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Issue #31
Kevin's work with our daughter Emily over the past two and one-half years was outstanding. He not only helped her with the questions she had been asked in class, but provided her with the learning strategies to answer those questions that would come in the future. She is a self-assured student now, and his help played an essential part in her development.
Also, his work with her in SAT preparation was remarkable. Emily is one who never performs well on standardized tests of any sort. After a very rough first go on the SAT, he provided her with the strategies to improve her score far beyond the statistical "norm" in such retakes. That improvement helped her college application process immensely.
- S.S. & D.G., Attorneys
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Want Ideas for Getting Organized? Ask the Successful.
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If there were one best way to get our lives organized, we would have already discovered it; someone would have compiled a comprehensive, bulleted list outlining how to do it; and it would be posted on the web for us all. Alas, it is not so. Techniques that work very well for one person actually hinder another. And we each have unique needs dictated by our work and home environments and our cognitive strengths and weaknesses. And the explosion of technological wonders offers a bewildering array of possible organizational systems.
One way to improve your organizational skills is to ask those around you who are successful. Successful people, whether they be executives, artists, carpenters, teachers, or bus drivers. always have a way to keep themselves organized. And they always seem to be tweaking their systems to maximize their performance. So, ask your successful friends to share some of their secrets. Here are some things to ask about.
How do you...?
- organize your typical day
- set up your calendar
- pay bills on time
- divide long-term projects into pieces
- remind yourself to do small tasks a week or more into the future
- remember birthdays, holiday, and anniversaries
- plan food shopping
- organize a group outing or meeting
- return phone calls in a timely manner
- work ahead before taking a vacation
- catch up after a vacation, an illness, or a simple lapse
The incorporation of each useful technique into your own system, will give you more incentive to look for that next idea to give you yet another uptick in your ability to shine at what you do best.
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Sincerely,
Kevin D. Dohmen, M.Ed.
Learning Consultant
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