degree in interior design. This article will deal with  home office decorating. Once you decorate to display your personality and you organize to increase your productivity and efficiency, YOU will feel comfortable and at peace in your home office. Listed below are my suggestions for making your home office reflect your personality. Read more…