In this Issue:

Success Quote:
what we do with them that's important

Special Promotions
Day - Free Filing System
Week - 25% off Evaluation/Session
Month - Complimentary presentation

Featured Product of the Month 
Priority Folder System

B2B Article:
The Ten Commandments of cell phone etiquette

B2B Article 2:
Improve Productivity In Less Than An Hour

What's New:
New Affiliates

Testimonials:
efficiency in my business

Featured Business
Positive Potentials LLC

Sponsors

Joke of the month:
The Ten Commandments Of Employment

Workshops, seminars etc..

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Important Dates July & August 2008
July Monthly Observances
July Monthly Observances
Air-Conditioning Appreciation Days (7/3 to 8/15)
Bioterrorism/Disaster Education & Awareness Month
Blueberries Month
Cell Phone Courtesy Month
Dog Days (7/3 to 8/11)
Family Reunion Month
Hemochromatosis Screening Awareness Month
Herbal/Prescription Awareness Month
International Blondie and Deborah Harry Month
International Group B Strep Awareness Month
National Bikini Month
National Black Family Month
National Child-Centered Divorce Month
National Culinary Arts Month
National "Doghouse Repairs" Month
National Grilling Month
National Ice Cream Month
National Home Inspector Appreciation Month
National Horseradish Month
National Hot Dog Month
National Make A Difference to Children Month
National Recreation & Parks Month
National Wheelchair Beautification Month
Sandwich Generation Month
Smart Irrigation Month
Social Wellness Month
Tour de France Month (5-27)
Women's Motorcycle Month

July Weekly Observances
National Unassisted Homebirth Week: 1-7
Freedom Week: 4-10
Be Nice To New Jersey Week: 6-12
International Chicken Wing Week: 5-7 
Nude Recreation Weekend: 6-13
National Farriers Week: 13-19
Sports Cliché Week: 13-19
National Therapeutic Recreation Week: 13-19
National Parenting Gifted Children Week: 14-20
Rabbit Week: 15-21
Restless Leg Syndrome (RLS) Education & Awareness Week: 18-25
Captive Nations Week: 20-26
National Independent Retailers Week: 20-26
National Make Someone Smile Week: 20-26
Scrabble Week: 25-30
Single Working Woman's Week: 7/29-8/4

July Daily Observances
Canada Day: 1
Second Half of The Year Day: 1
Zip Code Day: 1
I Forgot Day: 2
Compliment Your Mirror Day: 3
Stay Out Of The Sun Day; 3
Boom Box Day: 4
Fourth of July or Independence Day: 4
Independence From Meat Day: 4
Earth at Aphelion: 4
Cherry Pit Spitting Day: 5
International Day of Cooperatives: 5
Take Your Webmaster to Lunch Day: 6
Chocolate Day: 7 
Father-Daughter Take A Walk Together Day: 7
SCUD Day (Savor the Comic, Unplug the Drama): 8
Martyrdom of The Bab: 9
Clerihew Day: 10
Don't Step On A Bee Day: 10
World Population Day: 11
Hot Dog Day: 12
Chicken Day: 11-12
Embrace Your Geekness Day: 13
Gruntled Workers Day: 13
International Town Criers Day: 14
Baby Food Day: 15
Gummi Worm Day: 15
National Personal Chef's Day: 16
Get to Know Your Customers Day: 17 (also January 17,April 17, and October 16)
Toss Away the "Could Haves" and "Should Haves" Day: 19
Woodie Wagon Day: 19
National Ice Cream Day: 20
National Lollipop Day: 20
Cow Appreciation Day: 21
National Get Out of the Doghouse Day: 21
Health, Happiness With Hypnosis Day: 22
Rat-catchers Day: 22
Spooners (Spoonerism) Day: 22
Gorgeous Grandma Day: 23
Hot Enough For Ya Day: 23
National Drive-Thru Day: 24
Tell An Old Joke Day: 24
Day Out of Time: 25
System Administrator Appreciation Day: 25
National Cowboy Day: 26
One Voice: 26
All-American Soap Box Derby Day: 26
National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day: 27
Parents' Day: 27
Take Your Houseplant For A Walk Day: 27
Walk on Stilts Day: 27
National Milk Chocolate Day: 28 
Singing Telegram Day: 28

