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

Productive & Organized Goes Audio in 3 Different Ways » 19 Tips for Managing Your Email Even When You Dont Want To E-mail, it is the form of communication that we love to hate and love to love.  I create folders for @action, @waiting for, and then reference folders by subject. Main | Rather Listen? For storage 2.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 28, 2009

Or it could be a number of days for an idea that is in the process of forming in your mind. Network with Stephanie or Connect with Your Smart Phone Become a Fan Follow this blog Categories News & Updates! Think about your idea because not all ideas are created equal. This could be a couple of hours for an idea that excites you.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 19, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 19 December, 2009 Meetings Plus: Taking them offline I organize a lot of meetings in a day, week, month; heck, even into next year. If the meeting is internal, I send a meeting request, but for external meetings I tend to just confirm with them the meeting details by phone or e-mail. 411 Look Up 411.ca

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Stephanie LH Calahan

FEBRUARY 25, 2011

If there are forms to fill in, one click does that, too -- with no typos! Network with Stephanie or Connect with Your Smart Phone Become a Fan Follow this blog Categories News & Updates! This free program creates a "favorites" list for you of the password-protected sites you visit.   Time is a very precious commodity!

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MARCH 12, 2010

  Make sure that as you schedule the activity (appointment on the phone, outside of the office or task you want to get done, etc) with enough time to come to a stopping point.    Think of your space in varying forms of valuable real-estate.    Does it get put away?    4. . 

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Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 20, 2010

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 20 February, 2010 Minute taking made easier. In its simplest form minutes are a record of discussion, decisions and actions to be taken and the date by when it needs to be completed. (for Lets enjoy our day together.© Minute taking definitely isnt easy, but it doesnt have to be stressful.

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The Small Business Blog

JULY 14, 2006

Copyright © 1994-2010 Winweb® · All rights reserved. Business Telephone Systems & Phone Lines For Your Business techdepot.co.uk HM Revenue & Customs ‘HMRC’ If you are self employed as a sole trader or partnership you will need to inform HMRC of this fact, this is done by completing form CWF1.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 22, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 22 February, 2009 Protocol for addressing Canadian and foreign dignitaries A reader asked if I would post on the proper protocol to address Canadian dignitaries such as the Prime Minister or other Ministers in the government. Lets enjoy our day together.© 411 Look Up 411.ca 411 Look Up 411.ca

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The Small Business Blog

JUNE 29, 2010

Copyright © 1994-2010 Winweb® · All rights reserved. Business Telephone Systems & Phone Lines For Your Business techdepot.co.uk In the simplest form this means having more money coming in than is going out. Community for small business outsourcing and cost control. External Links External Links SynergyOne.co.uk

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Laughing all the Way to Work

NOVEMBER 7, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 7 November, 2009 Too much information. If you have a few ideas or requests in your e-mail, it is best to set it out in point form so the person does not have to dig for it. My goal for this blog is to give good tips and ideas and occasionally put a smile on your face as you start your day!Lets

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Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 5, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 5 December, 2009 Do you like what you do? I have a network of assistants that I call friends, although some are just phone colleagues, but we help each other. Laughing All the Way to Work: A Survival Blog for Todays Administrative Assistant We all have to work, but who says we cant enjoy it too!

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JANUARY 10, 2011

  Habits take time to form and I had to put some very diligent conscious effort into fixing my health situation.  Network with Stephanie or Connect with Your Smart Phone Become a Fan Follow this blog Categories News & Updates!   In essence, I practiced what I preach. 

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Laughing all the Way to Work

NOVEMBER 1, 2008

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 1 November, 2008 Its Lonely in the Corner Office. I can interact where I am now, but I have to get up and go if I want to speak with someone and then when I get there I may find they are busy or on the phone so I have wasted my time. Lets enjoy our day together.© I liked that. 411 Look Up 411.ca

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MARCH 15, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 15 March, 2009 When you need it later: The Bring-Forward System My boss likes me to keep him organized and the way I do that is to have a system to bring forward items, which I then bring to his attention when he needs to see it. Lets enjoy our day together.© 411 Look Up 411.ca 411 Look Up 411.ca

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MARCH 11, 2011

phone call, send a card, etc.). Having a phone log to capture all of the callers contact information and details specific to their inquiry are always crucial first steps and should be consistent and easily repeatable. Then, while she was coming up to speed, she referred to the process sheets to guide her way. Do you prospect?

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 1, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 1 January, 2009 Happy New Year! I only use this if I have a form or something that I always want the current date on it. Laughing All the Way to Work: A Survival Blog for Todays Administrative Assistant We all have to work, but who says we cant enjoy it too! Lets enjoy our day together.©

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Laughing all the Way to Work

APRIL 27, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 27 April, 2009 New Hire Overload I remember starting a new job at a law firm and on my first day I was handed a 3-inch white binder and told to read it. I basically know how to answer the phones and take messages. Lets enjoy our day together.© I just started at a law firm this week.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 17 September, 2010 Whats all the fuss about reading contracts? Food, food and more food If your event requires food the venue will send you a banqet event form and you will need to estimate the amount of food you need. Lets enjoy our day together.© 411 Look Up 411.ca 411 Look Up 411.ca

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Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 12, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 12 December, 2009 On the job tips for new Admins. Sometimes e-mail is not the best way to communicate and it needs to be followed up by a phone call or face-to-face short meeting. Put it in a folder for your boss’s signature in completed form, i.e. envelope clipped to letter and attachments.

