Director Organizing Old CN's: To Keep or Toss? Tips for Dealing with Paper Piles

[Gagescorpages]

I have WAY too much paper. I always have TOO MUCH PAPER. Piles are my affliction.
I have all the old CN's from when I started in July 06.
Someone- please- anyone - give me permission to TOSS THEM!!! LOL

 

[chefkathy]

You can toss them--they are all available online.

 

[BethCooks4U]

I voted keep them but Deb's right. They are available on line and honestly I rarely if ever look back at an old one.

 

[Gagescorpages]

I have them all neat in a binder, but I am thinking I could be using those binders for something else. Something that may bring me actual business...right??
Can you tell I have trouble letting go? LOL

 

[pamperedlinda]

Keep them. You never know when you might want to go back through them. I go through them from time to time looking for training or inspirational topics.

 

[Gagescorpages]

Oh Linda!!! Now I feel like I should keep them. LOL
Oh the inner conflict.....

 

[pamperedlinda]

Well - it's not like they take-up that much space! LOL
I keep mine in one of those open box magazine holders.

 

[Gagescorpages]

Now that's a thought...

 

[finley1991]

I toss... with a twist. I save all of the consultant specials and host specials in 3-ring binders. It's great to go back in time and see what PC has offered in the past and a great reference with the guest and host specials if I need them.

 

[BethCooks4U]

Keep them. You never know when you might want to go back through them. I go through them from time to time looking for training or inspirational topics.

That's what I THINK I'm going to do with them but so far I haven't.

 

[DebPC]

I toss after 4 months. I find I can find pretty much everything I need on the pc website and 2 chef success forums. I am down to a tenth of paper files I was 8 years ago.

 

[baychef]

I am a paper hoarder and a "piler". I am ridding myself of my information slowly but surely! If you can keep them organized, I would say go for it, but I need to see my stuff and it ends up looking like Hurricane Katrina x 3:bugeye:

 

[mrssyvo]

I have kept them, however, my plan is to go through them, and pull out specific ideas, articles, and file them accordingly (booking tips, recruiting tips, etc) and then throw the "skeleton" away. That way I have gleaned the info I need, and thrown away the unneccesary.

 

[amy07]

my recruiter gave me all of her "stuff" when she got out of the business, including old issues of the CN. I loved looking thru them. I keep them in a binder too.

 

[jwpamp]

I have kept them, however, my plan is to go through them, and pull out specific ideas, articles, and file them accordingly (booking tips, recruiting tips, etc) and then throw the "skeleton" away. That way I have gleaned the info I need, and thrown away the unneccesary.

Ahhh....you are a good learner!

 

[dannyzmom]

I have all of mine dating back to my very first month. I have them in binders. ido check back on them every so often for training ideas and stuff like that.

 

[mrssyvo]

I am a good grasshopper, Janice (LOL)