Ian's Messy Desk

NOVEMBER 29, 2011

Have you been a bit stressed during past Christmas seasons? By organizing Christmas this year you can help to make this a low-stress holiday. Here are a few Christmas organizing tips to get organized for Christmas. Don’t get stressed trying to guess want when you can ask them. Automate your card list. Set a budget.

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Ian's Messy Desk

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap Holiday Time Management Tip – Share the Workload Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on November 3, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. While you may find a couple of quiet days around the holiday, the rest of December can be quite stressful. Thanks for visiting!

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap 7 Tips for Decluttering Your Desk Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on September 8, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. If your desk harbours mounds of papers, books, files and personal accessories, you may be adding unnecessary stress to your day. Thanks for visiting!

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Ian's Messy Desk

DECEMBER 11, 2010

Bringing a group of people together with a range of ideas and expectations as to how the holiday should be celebrated can lead to stress and discontent leading to. Here are ten tips to help keep things simple at when dealing with company for the holidays. Celebrations don’t need to be high-stress times. Related articles.

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MAY 14, 2010

Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap 10 Tips for Being a Good Neighbour at Work Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on May 14, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. 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.

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Ian's Messy Desk

MARCH 5, 2012

For those of you who are perpetually late, Maria Gracia gives seven simple tips to get you where you need to be – on time. If so, here are 7 tips to get you where you’re going so you arrive in plenty of time. ™ Idea-Pak, filled with tips and ideas to help you organize your home, your office and your life, at the Get Organized Now!™

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Ian's Messy Desk

NOVEMBER 24, 2011

If planning the annual Christmas party provides more stress than fun, you’re going to need to make some changes. Use this online party planning guide to get some quick tips and ideas to simplify your holiday routine and plan festive Christmas celebrations and parties for adults. Image via Wikipedia. Get Organized.

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Ian's Messy Desk

NOVEMBER 24, 2010

If that seems too early for your taste, go with December 15th or 20th so you have a few stress-free days before Christmas. How to Avoid Holiday Stress and Burnout. Start your planning earlier and have it finished by December 1: the shopping, wrapping, decorating, baking, etc. Trade tasks. Hate baking, love to shop?

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Ian's Messy Desk

MARCH 25, 2011

Here are 10 tips for managing those relationships above you. Stressed at work? Tips for the greenhorn manager (theglobeandmail.com). Image via Wikipedia. by: Roberta Matuson. It may seem unnatural to manage up in the top down world of business but this is exactly what you must do to be successful in business. Related articles.

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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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APRIL 11, 2011

Principles of time management at work not only help you do your job more effectively, but practicing time management principles can lower your stress levels. Time Management Tips (restorerebalancerenew.wordpress.com). Time Management Tips That Work! In the current business environment, productivity is a key to success.

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Ian's Messy Desk

OCTOBER 27, 2010

If you want tips, tools and advice on an organized Christmas, visit Organized Christmas. By breaking Christmas preparations down into small, easy-to-take steps, the Countdown gives you a holiday head-start for a stress-free Christmas season. Or, if you prefer, you can subscribe to my blog posts by e-mail. Thanks for visiting!

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Ian's Messy Desk

NOVEMBER 2, 2012

Yet we allow it to become the most stressful time of the year. In an attempt to head off the holiday hassle this year, here are a few tips on creating a personal holiday checklist to make the holidays go as smoothly as possible. You have to have your priorities set, before you can create a plan for a stress-free holiday.

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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

MARCH 8, 2012

I enjoyed the applause and after effects of successful speeches, but I hated the nerves and stress that went with the delivery. Here are some simple tips that can improve your delivery: Develop a deeper voice – Listen to a news anchor and practice speaking in the same way. 10 Tips for Public Speaking (wisdomwithinus.wordpress.com).

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FEBRUARY 5, 2012

The following tips can help you do this more easily. In this way you can make changes without a lot of stress. Maybe you are trying to deal more effectively with stress. Congratulate yourself when you remember to breathe deeply when you feel your stress starting to increase. This can be overwhelming.

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Ian's Messy Desk

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

If you want to reduce the stress associated with the holiday season, get an early start on holiday planning. Then December comes along and your stress level is higher than a mountain climber hanging off a cliff by his fingertips. To reduce holiday stress this year, create a holiday checklist to make the season go smoothly.

