Stephanie LH Calahan

APRIL 22, 2011

Do you know when you are stressed?    Do you know what you can do to eliminate your stress?    Small doses of stress can help you perform well under pressure and even motivate you to do your best.    Learn how to recognize your signs of stress and put actions into place to eliminate it.

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Office Organization Success

SEPTEMBER 4, 2014

In today’s article I want to share with you some of the areas where automation can really help you grow your business. Use this article as a checklist so that you can ensure you have your own automation strategies in place. Emails: Templates/Canned Responses. Reminders/Notifications via your autoresponder system.

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JUNE 22, 2016

Self-Management vs. Stress Management and Juggling Work, Home and Your Personal Life. The How and Why of Creating a Career Portfolio (Executive Secretary Magazine Article). Joan’s necklace was a very special piece purchased as a gift from her late husband, Dave. Also a gift from Dave.). She’s had it for years!

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Success

JANUARY 8, 2023

Another time, the editors emailed with an assignment while I was on a trip to ask Laura if she’d like to get married. When I saw one fellow’s mood profiles, his unhappiness when he was with his wife just jumped out,” he wrote in an email. The people who send nasty emails and social media posts sometimes turn out to be your neighbors.

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Ian's Messy Desk

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

While you may find a couple of quiet days around the holiday, the rest of December can be quite stressful. Charitable organizations often run gift-wrapping services as a fund raiser. You can save some time and support a worthy cause by getting your gifts wrapped. Get family members involved in shopping, decorating, baking, etc.

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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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Laughing all the Way to Work

NOVEMBER 11, 2011

I just received this article written by Lynn Gaertner-Johnston of Syntax Training and wanted to pass it along to you as it has some great tips for holiday messaging. If you are a job seeker, send a greeting to every person you talked with about your career search this year, whether that talk was in person, by phone, or by email.

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Ian's Messy Desk

OCTOBER 27, 2010

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. List, gifts, decor and food—you’ll be ready for Christmas with time to spare. If the idea of spending December enjoying the holiday appeals to you.

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Office Organization Success

MAY 15, 2015

Now all you need to do is get your web site visitors to part with their name and email address so that you can start and build your database of potential clients. A call to action – you need to tell your visitor exactly what they need to do to get your free taste, i.e. input your name and email address in the box below.

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Ian's Messy Desk

AUGUST 31, 2010

10 Simple and Inexpensive Christmas Gift Ideas – Gifts for the teacher, babysitter, hockey coach, or for the hosts of your holiday parties, don’t have to be expensive. Here are 10 gift ideas in small packages. However, we can give a gift that requires no cash outlay, but is priceless. Comments No comments yet.

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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

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

If your desk harbours mounds of papers, books, files and personal accessories, you may be adding unnecessary stress to your day. Why not leave a comment below and continue the conversation, or subscribe to my feed and get articles like this delivered automatically to your feed reader. Thanks for visiting! as they come in.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 13, 2007

Some highlights are: Corporate Gift Giving, which is a good article for this time of year with some excellent information on this topic. There is an article on Organizational Churn, which is an article about going through changes in your organization. If you are interested and want to subscribe to OfficePro click here.

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The Office Professionals Place

OCTOBER 15, 2009

Often times it is difficult to think of appropriate gifts for your supervisor, especially if the relationship has not been a positive one. Gift Cards You can’t go wrong with a gift card to Starbucks or Dunkin Donuts. Gift Cards You can’t go wrong with a gift card to Starbucks or Dunkin Donuts.

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Ian's Messy Desk

AUGUST 25, 2010

What ever you do, don’t let your kids catch you reading this article. Back-to-school adds a whole new layer of commitments and stresses on top of the things that regularly need to be done. Around here, kids will be heading back to school next week. In fact, schools on alternate schedules have started back already.

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Ian's Messy Desk

MAY 14, 2010

Be careful what you say in stressful situations. Related articles by Zemanta Co-Worker From Hell? Why not leave a comment below and continue the conversation, or subscribe to my feed and get articles like this delivered automatically to your feed reader. Speak up : Greet you co-workers as you meet them through the day.

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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

MAY 12, 2010

Emotional blocks – boredom, daydreaming, stress, guilt, anger and frustration reduce concentration. When you enjoy what you are doing, it reduces stress. When stress is reduced, you work more efficiently. Switching and floundering – lack of concentration and focus on one job. Use priority lists to focus attention.

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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. Why not leave a comment below and continue the conversation, or subscribe to my feed and get articles like this delivered automatically to your feed reader. It’s important to learn how and when to say no.

