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Accordion Tickler File

Why do people pile instead of file? Because they're afraid they'll forget to act on something requiring their attention.

No more "I'll just set it here for now"… those piles of paper cluttering your desk or floor will have a new home! Now you'll have a place for those things that typically pile up on your desk... anything that requires your attention!

Sales and marketing people have been using similar tickler systems for years to remind them of important follow-up.

Click here to view a customized tickler file system created with this hard-to-find accordion file.

Here are some of the things you can store in your tickler file system until it requires your attention:

Birthday cards that need to be mailed on a certain date
Bills to be paid
Receipts to be submitted for expense reimbursement
Invitations to special events (and directions for how to get there)
Travel agendas, itineraries, airline tickets
Tickets to special events (games, concerts, plays, etc.)
Claim stubs for things to be picked up (dry cleaning, developed film, etc.)
Support materials for meetings & appointments
RSVP's and registrations that need to be sent
Phone calls and other "to-do's" that need to be done on a certain day
Date-sensitive support materials for something you are waiting to hear back from someone else about

The accordion file really expands (shown on left from bottom view) since there are no sides to constrain it. Because there are no sides, this accordion file needs to be contained in a file drawer or desktop file frame (pictured above right).

Unsolicited emails from satisfied clients
(shared with permission)...

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Hi Kathy,

Just wanted to share that I received the tickler file and spent yesterday filling it. Last night I took things out of my dated accordion tickler file that I had filed away to take action on today, and I put them in the order I intended to tackle them. When I came into my office this morning, the ONLY thing on my desk was my TODAY folder. Throughout the day I pulled things out one at a time and took the appropriate action. I am at the end of my day, and I've gone through what was still remaining in my TODAY folder and have reassigned those things that were not urgent or important to a different day. My desk is clear for the first time in MONTHS, and I had the most productive few hours of work that I have had in a LONG while. How wonderfully freeing!

Thank you for this great system and for your helpful Buried in Paper teleclass that taught me how to use it.

Laura Aridgides
Sales Director

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Hi, Kathy!

Thanks for the teleclass notes! I totally enjoyed your Buried in Paper teleclass today. I especially loved the way you ended it, with upbeat affirmation and having participants share their goals. Inspiring! Here is what I have done as a result:

I immediately made a "Calls Expected" file, and I returned all the phone calls I had been ignoring for 4 days.
I entered the information of each person I did not connect with directly and got rid of all those little pieces of paper!
I have a list of all the folks who I asked (via voice mail) to call me back. Now, I can follow through easily if they don't call in a day or two. Before, I would just let these things slide because it was overwhelming to sift through the phone log, or I would lose track of the little sticky notes.
I'll be implementing the other steps starting tomorrow morning. My goal is to have my dining table cleared off by the end of this week, and all the papers either filed or tossed. (No stacking them in the corner!!!)

Thanks again for your help today!
--S.S., San Anselmo, CA

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