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NOVEMBER 1, 2010

Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap How to Plan Ahead for Christmas Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on November 1, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. If you want to reduce the stress associated with the holiday season, get an early start on holiday planning. Thanks for visiting!

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JUNE 28, 2010

Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap Effective Communication Skills Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on June 28, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. as if the listener has made up his mind. Regards Comment by Odd Harald on June 29, 2010 @ 6:03 am Give the contact page a try now. 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. Too many objects add to the clutter and eat up valuable work space. Set up a good filing system. Don’t allow things to pile up.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2010

Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap The 12 Privacy Tips of Christmas Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on November 10, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. With increased commercial activity during the holiday season of the year, it is a good idea to be extra careful to guard againstidentity theft.

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JULY 12, 2010

Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap Sleep on Your To-Do List to Get Things Done Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on July 12, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Zen to Done Productivity eBook Increase your AdSense Earnings Thesis Demo Site — See the Thesis Theme in action! Thanks for visiting!

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MAY 25, 2010

Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap 8 Tips to Help You Clean Off Your Desk Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on May 25, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Make an appointment - Don’t just hope you find the time to clean up, set a calendar entry and stick to it. Thanks for visiting!

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2010

Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap How to Analyze Your Audience Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on September 10, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. You don’t fire up PowerPoint and start creating slides. Ian’s Messy Desk Helping you get the most out of the 24 hours in your day. Thanks for visiting!

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AUGUST 27, 2010

Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap How to Remember Names and Faces Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on August 27, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. The process of thinking up the images and making the connection will fix them into your memory. Thanks for visiting! But you can only do this once per person!

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APRIL 14, 2010

Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap Fight procrastination by eliminating distractions Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on April 14, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Those personal distractions can eat up a lot of time. Ian’s Messy Desk Helping you get the most out of the 24 hours in your day.

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JULY 6, 2010

Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap 20 Tips for Better Time Management Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on July 6, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Planning really enables focus, and saying “No&# frees up time to actually do what was planned. Thanks for visiting!

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OCTOBER 14, 2010

Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap 10 Tips for Taking Effective Phone Messages Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on October 14, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Make sure you have a working pen and a back up. This will save the message recipient from spending the time looking up the number.

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MAY 26, 2010

Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap Manage Your Paper With a RAFT Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on May 26, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. You don’t want papers to build up to the point where you look at it and you get discouraged. The easiest way to avoid that is to keep up to date.

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MAY 28, 2010

Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap A Telephone Etiquette Test Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on May 28, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Test you telephone skills with this simple quiz: How quickly should you pick up a ringing phone? Set up your voice mail to answer after the third ring.

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APRIL 23, 2010

Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap How to Improve Your Public Speaking Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on April 23, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Comment by dikkysun on April 23, 2010 @ 10:29 am Steve Pavlina has a great tip on one of his podcasts for this. Thanks for visiting!

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OCTOBER 11, 2010

Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap 8 Steps Toward a More Satisfying Life Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on October 11, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. There’s a lot of common sense wrapped up in these steps. Comment by Brian Oates on October 13, 2010 @ 8:01 am Great list! Thanks for visiting!

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MAY 18, 2010

Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap 5 Productivity Boosters for the Afternoon Slump Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on May 18, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Try a “pick-me-up&# – Listen to high-energy music, so long as it doesn’t disturb co-workers or workflow. Thanks for visiting!

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JULY 16, 2010

Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap 10 Sites for Quotations Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on July 16, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. The Quotations page ( pop-up alert ) – The oldest quotation site on the Web, with more than 25,200 quotations from over 3,000 authors. Thanks for visiting!

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JULY 14, 2010

Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap Evernote Grows a Trunk Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on July 14, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. In the run-up to the launch we worked closely with some of our favorite blogs and publications to launch the new Notebooks category. Thanks for visiting!

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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. Speak up : Greet you co-workers as you meet them through the day. Shut up : Listen more than you speak. Thanks for visiting! Learn to discuss.

