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6/10/2009

Rethinking the Office Drawer

By: Avery

We love our office drawers. So much, in fact, that we expect them to hold everything from staples to snacks, and we automatically reach for them when we're looking for any piece of paper that’s ever crossed our desks. But while we automatically think “file drawer” for anything we want to keep, a drawer may not always be the best place to hold our stuff. It might be time to think outside the drawer—or find a way to streamline your existing operations. Read on >>

goal achievement quotes

"Success in any endeavor does not happen by accident. Rather, it's the result of deliberate decisions, conscious effort, and immense persistence...all directed at specific goals." -Gary Ryan Blair
"Just remember, you can do anything you set your mind to, but it takes action, perseverance, and facing your fears." -Gillian Anderson
"Setting goals for your game is an art. The trick is in setting them at the right level--neither too low nor too high." -Greg Norman, golfer
"A successful individual typically sets his next goal somewhat but not too much above his last achievement. In this way, he steadily raises his level of aspiration." -Kurt Lewin
"So many of our dreams at first seem impossible, then they seem improbable, and then, when we summon the will, they soon become inevitable." -Christopher Reeve

time management quotes

"It's not enough to be busy. The question is, what are we busy about?" --Henry David Thoreau
"The whole secret of freedom from anxiety over not having enough time lies not in working more hours, but in the proper planning of the hours." --Frank Bettger
"Hard work is often the easy work you did not do at the proper time." --Bernard Meltzer
"The shortest way to do many things is to do only one thing at a time." --Sydney Smiles
"The challenge is not to manage time, but to manage ourselves." --Steven Covey
"Time is life. It is irreversible and irreplaceable. To waste your time is to waste your life, but to master your time is to master your life and make the most of it." --Alan Lakein
"The bad news is time flies. The good news is you're the pilot." --Michael Altshuler