August Monthly Observances
Black Business Month
Cataract Awareness Month
Children's Eye Health & Safety Month
Children's Vision & Learning Month
Get Ready for Kindergarten Month
Happiness Happens Month
National Immunization Awareness Month
National Inventor's Month
National Win With Civility Month
Neurosurgery Outreach Month
Spinal Muscular Atrophy Awareness Month
What Will Be Your Legacy Month

August Weekly Observances
World Breastfeeding Week: 1-7
Simplify Your Life Week: 1-7
National Clown Week: 3-9
National Fraud Awareness Week: 3-9
(This is sponsored by the FCC and has to do with phone & mail fraud.)
Single Working Women's Week: 3-9
Exhibitor Appreciation Week: 4-8
Intimate Apparel Market Week: 4-8 (also observed in February, May, and Nov.)
Psychic Week: 4-8
Sturgis Bike Rally: 4-10
Hobo Week: 7-10
XXIX Olympiad: 8-24
Elvis Week: 9-17
Knights of Columbus Family Week: 9-17
National Resurrect Romance Week: 10-16
Weird Contest Week: 10-15
Mae West Week: 17-31
National Aviation Week: 17-23
National Truck Driver Appreciation Week: 24-30
Be Kind To Humankind Week: 25-31
Democratic Convention: 25-28
Miniority Enterprise Development Week: 25-28
National Safe at Home Week: 25-29
Waffle Week: 31-9/6

August Daily Observance 
Braham Pie Day: 1
Girlfriend's Day: 1
Lughnasa - 1
National Urban Eden Day: 1
Respect For Parents: 1
Spiderman Day: 1
US Air Force Day: 1
Work Like A Dog Day: 1
World Wide Web Day: 1
National Mustard Day: 2
Sister's Day: 3
Friendship Day: 3
Coast Guard Day: 4
National Chocolate Chip Day: 4
National Night Out: 5
Psychic Sunday: 5
Hiroshima Day: 6
National Fresh Breath (Halitosis) Day: 6
Particularly Preposterous Packaging Day: 7
Professional Speakers Day: 7
Kool-Aid Day: 8-10
The Date to Create: 8
Happiness Happens Day: 8
Sneak Some Zucchini Onto Your Neighbor's Porch Night: 8
National Garage Sale Day: 9
International Day of The World's Indigenous People: 9
Veep Day: 9
National Duran Duran Appreciation Day: 10
Smithsonian Day: 10
S'mores Day: 10
Eleanor Roosevelt Day: 12
International Youth Day: 12
Sewing Machine Day: 12
Vinyl Record Day: 12
International Left Hander's Day: 13
National Underwear Day: 13
Herbert Hoover Day: 13
Assistance Dog Day: 14
National Navajo Code Talkers Day: 14
V-J Day: 14
Best Friends Day: 15
Chauvin Day: 15
National Men's Grooming Day: 15
National Relaxation Day: 15
World Day of Reiki: 15
Elvis Presley Remembrance Day: 16
Joe Miller's Joke Day: 16
National Homeless Animals Day: 16
Sandcastle Day: 16
Meaning of "Is" Day: 17
Men's Grooming Day: 17
Bad Poetry Day: 18
National Personal Chef's Days: 18-20
Aviation Day: 19
"Black Cow" Root Beer Float Day: 19
Sandcastle & Sculpture Day: 19
Poet's Day: 21
(World) Daffodil Day: 22
Southern Hemisphere Hoodie Hoo Day: 22
Be An Angel Day: 22
Day For The Remembrance of The Slave Trade & Its Abolition: 23
Valentino Day: 23
Pony Express Day: 24
Vesuvius Day: 24
National Waffle Day: 24
Kiss and Make Up Day: 25
National Second-hand Wardrobe Day: 25
National Dog Day: 26
Women's Equality Day: 26
Race Your Mouse Around the Icons Day: 28
Crackers Over The Keyboard Day: 28
Dream Day Quest: 28
More Herbs, Less Salt Day: 29
National Holistic Pet Day: 30
National Toasted Marshmallow Day: 30 
Love Litigating Lawyers Day: 31

