Professional Assistant Blog

MARCH 10, 2008

In my weekly recap last Friday I pointed out a Lifehack.org article arguing that the current climate for hyper-productivity isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. Then yesterday I came across a similar post , claiming that the pursuit of productivity has ended up out of control. It’s understandable this has come about.

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Professional Assistant Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2008

Leadership potential is quite different, since you can move up within the company quite quickly, as opposed to a smaller firm, where it might be family run. You don’t want to end up looking for another job. Trust me, it can be very stressful!

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Allwork

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

I think the thing that would be the wrong way to do it, and we’ve seen some examples there, too, is that someone very high up in a company says, everyone has to work like this, and that typically doesn’t work. Frank Cottle 00:09:45 ]: I think you need to add one more word to that, and that’s responsibility went up.

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The Office Professionals Place

MAY 11, 2010

The Office Professionals Place by Elite Office Concepts The purpose of this blog is to educate, enlighten, motivate, inspire, and strengthen office professionals to grow in their professional development. In the argument the boss brought up the job performance of the employee and how he wasnt showing productivity. Lets grow together!

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The Office Professionals Place

NOVEMBER 25, 2009

The Office Professionals Place by Elite Office Concepts The purpose of this blog is to educate, enlighten, motivate, inspire, and strengthen office professionals to grow in their professional development. Do you need someone to talk to during the day when you are stressed? The other alternative to the internet is - pick up a book!

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Professional Assistant Blog

MARCH 6, 2008

First of all Ive worked for an organization as an admin asst for years and during this time I have seen many co-workers leave and have had to put up with a lot. Did you take it up each level all the way to the top? Lifes too short to stress out! You mentioned that youve spoken to your supervisor, HR, etc.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

APRIL 7, 2010

So why do most people end up ditching their resolution?    The National Association of Professional Organizers ( NAPO ) reports that 75-90% of all visits to physicians are stress related.    Having a workout and healthy eating plan can also reduce your stress.    How are you doing? 

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The Office Professionals Place

SEPTEMBER 7, 2009

The Office Professionals Place by Elite Office Concepts The purpose of this blog is to educate, enlighten, motivate, inspire, and strengthen office professionals to grow in their professional development. Set reasonable deadlines and follow-up with each team member. It would be easy to take on a task yourself, but also stressful.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MARCH 12, 2010

| Main | Mon Motivation - 16 Failed Predictions - Limiting Your Beliefs Can Limit Your Success » 6 Areas of Your Business Life that You MUST Have Flow to Make More Money (be like Bamboo) How often do you wake up in the morning and say "ug, I don't really want to go in today"?    Why is that? . 

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Stephanie LH Calahan

SEPTEMBER 6, 2010

newleafco   @ StephCalahan I'm a long-time fan of Now Up to Date for Mac. EmiRossiter    I like GCal ToDoist Goalhappy and I created a private blog as a journal -- ToDoist [link] GoalHappy [link] JacKrynBoutique   you can never beat the plain and simple. What is your favorite planning/calendar tool and why?

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Office Dynamics

OCTOBER 1, 2015

Between email, virtual Assistants, palm pilots, high speed Internet connections and a host of other technological marvels, executives mistakenly believe they are more independent than ever – making their own travel plans, faxing their own letters and scheduling their own meetings.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JANUARY 11, 2010

Now that you’re car is empty, it’s time to stock it and organize it for stress-free travel. For travel purposes, you’ll want to beef that list up a bit. A small bag of items takes up less room and produces less clutter than five or six individual items strewn in the back. Stock the glove box and side pockets with necessities.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

According to the Small Business Administration: Small businesses make up more than 99.7   Set office hours for your friends and family to adhere to so that they do not take up your productive time.   It is OK to take a walk or participate in another activity to relieve stress.  percent of all employees.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MARCH 10, 2010

I give it two very enthusiastic thumbs up and can wholeheartedly say “if there’s one book you need to invest in this year, this is the one!” If you’re feeling swamped, if work spills over into your home-life, dragging down your relationships and eating into your "me” time, or if your work doesn’t light you up inside. The fact is.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

.  Not only has my productivity increased with your strategies, but I have also alleviated quite a bit of stress! I have finally found a way to shut down email distractions by setting up a task-focused email account connected to my original account. But email takes up so much time! I set up four email accounts.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MAY 13, 2011

A Self-Hosted Wordpress Blog. Do You Have A Pain In Your Back-up? Everything is backed up on the web automatically. > I take pictures & videos, enabling me to 'capture the moment' > The reminder facility is fab & I also use it as my back-up alarm for those early morning meetings. I use Carbonite.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

