Five Ways to be Safe and Organized

If you are like me, your day has a variety of tasks from appointments, phone calls, note taking, new and completed to-do’s and more. Many times I complete some of these tasks between my favorite podcasts while I am driving in my car. Driving safely is important but I have found some ways to make this time productive and safe.

A few months ago, I purchased the LG Tone Pro. You may have seen these odd looking headsets around people’s neck and wondered what they were.

I was struggling with the hands free Bluetooth products I was using. It seemed that the other person had trouble hearing me and I had to crank it up too loud to hear them. I gave this product a fifteen-day trial and never looked back.

In conjunction with my iPhone and Siri I can control all aspects of my phone from making calls, listening to text and voice messages, stop and start my podcasts and much more without taking my eyes off the road and hands off of the wheel.

Do you have tasks fall through the cracks? I know I have and there is nothing more embarrassing than realizing you forgot to return a call or do something for a customer several days after it was expected.

Most phones have a voice recorder and I will record the details in to my phone to complete later. Also, I have embraced an app called Wunderlist. It is a simple, easy to use app that allows you to simply type in your tasks and check them off when they are complete. You can schedule Due Dates, Reminders and add notes quick and easy.

Do you have notes on pieces of paper all over your desk and in your car? Are you constantly searching for that phone number or details from that appointment?

I have had Evernote for a while but I am finally discovering the functionality and I have been missing the boat. If you have the ability to scan a document or upload a picture or even take a picture of a document you can load it into an Evernote notebook and it will immediately become searchable. You will have everything in one place and easy to find.

Depending on the type of work you do, you may find that Noteshelf is a very useful tool. I use it all the time on my iPad and love it.

Regardless if you are a sales executive or a soccer mom, being organized AND safe is important. Hope these tools help.

Question: What are some tools you use to stay and organized? Share in the comments below.

Have a great week!