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MAY 10, 2010

Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap Getting Things Done with Lotus Notes Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on May 10, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Zen to Done Productivity eBook Increase your AdSense Earnings Thesis Demo Site — See the Thesis Theme in action! Thanks for visiting!

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AUGUST 9, 2010

Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap How to Build Self Esteem Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on August 9, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Zen to Done Productivity eBook Increase your AdSense Earnings Thesis Demo Site — See the Thesis Theme in action! Thanks for visiting!

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JULY 26, 2010

Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap Creativity Techniques Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on July 26, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Suck it up. It can be as simple as going to a new restaurant for supper, but more likely to be as terrifying as taking up sky-diving. Thanks for visiting!

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JULY 7, 2010

Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap 5 Tips for Handling Unwanted Workplace Visitors Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on July 7, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. You pull up the spreadsheet , print off your boss’s e-mailed comments, dig out your notes from the last meeting and settle down to work.

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APRIL 26, 2010

Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap How to be content with what you have Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on April 26, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Most of us, at some level, get caught up in the cycle of wanting more. Ian’s Messy Desk Helping you get the most out of the 24 hours in your day.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2010

Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap Get E-mail Reminders Using Nudgemail Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on November 16, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Or, you have someone you need to follow-up with on November 22nd. Ian’s Messy Desk Helping you get the most out of the 24 hours in your day.

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AUGUST 25, 2010

Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap Get organized for back to school Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on August 25, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Round up your papers. Tighten up current household systems. Ian’s Messy Desk Helping you get the most out of the 24 hours in your day.

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AUGUST 4, 2010

Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap Increase Productivity Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on August 4, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Take productivity courses online and read up. Zen to Done Productivity eBook Increase your AdSense Earnings Thesis Demo Site — See the Thesis Theme in action!

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AUGUST 2, 2010

Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap How to be an Effective Mentor Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on August 2, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Don’t: Don’t give up right away if your protégé initially resists your help. Or, if you prefer, you can subscribe to my blog posts by e-mail.

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APRIL 12, 2010

Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap 8 Simple Ways to Encourage Others Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on April 12, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. I find the act of talking and thinking can fire up the engines (roar!). Ian’s Messy Desk Helping you get the most out of the 24 hours in your day.

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JUNE 23, 2010

Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap Speaking Tips Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on June 23, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. They conjure up all kinds of nightmare scenarios as a result of their stage fright : What if I freeze? Or, if you prefer, you can subscribe to my blog posts by e-mail.

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MAY 24, 2010

Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap 8 Work-Life Balance Myths Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on May 24, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. It is also one of the reasons, it is recommended to conduct follow-up assessments of your programs and policies. Thanks for visiting! Management will lose control.

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MAY 7, 2010

Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap Public Speaking Basics Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on May 7, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Come up with an argument that is reasonable. Zen to Done Productivity eBook Increase your AdSense Earnings Thesis Demo Site — See the Thesis Theme in action!

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MAY 5, 2010

Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap How to stop procrastinating Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on May 5, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. I work to understand the underlying causes for procrastination, then come up with strategies to overcome them. Thanks for visiting!

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NOVEMBER 15, 2010

Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap 6 Ways to Alleviate Ergonomic-Related Strain Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on November 15, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Zen to Done Productivity eBook Increase your AdSense Earnings Thesis Demo Site — See the Thesis Theme in action! Thanks for visiting!

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap Rate Your Time-Management Skills Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on September 22, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Total up the number of times you answer yes and see below. Or, if you prefer, you can subscribe to my blog posts by e-mail. Thanks for visiting!

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap Attitude Self-Assessment Test Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on September 20, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Add up the total points and check scoring after the jump: 38 – 45 High self-esteem. Or, if you prefer, you can subscribe to my blog posts by e-mail.

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OCTOBER 6, 2010

Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap How to be of More Value to Your Boss Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on October 6, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Here are two areas where you can increase your value to your boss : (1) Be a problem-solver Problems crop up all the time in business. Find the analogy.

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