Ian's Messy Desk

DECEMBER 14, 2011

She has lists of gift ideas, quotes for greeting cards, honey-do’s and much more. Address Book. Blog content. Birthdays - (if you don’t put them on your digital calendar system), group by date, as reviewable (those during a month, put in tickler for that month, etc.). Anniversary. Personal information.

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Make or Break Moments

MARCH 15, 2010

’s new book Peaks and Valleys. ’s new book Peaks and Valleys. ’s new book Peaks and Valleys. Just like the One Minute Manager and Who Moved My Cheese , the book is set up in a story format to share the great insights of the author. We provided a great service at a good price-the best in out industry.

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Make or Break Moments

JULY 20, 2010

The book is divided into ten categories: Greeting Customer-Focused Involve Associates Involve Customers Make it Easy Make it Right Offer Value Phone Conversations Say Thanks Be Visible Each section offers quick and easy-to-implement suggestions for ways to put customers first in your business.

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Make or Break Moments

JULY 28, 2010

“We compile photos and stories into a book that you can present to your aging loved one, kind of a ‘this is your life’ keepsake. And yet the product he is selling is geared towards those wanting to provide a retrospective of someone’s life- perhaps a gift you give toward the end of someone’s life.

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Make or Break Moments

JANUARY 13, 2010

Each day is a gift for which we should be thankful. Thanks for writing this blog! We should be thankful for what we have and see each person, situation, and moment as a gift from God. (He I believe it is a choice we make – this decision to be ungrateful or thankful. I’m glad I did! Have a blessed day!

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Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 28, 2009

Laughing All the Way to Work: A Survival Blog for Todays Administrative Assistant We all have to work, but who says we cant enjoy it too! My goal for this blog is to give good tips and ideas and occasionally put a smile on your face as you start your day!Lets A nice Christmas gift to her boss who is a dad of five children.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MARCH 10, 2010

Michael Linenberger, who’s been a leader in the field of productivity for the last 30 years, has written three bestselling books on the topic.  And best of all, it is all clearly laid out in his revolutionary new book, Master Your Workday Now !   (FTC note: we do not make any money off of the sale of his book.) 

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Loosely Speaking

JANUARY 1, 2009

On significant days I always picture the illustrations and hear the text of this book. More on Thank You Notes Expressions of Appreciation April Series: Answering the Question: Do I have to write thank you notes for graduation gifts? It’s one of my favorite read-alouds from back in my earlier career as a middle school teacher.

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Ian's Messy Desk

MAY 3, 2010

Or, if you prefer, you can subscribe to my blog posts by e-mail. For individual rewards, how about gift certificates for DVD rentals, music CD purchases, theme park tickets or “Dinner for 2″ at a local eatery? Or once-a-month, spring for dessert treats in honor of those celebrating birthdays in that calendar month.

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Make or Break Moments

JULY 14, 2010

Will people forget that his ego seemed to shine brighter than his gifts to the industry? You may say that as a professional sports celebrity – he should have only considered himself. If that is the case, I wonder – what will be the long term affect with the fans?

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Make or Break Moments

JULY 1, 2010

And then she gave me the best birthday gift ever… “Would you be willing to be on a panel with Chris Brogan ?&# Absolutely. Just tell me when and where. Sheila’s online radio show airs on Thursdays and she offered me the date of August 12, 2010. Would I???? You betcha! The giving just keeps coming back and back and back.

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Ian's Messy Desk

JUNE 30, 2010

Or, if you prefer, you can subscribe to my blog posts by e-mail. The closest she ever came to digital organization was an electronic address book she used until it became too difficult to read the screen. My mother has gotten things done by using heavily annotated paper calendars. Thanks for visiting! I learned from my mother.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MAY 20, 2011

It also helped me write my two books! So, recycle those papers you have written and turn them into your next blog or book! To begin, write a very detailed blog with several parts to it. I've recently launched my own blog and those articles will reappear there, and one day they may be re-purposed again into a book.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JUNE 17, 2011

Here's a link to a blog post with further detail about how to use Springpad for productivity.      Can you really coordinate calendars using Springpad?  On occasion, we have also created blog-related promotions to feature our partners and engage their readers (e.g. I see how that can work. 

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MARCH 14, 2012

I've written hundreds of blog posts and a couple of books this way! Thanks to Margit Crane of Gifted With ADD. The one area I find most challenging to concur procrastination is writing articles for my blog. I found that if I blocked out time in my calendar, it helped me in a couple of ways. Eliminate The Hate!

