Stephanie LH Calahan

AUGUST 30, 2010

» Increase Productivity: Focus on What You CAN Control - Free Yourself from Feeling Overwhelmed/Stressed Thanks for dropping by my blog today.  It seems the more people I talk to, the more I hear about stress, frusteration and the inability to concentrate due to overwhelm.  How do you control overwhelm and stress?

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JANUARY 11, 2010

Whether you’re traveling for business or pleasure, the automobile is still the most common means of getting to your destination. To avoid traveling in a perpetual mess, do a little pre-planning. Now that you’re car is empty, it’s time to stock it and organize it for stress-free travel.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2008

The best way to deal with stressful situations like this is to stop, take a breath and relax for a few minutes. Just getting out the tension will release any anxiety and stress you may have. This happens to me quite often, since I help about 30 people, including 6 managers. Exercise can do wonders.

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Professional Assistant Blog

JANUARY 14, 2008

Using e-mail is a great tool, especially if you are trying to cut down on company costs via international phone calls and postage fees. Another point I would like to stress is to archive your e-mails for a certain period of time that either you or your company feels would be appropriate. Has this ever happened to you?

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Professional Assistant Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2008

Home About Me Advertise Top Reasons for Working in Large and Small Companies By The Professional Assistant on Monday, February 25, 2008 Filed Under: Job Seeking , Productivity , Travel D o you work in a large company ? You can travel more, whether it be to visit clients locally or internationally. Trust me, it can be very stressful!

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Professional Assistant Blog

AUGUST 28, 2007

By The Professional Assistant on Tuesday, August 28, 2007 Filed Under: Organize A re you afraid to talk to your boss about your workload - if you really do feel stressed about the workload that you have? Home About Me Advertise Are You Afraid to Talk to Your Boss? Try using the "Compliment Sandwich" method.

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Professional Assistant Blog

MARCH 10, 2008

How many blogs, online tools, software and books are there nowadays providing the latest, fashionable way to hit the peak of productivity? Our lives are increasingly hectic and we are bombarded by so much stuff on a daily basis that learning to be productive, so as to handle the stresses of modern life, is a wise move.

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Professional Assistant Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

You have to share your secrets with us, if you are not feeling stressed, which I hope you are not. I want to implement a manual so that it might make things easier and more consistent for all of the assistants in the town. My response to this is: Wow, you are doing the work of 3 people? Ok, I had to squeeze that in. that everyone can follow.

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Between email, virtual Assistants, palm pilots, high speed Internet connections and a host of other technological marvels, executives mistakenly believe they are more independent than ever – making their own travel plans, faxing their own letters and scheduling their own meetings.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

If your checked is not greater than your unchecked, fix it tomorrow and see stress diminish. Click on any of theself-evaluator tools below and receive your results online immediately! family of sites · 8 Shoreline, Suite 100, Bloomington IL 61704 TEL 309.663.1360 · FAX 309.422.7665 3 - What is your ratio of checked to unchecked?

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JANUARY 17, 2011

Click on any of theself-evaluator tools below and receive your results online immediately! family of sites · 8 Shoreline, Suite 100, Bloomington IL 61704 TEL 309.663.1360 · FAX 309.422.7665    The Details WHAT : What’s for Dinner? Are You as Productive as You Could Be? Part of the Calahan Solutions, Inc.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MAY 13, 2011

  I like to share various tools that help to make you more productive. We started by asking this question: What tech tools (office machine, gadget, hardware, software or online tools) could you not live without, why and where can we find it?  I am just thrilled at the ways this tool has streamlined our operations!

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Professional Assistant Blog

MARCH 6, 2008

Lifes too short to stress out! You can also check out an article I wrote on " 4 Ways to Cope with Difficult Colleagues " I hope that Ive at least shed some light on your situation and hope that things can get resolved one way or another. Dont drive yourself nuts about these things. Until next time, T ake care - of your clutter!

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Stephanie LH Calahan

APRIL 7, 2010

  The National Association of Professional Organizers ( NAPO ) reports that 75-90% of all visits to physicians are stress related.    Having a workout and healthy eating plan can also reduce your stress.  Click on any of theself-evaluator tools below and receive your results online immediately!

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MARCH 10, 2010

and if you had at your fingertips the tools to effortlessly eliminate all the sources of overwhelm at work. Click on any of theself-evaluator tools below and receive your results online immediately! family of sites · 8 Shoreline, Suite 100, Bloomington IL 61704 TEL 309.663.1360 · FAX 309.422.7665 Imagine, just for a moment.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

NOVEMBER 24, 2010

The Most Productive Lunch - Weigh in Your Thoughts How Do You De-Stress? My Tweeps & FB Friends Give Us Answers - Twitter Tuesday Did You Know That You Already Have One of Your Biggest Focus Tools? Click on any of theself-evaluator tools below and receive your results online immediately!   Comment and Share!