AUGUST 16, 2010

They came up with some great ideas. It is not getting a drink or seeing what your buds are up to on Twitter/Facebook. Network with Stephanie or Connect with Your Smart Phone Become a Fan Follow this blog Categories News & Updates! His secret? That's it! It sounds simple, but it takes practice.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

FEBRUARY 26, 2010

Work With Stephanie « Mon Motivation - Build up your courage to take action! This topic came back up the other day as I was working with an extremely successful medical professional.    Here is what some of them said: JaniceSimon Mostly at my desk but feel less stressed when eat lunch away from desk.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

NOVEMBER 24, 2010

  What will you not put up with?  The Most Productive Lunch - Weigh in Your Thoughts How Do You De-Stress? Network with Stephanie or Connect with Your Smart Phone Become a Fan Follow this blog Categories News & Updates! .  We are, in essence, just going through the motions.    What do you stand for? 

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Stephanie LH Calahan

AUGUST 30, 2010

Getting Started Using Lists Twitter allows you to have up to 20 Lists.  Facebook allows you to have up to 100 Lists.    If you are on Facebook and are not using lists --> [link] will give you what you need to get them set up.  Productive & Organized Home Contribute to P&O!   I have some of each. 

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Stephanie LH Calahan

FEBRUARY 11, 2011

I set up recurring appointments for things like bookkeeping or marketing. That way, I can see with one glance which areas of my life are eating up the majority of my schedule, and which really should be given more attention. I don't know of another tool that does all of this seamlessly, saving me time, money and stress.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

I’ve experienced every over-the-counter wakefulness supplement produced before 2007 (when I smartened up) and can promise you that it all has the same effect: A brief period of increased alertness is followed by a dramatic increase in lethargy (a crash) or anxiety and fidgeting.   Our bodies respond to consistent patterns too. 

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Stephanie LH Calahan

APRIL 12, 2010

  I found that mixing up a drink was much faster and I could drink it on the go if I needed to.    Try going up and down your stairs one extra time every morning.    It is really easy to get caught up on Facebook or Twitter all day and say that you were "networking."  What About You?

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Stephanie LH Calahan

FEBRUARY 18, 2011

Thanks to Deborah Erickson, CPO of No Where But Up,Organizing 4. You can set them up to send all emails from a particular sender to a folder to make it easy for you to find. Sometimes we end up on a lot of lists that we had not intended to be on. I'll read and delete and save those of interest in a file. For storage 2.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MARCH 3, 2010

  While it is easy to get caught up in spinning in circles with the things you have to do, STOP.  Network with Stephanie or Connect with Your Smart Phone Become a Fan Follow this blog Categories News & Updates! family of sites · 8 Shoreline, Suite 100, Bloomington IL 61704 TEL 309.663.1360 · FAX 309.422.7665

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 30, 2010

  Understanding your style and developing systems that fit with who you are sets you up for success. Look at the answers you came up with in Steps 1 and 2 above.    In another study, Basex, a New York research firm specializing in information overload, found that office distractions and interruptions ate up 2.1

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JANUARY 3, 2011

  Here are a few tips to get started: Set up a filing system to store and manage your paperwork Your paperwork likely consists of three types of paper:  1) stuff you need to take action on 2) stuff you are saving for reference and 3) stuff that you should have tossed a long time ago, but haven't.    Avoid backlog. 

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MARCH 5, 2010

I set up alerts to remind me that they're coming up. In her post Does Your To Do List Reflect Your Passion , she states that there are 3 big reasons that can keep you stuck, stressed and disconnected from your inner energy and confidence: 1. I set up alerts to remind me that they're coming up.

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Professional Assistant Blog

AUGUST 30, 2007

Now you can show your boss the new presentation that they were asking for, without getting your stress level up. You might need to do some formatting on Powerpoint, since it only allows for so many rows. If you have any questions, suggestions or comments, please feel free to click on the "comments" link below and leave some feedback.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 23, 2010

We May Not Have Heard From You | Main | Save Time Doing Simple Things that ADD UP to Major Time Savers » Handbook for Life: 52 Tips for Happiness and Productivity There are a lot of great blogs out in cyberworld that cover topics of organization and productivity.  Simplifying your finances greatly reduces your stress.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 10, 2010

Once I feel I've captured every idea on a note, I find a stretch of wall and stick each idea up. I stand back, and begin moving notes until the ideas start flowing into easy categories: Blog, Projects, Home, Family, Health - etc. "Heads Up. I write down one task or to-do on a Post-It, and put it up on a wall.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

" -- Melody Beattie Why Be Grateful Abundance coach Carol Look tells us that it is impossible to be stressed out while you're giving thanks.  Network with Stephanie or Connect with Your Smart Phone Become a Fan Follow this blog Categories News & Updates!   It does not have to be big.

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