Ian's Messy Desk

APRIL 26, 2010

Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap How to be content with what you have Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on April 26, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. For example, discontent with one’s weight can lead to diet and exercise. Ian’s Messy Desk Helping you get the most out of the 24 hours in your day.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2010

Six points for merchants : Make protection of personal information a company priority; designate someone in your business to coordinate privacy policies and practices. For example, Social Insurance Numbers are rarely needed for retail transactions. Information on your computers should be password protected with adequate safeguards.

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Ian's Messy Desk

MAY 24, 2010

Some of the commonly held myths and the corresponding reality checks are as follows: Family-Friendly policies are soft HR issues, mainly for women. Many companies offer their work-life balance policies to employees at all levels. Participation in family-friendly policies is a career-limiting move. Management will lose control.

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Ian's Messy Desk

OCTOBER 8, 2010

For example: Your manager wants to improve employee technical skills; mentions the benefits of having a needs analysis to plan the training ; and asks you to look into self-study manuals, seminars, teleconferencing and cheaper training options. Condense: Take what was said and break it down. Number each step.

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The Marq

JUNE 14, 2010

TheMarq A Human Perspective on Business and Life How to Read Body Language Book Recommendation I hope you’ve had a chance to read the book review for Delivering Happiness posted here recently. What I enjoyed most about this book were the plethora of examples and citations. My email address is posted on the blog. TheMarq.com.

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Ian's Messy Desk

JULY 6, 2010

For example, my work can be categorized into these core groups: (1) writing (articles, my upcoming book) (2) coaching (3) workshop development (4) business development (5) administrative. Calls during this time are recorded and I contact them afterward if it’s something important. This helps me concentrate better.

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Ian's Messy Desk

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

You forward it to, for example, tuesday@nudgemail.com. On Tuesday, it forwards the message back. Or, you have someone you need to follow-up with on November 22nd. You forward it to 11222010@nudgemail.com. Leather Furniture www.spacify.com/family-room-furniture.htm - for any room of the house.

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Ian's Messy Desk

JULY 26, 2010

Learn from the example of others. If you take time to add these practices to your regular routine, you will quickly find your creative scope increasing. Suck it up. Creativity leads to more creativity. Take time every day to absorb new knowledge and information: read, listen and watch. If you want to be a painter, go to museums and galleries.

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Ian's Messy Desk

OCTOBER 20, 2010

For example, remembering the number sequence of: 6-3-2-4-8-1-7-9 could be remembered easier if the sequence is chunked into: 63-24-81-79. Mnemonic devices boost memory through associations. Try chunking items into smaller groups. One way to improve memory is through a procedure called chunking.

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Loosely Speaking

FEBRUARY 11, 2009

I blog in the progressive/political sphere, occasionally spilling over into literature, history, policy, current events and media, but since I’m pretty diligent about maintaining my anonymity, finding a support network has always been borderline impossible. Leave a Reply Site Pages Commenting Policy About ktcosmos Got Loose Change?

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Ian's Messy Desk

JUNE 18, 2010

For Example: “Follow up to our conference call” or “Needing Information on Computer Disposal Policy” Avoid blank subject lines or overly general subjects.They are more likely to be ignored or overlooked when the recipient’s in-box has 100 new messages.

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Ian's Messy Desk

AUGUST 30, 2010

For example if you worry a great deal about flying, know that plans land and take off safely, every second somewhere in the world. socyberty.com) Even Happier: a little bit happier, one post at a time (evenhappier.com) How to Stop Self-criticism (socyberty.com) Elisha Goldstein, Ph.D.: Flying is actually very safe.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JANUARY 8, 2010

If you are a manager who struggles in this area, or if you just want more options for talking about good versus bad performance, try looking at performance through the lens of how employee behaviors contribute to the achievement of team, office, and organization goals. Below are seven examples to help you do that.

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Men With Pens

FEBRUARY 28, 2010

Each day this week, I’m going to write about how you can get more money, better clients and the work you really love to do – all it takes is the magic words, and you’ll be enjoying a freelance business that really rocks. For example, you could redesign your website so it appeals to more clients and lessens your advertising costs.

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Men With Pens

FEBRUARY 18, 2010

For example, I charge hourly for client meetings and set a minimum of 4 hours. Fees are hard to nail down, but you should start by looking at examples in publications from Writer’s Digest or the National Writer’s Union. Walk new clients through your payment policy. Everything evens out over several projects.

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Loosely Speaking

JANUARY 2, 2009

Perhaps you lack the tools or know-how for working on your vehicle or plumbing, but anyone can learn to darn a sock. If you wear nice wool or alpaca socks, for example, you’ll want to make them last. Leave a Reply Site Pages Commenting Policy About ktcosmos Got Loose Change? Get Loosely Speaking Products. Loose Ends.

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The Marq

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

TheMarq A Human Perspective on Business and Life Topic Changes for TheMarq Site Policy I mentioned in a post last week that I was reconsidering the topics and format of information covered on this site. They may range from thoughts on famous quotes to ideas on how to change your perspective for the better. I think it looks pretty good.

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The Marq

MARCH 29, 2010

TheMarq A Human Perspective on Business and Life Employee Retention: Managers Deliver on Promises Business Strategies If you’re new to this column, it is part of a continuing series on how to Insure Employee Retention. Today topic is on how to instill confidence in your team through your actions. TheMarq.com. All rights reserved.