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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. "  Do you treat your yard tools better than yourself? I think of my yard tools.    When my yard tools don't have the right power source, they don't work right. 

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MARCH 3, 2010

are important tools in today's business environment.    When you least expect it, those very tools can turn into "time suckers."  "  Instead, schedule times throughout your day that you will check or interact with/on the tools.    You need to be careful, however! 

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Stephanie LH Calahan

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

  There are a number of tools that can help you with your marketing, time management and more.    It is OK to take a walk or participate in another activity to relieve stress.  How a GREAT tool can benefit you and/or your business   "Doing IT ALL" Gets Nothing Done - Is that REALLY True?

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Stephanie LH Calahan

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

  Not only has my productivity increased with your strategies, but I have also alleviated quite a bit of stress! Art often travels between sites, from Texas to the Colorado self storage site, and in doing so has developed several strategies for staying organized while on the road. Are You as Productive as You Could Be?

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Stephanie LH Calahan

AUGUST 16, 2010

Click on any of theself-evaluator tools below and receive your results online immediately! family of sites · 8 Shoreline, Suite 100, Bloomington IL 61704 TEL 309.663.1360 · FAX 309.422.7665   When I asked him about the tiny papers, he said they all represented an item that he needed to take care of. 

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Stephanie LH Calahan

FEBRUARY 18, 2011

.  It is a communication tool that has been around for decades and it does not look like it is going away any time soon. Some will try to tell you that if you have the "right" tool/ e-mail client, you will have all of your worries taken care of.  It is also one of the biggest TIME HOGS in business today. 

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MARCH 12, 2010

Develop a process and strategy for how you will schedule your week, day, hour and you will have less stress worrying about getting things done.  Grow those horizontal shoots, like bamboo, and build systems into your work-flow and you will see the stress diminish and the income flow.   Try it and let me know how it goes!

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JANUARY 3, 2011

  Here are a few for you to consider: AboutOne.com If you would like to go paperless with your home filing, this is definitely the tool to consider!    If you don't want to go paperless, but you want an easy way to find anything in 5 seconds or less, then this is the tool. Comment and Share!

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Stephanie LH Calahan

AUGUST 30, 2010

Work With Stephanie « Increase Productivity: Focus on What You CAN Control - Free Yourself from Feeling Overwhelmed/Stressed | Main | Check Out This Great Resource for Organizing Tips and Products (and maybe win some stuff too) » Productive Social Networking-Making the Most of Your Twitter & Facebook Experience - Do You Use Lists?

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Stephanie LH Calahan

APRIL 12, 2010

Motivation: Create a Work Environment that Enhances Your Goals (@GinaParris Video)   Filing So You Can Find it Again Disorganization Equals STRESS! Click on any of theself-evaluator tools below and receive your results online immediately!   Check out these posts: Mon. What About You? What is your morning routine? 

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Stephanie LH Calahan

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

  Just contact us to get one scheduled and you could be on your way to a more stress-free productive life. Click on any of theself-evaluator tools below and receive your results online immediately! 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

DECEMBER 30, 2010

Start Small and Build on Successes If you or your employees are exhibiting stress due to disorganization, take a step back and start looking at the causes of the stress rather than the symptoms.  Click on any of theself-evaluator tools below and receive your results online immediately! Part of the Calahan Solutions, Inc.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MARCH 5, 2010

  What tools do you use? It's also given me the tools to go to my clients and say "Hey. In her post Does Your To Do List Reflect Your Passion , she states that there are 3 big reasons that can keep you stuck, stressed and disconnected from your inner energy and confidence: 1. Shall we regroup?)

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Professional Assistant Blog

AUGUST 30, 2007

Now you can show your boss the new presentation that they were asking for, without getting your stress level up. You might need to do some formatting on Powerpoint, since it only allows for so many rows. If you have any questions, suggestions or comments, please feel free to click on the "comments" link below and leave some feedback.

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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.  Click on any of theself-evaluator tools below and receive your results online immediately!   Whenever your energy is appreciative, you attract more things to be grateful for.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 23, 2010

Doing less will make you happier, because your life won’t be so hectic and filled with stress. You will become more productive, procrastinate less, be less stressed. Simplifying your finances greatly reduces your stress. Financially, this is a huge way to relieve stress and make you feel much more secure.   15. 

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 10, 2010

" The playing field of the world is leveling off which means that the competition, pace and stress levels are at maximum. The best tool for this is Post-It notes. But ironically, all that unfinished "little stuff" can stress us out more than the big projects we haven't gotten around to yet. "Heads Up.

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