Holidays are listed at:
http://www.earthcalendar.net/  and  http://www.brownielocks.com

Tips
1. Reach Out And Touch Someone - Instead of a personal meeting, make appointments to speak by telephone. Mail or fax your agenda in advance and have both of you treat this time as if it were an in-person meeting.
2. Have You Made Time For Yourself? - First decide where you would like to spend your extra time. Then look for ways to free up your schedule to gain time for these new, preferred activities.
3. Are You Working Under Your Own Microscope? - When you're under stress, everything seems bigger and more important than it really is. Step back and look at the situation in a longer term context. Where does this fit in with the rest of your life?
4. It is your ATTITUDE that keeps your BODY in MOTION! - No question, consistently maintaining a positive, potential-driven attitude (while difficult for many) is a major element of long-term success. Without it, you are defeated before you even get started.

Courtesy of Today's TQ Daily Lessons In Excellence

Success Quote
"There are only 3 colors, 10 digits, and 7 notes; its what we do with them that's important."
Ruth Ross

Special Promotion Saturday July 19th is Toss Away the "Could Haves" and "Should Haves" Day: Receive a FREE file system for session booked this day for your Administrative Assistant!! It's time to clean out all that paper that you really don't need. Remember, if it's not auditable you can probably throw it out. You must mention this promotion when scheduling.  (*Valid in the Phoenix Metro Area Only)

Special Promotion August 25-29 is National Safe at Home Week: Do something different - Improve your spaces and/or efficiency levels with our organizing or time management session and receive 25% OFF. Your session must be scheduled for any day this week) Inefficiency and clutter really does create stress. You must mention this promotion when scheduling. Call NOW . (*Valid in the Phoenix Metro Area Only)

Special Promotion    July is Cell Phone Courtesy Month: We'll do a complimentary business or residential purge & organization presentation for your group members of 15-30 people booked this month) a $350.00 value, when you tell us what your group is doing to promote this event.  Learning to prioritize and how to use the right tools for you will allow you more freedom to do what you love and gain peace of mind.  By working effectively you can have confidence in your future profits and still have time to do what you desire and deserve.  Learn ways to effectively deal with and significantly reduce stress and minutiae. A $350.00 savings, call now .  (*Valid in the Phoenix Metro Area Only)

Featured Product of the Month  
The Accessorie Rack

Accessorie Rack (includes 20 earring cards, 10 necklace hooks and 10 belt/scarf clips) more details......... 

Simply Visit: www.AtoZOrganizingPros.com/Organize-product_Accessorie_Rack.htm

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Ultimate Business Filing System = http://www.atozorganizingpros.com/Organize-product_Business-Files.htm
Ultimate Residential Filing System  = http://www.atozorganizingpros.com/Organize-product_Residential-Files.htm
Vital Business Information = http://www.atozorganizingpros.com/Organize-product_Vital-Business-Info.htm
Vital Family Information = http://www.atozorganizingpros.com/Organize-product_Vital-Family-Info.htm

Gift of Success
Let's help America get back on the economic fast track. Get your complimentary TQ starter package today. Start producing better results from your efforts, today! Simply visit www.ThinkTQ.com/gift and enter the referral code 110016.

How to get Organized for your Job Search
Interview with Theresa Maher at Jobing.com -

Valerie J. Simpson of A to Z Organizing Pros shares great tips to getting organized in your job search. http://www.atozorganizingpros.com/Press_Room/Organizing_a_Job_Search.htm

Testimonials
"Valerie has made a great impact on the efficiency in my business systems, and my personal organization! She does a great service!" Chris Bale - Real Estate Agent in Phoenix, Arizona 0608

Contact any of our team members at www.AtoZOrganizingPros.com/form_Contact_our_organizer.htm

B2B Article
The Ten Commandments of cell phone etiquette
By Dan Briody May 26, 2000
There comes a time in any technological revolution when some basic guidelines need to be laid down. It happened when e-mail exploded on the scene and people started to learn some basic dos and don'ts around the new medium. For example, if you copy the boss in on an e-mail message to a colleague, it means that you are through kidding around. No one teaches these things in company training; they are just things that get learned.

