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

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

  I'm often asked to share email strategies when I give workshops and presentations.  The third was for email lists and newsletters that I subscribe to. The emails from lists and newsletters were forwarded to the appropriate account. " Email is something that many of us struggle with. 

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 16, 2009

  After hearing Joanne Lang's extremely professional presentation and vision for an on-line tool that would help busy moms get and stay organized, I was hooked.  I am quite honored to share that the founders of AboutOne contacted me earlier this year and asked me to sit on their advisory board. 

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 29, 2010

  I have so many piles and I don't want to file it all."   If your computer files are organized, you will be able to do a search and find what you are looking for quickly. We get the email notifications and save them to a file on our computer (we do not print them).  Make Sure You Back it Up!

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Practically Perfect PA

OCTOBER 10, 2016

Taking one of my bosses and the Chairman of KPMG Channel Islands to the awards presentation at the House of Commons building was something to be remembered. We have a quarterly newsletter and Julie kindly takes care of our social media. What piece of advice would you give assistants coming into the profession today?

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JANUARY 19, 2011

she and her consultants focus on conducting presentations, personal coaching, assessments and productivity/organizing services for entrepreneurs & time pressed professionals.  .  She understands that every person is different and requires systems that work for them.  Part of the Calahan Solutions, Inc.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JANUARY 26, 2011

  They say: " Over 5 million people worldwide have used Basecamp to collaborate on over 4 million projects, track 57 million hours of work, share 46 million files, and complete 43 million to-dos. It allows users to open, save, edit and co-author files stored on-line in Central Desktop directly from Office.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

she and her consultants focus on conducting presentations, personal coaching, assessments and productivity / organizing services for entrepreneurs & time pressed professionals.  .  She understands that every person is different and requires systems that work for them.    (Go team Purple!)

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 22, 2010

she and her consultants focus on conducting presentations, personal coaching, assessments and productivity/organizing services for entrepreneurs & time pressed professionals.  .  She understands that every person is different and requires systems that work for them.  Part of the Calahan Solutions, Inc.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

FEBRUARY 9, 2011

she and her consultants focus on conducting presentations, personal coaching, assessments and productivity/organizing services for entrepreneurs & time pressed professionals.  .  She understands that every person is different and requires systems that work for them.  Part of the Calahan Solutions, Inc.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

AUGUST 30, 2010

Even When it Is Quiet, You Should Listen -- Being present and in the moment is a great way to focus.    The next time you go to reach for a soda, grab a glass of water first.    Reaching for that mid-afternoon candy bar?    Get something that will nurish you instead.   It is contagious. 

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Stephanie LH Calahan

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

Use your 5-10 minute file Do you keep a 5-10 minute file ?    This is a file that you have that contains activities that would only take 5 to 10 minutes to complete.  .  You don't need to do a full Pilate's workout to wake up your brain.    Some simple stretches will do.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

APRIL 14, 2010

  Last month I presented and emceed at a College of Business event on business etiquette.  It was a great success and much of that is a result of your skillful work as a presenter and emcee.   Last month I presented and emceed at a College of Business event on business etiquette. 

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 30, 2010

  In the picture above you see a standard file cabinet on the left and one that is open and on wheels on the right.    Both are containers for holding files, but one would work better for an "innie" and the other would work better for an "outtie." © 2010 Copyright Calahan Solutions, Inc. –

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 20, 2010

she and her consultants focus on conducting presentations, personal coaching, assessments and productivity/organizing services for entrepreneurs & time pressed professionals.  .  She understands that every person is different and requires systems that work for them.  Part of the Calahan Solutions, Inc.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 6, 2010

she and her consultants focus on conducting presentations, personal coaching, assessments and productivity/organizing services for entrepreneurs & time pressed professionals.  .  She understands that every person is different and requires systems that work for them.  Part of the Calahan Solutions, Inc.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

NOVEMBER 24, 2010

she and her consultants focus on conducting presentations, personal coaching, assessments and productivity/organizing services for entrepreneurs & time pressed professionals.  .  She has worked with hundreds of clients, and understands that every person is different and requires systems that work for them. 

