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AUGUST 9, 2010

Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap How to Build Self Esteem Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on August 9, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Or, if you prefer, you can subscribe to my blog posts by e-mail. Ian’s Messy Desk Helping you get the most out of the 24 hours in your day. Thanks for visiting!

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AUGUST 2, 2010

Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap How to be an Effective Mentor Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on August 2, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Or, if you prefer, you can subscribe to my blog posts by e-mail. Don’t: Don’t give up right away if your protégé initially resists your help.

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JULY 5, 2010

Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap How to Motivate Yourself Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on July 5, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Or, if you prefer, you can subscribe to my blog posts by e-mail. Realize that circumstances change and what you’re trying to do needs to change to keep up.

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APRIL 23, 2010

Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap How to Improve Your Public Speaking Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on April 23, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Or, if you prefer, you can subscribe to my blog posts by e-mail. Ian’s Messy Desk Helping you get the most out of the 24 hours in your day.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap How to Give an Impromptu Speech Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on September 17, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Or, if you prefer, you can subscribe to my blog posts by e-mail. Any topic can be split up into components. Thanks for visiting!

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DECEMBER 3, 2007

Home About Me Advertise Falling Behind on Your Follow-Ups? By The Professional Assistant on Monday, December 03, 2007 Filed Under: MS-Outlook , Organize , Prioritize , Productivity A re you falling behind on your follow-ups? Do you want to improve the efficiency of following up with clients? It was a life saver!

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NOVEMBER 1, 2010

Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap How to Plan Ahead for Christmas Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on November 1, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Or, if you prefer, you can subscribe to my blog posts by e-mail. Take a stock of your pantry and fill it up with necessary items. Thanks for visiting!

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OCTOBER 17, 2008

Home About Me Advertise Elevator Etiquette 101: Going Up? You reminisce about that Seinfeld episode where Elaine gets stuck on the subway and starts talking to herself about how the train isn’t moving and starts to get claustrophobic. This, of course, can be a nightmare, since you could be walking up many flights.

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DECEMBER 5, 2007

Home About Me Advertise Want to Blog About Your Work? Blogging about your firm is one of the ways to do this. More and more firms are allowing their employees to blog, whether it be internal or external. Internal blogging refers to employees writing blogs that are stored on an intranet or company server.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2008

Home About Me Advertise Co-Workers Not Cleaning Up After Themselves? Do you get annoyed that you are always the one that has to clean up after them? Do you know of any other ways to get your staff members to clean up after themselves? Do you start wondering if they treat their own house the same way? right away. right away.

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OCTOBER 6, 2010

Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap How to be of More Value to Your Boss Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on October 6, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Or, if you prefer, you can subscribe to my blog posts by e-mail. How you handle those problems sets you apart from the crowd. Thanks for visiting!

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APRIL 26, 2010

Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap How to be content with what you have Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on April 26, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Or, if you prefer, you can subscribe to my blog posts by e-mail. Most of us, at some level, get caught up in the cycle of wanting more.

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OCTOBER 20, 2010

Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap Memory Makeover: Tips to Spruce Up an Absent Mind Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on October 20, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Or, if you prefer, you can subscribe to my blog posts by e-mail. So hang up the phone, find a quiet place and focus. Stay organized.

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JUNE 9, 2010

Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap How to exorcise your demons of disorganization Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on June 9, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Or, if you prefer, you can subscribe to my blog posts by e-mail. Ian’s Messy Desk Helping you get the most out of the 24 hours in your day.

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OCTOBER 10, 2008

Home About Me Advertise Power Up Your PowerPoint With Templates! Post from: Administrative Assistant Tips 4comments for this post Feng Liang I stumbled upon this corporate presentation template at Cone Trees that I can actually use for my work, it wasnt cheesy types that usually come up in the search, so it thought id share :D.

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MAY 19, 2010

Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap How to Say ‘No’ at Work Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on May 19, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Or, if you prefer, you can subscribe to my blog posts by e-mail. Use that time to catch up on work. Thanks for visiting!

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MARCH 27, 2008

Home About Me Advertise 4 Steps to Setting up E-mail Distribution Lists By The Professional Assistant on Thursday, March 27, 2008 Filed Under: MS-Outlook , Organize , Productivity D o you find yourself having to write each persons e-mail address over and over again for certain e-mails ? All e-mail distribution lists are bolded.

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APRIL 9, 2010

Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap 5 Ways to Free Up Room on Your Brain’s Hard Drive Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on April 9, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Or, if you prefer, you can subscribe to my blog posts by e-mail. Oh, don’t worry,” Bob replied pointing to his head, “it’s all right up here.”

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2008

Home About Me Advertise How to Lose a Customer and a Few More! They most likely will stop using your product/service, but also, they would end up telling their friends. Now picture how many people would have a negative image of your company? Imagine what would happen if a client was treated poorly.

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AUGUST 23, 2007

Home About Me Advertise How to Organize Tasks Effectively By The Professional Assistant on Thursday, August 23, 2007 Filed Under: MS-Outlook , Organize , Prioritize A task here, a task there! The question is, “How do I prioritize and organize my tasks? When does it ever end? Having Trouble Planning A "Non-Religious" Office Party?