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The Marq

DECEMBER 17, 2009

My point of reference is the Blackberry Pearl Flip, model 8220. I enjoyed having a full QWERTY keyboard without all of the keys, in such compact form factor. Posted by Arash Sayadi on Thursday, December 17, 2009 Topic: Technology Review 0comments: Post a Comment Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) Subscribe | Content copyright 2009.

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blogs.sitepoint.com

OCTOBER 29, 2010

Telephone Policies - What phone numbers will you share with your clients? What forms of payment do you accept? Footer links Learn Find a Tutorial Read Latest News Browse the Reference Subscribe to a Newsletter Buy a Book Watch a Video Download Free Tools Get Involved! Become a better web developer. Under what terms?

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The Small Business Blog

OCTOBER 1, 2007

Copyright © 1994-2010 Winweb® · All rights reserved. Business Telephone Systems & Phone Lines For Your Business techdepot.co.uk Remember that business success often comes with experience and experience comes form making mistakes – bootstrapping will allow you to make mistakes and recover from them.

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The Small Business Blog

NOVEMBER 9, 2009

Copyright © 1994-2010 Winweb® · All rights reserved. Business Telephone Systems & Phone Lines For Your Business techdepot.co.uk many manufacturing companies need cash-flow in form of loans, to take that away from them means killing their cash-flow and sometimes their business. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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The Small Business Blog

MAY 8, 2006

Copyright © 1994-2010 Winweb® · All rights reserved. Business Telephone Systems & Phone Lines For Your Business techdepot.co.uk third party references 2. Diarmuid ODonovan Said on September 18th, 2007 at 2:40 am I refer to the post from Dennis Would you trust an unqualified Doctor? Hopefully not!

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 10, 2010

Use the notebook for everything you want to keep track of: to do lists, grocery lists, client meetings, phone calls, dreams and goals. Putting the date on the pages helps reference notes from meetings, etc. " In some cases, it's 'Get the phone number." Write everything in the notebook. Works every time!

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APRIL 14, 2021

Decoding Blockchain Technology For Dummies Blockchain is an immutable and shared ledger (encrypted & anonymous) that records transactions and tracks various forms of tangible (houses, real estate, cars) or intangible assets (copyrights, intellectual property, patents, brandings) in a business network. This is a win-win strategy.

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Brilliantly Better

JUNE 30, 2010

Just click on that link and you’ll find out more about what I kept and what I threw out form my GTD experiment. Flow is not a measurable concept although we can refer to it as bigger, lower or we can define some quality of it. You can modify them, you can even delete them, you can store them in a collection for further reference.

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Men With Pens

JULY 14, 2010

You have many options: landline, cellular phone, texting, fax line (yeah, many people still fax), email, website contact form, Twitter direct message, LinkedIn message, Skype, and lots more. And if people can’t reach you, and reach you easily, they’ll move on to another freelancer. The key is to respond promptly.

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Men With Pens

DECEMBER 16, 2012

Include your name, your profession, your website, your phone number and the link to your preferred social media profiles. Web forms (like Gravity Forms) are great for this. Then ask them to refer you to anyone in their circle who might be looking for a freelancer like you. I had a new client in less than a week.

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Men With Pens

NOVEMBER 26, 2009

Michael Connelly could rewrite the Santa Monica phone book and it’d be a bestseller. If, in theory, you had all six in solid form before you wrote your novel, you wouldn’t need three or four or more drafts, as King suggests. I hope I did that but it is nice to have something to refer to. Happy writing, everyone!

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Men With Pens

APRIL 22, 2010

Also, referring to your line about standing up with conviction, I wanted to add that I’ve seen time and time again people who will test your confidence level just to see if you really believe in your services and product. That’s why you’re supposed to wear a tie and stand up even when you’re doing a phone interview.

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Men With Pens

JANUARY 10, 2010

HTC Droid Eris Phone Reply Eric C ( @onviolence ) January 11, 2010 at 6:38 pm I feel like this post had two points, so I’m going to discuss the main one about “Like&# Vs. “trust&# It goes to the old truism, it isn’t what you know, it is who you know. But trust comes in many forms, both short- and long term.

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Men With Pens

APRIL 27, 2010

Email is one of the most common forms of communication between freelancers and clients, and all too often, the clients have no idea how they come off. I’m Giving You 50% Of My Wages Reply Melinda | SuperWAHM ( @Superwahm1 ) April 28, 2010 at 7:02 am Any form of writing is very two dimensional and easily misinterpreted. Be friendly.

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