Certain software can help you organize yourself!

When speaking at the Financial Prosperity Seminar last week, several people in the audience asked me about software that might help them.

Nearly everyone has heard about Outlook, Act, and Entourage for their PCs (and he or she usually knows how to use their favorite one of these) so I won’t waste your time by talking about them here.

I would like for you to know about Evernote. If you have never tried Evernote, go to www.Evernote.com. I’ve written about Evernote in this blog before and it’s worth discussing it here again.

When you use Evernote, you can easily transfer the files that you need with you (for reference or for working on) into the Evernote software. You can then link the software with your papers included — through use of a “cloud” — to your phone. When you do this, you are able to work on whatever paper or project you have included whenever you want and wherever you are. This saves you the need to carry the papers in their physical form.

Now suppose that you have put an array of sheets of paper into Evernote. When you need the paper or idea you want, you can find it quickly by clicking your own search word. The paper you want will appear immediately. This can save you all those hours of time that you used to lose when looking for lost things, and it will reduce your stress.

I have told a number of audiences about Evernote and they love it. And, best of all, it’s free. (Note: A “premium” version is offered for sale.) Also, it works perfectly with a Blackberry or an iPhone.

Franklin Covey has a number of items to help you too. Franklin Covey of course is famous for their paper organizers, yet they also have software you might want to consider for use with your PC. You can find their software on the FranklinCovey website which is www.franklincovey.com. The website touts their PlanPlus software, which can help you. I’ll leave it up to you to determine if you want it. I find it to be too expensive.

I will tell you that the FranklinCovey ap called FCtasks works very well with the iPhone. It does not link to your computer, however. It does help you keep track of your tasks when you are managing yourself on the move. Best of all, the FCtasks ap has reminder badges that show up on the iPhone screen which remind you of tasks you want to handle.

Speaking about the iPhone, you might want to check out the Toodledo ap. It is simple to set up and use and you can purchase a version that enables you to link to your computer. This software is very easy to use. The drawback that I’ve found is that it doesn’t have reminder badges on your phone that help remind you of unfinished tasks.

The best organizing software I’ve found for a Mac is called “Things.” This software is very easy to set up and it can help you keep track of tasks for today, tomorrow, anytime. It also helps you track your projects. You can find “Things” at www. culturedcode.com.

One of the best things about “Things” for the Mac is that it has a companion ap for the iPhone that links (through a “cloud”) to the Things software on your Mac. The software then puts sensible reminders on your iPhone which call your attention to any unfinished tasks.

There are many, many software items that are being offered today. The ones I’ve listed here are the ones I’ve discovered that work best and I hope this helps you.

Do you have any comments? How about software suggestions you’ve found which help you organize your tasks and/or your papers when you’re moving from place to place? Please let me hear from you.