Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 20, 2010

  Example 1: If you need to do creative activities in your work like writing, put like activities together.  Example 2:   Do you have a litany of sales and prospecting calls to do?    The transitions become smoother. You gain momentum as you perform similar tasks and in some instances actually speed up! 

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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

NOVEMBER 30, 2009

  She did not have faith in her tools and did not have a consistent way to reference or write out her objectives.    Green for work and blue for personal for example.    Or, follow us on Twitter !    When we explored her process we found what I see a number of people experience. 

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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

MARCH 5, 2010

Thanks to: Hillary Hutchinson from Charleston, CS of HHA, LLC  [link] or on Twitter: @chaos2order   2 - Use a Time Log to Keep You Focused Keep a time log. link] or on Twitter: @OrganizerGodess 3 - Just Say No Saying "NO" is really hard for a lot of us - especially women. What gets scheduled is what gets done! (Om.)

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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.    Do you keep paperwork or reference material that you use on a regular basis far from your workspace?  Your Time / Schedule Think about working in time blocks.    4. . 

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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

JANUARY 4, 2010

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. family of sites · 8 Shoreline, Suite 100, Bloomington IL 61704 TEL 309.663.1360 · FAX 309.422.7665 Part of the Calahan Solutions, Inc.

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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

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.    Don’t get me wrong. 

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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

FEBRUARY 18, 2011

I create folders for @action, @waiting for, and then reference folders by subject. Process email out of your in-box and into an action/follow-up system or reference folder and you'll manage your email instead of it managing you. For example, I have all of my ezine and newsletter subscriptions go into a folder by that name.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 2, 2009

link] or on Twitter: [link] 2.   Thanks to: Michelle Poteet from San Antonio of Reclaim Order www.reclaimorder.com or on Twitter: [link]   3.      Thanks to: Kat Tate from Sydney, Australia of Kat & Kaboodle [link] or on Twitter: [link] 4.    The Great Paper v PDA Debate!

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 23, 2010

An  evening routine , for example, could be a great way not only to wind down from a long day and review how your day went, but to prepare yourself for your next day so the morning isn’t so hectic. For example, put positive public pressure on yourself by announcing your goal on your blog.   Develop intimate relationships.

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Men With Pens

JULY 14, 2010

For example, I write all sorts of things for my clients, but I’m a direct marketing specialist. 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.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 10, 2010

Putting the date on the pages helps reference notes from meetings, etc. Examples: If you have a full email box, then schedule an hour each morning to tackle it. For example making art might be pink, picking up supplies might be blue and going to the bank for the float might be green. Write everything in the notebook. Not Really!"

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