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Ian's Messy Desk

AUGUST 25, 2010

Here are some tips to prepare home and family for getting into the back-to-school groove. Back-to-school adds a whole new layer of commitments and stresses on top of the things that regularly need to be done. In fact, schools on alternate schedules have started back already. Have a Centralized Calendar.

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Ian's Messy Desk

MAY 12, 2010

Emotional blocks – boredom, daydreaming, stress, guilt, anger and frustration reduce concentration. Tips for making best use of your time: Post visual reminders about your goals and objective. When you enjoy what you are doing, it reduces stress. When stress is reduced, you work more efficiently.

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MARCH 13, 2012

The physical aspect involves having a healthy body, less stress and fatigue. Productivity and Time Management Tips (bloggingtips.com). Time management should improve six aspects of life: physical, intellectual, social, career, emotional and spiritual. The intellectual aspect involves learning and other mental growth activities.

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Ian's Messy Desk

AUGUST 31, 2010

A Christmas Planning Checklist for November – One of the best ways to reduce the stress of holiday planning is to spread it over a number of months or even throughout the year. Christmas Organizing Tip – Share the Load – If you want to relieve some of the pressure of holiday preparation, ask for help.

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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

JANUARY 1, 2014

He conducts his nationally acclaimed Time Management Seminar throughout North America and Europe for people who want more out of life in less time, and with less stress. Tips To Accomplish Those Resolutions. Don Wetmore is a full-time professional speaker who specializes exclusively in the topic of Time Management. Related articles.

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Ian's Messy Desk

DECEMBER 14, 2010

You’re well into the holiday shopping season and these tips may be too little, too late for many of you. If you shop early you’ll save money and feel less stressed as the holidays approach. However, make a note of these, start your planning early and be ready for next year. image via Wikipedia. Work from a Budget.

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Ian's Messy Desk

OCTOBER 11, 2010

Develop strategies for coping with stress and hardships. psychologytoday.com) How to be Content in Your Life (socyberty.com) Related Posts: Renewal: Tips for Life Changes There’s More to Productivity Than Time Management How to Change Your Life The Simple Life Did you enjoy this post? There is no avoiding hard times.

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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. Related Posts: How to Clean and Organize Your Desk Organizing Tip: Define the Problem Organizing Secrets: Eliminate Clutter and Disorganization Productivity Did you enjoy this post?

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Ian's Messy Desk

JUNE 2, 2010

Great tips. Generally, with a planned absence, I have put systems in place to catch, reroute, defer, etc. as many things as I anticipate needing attention. Then, when I return, there are fewer open loops requiring my attention. Comment by Ian McKenzie on May 30, 2007 @ 4:25 pm Glad you’re back and full speed.

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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

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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JULY 21, 2010

There are six areas in your life that can be improved through effective time management: The physical – being healthy with less stress and fatigue. Time management is about getting results, not about being busy. The intellectual – learning and knowledge growth and management. The career – your calling and work.

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APRIL 9, 2010

Released Time Management Tip Productivity Did you enjoy this post? These same solutions can apply to the problem of a too-full mind. Related articles by Zemanta Defrag Your Mind in Five Steps [Mind Hacks] (lifehacker.com) Related Posts: 55 Ways To Overclock Your Brain PortableApps Suite 1.0

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2010

Resource Information: Life Coach Kathy Gates specializes in helping people who are ready to create a simpler, less stressful, more joyful and meaningful lifestyle. Powerful Results come from being honest with yourself, listening to yourself, then doing what needs to be done. Visit www.reallifecoach.com to learn more.

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Ian's Messy Desk

JULY 28, 2010

Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap 10 Tips to Help Keep Your Desk Clean Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on July 28, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Here are some tips to help keep the desk clean: Sort your mail and toss junk as it arrives. Thanks for visiting! Just a suggestion.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap 10 Time Management Tips Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on September 29, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Don’t let the stresses of life control you. Take a 10 minute nap or a short walk to relieve stress. Great tips! Thanks for visiting! Take a break.

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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.

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JULY 12, 2011

Here are some tips to maximize your personal and professional productivity. They can also help you experience less stress in general. Dumb Little Man – Tips for Life: 5 Simple Ways to Double Your Productivity (dumblittleman.com). We all start out with the same number of minutes every day. What’s the difference?

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