Well I've reached the point with cell phones where I feel the need to lay down the law. There are some real abuses of wireless technology being perpetrated all around us, and the time has come to create some social order out of the cell phone chaos. This is by no means an exhaustive list simply because as the technology evolves, new annoying traits will surely emerge. But commandments usually come in tens, so think of this as the first Ten Commandments of cell phone etiquette, with amendments to follow:

1. Thou shalt not subject defenseless others to cell phone conversations. When people cannot escape the banality of your conversation, such as on the bus, in a cab, on a grounded airplane, or at the dinner table, you should spare them. People around you should have the option of not listening. If they don't, you shouldn't be babbling.

2. Thou shalt not set thy ringer to play La Cucaracha every time thy phone rings. Or Beethoven's Fifth, or the Bee Gees, or any other annoying melody. Is it not enough that phones go off every other second? Now we have to listen to synthesized nonsense?

3. Thou shalt turn thy cell phone off during public performances. I'm not even sure this one needs to be said, but given the repeated violations of this heretofore unwritten law, I felt compelled to include it.

4. Thou shalt not wear more than two wireless devices on thy belt. This hasn't become a big problem yet. But with plenty of techno-jockeys sporting pagers and phones, Batman-esque utility belts are sure to follow. Let's nip this one in the bud.

5. Thou shalt not dial while driving. In all seriousness, this madness has to stop. There are enough people in the world who have problems mastering vehicles and phones individually. Put them together and we have a serious health hazard on our hands.

6. Thou shalt not wear thy earpiece when thou art not on thy phone. This is not unlike being on the phone and carrying on another conversation with someone who is physically in your presence. No one knows if you are here or there. Very disturbing.

7. Thou shalt not speak louder on thy cell phone than thou would on any other phone. These things have incredibly sensitive microphones, and it's gotten to the point where I can tell if someone is calling me from a cell because of the way they are talking, not how it sounds. If your signal cuts out, speaking louder won't help, unless the person is actually within earshot.

8. Thou shalt not grow too attached to thy cell phone. For obvious reasons, a dependency on constant communication is not healthy. At work, go nuts. At home, give it a rest.

9. Thou shalt not attempt to impress with thy cell phone. Not only is using a cell phone no longer impressive in any way (unless it's one of those really cool new phones with the space age design), when it is used for that reason, said user can be immediately identified as a neophyte and a poseur.

10. Thou shalt not slam thy cell phone down on a restaurant table just in case it rings. This is not the Old West, and you are not a gunslinger sitting down to a game of poker in the saloon. Could you please be a little less conspicuous? If it rings, you'll hear it just as well if it's in your coat pocket or clipped on your belt.

Well, I'm all thou-ed and thy-ed out, so there you have it: the first 10 rules of using your cell phone. Most of these seem like common sense to me, but they all get broken every day.

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B2B Article 2
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We may present for groups of any size with pricing at $15-$30 per person with a minimum of 10 people (Travel and lodging may apply). Contact us at 602-ORGANIZE or 602-organize .

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We can help unclutter any packrat to organize their clutter in any disorganized space using our professional organizers. Transform your cluttered office, files, home office and home in to truly organized space. We'll even show you how to prioritize your daily tasks so you can get more done in less time.

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What's New at A to Z Organizing Pros®
New Nationwide Organizing Team Members Joined Us In April
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Cost Reduction Strategies and Additional Event Listings
We recently added a new page to our web site to include some of the most sought after information for building your network of contacts. These resources can help you build your contacts for your family, business or just to get more involved in your community. Your feedback about these resources and the usefulness of this page is appreciated.
Simply visit: www.AtoZOrganizingPros.com/Links-SmallBusinessResources.htm

Featured Business July 2008

Sponsors
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Joke of the month
The Ten Commandments Of Employment
If it rings, put it on hold.
If it clunks, call the repairman.
If it whistles, ignore it.
If it's a friend, stop work and chat.
If it's the boss, look busy.
If it talks, take notes.
If it's handwritten, type it.
if it's typed, copy it.
If it's copied, file it.
If it's Friday, forget it!

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