Eat Your Career

JULY 6, 2021

You have a full to-do list and a jam-packed calendar. How do you deal with the reality of the work on your plate, without burning out or breaking down in the process? As a professional, it’s normal to be busy. But what if you have TOO much going on? What if your workload has grown unmanageable? This webinar will show you how!

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Office Dynamics

AUGUST 7, 2019

When an assistant is aware of what is going on or what is on the horizon, she or he can better anticipate, be proactive, plan better, foresee barriers, look more professional, and reduce stress. email, calendar, phone lines on your desk) Develop a healthy curiosity. Some executives resist this concept for a few common reasons.

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Success

JANUARY 7, 2023

According to a 2019 study published in Sleep Medicine , when night owls began to consistently shift their “sleep/wake timings” by two hours, they showed “significant improvements to self-reported depression and stress, as well as improved cognitive… performance measures,” among other benefits. The week already feels stressful.

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Office Organization Success

MAY 22, 2015

If you’re not sure what a Telesummit is, it’s simply a multi-teleclass event with a series of different speakers, and you’re the host and organizer of the event. But the reality of it is that it’s a lot of work to pull off: There are the speakers to schedule on your calendar. The promotions to keep track of. Step 1: Plan.

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Allwork

JANUARY 15, 2024

Guest Episode Video Transcript Dale Whelehan CEO at 4 Day Week Dr. Dale Whelehan, a Social Entrepreneur and leader at 4 Day Week Global—a not-for-profit organization shaping the future of work by championing the 4-day workweek. And we work with organizations to design a new way of work in order to help them achieve that outcome.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

SEPTEMBER 6, 2010

Productive & Organized Home Contribute to P&O! Check out this great tool » Favorite Planning/Calendar Tool - Readers Speak Out There are many ways to manage your time and activities.  What is your favorite planning/calendar tool and why? Of all the calendar tools I know, this one handles tasks the best.

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Office Organization Success

AUGUST 10, 2013

Today, I’d like to share with you my simple, 3-step process, for sitting down and crafting your own strategic business plan. P LAN – schedule some time in your calendar to work on your business plan. So there you have my simple 3-step process for creating your strategic business plan. No go ahead and create your own!

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C-Suite Assistants

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Startup EAs must be able to grow with the organization and “scale up.” . In addition to traditional forms of administrative support, such as email and calendar management, they require a special combination of skills, qualities, and characteristics that are essential for success in the role. Thick-skinned and highly resilient.

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All Things Admin

JUNE 23, 2021

While they do work together to save you time, effort, and stress, they are not the same. They save you time and unnecessary stress. Review calendars and compile date and time options. Look for logical breaks in the process. Review calendars and compile date and time options. Systems have many benefits.

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On The Job

JUNE 19, 2019

Before you begin cooking, you organize and arrange the ingredients you will need. It's important because it will not only ensure the process goes smoother, but it will become evident before you start baking a cake that you have no eggs and so you need to get some. Get organized. Set up emotional support.

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Office Dynamics

AUGUST 19, 2013

It is no secret that you work more efficiently, are more motivated and less stressed out when your workplace is well organized. The app is focused on entering and completing to-dos; moreover, you can add, tag, and organize your to-dos into lists, projects and nested lists. There is even a name for that: Irritable Desk Syndrome.

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All Things Admin

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Being asked to learn new technology or software is always stressful. Formerly known as G Suite, the cloud-based productivity and collaboration solution is used by more than six million businesses, with more hopping on board every day. Is yours one of them? It’s browser-based, which means everything is done directly from your web browser.

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Jen Lawrence

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

We know there’s a better way to do things and the idea of bringing in some help is more stressful than we could have imagined. Getting your systems in order will provide organization and clarity for you to efficiently and effortlessly run your business. Email, Calendar, Task Management, Document Management, Password Database.

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Jen Lawrence

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

We know there’s a better way to do things and the idea of bringing in some help is more stressful than we could have imagined. Getting your systems in order will provide organization and clarity for you to efficiently and effortlessly run your business. Email, Calendar, Task Management, Document Management, Password Database.

