Ian's Messy Desk

AUGUST 31, 2010

In no time, we’ll be into the annual holiday season. Here are links to Christmas and holiday related posts at Ian’s Messy Desk. Start Your Christmas Planning in August – Organized Christmas has a Holiday Grand Plan. Writing the perfect thought or holiday letter will make your Christmas greetings memorable.

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Ian's Messy Desk

MAY 12, 2010

Drop those lesser priorities, which do not advance you towards reaching you goal(s). List #3 – Goals and plans Avoid Distractions and Lack of Focus. Emotional blocks – boredom, daydreaming, stress, guilt, anger and frustration reduce concentration. It’s easy lose sight of long-term goals.

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Ian's Messy Desk

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

If your desk harbours mounds of papers, books, files and personal accessories, you may be adding unnecessary stress to your day. Or, if you prefer, you can subscribe to my blog posts by e-mail. Thanks for visiting! An organized desk — at school, home, or in your private office — will help you relax and become more productive.

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Ian's Messy Desk

OCTOBER 6, 2010

2) Be a stress-buster Your stress level is directly correlated to the boss’s stress level. But you can put a plan in place that will reduce your boss’ stress and, therefore, your own. Your boss will see you are saving her time and see you as a stress-reducer. Your calm demeanor will lower everyone’s stress level.

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Ian's Messy Desk

JUNE 1, 2010

The people leader role can also be stressful. Burnout is a state of physical, mental or emotional exhaustion caused by long-term exposure to stress. As well, it’s always a good idea to budget more time and resources to a project than you think is necessary to lessen the stress of unexpected setbacks. Set boundaries. Get support.

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Ian's Messy Desk

APRIL 16, 2010

Anxiety is a natural state that exists any time we are under stress. Giving a presentation normally causes stress. Almost everyone experiences some stress before presentations, even when the speech is as simple as, “tell the group something about yourself.” Or, if you prefer, you can subscribe to my blog posts by e-mail.

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Ian's Messy Desk

AUGUST 25, 2010

Back-to-school adds a whole new layer of commitments and stresses on top of the things that regularly need to be done. Comment by Donald McKenzie on July 6, 2007 @ 10:21 am I am not looking forward to another school term but I’ve found planning and organising early always works best and reduces the stress for the whole family.

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Ian's Messy Desk

MAY 14, 2010

Be careful what you say in stressful situations. I work in a call center and sometimes the stress of the job alone is enough to keep you on the edge. Speak up : Greet you co-workers as you meet them through the day. Take an interest in others. Demonstrate a caring attitude. Make others feel they important to you.

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Ian's Messy Desk

JUNE 28, 2010

In their book, Listen Up : How To Improve Relationships, Reduce Stress , Barker and Watson say that trying to top the other person’s story is one of those irritating habits that interferes with our ability to listen well. The fellow with the peg leg says to the other, “That’s nothing, let me tell you how I got this.”

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Ian's Messy Desk

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

Don’t let the stresses of life control you. If you’re not eating properly, or your muscles are tight from too much time in one position, or your stress level is rising, your productivity will decrease. Take a 10 minute nap or a short walk to relieve stress. You need to take control of your life. Take a break.

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Ian's Messy Desk

JULY 21, 2010

Some people view time management as a list of rules around scheduling of appointments, goal settings, planning, to do lists and prioritizing. There are six areas in your life that can be improved through effective time management: The physical – being healthy with less stress and fatigue. The career – your calling and work.

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Ian's Messy Desk

MAY 19, 2010

However, many people run around stressed because they’re saying yes to everybody but themselves. Even if we can use this word with our spouse and children, we still have a hard time saying it to other people. It’s important to learn how and when to say no. I’m not saying that you should be selfish and never help anybody out.

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Ian's Messy Desk

OCTOBER 11, 2010

Develop strategies for coping with stress and hardships. The Mind Mapping Manifesto The Bubble Planner GoalPro Goal-Setting Software christmas gifts ideas - Buy one share of stock: Disney, Harley Davidson, Target, eBay, etc shipping furniture Chicago Leather Furniture www.spacify.com/family-room-furniture.htm - for any room of the house.

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Ian's Messy Desk

MAY 24, 2010

Through employee attitude surveys, focus groups and pilot tests, senior management know that employees with lower work-family conflict have less stress and anxiety about “doing it all&# and are better able to focus on their jobs and their customers. It won’t work for jobs with direct customer contact. The employee will give more.

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Ian's Messy Desk

JUNE 9, 2010

Work on difficult jobs first, or at a time when you’re at peak performance, saving the less stressful tasks for when you have less energy. Manage your time – Plan when you’re going to tackle tasks and allow enough time to complete all or part of them.

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Ian's Messy Desk

SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

Having set an organizational pattern and knowing where you are going takes some of the stress out of the situation. From the example above, you could simply say, “I would like to tell you about how we started this project, where we are today and our time-line for completing the project&# , which is a chronological sequence.

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Ian's Messy Desk

SEPTEMBER 6, 2010

Powerful Results come from taking baby steps, one after another, day after day, until you reach your goal. Elusive Goals instead of Do-able Goals An elusive goal is “save $5 thousand for down payment for a house”. A do-able goal is “save $100 every week for one year, beginning this week.”

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Ian's Messy Desk

JUNE 2, 2010

The Mind Mapping Manifesto The Bubble Planner GoalPro Goal-Setting Software unique christmas gifts - Buy one share of stock: Disney, Harley Davidson, Target, eBay, etc furniture shipping Miami Leather Furniture www.spacify.com/family-room-furniture.htm - for any room of the house.

