Ian's Messy Desk

JUNE 30, 2010

I learned from my mother. The closest she ever came to digital organization was an electronic address book she used until it became too difficult to read the screen. In fact, visiting with mom forces me to be more organized, because she needs to be organized. Thanks for visiting!

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Ian's Messy Desk

JULY 16, 2010

I learned this from Guy Kawasaki and if you ever hear any of his speeches you’ll understand why. In essence, it keeps the audience alert and they’ll learn more from you than someone who just educates. Learn to tell stories. Make them laugh – Although you want to educate your audience, you need to make them laugh as well.

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Ian's Messy Desk

AUGUST 2, 2010

Mentoring can be one of the most effective means of teaching: inviting someone to learn from the example of another with more experience. Even though things haven’t worked out as you’d hoped, what are you learning from that? Or, if you prefer, you can subscribe to my blog posts by e-mail. Thanks for visiting!

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Ian's Messy Desk

JUNE 9, 2010

Disorganization is so prevalent in the workplace that the Professional Organizers in Canada estimates a typical office worker wastes 150 hours a year – almost one month – searching for misplaced information. For someone earning $50,000 a year, that translates to a loss of $3,842 a year. Comments Trackbacks Weekly Cheat Sheet! |

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Ian's Messy Desk

JULY 6, 2010

Three of my favourites: 6 – Learn to say “No”. I think that (1) make a daily plan and (6) learn to say “No&# are two that stand out. Celestine Chua of The Personal Excellence Blog has posted 20 time management tips , over at Stepcase Lifehack. Don’t take on more than you can handle. Or defer it to a later period.

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Ian's Messy Desk

MAY 20, 2010

Instead of jumping up every time you have work to deliver, stow it in an expandable file with slots organized by department. Become a hero to staff members who know only the basic functions of your voice-mail system and other devices, by learning the shortcuts and most useful and underused features; then teaching them.

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Ian's Messy Desk

AUGUST 9, 2010

Under the strengths’ heading, list: Mental strengths Physical strengths Interpersonal Skills Character traits Categories of knowledge Learned skills Now, under each of the successes’ find three of each type of strength that you used or developed in achieving each success.

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Ian's Messy Desk

MAY 7, 2010

Organize your ideas so that the audience will not have a hard time following and digesting your ideas. Learn Public Speaking Leave a comment Subscribe to blog posts by Email The Essential Motivation Handbook The Zen Habits Handbook for Life! Come up with an argument that is reasonable. Add structure to your message.

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Ian's Messy Desk

JULY 21, 2010

The intellectual – learning and knowledge growth and management. Being organized and prepared makes it easier to grab opportunities for personal development in all areas of your life. We have to learn how to treat every moment we have on this Earth as a precious commodity. The career – your calling and work.

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Ian's Messy Desk

MAY 19, 2010

It’s important to learn how and when to say no. Heather, came close to burnout, working long hours and weekends, until she learned how to make a priority of what she had to, should and even wanted to do. Once you establish a pattern, co-workers will learn to respect that time and not disturb you.

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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

MAY 14, 2010

Learn to discuss. Learn to disagree without being disagreeable. Sharing your minor aches, pains or disappointments will only bring others down. Being cheerful not only makes others feel good, it will make you feel good as well. Keep an open mind : Don’t argue with people. Know your own weaknesses : Don’t get caught up in gossip.

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Ian's Messy Desk

JUNE 23, 2010

Like any skill, delivery must be learned. Use metaphors, analogies, and similes. Avoid a dry recitation of facts. Model the techniques of good speakers. Try out the techniques you admire in others. Practice your delivery in front of a mirror, or better yet, a video camera. Playback the presentation and look for areas to improve.

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Ian's Messy Desk

OCTOBER 18, 2010

Learn as if you’ll live forever. L – Learn to love your self. People should learn the horse attitude and horse sense. It lets us learn repertoire and ways on how can we recover from our mistakes. If you know very well how to talk, you should also learn how to listen. Make motivation as your steering wheel.