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

MARCH 3, 2013

My last post was about what I was devouring in books, music, and film. Surely, as executive assistants we may feel this way when we have to do all the boring stuff - filing, expenses, travel, calendaring, and phones. A book that relates to finding meaning in your personal life really struck a cord with me recently.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 31, 2010

Laughing All the Way to Work: A Survival Blog for Todays Administrative Assistant We all have to work, but who says we cant enjoy it too! My goal for this blog is to give good tips and ideas and occasionally put a smile on your face as you start your day!Lets I finally had a chance to sit down and read your book over the holiday.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

AUGUST 7, 2012

"I recently stumbled across your blog and have thoroughly enjoyed reading your posts! Dear KC, So glad you like my blog and hope I can be of help! Tech glitches happen all the time and 2 people controlling one person's calendar is not the easiest thing. I have only been an EA for 1.5 You ask a very good question!

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Andrea Kalli

MARCH 24, 2010

Blogs that are not getting enough traffic can be energized by you placing an important clue to the contest on it. Complete the New Client Questionnaire Subscribe to the Blog by Email Subscribe to the Blog by RSS 10 Most Popular Posts More silly little alt code symbols for Twitter - 35 comments Time to Jazz Up Your Website Social Buttons? -

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Ian's Messy Desk

JULY 28, 2010

Or, if you prefer, you can subscribe to my blog posts by e-mail. Add dated or calendar items to a tickler file system or a diary as soon as they arrive. I recommend a book called “Organizing for your brain type&# (ISBN: 0312339771), which offers suggestions for the different ways in which many people think.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

AUGUST 16, 2010

This is a powerful gift and must be used wisely. Network with Stephanie or Connect with Your Smart Phone Become a Fan Follow this blog Categories News & Updates! Work With Stephanie | Contact Copyright 2007-2010 Calahan Solutions, Inc. -- All Rights Reserved Want to use my content in your ezine, newsletter or blog?

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Productivityist

DECEMBER 30, 2012

Only this time I can actually tell you what I did and didn’t accomplish in the year gone by that I’d set out to do – and I can also add to the list what I did accomplish beyond what I’d “previewed” So here goes… I will write at least one book, but more likely two…or even three. You can pick up the books by going here. )

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On The Job

JANUARY 4, 2010

Helpful information and advice from Americas favorite workplace columnist About Anita Blog Books Syndicated Column Interviews Career Links Contact Monday, January 4, 2010 Eat your salad first, and other career strategies Every year I get loads of candy over the holidays, and every year I feel compelled to eat it as fast as possible.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 8, 2009

Laughing All the Way to Work: A Survival Blog for Todays Administrative Assistant We all have to work, but who says we cant enjoy it too! My goal for this blog is to give good tips and ideas and occasionally put a smile on your face as you start your day!Lets or Gifts or Ideas for Administrative Professionals Week.

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Productivityist

APRIL 8, 2014

I also took the time to go through Chris Ducker''s new book, Virtual Freedom , to figure out exactly what I would want to assign to a virtual assistant once I had one. Working on research for various blog posts and other projects. Dealing with all appointments that need to be scheduled. Monitoring social media for Productivityist.

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Andrea Kalli

AUGUST 12, 2010

Can have up to 10 separate incidences of individual coded areas Facebook Notes – the only place to put blog rss feed where it updates the Page Wall. Extended idea: create Friendfeed account and create a combined rss feed for multiple blogs, twitter posts, youtube posts, etc. app for Business Pages. Think banner ads.

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Men With Pens

SEPTEMBER 19, 2010

You started a blog or committed to a regular guest posting gig on someone else’s. Because once you know what you’d like to do with the rest of this year, you can break these goals down into actionable steps, and then get organized about putting them on the calendar. Think of it as an early Christmas gift – to yourself.

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Admin Awards

DECEMBER 1, 2021

‘I have this big project, he’s not letting me on his calendar, how can I remedy that?’ “And we give them the book.” When Southwest Airlines’ traffic fell 90% during the COVID-19 pandemic, the company couldn’t afford to send gifts for major milestones in their employees’ lives.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

MAY 26, 2014

I also handle his executive calendar and work in the office with him. I love your question because no one has ever asked this question on the blog. I would also volunteer at work and socialize with my co-workers during the holiday gift wrapping parties. I do applaud you for NOT talking to him about it. You can just write “Thx!”

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 10, 2010

I stand back, and begin moving notes until the ideas start flowing into easy categories: Blog, Projects, Home, Family, Health - etc. Utilize your calendar to schedule tasks. Sit down at your calendar and block out the time for your tasks. If you need to write/send your holiday cards then look at your calendar and schedule it in.

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