As a full-time military wife and mother and professional organizer my life can get very hectic. I’ve got to keep on top of everything so that things get done and my life stays balanced.
After accepting the position of Vice-President of Professional Organizers in Canada last November, I realized that the current method I was using to keep track of my tasks and projects had reached its limit. I started falling behind. I was working inefficiently, spending time on items that were not necessarily the highest priority and details were falling through the cracks.
I mentioned my situation to colleague and POC President Kristie Demke. She suggested that I read the book On Top of Everything and implement the Projecteze system as it worked very well for her.
I purchased the book online at the On Top of Everything website and read it as soon as it arrived. It is well written and has many examples of how to use the Projecteze system and tables.
The Projecteze system uses MSWord to create tables to track projects and tasks. You do not need to learn to use a new software program or system which makes it easy to implement immediately as most people are familiar with the MSWord.
Because it is so straight-forward and simple to understand, I was able to put the theory practice right away.
It works WONDERS!
Immediately I was able to see what I had already accomplished, what needed to be done and where to concentrate my efforts! I could keep track of all my tasks and projects. I was being proactive – working on the most important things first instead of reacting to whatever dropped on my desk.
I was also able to keep tabs on when I was expecting information from other people — something that I always had trouble with before. Now I’m following up instead of either bugging people or forgetting to contact them at all! 
If you’re looking for a powerful, easy-to-use system to help you keep on top of everything, then I highly recommend On Top of Everything.
I love the fact that this system is based on MS Word. There are so many cool tech tools out there, but I’ve invested too much time in the past learning new ones, only to have them crash after a while and have to uninstall them from my computer. I just may check this out!
It is a great system. Most people can use Word on their mobile devices too so they can take their Projecteze tables with them. They are easy to print out for those people who prefer a paper-based system.
It is really versatile and suits everyone!
[...] Last year I purchased a “to-do” list manager called Things. I tried to use it but it didn’t help me stay on track with all of the tasks I had to manage. That changed after I read the book On Top of Everything. [...]