Stephanie LH Calahan

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

» 7 Tips for Organizing Your Home-Based Business Home based businesses are more than a passing fade.    The following items are provided as tips for your success.   It is OK to take a walk or participate in another activity to relieve stress.  Productive & Organized Home Contribute to P&O!

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Stephanie LH Calahan

OCTOBER 8, 2010

  Check out Increase Productivity: Focus on What You CAN Control - Free Yourself from Feeling Overwhelmed/Stressed Tell me more! family of sites · 8 Shoreline, Suite 100, Bloomington IL 61704 TEL 309.663.1360 · FAX 309.422.7665   Today is a continuation on that theme.   Keep reading to learn more!   Want more? 

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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.  Today, 19 of my friends and colleagues have shared their favorite tip for keeping control of the electronic monster. 

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JULY 27, 2010

Tuesday, July 27, 2010 Thinking Differently about Difficult People Dealing with difficult people can cause us to lose focus, productivity, and increase stress levels. The ability to handle people we have negative feelings about can cause the office atmosphere to become unmanageable, stressful, and in some cases hostile.

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JANUARY 17, 2011

Work With Stephanie « My Theme for 2011: Decisive Productive Action | Main | 10 Reminder Systems for You To Consider » Stephanie Hosts Jill Hively: What’s for Dinner? family of sites · 8 Shoreline, Suite 100, Bloomington IL 61704 TEL 309.663.1360 · FAX 309.422.7665 Productive & Organized Home Contribute to P&O!

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AUGUST 10, 2010

This would have provided Steve with backup from other co-workers, which would have relieved a level of stress because he would not have been the “lone ranger&# in the incident. Was it necessary for Steve to release his anger on the intercom system? Look into purchasing an all-in-one fax, printer, and copier.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MARCH 5, 2010

» Major Meltdown in Time Management - Tips to Avoid it Happening To You Productivity Fact: You can be busy all day and still have gotten nothing done. Donald Rumsfeld (American Secretary of Defense) ~ 10 Tips from My Colleagues I also asked some of my colleagues what they would recommend. Charles E. . Charles E.

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JULY 16, 2010

Enhancing your worklife will increase productivity, reduce stress, and maintain focus on job tasks. Organization means implementing an appropriate filing system (electronically and paper) and utilizing your task lists and calendar effectively so that you can locate items quickly when needed which increases productivity. Be proactive.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MARCH 12, 2010

Systems that Support Growth You see, while bamboo is known for its speedy growth (once it starts growing up) there is something below the surface that many do not know.   The rhizomes are the organism's growth system.    The intricate system of roots and growth make the plant amazingly strong. 

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APRIL 1, 2010

Having an "independency" can cause stress from work overload, misuse of time, cause deadlines to be missed, and result in errors and mistakes. Here are a few tips to overcome your independency: Ask for help. Here is a tip on how to manage yourself: Schedule time for YOU! This way I am pacing myself and getting rewards.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2009

You have to share your secrets with us, if you are not feeling stressed, which I hope you are not. Post from: Administrative Assistant Tips 2comments for this post soruba Very informative. I want to implement a manual so that it might make things easier and more consistent for all of the assistants in the town.

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JULY 30, 2009

Does that project have you stressed out? Combat stress and tension with the soothing Brain Spa Head Massager. Upcoming topic: Dealing with Workplace PMS - Poor Management System - September 6, 2010 Dial-in#: 1-712-432-3030 Passcode: 346621 Become a member of the Elite - Subscribe today! Think happy thoughts!

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Stephanie LH Calahan

SEPTEMBER 6, 2010

pamelahazelton    Franklin Covey - been using that system for 10+ years. They can carry the to appointments, allowing their physician to review it & connect symptoms w/factors such as stress/other environmental causes. To-Do list!   What does that mean for you? 

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NOVEMBER 15, 2010

I have been reading Productive and Organized for some time and the articles and tips are very effective not only for me personally but also for my business.    Not only has my productivity increased with your strategies, but I have also alleviated quite a bit of stress! I also stole time back from my to do lists.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

  I've tried different systems and they don't work.    Sometimes your focus and attention challenges can be directly related to the systems you have (or don't have) in your life.    If so, what tips do you have to share?    Do you have a tip or trick that works well for you? 

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JANUARY 3, 2011

  They do not have systems for handling their most important areas of life.    1 - Create an Action System This is the system that manages all of the papers that are on your counters and other spaces that you have out in the open and in piles because you don't want to forget to do something. 