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Ian's Messy Desk

OCTOBER 20, 2010

Understanding Memory Before learning any memory improvement technique, it’s useful to first understand the three stages of memory: encoding, storage and retrieval. Stay organized. Breathless, you hop on the bus and realize your lunch is still at home. Worse still, you spot a new co-worker on the bus and can’t remember his name.

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Ian's Messy Desk

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Comments i find this particular site very interesting because everytime i consult it, i get to learn more about myself. Why not leave a comment below and continue the conversation, or subscribe to my feed and get articles like this delivered automatically to your feed reader.

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Ian's Messy Desk

APRIL 26, 2010

To keep our lives in balance, we need to learn to be content with what we have. For example, discontent with one’s weight can lead to diet and exercise. However, if the discontent gets out of control, diet can become an eating disorder.

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Ian's Messy Desk

APRIL 23, 2010

The lessons learned there, and built upon over time, have proved to be the most useful of my school days. In each grade, every student was expected to give at least one speech to the class over the course of the year. In addition, the school held an annual public speaking competition.

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Ian's Messy Desk

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

Take encouragement or learn a lesson from your past experience and use it to move on to new challenges and opportunities. Organize your errands into a single run. Organize your errands into a single run. Organize and schedule your errands. Save time by grouping similar tasks together. Reply to e-mail once during the day.

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Ian's Messy Desk

MAY 3, 2010

You can easily set the right tone in the workplace by learning to respond to a basic need we all share… which is to be respected and valued. Smart managers never overlook this fact: loyal, productive employees are one of your biggest assets. What you need? You know I got it! R-e-s-p-e-c-t Everyone wants to be treated with respect.

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Ian's Messy Desk

APRIL 28, 2010

Count the cost – I focus on what procrastination is costing me. I ask, “How does it make me feel?” “How How does it affect me or others?” “How How important is it for me to complete this task?”

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Ian's Messy Desk

OCTOBER 11, 2010

Learn to forgive. If there’s someone whom you owe a debt of gratitude for guiding you at one of life’s crossroads, don’t wait to express your appreciation—in detail and, if possible, in person. Let go of anger and resentment by writing a letter of forgiveness to a person who has hurt or wronged you.

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Ian's Messy Desk

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

Little What I’ve come to learn is that growth leaders are distinctive not only in their actions, but also in their attributes. Your organization is depending on someone to challenge the organization’s most closely held beliefs today. Little Published by Wiley & Sons, Inc.; I definitely don’t trust it.

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Ian's Messy Desk

MAY 12, 2010

Learn to say no. 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. However, some careful thought will show, important things can be easily put into less time in a day, with the remaining time free for rest and play.

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Ian's Messy Desk

JUNE 25, 2010

Unfortunately, I think because we use our communication skills so continuously, we take them for granted and don’t work to develop them after we begin to achieve success in an organization. So it’s no wonder that we aren’t as effective in communicating as we’d like to be.

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Ian's Messy Desk

JUNE 11, 2010

You’re not going to eliminate the fear factor, but you can learn to get past the fear. Take courage from the fact that you have been asked to speak because the organizers feel you have something to say to their group. Mark Twain said, “ There are two types of public speakers: those who are afraid and those who are liars. ”

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Ian's Messy Desk

MAY 17, 2010

Whether it’s 20 pounds you need to lose, a presentation that has to be made or a skill you need to learn, overcoming “I don’t feel like doing it” is being motivated. Something more important than your comfort and feelings drive you to care for a child. That drive is motivation. rpggm.com) Six Self Motivation Tips To Give Yourself A Boost!

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Ian's Messy Desk

AUGUST 23, 2010

If it is not, learn to accept it rather than experience the frustration comes from trying to change it. Take Control – Learn to express your feelings, values, and beliefs openly and honestly, in a way that respects the rights of others. Many can learn to cope with stress more effectively, and support one another.

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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. 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.

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Ian's Messy Desk

SEPTEMBER 6, 2010

Visit www.reallifecoach.com to learn more. Resource Information: Life Coach Kathy Gates specializes in helping people who are ready to create a simpler, less stressful, more joyful and meaningful lifestyle.

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