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Mitch Canter

How Do You Stay Organized?

Mitch Canter

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I will start this by saying that I am the MOST unorganized person I know.  I don’t know what it is, but the idea of organization just drives me up a wall.  I am the “organized chaos” or “piles of files” kind of guy, you know?  It served me well… up until I started taking on more clients.  Now, I’m realizing that organization is going to make or break my business.

My Actual Outlook Calendar
My Actual Outlook Calendar

I’ve gotten BaseCamp to keep up with my projects, and it’s served me well, but I’m in need of something more.  Rather than toil through Google and find random people’s thoughts on their “10 best ways to get organized” I thought I’d poll the audience and see what YOU use to stay on track.  Any and all ideas are considered, so don’t be afraid to speak up.

And thanks in advance for all of the great ideas!

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