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Ian's Messy Desk

OCTOBER 11, 2010

Develop strategies for coping with stress and hardships. Related articles Happiness, Excellence and Boundaries: A Framework for Leaders (Part 1 of 3) (edbatista.com) The burden of bliss: Does our obsession with happiness bring us closer to it? There is no avoiding hard times. The trick is that you have to believe them.

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Ian's Messy Desk

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. Why not leave a comment below and continue the conversation, or subscribe to my feed and get articles like this delivered automatically to your feed reader. Comments Good Information.

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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 2, 2010

Why not leave a comment below and continue the conversation, or subscribe to my feed and get articles like this delivered automatically to your feed reader. com Leave a comment Subscribe to blog posts by Email The Essential Motivation Handbook The Zen Habits Handbook for Life! I am feeling on death’s doorstep.

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Office Dynamics

NOVEMBER 11, 2009

Low and behold, there was an email waiting for me from Nancy with several samples of her work! This post is continued from Nancy's article featured yesterday, The New Economics: It’s About Time. Take vitamins, drink water, exercise, decompress the stress, and get more sleep. Talk about being on the ball. Of course we need these!

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Office Dynamics

NOVEMBER 11, 2009

Low and behold, there was an email waiting for me from Nancy with several samples of her work! This post is continued from Nancy's article featured yesterday, The New Economics: It’s About Time. Take vitamins, drink water, exercise, decompress the stress, and get more sleep. Talk about being on the ball. Of course we need these!

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 31, 2010

The cards are all made with recycled paper and you can even include a gift if you like and this company will send it off for you. I recently sent an admin assistant friend a card to acknowledge all the hard work she does every day and included a gift of brownies. I sent another assistant a comical card about being stressed out at work.

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Ian's Messy Desk

APRIL 9, 2010

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 Why not leave a comment below and continue the conversation, or subscribe to my feed and get articles like this delivered automatically to your feed reader.

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The Office Professionals Place

SEPTEMBER 7, 2009

It would be easy to take on a task yourself, but also stressful. Follow-up does not mean frequent phone calls, emails, meetings, or standing over someone’s shoulder. Read more articles from Dewoun on Examiner.com! Utilize your team members to the best of their ability. Be open to suggestions from the team. Contact Ms.

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MARCH 5, 2015

In this article I’m going to be sharing three very simple ways you can fully maximize your website so that you capture more visitors who come to your website. Having the right systems in place leads to consistent revenues, more clients, and less stress and overwhelm. Using Exit Grabber Software. Adding A PS To A Sales Page.

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Productivity Bits

DECEMBER 14, 2010

Visit the original article at [link]. Perhaps it’s quite easy to find gifts for family friends and close friends because we’re familiar of their likes and dislikes. Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity. This is perfect gift for your male buddies or family members. Misc Gift Ideas.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MARCH 14, 2012

Thanks to Margit Crane of Gifted With ADD. If I don't tackle them head on, they will stress me out all day so I try to knock them out as soon as possible. The one area I find most challenging to concur procrastination is writing articles for my blog. Procrastination is just our primitive mind looking for comfort.

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JANUARY 23, 2011

You probably know the answer to this one by now – plenty of articles out there talk about the importance of body language in communication. We can’t hear a person’s voice when we read an email. I learned the fine art of diplomacy and gift-wrapping. Read emails aloud – with a smile. Use humour.

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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.

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Men With Pens

JUNE 30, 2010

Sure, it’s great to hit the snooze button and give yourself an extra hour of R&R once in awhile, but before you know it, you’re getting up at noon and puttering around before you answer your customer emails. People who spend excessive amounts of time alone tend to suffer from anxiety, stress, and even memory loss. Leave a Comment!

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MARCH 18, 2011

Burnout and stress are morale killers that cost USA businesses $300 Billion per year. It makes my meditation practice much easier because peace is cumulative like stress. The book also contains my most up to date articles that I can also show off to clients as a living portfolio. would start the email. Starfishers.I

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Ian's Messy Desk

JULY 28, 2010

Related articles by Zemanta 8 Tips to Help You Clean Off Your Desk (ismckenzie.com) 3 Steps to a Permanently Clear Desk | zen habits (zenhabits.net) How Do You Keep Your Desk Clutter-free? It doesn’t take much “neglect&# for your workspace to fill up with things that eat at your productivity. Just a suggestion.

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Brilliantly Better

AUGUST 25, 2010

Email Strategy A good part of your interaction will be hidden from your blog. Namely, you will be contacted directly, most of the time by email. You should have a strategy for answering emails as well. Almost my entire business communication related to my blog is done by email. I think this is a mistake.

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