Organizing 101: Spring Cleaning Specifics

Virtual through the Mount Prospect Library

Free Virtual Event that is Open to the Public.

Here we look at how to apply some basic organizing principles for any area of our home. We examine the type of organizer we are and the type of organizers that live in our homes. We identify our special project hotspots and learn how to make the most effective spring cleaning plan. There is discussion of the most common areas that people tackle each spring, along with practical ways to find time to finish the spring cleaning projects. Finally, we examine how to make Spring Cleaning less stressful for future years, by maintaining the organization of common areas.

Free

Get Motivated, Stay Motivated, and THRIVE

River Valley MOPS - Bourbonnais

Do you want to get organized? Learn something new? We share practical tips for getting motivated- no matter what you want to accomplish. Then we identify some of the obstacles that often keep us from staying motivated and learn some strategies for overcoming them. We close with a look at 6 Things that will help you to THRIVE no matter what stage of life you are in.

Private Group

Organizing Quick Tips and Cool Hacks

Virtul through the Eola Branch of the Aurora Public Library

Free Virtual Event that is Open to the Public.

This presentation starts with a quick, yet poignant reminder to let go of comparisons. We then move on to the 5 Organizing Principles and the 5 T’s of Communication that will help you organize anything anywhere with anyone! We conclude with some cool hacks that you can use to bring organization to some common problem areas.

Free

Have an Idea for a Small Business? Here’s How you Start: Small Business Development Tips and Tactics

Virtual through Blue Island Public Library

Free Virtual Event that is Open to the Public.
This talk invites participants to go from a business idea to an actual business plan. We start with strategies for determining what kind of business you would be best suited for. Then we discuss how to write a simple business plan. Finally, we work through simple marketing strategies that can be implemented to start the growth and continue it into the future

Free

Organizing Quick Tips and Cool Hacks

Virtual through Winnetka Northfield Library

Free Virtual Event that is Open to the Public.

Register through included link and Join us!
This presentation starts with a quick, yet poignant reminder to let go of comparisons. We then move on to the 5 Organizing Principles and the 5 T’s of Communication that will help you organize anything anywhere with anyone! We conclude with some cool hacks that you can use to bring organization to some common problem areas.

Free

Organizing 101: Office Tips and Tricks

Deerfield Public Library 920 Waukegan Rd, Deerfield, IL, United States

This is a Free In Person Event that is Open to the Public.

Join us by registering through the included link.

Is your office space causing you stress? Do you find yourself working in other spaces and not even using your office? In this presentation we look at the 5 Organizing Principles key to bringing ORDER to any space anywhere. We then look at applying these principles specifically to an office space and provide tips and tools for making your office space an efficient and pleasant space to work. We close with a look at how communication and organization go hand and hand and some solid strategies for maintaining the order that is achieved.

Free

Organize Your Life with School Age Children and Teaching Them to Organize Theirs

Virtual through Grayslake Area Public Library

This is a Free Virtual Event Open to the Public.
Join Us by registering at the included link.
This presentation is a perfect mix of some basic Organizational tips for people to apply at home and important information to share with kids so that they can more easily organize the information received at school. We look at what it means for a child to be responsible. Then we explore specific organizational tools that can be applied at home by the adults and serve as a powerful example to the kids. Next, discussion turns to practical examples of what the kids can do to learn to be responsible and organized. Finally, we look at how to maintain the new habits or organization.

Free

Organizing 101: Managing the Paper Trail

Lake Villa District Library 140 N. Munn Road, Lindenhurst, IL

This Free In Person Event is Open to the Public.
Join Us by registering at the included link.

Drowning in paper? We are all inundated by information and paper every day. “Managing the Paper Trail” helps each person determine what type of organizer they are and where the most common paper hotspots are in our homes. We then look at some practical ways to manage the different types of paper and information. In addition, this talk addresses how we can use technology to help us tame the paper trail. Not sure what paper you have to keep and what you don’t? We will cover this information as well, and work on instituting maintenance practices, to prevent future feelings of “drowning in paper”.

Free

Have an Idea for a Small Business? Here’s How you Start: Small Business Development Tips and Tactics

Clarendon Hills Public Library 7 North Prospect Avenue, Clarendon Hills, IL, United States

This is a Free In Person presentation that is open to the public.

Join Us by registering via the included link.

This talk invites participants to go from a business idea to an actual business plan. We start with strategies for determining what kind of business you would be best suited for. Then we discuss how to write a simple business plan. Finally, we work through simple marketing strategies that can be implemented to start the growth and continue it into the future.

Free

Time and Information Management: Organizing in a Digital World

Lake Villa District Library 140 N. Munn Road, Lindenhurst, IL

This is a Free Event that is open to the public.

Join Us by registering using the included link.

“I don’t have time!” We hear this and say this so often in this fast paced digital world we live in! Can we change this? Yes! While we can’t create more hours, we can be more efficient with the hours we do have. In this presentation, we look at how we receive and manage our time and information…..this will highlight the “why bother” behind learning to use the tools available to us in this Digital age. Then, we look at the top Apps/Programs for managing everything from our schedule and tasks to our projects and teams.

Free