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Organize Your Kitchen
When it comes to your family’s bottom line, I usually head for the kitchen. When you can see your food inventory at a glance, you’ll save...
Evan Z.
Jan 30, 20203 min read


Not Feeling the Love? Make Your Own.
I am so grateful for the recent feedback I’ve gotten about my work. The funny thing about it is that I’m not telling anybody anything...
Evan Z.
Jul 18, 20173 min read


Conspiracy Theory Monkey Twaddle
It’s apparent that the ‘powers that be’ are not telling us everything there is to know. Our history is filled with horrific examples of...
Evan Z.
Jul 18, 20173 min read


How to Get Organized for Camping Season
Juniper was only three months old on her second real camping trip. My parents drove up from Phoenix for my first Father’s Day weekend and...
Evan Z.
Jul 18, 20173 min read


How to Effectively Promote Your Small Business for People Who Can't Stand Self-Promotion
Let’s talk small business promotions. By promotions, I mean strategically positioning your product or service for the purposes of...
Evan Z.
Jul 18, 20173 min read


How to Know if You're a Sh!tty Boss and What to Do About It
Like stinky cheese, obnoxious bosses come in two aromas: those blissfully unaware of their subtle smelliness, and those unapologetically...
Evan Z.
Jul 18, 20173 min read


After a Debilitating Work Injury, How Martial Arts Helped Save My Life
I’m an efficient guy, so when I expend effort and energy I like to double down on results. That means I tend to look for simple methods...
Evan Z.
Jul 15, 20173 min read


Roaring Fork Leadership: 30 Years of Collaboration and Civic Engagement
There are some things we know we do well. These things don’t feel like work, even when they require considerable effort. These things are...
Evan Z.
Jul 15, 20173 min read


God's Miracle: The Working Mommy
Allow me to introduce the working mommy. You think you know her but I assure you, she is running circles around us, and it’s time we give...
Evan Z.
Jul 15, 20173 min read


8 NEW Concepts that Deconstructed my Understanding and Changed Me Forever
What if the human brain evolved to sabotage our own thinking in order to keep us safely on the sideline and out of harm’s way? That is...
Evan Zislis
Jul 15, 20173 min read


Neuroscience of Happiness
Collectively, we have become obsessed with our happiness, or lack thereof. Like a single-serving dark chocolate square of fleeting...
Evan Z.
Jul 15, 20173 min read


The Firebox: What it is and Why Every Household Shouldn't Be Without One
Twice a year my family takes an inventory of our immediate assets. I don’t mean our investment portfolio. I’m talking about immediate...
Evan Z.
Jul 15, 20173 min read


Sparing the Landfill: How to Responsibly Get Rid of the Stuff You Don't Want
As a professional organizer, I spend a lot of time helping clients clear out, clean up, get organized, and beautify their living spaces....
Evan Z.
Jul 15, 20173 min read


Emergency Surgery: Clearing my Biological Clutter
I’m writing this from a partially reclined hospital bed on the lavish fourth floor of Valley View Hospital – on Thanksgiving Day. As I...
Evan Z.
Jul 15, 20173 min read


How and Why We Do What We Do
Early in high school, I remember a writing assignment that required an in depth narrative for why and how to make a peanut butter and...
Evan Z.
Jul 15, 20173 min read


Most People Get Stuck in These 4 Ways
As humans, most of us don’t take action until our pain becomes intolerable. Any of the following caricatures sound familiar? The stuff in...
Evan Z.
Jul 15, 20173 min read


Those who Choose the Zen Approach
I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what...
Evan Z.
Jul 15, 20173 min read


Junk Box or Storage Success
‘Storage’ is a specific concept with an ambiguous definition. Simply, it’s a means to hold something for future use. Without further...
Evan Z.
Jul 15, 20173 min read


How This T-Shirt Saved Me 30 Years Later
My favorite picture is a photo of myself on my first day of kindergarten, standing at the bus stop with my arm around my big sister. I’m...
Evan Z.
Jul 15, 20173 min read


4 Steps to Creating Compelling Content
Sooner or later, we will have a great idea worthy of sharing with someone else. When marketing products or services, it’s called content....
Evan Z.
Jul 15, 20173 min read
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