I needed a solution to bring my real-world organization skills into the digital world. What if my accountant called when I was out of town asking for the receipts for that dinner out and I had to tell him it was at home? Sure I could find things relatively quickly, but every piece of paper was in my home office, in one of several file cabinets. I always kept detailed files and records and my manila folders were well-organized.

Not only did I come home with piles of paper, which is easy to lose track of, but, when I needed to find something, I couldn't find it quickly.

Fast forward to a month later, when I was sitting down to get organized for my taxes and couldn’t find the receipt for the dinner check I picked up. Paper always seems to come at me when I'm traveling - receipts, conference handouts, flyers, business cards, meeting notes.īack in 2010, when I’d travel, I'd come home with a stack of papers. I traveled to Tampa for a work retreat last year. A tale of two trips - before 2010, I’d come home from trips with stacks of paper. Whether it’s a weekend getaway or a week-long business trip, you can get the most out of the experience without all the extra paper. This is why I recommend starting in small and simple ways. But, I also love quickly finding whatever it is I’m seeking for my business and my life with a few clicks or taps.Īpproaching a practically paperless lifestyle while stacks of paper surround you can feel overwhelming. Sometimes, it’s simply the right tool for the job. Today, my life and business are practically paperless.ĭigitizing and centralizing everything for my professional and personal life was essential in making every piece of information I could need accessible to me from my phone. Instead, my goal was to have easy access to what I need, when I need it. Living a completely paper-free lifestyle was never my intention.

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