Ian's Messy Desk

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

Image via Wikipedia There’s nothing like a major holiday, such as Christmas, to ratchet up the pressure on your schedule. Charitable organizations often run gift-wrapping services as a fund raiser. You can save some time and support a worthy cause by getting your gifts wrapped. Thanks for visiting!

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Ian's Messy Desk

OCTOBER 27, 2010

Once you know what you can spend, determine what you can give in the way of gifts, what kind of entertaining you can do, etc. Prepare budget and plan projects: Figure out how much you are able to spend. Sit down with the family and decide who does what. Assign the shopping, the decorating, etc.

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Ian's Messy Desk

APRIL 9, 2010

Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap 5 Ways to Free Up Room on Your Brain’s Hard Drive Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on April 9, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Lynn was tapped to head up the project team for a major company restructuring. “I Thanks for visiting! Lynn was hardly reassured.

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Ian's Messy Desk

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

Shop for Christmas Year Round Anytime you are out shopping keep an eye open for Christmas gifts. At the least, you spread the cost of buying gifts over twelve months rather than breaking the bank at the end of the year. Order Christmas gifts online to save time and avoid the local shopping crowds.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 4, 2010

With the onset of spring, now would be a good time to do a little clean up. S pruce up your work area with fresh flowers. P urge files; clean up computer files. N ever give up on good ideas. We have some great gifts for admins. Copyright © 2010. Please respect our copyright. Here are a few ideas.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 4, 2010

With the onset of spring, now would be a good time to do a little clean up. S pruce up your work area with fresh flowers. P urge files; clean up computer files. N ever give up on good ideas. We have some great gifts for admins. Copyright © 2010. Please respect our copyright. Here are a few ideas.

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Ian's Messy Desk

AUGUST 31, 2010

10 Simple and Inexpensive Christmas Gift Ideas – Gifts for the teacher, babysitter, hockey coach, or for the hosts of your holiday parties, don’t have to be expensive. Here are 10 gift ideas in small packages. However, we can give a gift that requires no cash outlay, but is priceless.

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Office Dynamics

JULY 18, 2010

Being able to work is a gift. If not, sign up here. Copyright © 2010. Please respect our copyright. Always build excellent relationships with your manager and employer. It will pay you back 10 fold. Explore all options before making major decisions. Nothing is more important than people and your relationships with them.

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Office Dynamics

JULY 18, 2010

Being able to work is a gift. If not, sign up here. Copyright © 2010. Please respect our copyright. Always build excellent relationships with your manager and employer. It will pay you back 10 fold. Explore all options before making major decisions. Nothing is more important than people and your relationships with them.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 28, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 28 December, 2009 Now that is dedication.Executive Assistant donates kidney to her boss My assistant sent me a link to a story about an Executive Assistant in British Columbia, Canada, who gave the gift of life by donating a kidney to her boss. 411 Look Up 411.ca 411 Look Up 411.ca

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Loosely Speaking

SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

Perfect for some quick knits for gifts and then overhauling some rather forlorn items. I took scissors in hand and sliced it right up the front. I’ll work on a pattern and see if I can replicate these for others on my gift list. RSS Comments RSS Subscribe in a reader Copyright 2004. I LOVE the slippers! Loose Ends.

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Ian's Messy Desk

MAY 25, 2010

Read: The Best To-Do List You’ll Ever Make Crumple up your to-do sheet and throw it away. Do the third task. Cross it off. There is something very satisfying about cross ing off to-do’s and tossing the completed list. Zen to Done Productivity eBook Increase your AdSense Earnings Thesis Demo Site — See the Thesis Theme in action!

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Ian's Messy Desk

SEPTEMBER 10, 2010

You don’t fire up PowerPoint and start creating slides. The audience is giving up work or personal time to listen to you, but it’s because you’re going to have something to say. When Preparing for Public Speaking The boss e-mails and says you are going to be training employees on the features of the new software roll-out.

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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. Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap 8 Tips to Help You Clean Off Your Desk Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on May 25, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!

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Office Dynamics

FEBRUARY 10, 2013

I attend educational events, read and am exposed to a variety of talented, smart subject matter experts but it is up to me to make changes. If this is you, it’s time to wake up! is up to you. ©Copyright Office Dynamics International 2013. I can’t make anyone change anything, as is true for me.

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Ian's Messy Desk

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Too many objects add to the clutter and eat up valuable work space. Set up a good filing system. Don’t allow things to pile up. Be reasonable about what you really need to keep out. Don’t go overboard with personalization. Use a daily planner. Transfer all your notes and personal reminders to one, organized place.

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Productivity Bits

SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

Copyright © 2011 Guest Author. The fact is, we still end up celebrating a cubicle Christmas once in a while. Here are a few of the more popular items from Halloween to Christmas to keep your Holiday spirits up: Halloween. Plug it into a regular outlet and this fat bird lights up. Visit the original article at [link].

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Ian's Messy Desk

JULY 16, 2010

The Quotations page ( pop-up alert ) – The oldest quotation site on the Web, with more than 25,200 quotations from over 3,000 authors. The Mind Mapping Manifesto The Bubble Planner GoalPro Goal-Setting Software gift ideas furniture shipping Portland Leather Furniture www.spacify.com/family-room-furniture.htm - for any room of the house.

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Ian's Messy Desk

JULY 14, 2010

In the run-up to the launch we worked closely with some of our favorite blogs and publications to launch the new Notebooks category. Not only is it, in essence, an app store for Evernote, it is a place to distribute content to users.

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Ian's Messy Desk

JULY 12, 2010

Louis found that people who sleep after storing a memory end up following through on their intentions much more effectively than people who jump right in without sleeping. New research suggests, when planning for tomorrow’s to-do’s, sleeping on it will make you more likely to get things done. Researchers at Washington University in St.

