We select the wrong icon and go back to the beginning of our PowerPoint slideshow. Not to Slide 11. And we’re in front of a potential client. We tap ‘Quick Print’ instead of ‘Read Aloud’... and an 85-page document spits out of our printer. Enough, already! ...
When Danielle "Dani" Hamlet asked me to guest on her Discovery Call Podcast, neither of us had any idea what would happen next. It was amazing. Early this month, Dani asked me to share website ease of use ('usability') tips for her listeners, helping them take a...
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[ Quick Win posts – QWs – are brief items to help non-overwhelm your day. Enjoy! ] OK now. Seriously. Am I the only person fed up with the cumbersome ‘Save As’ list in MS Office products? That puppy seems to go on forEVer. In reality, this is our 'Recent...
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[ Quick Win posts – QWs – are brief items to help non-overwhelm your day. Enjoy! ] "Heard it all before, yadda, yadda, yadda." Of course. But how many of us paid attention? Writing a post on this topic was the farthest thing from my mind. (Except for the...
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[ Chapter 1 in my book is based on this post. Although originally written for small business owners, I use these concepts at home, too! ] U P D A T E As small business owners suffered through the 'overwhelm' known as 2020 (!), I know some of us used a bit of...
When my subscriber and friend Shawn H. and I talked about meeting reminders, she gave me another excellent idea to research and share with you: “I’d like to find the best way to follow-up and thank clients. Has the etiquette around thank-you notes changed?” Funny you...
One great thing about asking your subscribers for blog post topics? They come up with countless ideas. Thanks to Margie G., an executive assistant for a racing team, we'll consider useful meeting reminders. The question that started it all As you might imagine,...
[ This post is the base for Chapter 3 in my book, Welcome to Non-Overwhelm! Although I originally wrote this for small biz owners, I use these tips at home, too.] Hey, fellow business owners! It is February. If you're in the northern hemisphere, like I am,...
Whether you’re a business owner, a job seeker sending out résumés, or a writer trying to break into the ‘big time,’ you will appreciate this post. This information isn't hidden away in a vault. You don't need a government clearance to read it. But, sometimes ... we...
[ This post was the base for Chapter 2 in my book, Welcome to Non-Overwhelm! Although I originally wrote this for small biz owners, I use these tips at home, too. ] In my 5 Steps to Non-Overwhelm post, I addressed creating and tweaking your business processes...
I no longer take on proofreading projects, but I thought you might find some non-overwhelm help, here. This stuff is still happening, and your day can turn ugly fast! The project manager (PM) grabbed a 28-page training manual off the stack ... of 200 conference...
(Read or listen to this post.) 11-19-2025 note: on some computers, a few of my sales items pop into this article during the portion with my email to the client. I have no idea what's going on, but am contacting my webmaster to remove them. Although this type...
[ 2024 update: I no longer offer website testing as a service, but I still receive questions about using links on websites. I thought this might be a good one to add to the 'Non-Overwhelm' list for you. Here you go. 😎 ] Since I'm a website tester, people ask me for...
Do you remember that D+ report in high school? The one with sentence fragments and wrong words in place of the right ones? Yeah. That report. Mom wasn't happy. Let me help you avoid this problem and save money on proofing your company documentation. ’Cause in the real...
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