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Ian's Messy Desk

APRIL 9, 2010

I don’t want to tell you how to do your job,” Lynn began, “but I noticed you’re weren’t writing down any of your assignments.” “Oh, Lynn knew Bob was a competent guy. Yet, given the importance of this project, his casual approach concerned her. So after the meeting, she pulled Bob aside. “I

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Recruit CRM

JUNE 17, 2021

How To Write A Job Description In 7 Easy Steps? 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.

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Ian's Messy Desk

JUNE 7, 2010

Look for examples in your life, your surroundings, in the media or in books of people who have done things against the odds and use those examples as symbols of what’s possible for you. Understand how the past got you stuck today Many of us make vows when we are young that get us stuck as adults.

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The Marq

APRIL 15, 2010

Rather, I like finding a problem and figuring out how to solve it. I’m making an exception to my “no rant&# policy today because of a product advertisement I saw recently for Kleenex Hand Towels while watching TV. July 4, 2010 3:26 PM Post a Comment Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) Subscribe | Content copyright 2009.

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Ian's Messy Desk

SEPTEMBER 6, 2010

One writer gives the following example: Imagine that a friend is late to meet you. How To Obtain The Results You Want | Jennifer S Benson Leave a comment Subscribe to blog posts by Email The Essential Motivation Handbook The Zen Habits Handbook for Life! Depending on what you THINK happened (i.e. » ???-LifeBang

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Laughing all the Way to Work

OCTOBER 6, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 6 October, 2009 When you suspect a co-worker has a substance abuse problem. it requires a firm culture that discusses recovery openly and strongly support it -both in action and written policy. and hopefully, they have supportive procedures and policies in place to help them." 411 Look Up 411.ca

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Ian's Messy Desk

AUGUST 23, 2010

For example, take inventory each day of what went right, rather than focusing on the problems you had or mistakes you made. Focus on the Positive – A lot of stress is created by focusing on the negative in the world around you or in your own life. Train yourself to look for the positive.

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Men With Pens

JULY 4, 2010

By doing these writing exercises, you’ll discover your true voice and then learn how to develop flexibility. For example, mine might be bold, cocky, friendly, straightforward and witty. 34 Responses to “How to Find Your Writing Voice&# Comments Read below or add a comment. Your writing voice? Leave a Comment!

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Brilliantly Better

MARCH 4, 2010

Learn how to assess imbalances, how to get rid of the deadlines (replacing them with livelines, that is) and how to create the life you want. Mar 4, Time Management Tips: Free How To Manage Time Lessons Reply 2 dragos March 5, 2010 at 11:19 am Yeap, good point. It’s not toxic Tagged as: relationships , toxic Liked it?

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Men With Pens

MARCH 11, 2010

23 Responses to “How to Avoid Wasting Your Blog Client’s Money&# Comments Read below or add a comment. For example, if you offer waste removal services, your blog may do little more than improve your site’s SEO. Blogs aren’t right for every industry. Ok, so a client just rocked up in my inbox.

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The Marq

NOVEMBER 25, 2009

I'd love to see in future postings how you would execute each of these. For example, a posting describing how to train your mind to think different would be a wonderful read. December 3, 2009 5:12 PM Post a Comment Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) Subscribe | Content copyright 2009. Just read this, will do.

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The Small Business Blog

APRIL 21, 2008

How to be successful and eco-friendly. How to be successful by focusing on your core business. Small Business Bootstrapping How to start your own small business with no or little money. Copyright © 1994-2010 Winweb® · All rights reserved. E-Mail me or follow me. Starting a Small Business?

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The Marq

MARCH 23, 2010

TheMarq A Human Perspective on Business and Life Employee Retention: Goals Progress Business Strategies This week we’ll continue our discussion about employee retention by looking at how to help employees progress on their goals. As with other posts on this subject, let’s elucidate the concept with an example. TheMarq.com.

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Men With Pens

OCTOBER 14, 2010

I’ve had more than my fair share of ‘how to connect’ articles. I have a longstanding policy of not linking to people I don’t actually know.”. His message was perfectly nice, and I realize it’s important to have policies in place that make you comfortable. Some are even scared to connect. Join groups.

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The Marq

JUNE 7, 2010

I only wish he had more chapters on how to deliver happiness outside of the context of his business. I would’ve hoped for a few more chapters devoted to examples of how this could be done. Unfortunately, he only devotes the last short chapter to this that leaves the reader wanting more. May be that’s intentional.

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The Marq

APRIL 6, 2010

For example, Last year I wrote about setting a BHAG , after I’d been laid off, to find my next employer within three months, by September of 2009. For example, don't say, "I will write a book and have 10,000 copies sold before the end of 2010," instead read out loud that "I AM writing a book." TheMarq.com.

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The Marq

NOVEMBER 20, 2009

For example, unemployment rate may have increased, but it’s increased at a substantially decreased RATE than in the months past. They hear the news and see opportunities that benefit their company, as well as their employees, not to mention fulfill the needs of their clients by understanding their pain points and how to address them.

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Men With Pens

MARCH 25, 2010

They just want to find out how to solve a problem or meet a need. In other words, even beautifully-crafted copy can go bad when you pay too much attention to how you say something and ignore the meaning of what you’re saying. These are all extreme examples. How do you avoid this? It should be. I know, I know.

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Men With Pens

MARCH 18, 2010

It includes hundreds of hours’ worth of training modules – with new additions constantly coming in – task lists to keep you moving forward, how-to videos, and community forums, as well as one of the best guarantees we’ve ever seen: They guarantee you’ll earn your first dollar using the Gamer Lifestyle in just three months, or your money back.

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