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Ian's Messy Desk

APRIL 14, 2010

Those personal distractions can eat up a lot of time. Just write down for a day every little thing that distracted you and whichever one took up the most time get rid of that first. Turn off the television – there’s not much worth watching anyway. Block interruptions – close the office door. Let the telephone go to the voice mail.

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Ian's Messy Desk

JULY 26, 2010

Suck it up. It can be as simple as going to a new restaurant for supper, but more likely to be as terrifying as taking up sky-diving. Follow these four steps and pretty soon you’ll unleash your creative thinking and making others sit up and take notice. Creativity leads to more creativity. Learn from the example of others.

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Ian's Messy Desk

MAY 28, 2010

Test you telephone skills with this simple quiz: How quickly should you pick up a ringing phone? Set up your voice mail to answer after the third ring. Get the information up front. While forms of technology are making inroads into the communication process, the telephone is still an important source of contact with people.

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Ian's Messy Desk

AUGUST 27, 2010

The process of thinking up the images and making the connection will fix them into your memory. The Mind Mapping Manifesto The Bubble Planner GoalPro Goal-Setting Software gift ideas shipping furniture Miami Leather Furniture www.spacify.com/family-room-furniture.htm - for any room of the house.

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Ian's Messy Desk

AUGUST 9, 2010

The Mind Mapping Manifesto The Bubble Planner GoalPro Goal-Setting Software stock gifts - Buy one share of stock: Disney, Harley Davidson, Target, eBay, etc shipping furniture Houston Leather Furniture www.spacify.com/family-room-furniture.htm - for any room of the house. Find ways to express yourself through your strengths.

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Loosely Speaking

DECEMBER 4, 2008

Or I could share my heartfelt excitement over working into the wee hours, creating homespun (handknit) holiday gifts. Maybe we can catch up with one another in March, during which I make the drive back and forth from here (Prescott) to Tucson often! Yes, I can see that we’ll have to meet up in March. Loose Ends.

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Ian's Messy Desk

JULY 6, 2010

Planning really enables focus, and saying “No&# frees up time to actually do what was planned. Which is the most valuable? I think that (1) make a daily plan and (6) learn to say “No&# are two that stand out. Zen to Done Productivity eBook Increase your AdSense Earnings Thesis Demo Site — See the Thesis Theme in action!

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Ian's Messy Desk

JULY 7, 2010

You pull up the spreadsheet , print off your boss’s e-mailed comments, dig out your notes from the last meeting and settle down to work. Stand up for visitors. If a visitor comes into your office, stand up to greet them and don’t invite them to sit down. Or, if you prefer, you can subscribe to my blog posts by e-mail.

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Ian's Messy Desk

JUNE 28, 2010

In their book, Listen Up : How To Improve Relationships, Reduce Stress , Barker and Watson say that trying to top the other person’s story is one of those irritating habits that interferes with our ability to listen well. as if the listener has made up his mind. while pointing to his wooden leg. Saying, “Yes, but.,”

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Ian's Messy Desk

MAY 14, 2010

Speak up : Greet you co-workers as you meet them through the day. Shut up : Listen more than you speak. Know your own weaknesses : Don’t get caught up in gossip. Tearing down another to prop yourself up is a huge waste of time. Here are ten steps you can take to make sure you’re not the source of conflict at work.

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Ian's Messy Desk

AUGUST 25, 2010

Round up your papers. Tighten up current household systems. The Mind Mapping Manifesto The Bubble Planner GoalPro Goal-Setting Software Christmas gift ideas shipping furniture Chicago Leather Furniture www.spacify.com/family-room-furniture.htm - for any room of the house. Be prepared before you head out. Organize your mornings.

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Ian's Messy Desk

OCTOBER 14, 2010

Make sure you have a working pen and a back up. Before you hang up, read the message details back to the caller, to make certain that they are correct. Have a common location for the pick up of message or place it in a location where it will be seen. Make sure there is lots of space on the message pad. Thanks for the reminder.

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Ian's Messy Desk

OCTOBER 11, 2010

There’s a lot of common sense wrapped up in these steps. The Mind Mapping Manifesto The Bubble Planner GoalPro Goal-Setting Software christmas gifts ideas - Buy one share of stock: Disney, Harley Davidson, Target, eBay, etc shipping furniture Chicago Leather Furniture www.spacify.com/family-room-furniture.htm - for any room of the house.

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Ian's Messy Desk

AUGUST 4, 2010

Take productivity courses online and read up. The Mind Mapping Manifesto The Bubble Planner GoalPro Goal-Setting Software gift ideas for christmas - Buy one share of stock: Disney, Harley Davidson, Target, eBay, etc furniture shipping Houston Leather Furniture www.spacify.com/family-room-furniture.htm - for any room of the house.

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Ian's Messy Desk

JUNE 23, 2010

They conjure up all kinds of nightmare scenarios as a result of their stage fright : What if I freeze? Now comes the difficult part, standing in front of a room full of people and giving the speech. Some people would prefer to dive over a cliff than make a speech. What if the audience hates me on sight?

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JANUARY 27, 2010

  When he came up from the basement (his "Man Town" so to speak) I knew something was not right.    I chose to stay up and watch my husband sleep.  In order to live full and giving lives, we must acknowledge the blessings and gifts that have come our way.    It was quite surreal. 

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Ian's Messy Desk

MAY 12, 2010

We expend energy rushing through the day trying to keep up with ourselves. Look for ways to free-up time. A few minutes saved here and there can add up to a significant portion of time. Or, if you prefer, you can subscribe to my blog posts by e-mail. Thanks for visiting! When you enjoy what you are doing, it reduces stress.

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