Ian's Messy Desk

AUGUST 31, 2010

Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap Your Life Organized Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on August 31, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Christmas organizing and planning links Here we are at the end of August, two-thirds of the way through 2010. In no time, we’ll be into the annual holiday season.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

NOVEMBER 11, 2011

I just received this article written by Lynn Gaertner-Johnston of Syntax Training and wanted to pass it along to you as it has some great tips for holiday messaging. I know you will be spending the holidays without your wife, Kathryn, for the first time. Words for Holiday Messages. Happy holidays! Remember them!

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Ian's Messy Desk

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap Holiday Time Management Tip – Share the Workload Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on November 3, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Image via Wikipedia There’s nothing like a major holiday, such as Christmas, to ratchet up the pressure on your schedule. Ask for help.

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Productivityist

NOVEMBER 29, 2013

This year I decided to offer holiday shoppers a bit more time to explore possible gift ideas for the productivity enthusiast — aka the "productivityist" — in their lives. The Productivityist Holiday Gift Guide for 2013 may be a long read, but it may just spark some gift ideas you hadn''t considered.

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Virtual Moxie

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Welcome to the 2022 Gift Guide! Last, but certainly not least, where possible, I wanted to feature gifts that had a more-positive-than-negative impact on our planet. This year, we have offerings in the following categories : Delicious Gifts. Holiday-centric Gifts. Handmade Gifts. Office & Home Gifts.

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Jen Lawrence

OCTOBER 12, 2020

I’ve been using the task/project management tool Trello for almost ten years and have gotten creative with how I organize not only my work but my personal life using their flexible boards. As a home owner, the list of “I wish” and “we want” items can get pretty exhausting to remember, organize, and plan for. Happy Organizing!

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Jen Lawrence

OCTOBER 12, 2020

I’ve been using the task/project management tool Trello for almost ten years and have gotten creative with how I organize not only my work but my personal life using their flexible boards. As a home owner, the list of “I wish” and “we want” items can get pretty exhausting to remember, organize, and plan for. Happy Organizing!

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Productivityist

JULY 3, 2023

Keep your calendar for the broad strokes and your to-do list for the finer details. Time is a gift; use it for what truly matters. Tags in MacOS are a lifesaver for organization. Set up an email vacation message before you go on holiday. Use a wall calendar for a bird’s-eye view of your year.

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C-Suite Assistants

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

As a company Founder or CEO, you may be looking for an executive assistant to schedule meetings, organize business trips, as well as manage many aspects of your personal life. An executive/personal assistant is experienced at running an executive’s entire life—both business and personal. An EA/PA manages the executive’s entire life.

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Ian's Messy Desk

AUGUST 25, 2010

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. Have a Centralized Calendar. A family calendar can help you track what is going on for all family members. Organize your mornings.

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Ian's Messy Desk

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

If you want to reduce the stress associated with the holiday season, get an early start on holiday planning. To reduce holiday stress this year, create a holiday checklist to make the season go smoothly. To reduce holiday stress this year, create a holiday checklist to make the season go smoothly.

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Ian's Messy Desk

MAY 25, 2010

Make an appointment - Don’t just hope you find the time to clean up, set a calendar entry and stick to it. Organizer ( paper or electronic) to enter to-dos, addresses or calendar data. Use the right tools: Set a timer for the length of time you have decided to work on this project.

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Men With Pens

SEPTEMBER 19, 2010

If you’re like many of us, you send out an end-of-year letter with your Christmas holiday cards. 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. Until then, enjoy.

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Ian's Messy Desk

JUNE 30, 2010

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. In fact, visiting with mom forces me to be more organized, because she needs to be organized.

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Ian's Messy Desk

OCTOBER 6, 2010

That’s why it’s important to position yourself as a valuable employee in your organization. Review last year’s calendar to determine what may come up in the next few months, then meet with your boss about what she hopes to accomplish. Your manager’s perception is reality.

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Ian's Messy Desk

MAY 3, 2010

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. You are limited only by your imagination and budget.

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Ian's Messy Desk

OCTOBER 11, 2010

Unfortunately, our calendars and to-do lists often get in the way of common sense. Psychologist Sonja Lyubomirsky , of the University of California, has conducted considerable research in the area of personal satisfaction. The following eight points summarize her findings. There’s a lot of common sense wrapped up in these steps.

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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. Where will you get flowers, baby gifts, birthday cakes, catered lunch, a venue for the holiday party, wine, a list of all the hot restaurants in town? Don't forget about official, company, school, and religious holidays.

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Ian's Messy Desk

MAY 12, 2010

List #1 – The weekly calendar. In order to save yourself a lot of time for more productive activities, ensure that you stay organized and that your environment is conducive to an effective lifestyle. Drop those lesser priorities, which do not advance you towards reaching you goal(s). All time management begins with planning.

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Ian's Messy Desk

OCTOBER 20, 2010

Stay organized. Put pen to paper (or finger tips to keyboard) and record important dates in a calendar, notebook or on your mobile device. Think again You need at least eight seconds of focused energy to digest information and store it in the brain’s memory centre. So hang up the phone, find a quiet place and focus.

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Office Dynamics

DECEMBER 2, 2013

Organizing an office gift exchange can be an opportunity to create meaningful memories with your coworkers, or, as a recent article on The International Association of Administrative Professionals (IAAP) blog makes clear, a potential minefield of stress and unintentional offense. Good Gift Lists. Yankee Swap.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 8, 2009

Imagine, if we had assistants at home to pay the bills, do the budget, organize dinners, answer our calls and follow up with reminders -- it is starting to sound pretty good. or Gifts or Ideas for Administrative Professionals Week. I finally had a chance to sit down and read your book over the holiday. Excellent material!

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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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Ian's Messy Desk

JULY 28, 2010

A while back, Coopers & Lybrand (now Price Waterhouse Coopers ) released data from a poll on personal organization. Add dated or calendar items to a tickler file system or a diary as soon as they arrive. How much stuff do you have sitting on your desk or in your work area? Finding stuff on my messy desk bears out that statistic.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 10, 2010

Productive & Organized Home Contribute to P&O! Main | Start 2011 off Organized! Let the blood go to your brain (the thinking organ) and away from your legs and arms. of A Clear Path: Professional Organizing For Home, Work, Life 4. Thanks to Ann Acquaviva of The Creative Organizer LLC 5. In the calendar.

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Andrea Kalli

AUGUST 12, 2010

Copy from website, paste into HTML editor, use tables to organize content if needed, copy html from code tab, then paste into Static HTML Image tools: Fireworks, Gimp, even Powerpoint can create an image out of a slide. Think banner ads. Use as front-end image links going to your website. Don’t bother creating animated gif images.

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