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OCTOBER 15, 2009

Determine what your boss could really use in the office or home that would either relieve stress or increase their productivity. Upcoming topic: Dealing with Workplace PMS - Poor Management System - September 6, 2010 Dial-in#: 1-712-432-3030 Passcode: 346621 Become a member of the Elite - Subscribe today! A new topic each month.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

NOVEMBER 24, 2010

Life Coaching Tips to Organize Yourself For Success Are you Sabotaging Your Productivity? The Most Productive Lunch - Weigh in Your Thoughts How Do You De-Stress?   Do you have a tip or trick that works well for you?  family of sites · 8 Shoreline, Suite 100, Bloomington IL 61704 TEL 309.663.1360 · FAX 309.422.7665

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NOVEMBER 25, 2009

Do you need someone to talk to during the day when you are stressed? Upcoming topic: Dealing with Workplace PMS - Poor Management System - September 6, 2010 Dial-in#: 1-712-432-3030 Passcode: 346621 Become a member of the Elite - Subscribe today! Look into purchasing an all-in-one fax, printer, and copier.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

FEBRUARY 11, 2011

Rather than a To Do pile, this is a special kind of parking system for action-oriented papers, serving as a reminder system to tickle your brain while giving you confidence that you won't forget about worrisome, detailed or important issues requiring action. Next Week's Topic What is your favorite tip for managing e-mail?

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MARCH 3, 2010

The Most Productive Lunch - Weigh in Your Thoughts | Main | Major Meltdown in Time Management - Tips to Avoid it Happening To You » It Everywhere! family of sites · 8 Shoreline, Suite 100, Bloomington IL 61704 TEL 309.663.1360 · FAX 309.422.7665 Archive Network with Steph Is This You? Part of the Calahan Solutions, Inc.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

AUGUST 16, 2010

" ~Peter Drucker When you consider your system for setting priorities, you must focus on doing the right things, rather than simply doing things right. I talked to over 40 of my international colleagues and asked them for their one favorite tip on setting and managing priorities. FIGURE OUT WHAT TO PAY ATTENTION TO NOW!

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2009

Here are 7 tips you can use when developing your leadership skills: 1. It would be easy to take on a task yourself, but also stressful. Upcoming topic: Dealing with Workplace PMS - Poor Management System - September 6, 2010 Dial-in#: 1-712-432-3030 Passcode: 346621 Become a member of the Elite - Subscribe today!

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MAY 11, 2010

By counting backwards and focusing on the numbers, it is more difficult to focus on the actual stress element and therefore, you become more relaxed. Upcoming topic: Dealing with Workplace PMS - Poor Management System - September 6, 2010 Dial-in#: 1-712-432-3030 Passcode: 346621 Become a member of the Elite - Subscribe today!

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Stephanie LH Calahan

AUGUST 30, 2010

  This allows me to not have to remember two different systems. family of sites · 8 Shoreline, Suite 100, Bloomington IL 61704 TEL 309.663.1360 · FAX 309.422.7665 Archive Network with Steph Is This You? Here are my public Twitter lists.    You may find some you want to follow too! 

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Stephanie LH Calahan

FEBRUARY 26, 2010

  Here is what some of them said: JaniceSimon Mostly at my desk but feel less stressed when eat lunch away from desk. Eating on the run causes so much havoc to your digestive system and because you aren’t being mindful while you eat, it’s so much easier for you to overeat when you are eating on the run." Need the break!

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MAY 13, 2011

Since I work at home (and because we're full-time RVers, always on the road), I need to be able to fax/copy/convert from anywhere. My scanner serves all these purposes -- scan a document in and you can then e-fax it over the internet, print out a copy, edit it directly through OCR software, save it as a PDF and toss the paper.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 23, 2010

We May Not Have Heard From You | Main | Save Time Doing Simple Things that ADD UP to Major Time Savers » Handbook for Life: 52 Tips for Happiness and Productivity There are a lot of great blogs out in cyberworld that cover topics of organization and productivity.  Choose one tip to do first, and then do them one at a time.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 10, 2010

Work With Stephanie « Communication Productivity Tip: Dont Make People Search for You.   So, I asked my colleagues if they would share their favorite tips for overcoming overwhelm.    I do not suggest that you adopt all the tips below. .    I do not suggest that you adopt all the tips below.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

" -- Melody Beattie Why Be Grateful Abundance coach Carol Look tells us that it is impossible to be stressed out while you're giving thanks.  What tips do you have for showing thanks?    Do you have a tip or trick that works well for you?    What things are you thankful for? 

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