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 27, 2010

Be Careful To Not Overestimate A Simple Task    How do we do live in the present moment? she and her consultants focus on conducting presentations, personal coaching, assessments and productivity / organizing services for entrepreneurs & time pressed professionals.    Today I'll share 13 tips.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 15, 2010

she and her consultants focus on conducting presentations, personal coaching, assessments and productivity/organizing services for entrepreneurs & time pressed professionals.    She understands that every person is different and requires systems that work for them.  Part of the Calahan Solutions, Inc.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

  If you are dwelling on the past or getting too far ahead of yourself in the future, do you need to get your mind present-centered?   Is your life simply trying to push you out of your comfort zone to something better?    Exercise patience and persistence with yourself and the process. 

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MARCH 3, 2010

4 - Be objective about new opportunities -- Every time a new idea is presented, be sure to assess if it really fits with your big picture.    Identify the parts of your job that are most closely related to the money the company can make (i.e. stay in business) and focus your energies there. 6 - Identify the Frog!

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All Things Admin

JULY 27, 2022

It led me to create one of my favorite checklists ever – a four page travel planning checklist that I still use to this day. Check tickler files. You might have a checklist for travel planning, one for event planning, one for preparing for quarterly board meetings, and one for ordering office supplies. Check voice messages.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JANUARY 10, 2011

she and her consultants focus on conducting presentations, personal coaching, assessments and productivity / organizing services for entrepreneurs & time pressed professionals.  .  She understands that every person is different and requires systems that work for them.  Part of the Calahan Solutions, Inc.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JANUARY 28, 2011

she and her consultants focus on conducting presentations, personal coaching, assessments and productivity / organizing services for entrepreneurs & time pressed professionals.  .  As the founder and CEO of Calahan Solutions, Inc.,   Well, my buddy Marcia Hoeck Steger put me to the test last week!

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 2, 2009

You might find a PDA a tad too 'stale' in the way information is presented.     Cons of Planning Tool : Like any other productivity tool, you've got start somewhere so you may have to carry your old business card file or Franklin planner with you for a few weeks before you just to the electronic assistant.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MARCH 5, 2010

Thanks to: Audrey Cupo from Bucks County, PA of A Better Space [link] 6 - Start the Day with a Clear and Present Mind Meditate for 5 - 10 minutes first thing in the morning--the discipline will develop your clarity and presence.  Keep the list going and cross of the items as they are accomplished. Part of the Calahan Solutions, Inc.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JANUARY 5, 2011

she and her consultants focus on conducting presentations, personal coaching, assessments and productivity/organizing services for entrepreneurs & time pressed professionals.  .  She understands that every person is different and requires systems that work for them.  Part of the Calahan Solutions, Inc.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

she and her consultants focus on conducting presentations/training, personal coaching, assessments and productivity/organizing services for entrepreneurs & time pressed professionals.  .  She has worked with hundreds of clients, and understands that every person is different and requires systems that work for them. 

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Brilliantly Better

AUGUST 6, 2010

Today, I think I have a close blogging friend in every country I would like to travel to. I personally know all the authors presented in this article. Iso-chronic files, for instance, were something completely new to me. Just go to [link] , find the newsletter form and sign up. For instance.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 23, 2010

.  Be present. Here are  some practical tips for being present. Be present as you do it — don’t think about work or your blog or what you need to do. It’s a way of practicing being present — stop and notice what you’re doing right now, what’s around you. Time can go by extremely quickly.   Be lazy.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 10, 2010

Create email folders same as you would for word doc and paper files. Review your tickler file, "to do" lists, Outlook tasks, or whatever you use to track your action items. As you bring yourself back to the present moment, revisit your schedule / To Do List and see what can be cancelled or delegated.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MAY 20, 2011

Some of those become blog posts, newsletter articles, parts of books. These kernels of wisdom are the perfect prompts to expand into blog posts, newsletter articles, ebooks and presentations. Blog posts and articles can turn into: ebooks, presentations, calendar/tip-of-the-day. One Tree With Many Limbs.

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