AWP Does Lunch! Register now click here!
Join us for lunch and be the FIRST to hear
Janine Driver aka "The Lyin' Tamer"
Learn how internationally-recognized deception detection expert, Janine Driver, aka The Lyin’ Tamer™, builds strategies to help professionals triumph in any situation. She presents comprehensive, hands-on, results-based training that can be used the moment you return to the job.
This truly will be a "
Washington
Power Lunch!" you won't want to miss. We are pleased to bring the expert featured on such national news shows as NBC Today, CNBC, ABC, CBS, and Fox News to you, and give you a chance to put her professional techniques to work for you. For more on Janine Driver and to view testimonials, visit http://www.lyintamer.com/business/planners_testimonials_business.htm
Don't miss out this special and exclusive 2 ! hour les son!
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June 26, 2007
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11:00 A.M. - 2:30 P.M.
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The Hamilton Crowne Plaza Hotel
14th & K Streets, NW
Washington, DC
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$30.00 Members $45.00 Guests
$10.00 Late fee
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Networking: 11:00 - 11:45 a.m.
Lunch: 11:45 a.m. - 12:25 p.m.
Program: 12:25 - 2:25 p.m.
Register now click here!
Remember late fee apply after 5:00 p.m. on Friday June 22!
Future Meetings
July 24 - FUN Meeting - You will not want to miss this meeting!
August - No Meeting
September 25 - Bridal Focus - Marriott Tysons Corner - Virginia
October 23 - Hilton Gaithersburg - Maryland
November 27 - Marriott Washington - Washington, DC
December - No meeting
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May's Meeting
We met last month in the beautiful atrium of the Crystal Gateway Marriott in Arlington, VA. Members were served mojitas with Hors d'Oeuvres consisting of shrimp cocktail and mini-lambshops. Dinner was elegantly presented with dessert which was a delicious strawberry mousse cake.
Our speaker for the evening was Vernestine Laughinghouse, Professional Organizer, with Absoulute Organizing Solutions. Her topic for the evening was "Getting Organized." To really begin organizing, you need to know yourself by knowing what you really want, think of the ways that disorganization hurts you and have a reason or reasons to get organized.
The next step is to plan and streamline your organizing needs. Plan by determining the present or desired use of space, determine what products, supplies and/or materials are needed to get a job done in the space and be flexible, creative, and patient with yourself and the process. Streamline by sorting and purging each area. Next, you need to store and organize. To store, make sure you have a home for everything. Store items in containers that are functional based on the space available, such as drawer organizers, wood, plastic, or wicker baskets, etc. Store items so that you can find them within minutes and be sure to label each container or shelf. When you organize, place items in your container and keep similar items together. Use colors, numbers, alphabets, symbols, hooks, and/or tacks. Design an organizing schedule, either daily, weekly, bi-monthly or yearly. Avoid piling and keep only current items close to you.
Use your time rationally. Time cannot be managed. You can only manage yourself and your use of time. Time management is actually self-management of your purposes and goals. The skills that we need to manage others are the same skills we need to manage ourselves, such as, ability to plan, ability to delegate, ability to organize and so on.
Think about how you use your time by making a list of various activities and ranking them according to priority whether it be High, Medium or Low.
In summation, Vernestine stated you need a simple, easy-to-use system to keep your life organized, have a plan, and use your time rationally. You deserve to work and live in an environment that encourages relaxation and renewal as well as peaceful productivity. An organized space is a place where you can feel both secure and inspired.
If you need help in organizing your space or just have questions for Vernestine, you may contact her at 202-291-7025 or e-mail her at: vlaughinghouse@absouluteorg.com. |