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AUGUST 25, 2007

Home About Me Advertise How to Write Effective E-mails By The Professional Assistant on Saturday, August 25, 2007 Filed Under: A re you the type of person that likes to ramble on and on about something? Avoid any attachments, since it could clog up the receiving person’s e-mail account (unless it’s absolutely necessary).

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AUGUST 26, 2007

Home About Me Advertise How to Create Mail Merge Letters By The Professional Assistant on Sunday, August 26, 2007 Filed Under: MS-Access , MS-Excel , MS-Outlook E ver have trouble doing a mail merge in Microsoft Word? Here, click on “Edit individual letters&# , then click “All&# and a new window will pop up.

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Ian's Messy Desk

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

Or, if you prefer, you can subscribe to my blog posts by e-mail. Image via Wikipedia There’s nothing like a major holiday, such as Christmas, to ratchet up the pressure on your schedule. 31 Blog Post Ideas for January Productivity Did you enjoy this post? Thanks for visiting! Comments No comments yet.

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MAY 25, 2010

Or, if you prefer, you can subscribe to my blog posts by e-mail. Here’s how it works: Each morning, start with a small, blank sheet of paper and write down three important tasks that need doing. Read: The Best To-Do List You’ll Ever Make Crumple up your to-do sheet and throw it away. Thanks for visiting!

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JUNE 23, 2010

Or, if you prefer, you can subscribe to my blog posts by e-mail. How to Give a Speech You’ve analyzed your audience , you’ve prepared and practiced your speech. They conjure up all kinds of nightmare scenarios as a result of their stage fright : What if I freeze? Thanks for visiting!

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MAY 25, 2010

Or, if you prefer, you can subscribe to my blog posts by e-mail. Make an appointment - Don’t just hope you find the time to clean up, set a calendar entry and stick to it. Thanks for visiting! Use the right tools: Set a timer for the length of time you have decided to work on this project.

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MAY 21, 2010

Or, if you prefer, you can subscribe to my blog posts by e-mail. Lighten up… if you can – Humour can go a long way to keeping the listener’s attention. Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap Five Tips for Great Speeches Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on May 21, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2009

Post from: Administrative Assistant Tips 2comments for this post soruba Nice blog. How to Organize Tasks Effectively How to Deal with Inconsiderate Co-Workers Resizing Pictures in Microsoft Word 4 Ways to Cope with Difficult Colleagues Administrative Procedures Manual - Does Your Department Need One?

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Or, if you prefer, you can subscribe to my blog posts by e-mail. Too many objects add to the clutter and eat up valuable work space. Set up a good filing system. Don’t allow things to pile up. Thanks for visiting! Be reasonable about what you really need to keep out. Don’t go overboard with personalization.

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JULY 6, 2010

Or, if you prefer, you can subscribe to my blog posts by e-mail. Celestine Chua of The Personal Excellence Blog has posted 20 time management tips , over at Stepcase Lifehack. Planning really enables focus, and saying “No&# frees up time to actually do what was planned. Thanks for visiting!

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OCTOBER 27, 2010

Or, if you prefer, you can subscribe to my blog posts by e-mail. Leave a comment Subscribe to blog posts by Email The Essential Motivation Handbook The Zen Habits Handbook for Life! Thanks for visiting! Last year, I posted a Christmas planning checklist to use starting in November. Assign the shopping, the decorating, etc.

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APRIL 14, 2010

Or, if you prefer, you can subscribe to my blog posts by e-mail. Those personal distractions can eat up a lot of time. Just write down for a day every little thing that distracted you and whichever one took up the most time get rid of that first. Thanks for visiting! Let the telephone go to the voice mail.

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MAY 10, 2010

Or, if you prefer, you can subscribe to my blog posts by e-mail. This handbook automatically leaps ahead of other Notes/GTD options available as it takes you through setting up a GTD system using a basic Notes installation; no need for add-ons to make it work. Thanks for visiting!

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MAY 26, 2010

Or, if you prefer, you can subscribe to my blog posts by e-mail. You don’t want papers to build up to the point where you look at it and you get discouraged. The easiest way to avoid that is to keep up to date. If you do keep stuff, keep it in a way so that it doesn’t jam up your life and you can find it again.

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JULY 26, 2010

Or, if you prefer, you can subscribe to my blog posts by e-mail. Suck it up. It can be as simple as going to a new restaurant for supper, but more likely to be as terrifying as taking up sky-diving. Follow these four steps and pretty soon you’ll unleash your creative thinking and making others sit up and take notice.

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JULY 14, 2010

Or, if you prefer, you can subscribe to my blog posts by e-mail. In the run-up to the launch we worked closely with some of our favorite blogs and publications to launch the new Notebooks category. Leave a comment Subscribe to blog posts by Email The Essential Motivation Handbook The Zen Habits Handbook for Life!

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MAY 18, 2010

Or, if you prefer, you can subscribe to my blog posts by e-mail. Try a “pick-me-up&# – Listen to high-energy music, so long as it doesn’t disturb co-workers or workflow. Are you staying up too late at night, watching television in bed or do you have a sleep disorder. Thanks for visiting!

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