On The Job

NOVEMBER 5, 2010

E-mail doesn't have to dominate your life, and you can put an end to e-mail being nothing but a huge time suck and stress-inducing activity, they claim. In their new book, More Time for You , (Amacom, $18.95), Tator and Latson have several important steps to deal with e-mail effectively. And the Freedom file?

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Virtual Moxie

MAY 31, 2011

You’re in social media, blogging in at least two places, guesting on talk shows, coaching, leading classes and retreats, speaking at telesummits, reworking your entire virtual training program, writing a BOOK, and I want to know how you do it. I calendar (in Outlook) everything during my work day (generally 8a-6p, M-R). EVERYTHING.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

FEBRUARY 11, 2011

It houses so much more than a file index. We use it to track the paperwork for my special needs daughter, articles, books, websites, etc. This allows them to keep it within site, but all projects are kept in an organized file. You can find it here: [link] Thanks to Natalie Conrad of Organized Habits 4.

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Make or Break Moments

APRIL 30, 2010

This is a workshop that I am invited to give on a regular basis and because I know you can’t come to Ohio and hear me speak, I have created a couple audio files that will walk you through each of the pages in the workbook. I have put together a Customer-Focus Social Media Strategy workbook that I offer FREE to help get you started.

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Practically Perfect PA

OCTOBER 31, 2011

I’m excited about following a routine and getting to 5.30pm without too much stress and disappointed that I haven’t completed everything that I needed to and also being able to look back on a successful day. The train turned up on time, I managed to get a seat and was able to check my emails and calendar for the day ahead.

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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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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

FEBRUARY 18, 2011

Our organization uses Google Apps for our e-mail, calendar and cloud solution. By using labels in combination with filters, I am able to automatically sort and label (file) most of my e-mail before it arrives in my in-box. I'll read and delete and save those of interest in a file. Act on the e-mail. so then do it.

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Eat Your Career

OCTOBER 23, 2013

And anything stored on your hard drive can be retrieved from backup files (I use Carbonite for those who are interested). It’s so easy to say, “I’m just gonna jump into my calendar really quick and update a few things,” and the next thing you know, you’re watching cat videos on YouTube. Electronic Calendar. More clicking.

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Ian's Messy Desk

JULY 28, 2010

Schedule filing time at least once per week. Add dated or calendar items to a tickler file system or a diary as soon as they arrive. anything you need reminded of on some future date goes into your tickler file. Add dated or calendar items to a tickler file system or a diary as soon as they arrive.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MAY 13, 2011

OneNote: My Filing Cabinet In The Clouds. create notebooks and files just like I would with paper, but now it is all organized on my computer. Oh, did I mention that your meeting confirmation hits your google, outlook or web calendar as well as generates a confirmation email. Find here: steph.bz/EZBackup. Find here: steph.bz/iB5cj3.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

AUGUST 7, 2012

Tech glitches happen all the time and 2 people controlling one person's calendar is not the easiest thing. While many things are confidential, what you want to avoid is your boss double booking mtgs or not taking into consideration other executives coming to you so you can ask your boss on x, y, z.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MARCH 5, 2010

T hen I just review each night for the next day to make sure I am on task - I take my daily to-dos from my master and I schedule my to-do mistycb   @ StephCalahan using iPhone apps:etodo,calendar & www.hassleme.co.uk/ deusami   @ StephCalahan Trying out a moleskin plan. Notes from all areas of life in the front.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MARCH 12, 2010

  Rather than having sticky notes all over your desk for things you want to get done, put the tasks on your calendar.  Develop a process and strategy for how you will schedule your week, day, hour and you will have less stress worrying about getting things done.  Your Physical Information (Paper, books, binders, etc.)

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 10, 2010

" The playing field of the world is leveling off which means that the competition, pace and stress levels are at maximum. Create email folders same as you would for word doc and paper files. Utilize your calendar to schedule tasks. Sit down at your calendar and block out the time for your tasks. In the calendar.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 30, 2010

  In the picture above you see a standard file cabinet on the left and one that is open and on wheels on the right.    Both are containers for holding files, but one would work better for an "innie" and the other would work better for an "outtie."   Don't know where to start? 

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Laughing all the Way to Work

OCTOBER 10, 2008

You will also feel more in control of the situation and less stressed. If that is not happening, schedule yourself in their calendar. Keep up to date on their calendar and look ahead to see what is coming up and what your boss might need to prepare for that. Keep an organized filing system and file list.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 19, 2009

Once a date is finalized I put it in my bosss calendar and confirm the meeting with the other participants. Much easier than searching in Outlook and less stressful. When a meeting is finalized, I put the scheduling sheet in a completed file. I finally had a chance to sit down and read your book over the holiday.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MARCH 25, 2011

They are then placed in a reference (Rolodex) file by type of business and not the name. I File Them (Then I Forget Them). I file them away, and rarely look at them again. Booking Notebook. Those that become personal friends, service providers, or consultants may simply be transferred to your personal address book.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

AUGUST 16, 2010

Archive Network with Steph Is This You?   When I asked him about the tiny papers, he said they all represented an item that he needed to take care of.    One of his frustrations was figuring out how to balance all of the important tasks that he had on his plate.

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Andrea Kalli

APRIL 27, 2010

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

JUNE 11, 2014

Right now I just put things on his calendar and order food. Reduce the stress and annoying things in your life to maximize your happiness. I would rather buy used books on half.com vs driving in Los Angeles traffic to go the library for free books. Many people think working at a t.v. Many thanks! I feel your pain.

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The Small Business Blog

OCTOBER 2, 2007

They are penalized for having a family and this causes additional stress and anxiety. » « Previous Entries This entry was posted on Tuesday, October 2nd, 2007 at 9:09 pm and is filed under Work/Life Balance. It is very easy to run yourself down in a job that is high stress.

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Brilliantly Better

JULY 17, 2010

Once you created the model, XCode will generate the implementation files for your objects. Say you have an object called Task in Core Data, Xcode will take care of the implementation files, so all you have to do in code is to write something like: task.dueDate to get the due date property of a task. Hey, I know singletons! Big trouble.

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Men With Pens

APRIL 25, 2010

Straighten up your files. You’re really stressed and deserve some down time. Maybe this will get you in the right frame of mind. Look up “foolscap” on Wikipedia. I mean, what the heck is that anyway? Dust your desk. Who can work at a desk that looks like this? You have notes and background information all over the place.

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