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SEPTEMBER 10, 2010

Or, if you prefer, you can subscribe to my blog posts by e-mail. You don’t fire up PowerPoint and start creating slides. The audience is giving up work or personal time to listen to you, but it’s because you’re going to have something to say. Thanks for visiting! What’s the first thing you do? Make it worth their while.

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MAY 12, 2010

Or, if you prefer, you can subscribe to my blog posts by e-mail. We expend energy rushing through the day trying to keep up with ourselves. Look for ways to free-up time. A few minutes saved here and there can add up to a significant portion of time. Thanks for visiting! When stress is reduced, you work more efficiently.

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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 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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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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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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OCTOBER 11, 2010

Or, if you prefer, you can subscribe to my blog posts by e-mail. There’s a lot of common sense wrapped up in these steps. And thanks for stopping by and leaving a comment on my blog. Thanks for visiting! The following eight points summarize her findings. Comments This is a great list. Being grateful is good for the soul.

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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! Block interruptions – close the office door.

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MAY 28, 2010

Or, if you prefer, you can subscribe to my blog posts by e-mail. Test you telephone skills with this simple quiz: How quickly should you pick up a ringing phone? Set up your voice mail to answer after the third ring. Get the information up front. Comments Nice blog. Thanks for visiting! Answers after the jump.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2010

Or, if you prefer, you can subscribe to my blog posts by e-mail. Don’t give up. One of my favourite cartoons shows the character contemplating Spring, and she says, “Time to go out in the garden to see if the bulbs I didn’t plant, didn’t come up.&# Thanks for visiting! The truth is that we are Powerful.&#

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NOVEMBER 27, 2013

I visited the web-site and signed up for the newsletter subscription. If you have your other marketing tools in place: web-site, blog, e-mail newsletter, etc., Stand up and stand out – Public Speaking Success. A couple of weeks ago, my boss came in with a web address for me. you can connect your listeners to your product.

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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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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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AUGUST 29, 2013

D – Don’t give up or give in. Don’t give up at the first hint of difficulty. Recommended : Make Money with Chitika eMiniMalls Cost Per Click Advertising for your Blog. Eleanor Roosevelt once said, “the future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.”. C – Consider things from every angle. Value your life.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2011

Blogging will be light. Sprucing up the house a Family (Day) affair (yourhome.ca). Today is Family Day in Alberta , Saskatchewan and Ontario. Yesterday, we had children, grand-children and friends over for a big family dinner. Today, we’re taking it easy, spending some time wandering around town and visiting. Related articles.

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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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JULY 14, 2010

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MAY 25, 2010

Or, if you prefer, you can subscribe to my blog posts by e-mail. Read: The Best To-Do List You’ll Ever Make Crumple up your to-do sheet and throw it away. Comments Trackbacks Personal Organizer | Ians Messy Desk Leave a comment Subscribe to blog posts by Email The Essential Motivation Handbook The Zen Habits Handbook for Life!

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MAY 14, 2010

Or, if you prefer, you can subscribe to my blog posts by e-mail. Speak up : Greet you co-workers as you meet them through the day. Shut up : Listen more than you speak. Know your own weaknesses : Don’t get caught up in gossip. Tearing down another to prop yourself up is a huge waste of time. Thanks for visiting!

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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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OCTOBER 14, 2010

Or, if you prefer, you can subscribe to my blog posts by e-mail. Make sure you have a working pen and a back up. Before you hang up, read the message details back to the caller, to make certain that they are correct. Have a common location for the pick up of message or place it in a location where it will be seen.

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JULY 27, 2011

Have a simple filing system and keep it up to date. Time Management + Effective Meetings (Self Development Blog) [Dr JOY Madden] (ecademy.com). Photocopy your message for your own files then send off the original. Turn off the television. Use a timer to track how you use your time. Do the difficult things first.

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AUGUST 25, 2010

Or, if you prefer, you can subscribe to my blog posts by e-mail. Round up your papers. Tighten up current household systems. Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap Get organized for back to school Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on August 25, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!

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OCTOBER 6, 2010

Or, if you prefer, you can subscribe to my blog posts by e-mail. Here are two areas where you can increase your value to your boss : (1) Be a problem-solver Problems crop up all the time in business. If you can relate the problem to another situation entirely, it can help you come up with answers not available before.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

Or, if you prefer, you can subscribe to my blog posts by e-mail. Any topic can be split up into components. I have the tendency to panic but I find it helpful to embrace the nervous tension because when I’m “psyched up&# , I tend to do a better job. If I end up in that situation this will be useful.

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JUNE 23, 2010

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

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NOVEMBER 10, 2010

Or, if you prefer, you can subscribe to my blog posts by e-mail. Follow up with creditors if bills don’t arrive on time. Comment by Andrzej on November 11, 2010 @ 7:32 am Trackbacks Leave a comment Subscribe to blog posts by Email The Essential Motivation Handbook The Zen Habits Handbook for Life! Thanks for visiting!

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MAY 7, 2010

Or, if you prefer, you can subscribe to my blog posts by e-mail. Come up with an argument that is reasonable. Comments Trackbacks DishyMix: Susan Bratton Podcasts & Blogs Famous Executives » LIKE: Call for Speakers ad:tech NY — Have YOU Submitted Your Idea? Thanks for visiting! Public speaking can help your career.

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MAY 5, 2010

Or, if you prefer, you can subscribe to my blog posts by e-mail. I work to understand the underlying causes for procrastination, then come up with strategies to overcome them. Thanks for visiting! This is post 10 of my series: Inside the Mind of a Procrastinator. I recognize that procrastination is a habit.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Or, if you prefer, you can subscribe to my blog posts by e-mail. Add up the total points and check scoring after the jump: 38 – 45 High self-esteem. D | Rains Loving Insight Blog Leave a comment Subscribe to blog posts by Email The Essential Motivation Handbook The Zen Habits Handbook for Life! Thanks for visiting!

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JUNE 28, 2010

Or, if you prefer, you can subscribe to my blog posts by e-mail. In their book, Listen Up : How To Improve Relationships, Reduce Stress , Barker and Watson say that trying to top the other person’s story is one of those irritating habits that interferes with our ability to listen well. as if the listener has made up his mind.

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JULY 16, 2010

Or, if you prefer, you can subscribe to my blog posts by e-mail. The Quotations page ( pop-up alert ) – The oldest quotation site on the Web, with more than 25,200 quotations from over 3,000 authors. Thanks for visiting! It’s been said that a facility for quoting others can cover a lack of intelligence or original thought.

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JULY 12, 2010

Or, if you prefer, you can subscribe to my blog posts by e-mail. Louis found that people who sleep after storing a memory end up following through on their intentions much more effectively than people who jump right in without sleeping. Thanks for visiting! To-do list getting a little long? Take the list to bed with you.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2010

Or, if you prefer, you can subscribe to my blog posts by e-mail. Organize Your Food If you plan on entertaining during the holiday season, plan your meals and every time you go shopping, stock up on any non-perishable items or frozen items you will need. Take a stock of your pantry and fill it up with necessary items.

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APRIL 26, 2010

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. Related Posts: Blogging Tip – Less Input More Output Finding clichés is as easy as pie World Vision Canada – Celebrity Quiz Personal Development Did you enjoy this post?

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APRIL 23, 2010

Or, if you prefer, you can subscribe to my blog posts by e-mail. Comment by E.G. Sebastian on May 24, 2010 @ 10:21 am Trackbacks How To Overcome the Fear of Public Speaking « Blog Bestinfozone Leave a comment Subscribe to blog posts by Email The Essential Motivation Handbook The Zen Habits Handbook for Life!

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