Stephanie LH Calahan

FEBRUARY 10, 2010

» Top 9 Mistaken Organizing Statements There are a number of statements that I have heard people say over the years with regard to their organizing projects.  "   Wanting to do a good job on your projects is admirable.    However, the drive for perfection has ruined the success of many projects. 

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JUNE 10, 2011

Copyright © 2011 Marlon Ribunal. Not only will we feel good about ourselves for achieving our goals, we will stay on track with the tasks and projects we need to complete. For example, we could look for another job, with a company which cares about its employees’ needs and would find your skills and knowledge invaluable.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 21, 2009

For example, if an individual increases his/her measured productivity by 1/10 of an hour per day (or 6 minutes), that improvement aggregates to 24 additional hours of production per year. As this small example demonstrates, slight changes in workflow processing behaviors have dramatic effects on productivity.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MAY 17, 2010

Also consider color-coding the index cards by project. For example, write all tasks related to recruitment on blue cards and items related to resident evaluations on red cards. For example, after receiving an e-mail request, don’t let it sit in your in-box until you remember or miss the deadline.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

SEPTEMBER 6, 2010

AppleEve   @ StephCalahan a trusty desk diary and pens (colour coded for different types of appointments) roguereporter   @ StephCalahan Microsoft Project. It's simple to keep my schedule, lists and important health notes in one place.  For example, if you love to write things down, don't pick an online tool. 

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Stephanie LH Calahan

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

  This means that if you weigh 200 pounds, for example, then you need to drink 100 ounces of water a day.    You also release serotonin/happiness/excitement as you finish a project.    This will allow you to get back into the game with the project that is a bit less interesting to you.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JANUARY 22, 2010

  Do you find yourself jumping from one project to another?    One day it is one project and then the next day a different “ bright shiny object ” comes into view and we switch off to that.    We are so busy jumping from project to project that we never really complete any of them. . 

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JUNE 17, 2021

For instance, consider the following example: We are looking for a Content Guru who will help us out of the content disaster we are currently in– craft well-researched, keyword-optimised articles, maintain our official blogs and work extensively with our SEO Wizard. Strong and effective project management skills.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 6, 2010

Why Complete Social Profiles Are Important Let me give you an example of why this can be important for you.    That started a deeper conversation that led to us talking on the phone and deciding to work together on a teleconference project scheduled for January. 

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Ian's Messy Desk

JULY 28, 2010

Don’t leave half-completed projects sitting on your desktop. The trick for any of them is to learn to use MULTIPLE TAGS so that you can find them, otherwise – for example, your searches will pull up a thousand documents with the word ‘HTML’ in them. Then it is right at hand when you need it.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MARCH 5, 2010

afreshspace   @ StephCalahan I just use a legal pad for daily to-do's but keep bigger or future projects in my outlook task list declutterlady   @ StephCalahan Hey, Stephanie, it's iPEP for me; 1 workspace/project w/ability to keep all in 1 place! I use toggl.com for everything in my business.

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The Small Business Blog

FEBRUARY 12, 2008

Copyright © 1994-2010 Winweb® · All rights reserved. However, if you are working on a project, such as building a website and it takes longer than you expect. If you are charging £18 per hour as an example and you are doing 100 hours of work. At this point, i cannot really think of any example.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MARCH 22, 2010

The literature was full of examples that said 'you can't do this' " Spencer Silver on the work that led to the unique adhesives for 3-M "Post-It" Notepads. Work With Stephanie | Contact Copyright 2007-2010 Calahan Solutions, Inc. -- All Rights Reserved Want to use my content in your ezine, newsletter or blog?

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Stephanie LH Calahan

NOVEMBER 30, 2009

If you have a big project due, break down the steps necessary and write those on each card.   Green for work and blue for personal for example.  Work With Stephanie | Contact Copyright 2007-2010 Calahan Solutions, Inc. -- All Rights Reserved Want to use my content in your ezine, newsletter or blog?

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The Small Business Blog

APRIL 13, 2010

Copyright © 1994-2010 Winweb® · All rights reserved. An ideal example of people in this category are parents, childcare is hugely expensive and allowing people the flexibility to work from home means you can gain the staff others are missing out on! Build your own network! External Links External Links SynergyOne.co.uk

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The Marq

DECEMBER 22, 2009

We spoke about his businesses, my aunt (his sister) and her sons (they live close and see each other weekly), and his deteriorating health among other things. Let me give an example to clarify. As another example, I had the pleasure of speaking with a former colleague last week about his obsessions. How do you know what that is?

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Brilliantly Better

OCTOBER 7, 2010

If you apply the 80/20 rule to your life, be sure to first make clear what are you giving up, and don’t mix leisure with work, or even different projects at work. An interesting example comes from Paul Krugman in The New York Times ( Graduates vs. Oligarchs, 20060227 ). You can check your favorite example.

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Brilliantly Better

OCTOBER 8, 2010

If you apply the 80/20 rule to your life, be sure to first make clear what are you giving up, and don’t mix leisure with work, or even different projects at work. An interesting example comes from Paul Krugman in The New York Times ( Graduates vs. Oligarchs, 20060227 ). You can check your favorite example.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 10, 2010

I stand back, and begin moving notes until the ideas start flowing into easy categories: Blog, Projects, Home, Family, Health - etc. The most important fact to think about is 'what do I need to do next' By short-sighting yourself, you can take each step one-by-one without the chaos of the bigger project in your sights.

