July is a big month for me and for Organize IT. Most importantly, I will be getting married but don’t think I will leave the blog without any updates. I’m currently lining up some guest posts from my favorite bloggers and top commentors. Hope you enjoy having a few different voices, ideas and perspectives to read about. On top of all this I will also be releasing my first ebook! However, this post is meant to be about the best content from last month. In June I released a new tool and dedicated a week to my productivity tips series. If you missed any of these posts please check them out and leave a comment.

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A year ago on Organize IT you were reading:

Self-Help Myths: Confidence
“Confidence can be an attractive quality. A confident person is charming, knows what he wants and believes in his own abilities to get it. Unfortunately, confident people can also be those who cut you off on the road, act arrogant and cocky, and become blind to their own weaknesses.”

4 Rules For Defining Your Next Actions
“A next action is exactly that. There is no room for lack of clarity or fuzzy thinking. The next action needs to be clear and precise so that when you read it you know what is expected.”

How To Gain Perspective
“You did a poor presentation and your boss is giving you an hard time, your friends have all deserted you, and your marriage is on the rocks. Well that’s what it feels like anyway. In actuality things are rarely as bad as they seem.”

The highlight of the past month has been Organize IT getting accepted to the 9rules network (and not the UK weather which continues to be typically eccentric). In June I hope to make a couple of big announcements so keep an eye out for that!

• Why Are You Simplifying GTD? Simplify How You Use It!
• 7 Reasons To Ditch Your PDA And Switch To Pen And Paper
• 3 Big Reasons Companies Don’t Deserve Your Loyalty
• Introducing A New Way Of Prioritizing
• Why Writing Regularly Can Help You Grow
• Waiting And Queuing Need Not Be A Waste Of Time Anymore
• Having One Of Those Days? Here’s How To Deal With It

A year ago on Organize IT you were reading:

What Influences Our Priorities In Life?
“We don’t just decide to do one task over another randomly. There is a logic to it based on those things you deem most important.”

Forget The To-Do List, Start A Done List
“When you first fill it in, remember to think as far back as possible and include anything you consider to be an achievement, no matter how small. Don’t compare your achievements to other people, be proud of what you personally have done.”

Make The Most Of Your Holidays
“You may have a few days off, maybe a week or longer and its like a blank canvas of time to be used however you see fit. However, it doesn’t always seem to work out that way. So many choices of what to do, so much time available, it becomes overwhelming.”

When I wrote seven reasons why you should ditch your PDA and switch to pen and paper it touched a nerve with a lot of you and I got a lot of very interesting remarks. A particular theme was how with the pen and paper approach you couldn’t search or backup your content. One suggestion was to use an index. As for backup…

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