Ian's Messy Desk

JUNE 18, 2010

The signature automatically displays at the end of every message and typically contains contact information such as your full name, department, web page, and phone/fax numbers. It’s like attaching a business card to every e-mail you send. Be careful with humour - Use humour and irony sparingly.

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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

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. “At the beginning of the day, put your cards in order, with the most important item on top.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

FEBRUARY 10, 2010

  For example, if you have a container that holds all of your scissors, you will likely never find them in that container!    Or, follow us on Twitter !  family of sites · 8 Shoreline, Suite 100, Bloomington IL 61704 TEL 309.663.1360 · FAX 309.422.7665   Why?    Or connect on Facebook !

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JANUARY 4, 2010

How do you organize your progress so that your life goals are realized? You may also find it useful to hold a de-briefing session with yourself, colleagues or family after important events - for example, after an eventful meeting or at the end of an unusual day. How do you organize your progress so that your life goals are realized?

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JANUARY 22, 2010

Try This Instead: Earlier this year, I did a Twitter poll and asked my followers what their biggest challenges were with productivity.    For example, if you wait until you have a perfect plan for working out and eating right, you will never lose the weight you want to lose.    Or, follow us on Twitter ! 

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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.  family of sites · 8 Shoreline, Suite 100, Bloomington IL 61704 TEL 309.663.1360 · FAX 309.422.7665   She liked what she heard so she went to my blog to check out more.  Part of the Calahan Solutions, Inc.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 2, 2009

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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.   Or, follow us on Twitter !  family of sites · 8 Shoreline, Suite 100, Bloomington IL 61704 TEL 309.663.1360 · FAX 309.422.7665

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Stephanie LH Calahan

NOVEMBER 30, 2009

  Green for work and blue for personal for example.    Or, follow us on Twitter !  family of sites · 8 Shoreline, Suite 100, Bloomington IL 61704 TEL 309.663.1360 · FAX 309.422.7665 Above, I mentioned that you should try out this system with only one color of card.    Or connect on Facebook !

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 23, 2010

  Set long-term goals. Your vision of your ultimate life will help you come up with long-term goals. Of those goals, pick one to accomplish within the next year, and really focus on that. Now, pick one medium-term goal to achieve in the next few months that will get you further toward your longer-term goal.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MARCH 12, 2010

  For example, I have days in my week that are dedicated to client work and days that are dedicated to marketing, writing, etc.  family of sites · 8 Shoreline, Suite 100, Bloomington IL 61704 TEL 309.663.1360 · FAX 309.422.7665 Your Time / Schedule Think about working in time blocks. 

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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.  family of sites · 8 Shoreline, Suite 100, Bloomington IL 61704 TEL 309.663.1360 · FAX 309.422.7665 Drink lots of water! Nutrition experts agree that you should be drinking half your body weight in ounces every day.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JANUARY 3, 2011

  We love this tool because it does not matter how different my husband and I might reference information (for example, I might say Insurance-Car and he might say Country Insurance) we can find things with ease using the fast find button.    Your information is secure and backed up too. 

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Stephanie LH Calahan

FEBRUARY 18, 2011

For example, I have all of my ezine and newsletter subscriptions go into a folder by that name. family of sites · 8 Shoreline, Suite 100, Bloomington IL 61704 TEL 309.663.1360 · FAX 309.422.7665 I set up folders by name using categories that make sense for my email usage. Facebook updates go directly into a Facebook folder, etc.

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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. Once you cleared the path, identify the next step to take to accomplish your task or goal. Examples: If you have a full email box, then schedule an hour each morning to tackle it.

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