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Men With Pens

MARCH 4, 2010

If you ever decide to take a break to work on a project or to get some much-needed rest, good freelancers like Joe could take over other projects you have on the go for a week or two. For example, you might discover that Joe prefers one type of work and you prefer another, even if you offer the same services or products.

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Brilliantly Better

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

Bad Physical Health Luckily, I don’t have this problem anymore, because, in the last few years I paid close attention to my physical health. Overeating, drinking too much, or even exercising too much are also symptoms that you’re lowering your chances to get things done by simply ruining your physical health. Well said, brotha.

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Brilliantly Better

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

As of August, this year, my non-compete agreement is over and I am already involved in a few local projects. One of those projects is in fact an entrepreneurship-investors event, called Venture Connect. Basically, my job here is to screen interesting projects, to evaluate them and to make sure they meet a certain criteria.

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The Small Business Blog

AUGUST 16, 2007

Copyright © 1994-2010 Winweb® · All rights reserved. These relationships are for finite projects or to fill a cap, due to permanent staff illness on a temporary basis – they are limited by time or project. On-Demand Small Business Infrastructure™ allows you to run your business online. Have a nice day!

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www.pickthebrain.com

FEBRUARY 4, 2011

Workaholics of the world: start working smarter instead of keeping yourself up all night working on a project. You’ll work faster and better if you cut out all the noise – I know, for example, that my writing improves dramatically when I don’t listen to music while I work. mental health. mental health.

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www.pickthebrain.com

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

Workaholics of the world: start working smarter instead of keeping yourself up all night working on a project. You’ll work faster and better if you cut out all the noise – I know, for example, that my writing improves dramatically when I don’t listen to music while I work.

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The Small Business Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2007

Copyright © 1994-2010 Winweb® · All rights reserved. To many work is the central activity in their lives and the stresses and pressures of todays workplace are enormous, overtime, project pressure, sales targets, travel to and from the place of work, to name but a few. External Links External Links SynergyOne.co.uk

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Brilliantly Better

AUGUST 30, 2010

In a massive guest posting project, you publish a few related blog posts (preferably from the same series) on a few blogs, all at the same time. Collaborative Projects Every once in a while a collaborative project surfaces my inbox. Every time I am asked to do some writing for a collaborative project I’m incredibly motivated.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 2, 2009

For example, if all you need is a place to store contact information and keep your calendar, that is much different than a system that can prompt you for different types of follow up, keep templates, etc. For example, techno-phobes shouldn't force themselves to use a computerized calendar if they are more comfortable with a paper planner.

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Men With Pens

FEBRUARY 28, 2010

You were supposed to deliver this project at 5pm and you’re almost finished but… A new email comes in. Hire yourself, and assign yourself a project. Pick a project that will help further your success. For example, you could redesign your website so it appeals to more clients and lessens your advertising costs.

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Brilliantly Better

APRIL 16, 2010

Borrowing a ready made identity, like “being a millionaire” is a very dangerous thing for your mental health. I learned tons of stuff about project management , programming, getting things done , negotiation, financial planning and a lot more. I’m sure everybody knows that you can’t properly function if you’re neglecting your health.

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JUNE 27, 2010

In business, although I was successful in my niche, I always had smaller projects going on, just in case. They were just boiling slowly and sometimes those projects saved me from some pretty tough cash-flow situations. Take Good Care Of Your Health First things first. There is a very important part of this approach.

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Men With Pens

JULY 14, 2010

That means specializing by industry (such as high-tech or health care), medium (such as websites or social media), or an area of expertise (such as education or publishing). For example, I write all sorts of things for my clients, but I’m a direct marketing specialist. So, who are you? ACCESSIBILITY Can prospects reach you?

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Brilliantly Better

OCTOBER 29, 2010

For example, you may want to make more space for each realm, or upgrade to different storage systems for each of the systems. And some of them will become projects, a sequence of single actions. For instance, don’t spread a project task in more than one category of Assess, Decide or Do. The simplest setup ever.

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Brilliantly Better

MARCH 7, 2010

Use of each example will leave the person or people you are dealing with thinking about you in a better light. Lead By Example And Not By Words Here is a solid way to get people looking at you and what you do. Bring Things That Others Might Need An example of this would be bringing bottles of water for others you are going hiking with.

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Brilliantly Better

MAY 17, 2010

You get an amazing experience but at the same time you slowly decrease your overall resistance and health. Staring at something (a project, a task, a client) without acting on it will make it stop. To use Jonny’s example, less chocolate cake is not necessarily a bad thing — it could help a person create a healthier lifestyle.

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Brilliantly Better

JULY 6, 2010

Nobody came to tell me what I have to do, they just informed me about the projects that were developed in the company and that was pretty much all. The projects were really boring, like software for assurance companies, with a lot of niche specific features, or software for managing parks or supermarkets. I was all alone in there.

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Brilliantly Better

NOVEMBER 7, 2010

People Are Approaching You in Real Life Situations For example, you may be approached by people who start up conversations with you using sentences like: I don’t know you but I read your blog. For the sake of your mental health, please understand that there is a difference between your digital brand and yourself.

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