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Ian's Messy Desk

APRIL 9, 2010

Do you keep reminding yourself to do things that you think you “should do” but don’t really need or want to do – like arranging your vacation photos into a photo album, alphabetizing your bookshelf, sending out holiday cards? These same solutions can apply to the problem of a too-full mind. Do yourself a favour – delete them.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 9, 2010

My goal for this blog is to give good tips and ideas and occasionally put a smile on your face as you start your day!Lets Before I left I went over my checklists a few times to make sure I had everything and it was stress free each day as I reviewed the lists and checked off the items to bring. Lets enjoy our day together.©

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 16, 2010

My goal for this blog is to give good tips and ideas and occasionally put a smile on your face as you start your day!Lets Good time management skills can help reduce confusion, stress, and even workload levels, so there are many benefits to making sure that time is well spent. Holidays Humour "A cheerful heart is good like medicine."

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 31, 2010

My goal for this blog is to give good tips and ideas and occasionally put a smile on your face as you start your day!Lets I sent another assistant a comical card about being stressed out at work. We work in a very busy office so it was a nice surprise for her to receive it and helped put the stress of the office in perspective.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MARCH 20, 2010

My goal for this blog is to give good tips and ideas and occasionally put a smile on your face as you start your day!Lets Having a buddy can take some of the stress off and give you assurance that you have someone you can depend on. I finally had a chance to sit down and read your book over the holiday. Excellent material!

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Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 20, 2010

My goal for this blog is to give good tips and ideas and occasionally put a smile on your face as you start your day!Lets Minute taking definitely isnt easy, but it doesnt have to be stressful. I finally had a chance to sit down and read your book over the holiday. Holidays Humour "A cheerful heart is good like medicine."

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Laughing all the Way to Work

OCTOBER 4, 2008

My goal for this blog is to give good tips and ideas and occasionally put a smile on your face as you start your day!Lets Everyone helping each other and working together to achieve the goals of the organization. I finally had a chance to sit down and read your book over the holiday. Lets enjoy our day together.©

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Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 19, 2009

My goal for this blog is to give good tips and ideas and occasionally put a smile on your face as you start your day!Lets Much easier than searching in Outlook and less stressful. After all, the goal is to have an efficient office and it works better if we are all working together to make that happen. Excellent material!

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 29, 2009

My goal for this blog is to give good tips and ideas and occasionally put a smile on your face as you start your day!Lets Humour is a powerful stress reliever if done in good taste, but timing is everything. I am on holidays right now, but am always interested in what others are doing. Lets enjoy our day together.©

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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. " The playing field of the world is leveling off which means that the competition, pace and stress levels are at maximum. Break those bigger goals into bite sized goals, and narrow your focus.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 19, 2009

My goal for this blog is to give good tips and ideas and occasionally put a smile on your face as you start your day!Lets Tools Options Preferences E-mail Options Advanced E-mail Options Unclick “Suggest names while completing To, cc and bcc…&# My life is much simply now with less stress. Lets enjoy our day together.©

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Laughing all the Way to Work

SEPTEMBER 6, 2008

My goal for this blog is to give good tips and ideas and occasionally put a smile on your face as you start your day!Lets As an aside, pen and paper will suffice if I have to, but you can see that the checklist can help avoid any unnecessary stresses from happening. Holidays Humour "A cheerful heart is good like medicine."

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MARCH 29, 2009

My goal for this blog is to give good tips and ideas and occasionally put a smile on your face as you start your day!Lets An interview can be as stressful on those conducting it as on the person being interviewed if the conversation does not flow. I finally had a chance to sit down and read your book over the holiday.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 12, 2008

My goal for this blog is to give good tips and ideas and occasionally put a smile on your face as you start your day!Lets One of the things they stressed was to hire well. I finally had a chance to sit down and read your book over the holiday. Holidays (Public) in Canada and the United States Canadian Holidays U.S.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JUNE 14, 2009

My goal for this blog is to give good tips and ideas and occasionally put a smile on your face as you start your day!Lets This does increase the preparation time, but on the day of the meeting it goes very smoothly with no stress. I finally had a chance to sit down and read your book over the holiday. Excellent material!

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Laughing all the Way to Work

OCTOBER 10, 2008

My goal for this blog is to give good tips and ideas and occasionally put a smile on your face as you start your day!Lets You will also feel more in control of the situation and less stressed. I finally had a chance to sit down and read your book over the holiday. Holidays Humour "A cheerful heart is good like medicine."

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Ian's Messy Desk

JULY 28, 2010

Personally I prefer askSam and (either way) it takes time and effort to implement but for every hour I put into it, it probably saves me four (and reduces stress). Just a suggestion. Zen to Done Productivity eBook Increase your AdSense Earnings Thesis Demo Site — See the Thesis Theme in action!

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Laughing all the Way to Work

NOVEMBER 22, 2008

My goal for this blog is to give good tips and ideas and occasionally put a smile on your face as you start your day!Lets Perhaps we put a lot of the stress on ourselves because we feel that every e-mail has to be replied to immediately. I finally had a chance to sit down and read your book over the holiday. Excellent material!

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Productivityist

JUNE 29, 2015

In the first case, every time you receive an email and notice that the message was sent by a service (Twitter, Facebook, etc.), I understood that checking my inbox first thing in the morning was not going to help me achieve those goals. In my case, I try to make Sundays and certain holidays (like Christmas) email-free.

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