Tip of the Day

Being a bit on the obsessive side of “organized” I have always diligently managed my computer files with intricate subdirectories and applied a rigid file-naming system. Example: in my personal documents I have subdirectories for “faxes”, “memos” and “letters” with subdirectories by year. Then I strictly name the files by date and content.

Pretty dry.

Pretty uninspiring.

So I just started a little somethin’ somethin’ to brighten the day ... to make me smile ... to get the creative juices flowing.

I’ve started naming my files with facts and adjectives! Woo Woo. Well, lemme tell ya, there’s a completely different feeling I get when I pull up files with names like:

“Most Amazingly Productive Keywords Ever” or
“Lori’s Fabulously Creative Advertising Ideas” or
“Brilliantly Inspiring Blog Thoughts” or
“Proud To Be An American Letter to Accountant about 2005 Tax Returns”

Rather than dry, crunchy file names like “Keywords”, “Blog”, “Ideas”, “2005 Taxes” ...

You get the feeling ... try it using words like “deserve”, “create”, “powerful” ... words that resonate with you. Words that make you feel good. It’s just a subtle tweak to yourself reminding you how wonderful, powerful and fabulous you really are!