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Office Organization Success

APRIL 28, 2016

Set about creating your core office organization systems. List all of the steps you take in a process from start to completion – these steps will form your system. Create a calendar template. Having the right systems in place leads to consistent revenues, more clients, and less stress and overwhelm.

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Office Organization Success

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

Basically a client, or potential client, has access to your availability (not your calendar). As I was working with one of my clients to help her get this system set up for her strategy sessions, she emailed me to ask if she had allowed enough availability on her calendar — this is something I get asked a lot.

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Worxbee

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Mental illness comes in different forms, but it’s well-known that stress can contribute to depression, which is one of the most common mental illnesses, affecting 16 million U.S. Know the signs of burnout Burnout is a common issue among the workforce, especially for those who work long hours in stressful or highly responsible positions.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 30, 2010

Productive & Organized Home Contribute to P&O!   If your business is not effectively organized, it’s costing you money.    Yet, we try to do it all of the time by putting systems in place that don’t match our personal or our organizations’ styles.   There are different organization styles too. 

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Office Organization Success

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

The solution is simple … you plan it in your calendar. The first step, and most important step, is to actually schedule your time off in your calendar. Once it’s on your calendar and you can see it you’re unlikely to accidentally schedule in a client call, meeting, or other event that will encroach upon your down time.

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Success

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Turning down an attractive and timely opportunity with Harvey’s organization is one of many times throughout the years that she has stood her ground against the odds. In 2014, while in the process of launching her second book, Washington revisited the Steve Harvey organization—this time as a guest on his radio show.

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Office Organization Success

APRIL 14, 2016

Weekly Marketing Appointment – add a weekly appointment to your calendar (30 minutes / 1 hour) where you will spend time distributing and updating your content marketing system. Having the right systems in place leads to consistent revenues, more clients, and less stress and overwhelm.

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Office Organization Success

OCTOBER 27, 2016

I realized that what I needed to do was organize all of these different list building strategies into a format that made sense to me. These are the activities that you want to be thinking of building into your annual marketing calendar — maybe not every week or every month, but certainly several times throughout the year.

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Worxbee

APRIL 5, 2021

It’s easy to get distracted or stressed when you’re thinking about the many other tasks waiting for you! #2. So a better approach is to match the task to the time on the calendar when you know you’ll have the right kind of energy for it. The fact is, scheduling can be much more complicated than filling a gap on a calendar.

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C-Suite Assistants

AUGUST 31, 2021

One way to alleviate some of the stress is to work with an executive assistant. Some of the tasks that executive assistants can take on include: Become your right-hand gatekeeper by managing complex personal and professional calendars and scheduling internal and external meetings.

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Office Organization Success

OCTOBER 5, 2013

Part of running an efficient and organized business is making full use of the technology and resources available to you. It’s great to set up systems and processes and have them work for you, but in order to fully automate your business you also need to know which technologies are going to work best to support you in that.

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Office Dynamics

MARCH 18, 2015

Daily Calendars. It is easy to place a wrong time or wrong date on a calendar. Or because so many executives are independent, they place events on their own calendars and forget to inform their administrative partner. Reduces stress. Helps the executive get organized for the day. WHAT WOULD WE TALK ABOUT?

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MARCH 25, 2011

  But, how do you make sure to organize all of those business cards so that you CAN do the right FOLLOW UP? The most effective networkers have a system to manage/organize business cards and their contacts.  Thanks to Sharon Lowenheim of Organizing Goddess, Inc. Thanks to Brenda Kenny of Busy Bee Organizing Solutions.

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Office Organization Success

JUNE 1, 2013

Plan out my calendar in advance. Follow the School Calendar. I add all school vacations for the upcoming year to my calendar in early June so I know exactly when the boys are going to be off school. Having the right systems in place leads to consistent revenues, more clients, and less stress and overwhelm.

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Office Organization Success

MAY 7, 2015

Create an editorial calendar – this is so that you can plan out in advance what topics you’ll be covering in each issue, and therefore avoid ‘blank screen/page’ syndrome. Having the right systems in place leads to consistent revenues, more clients, and less stress and overwhelm. FREE Online Business & Marketing Systems Checklist.

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Office Dynamics

DECEMBER 16, 2012

Today it’s the Mayan calendar that has people in an uproar! You intentionally make time to meet and discuss everything from major projects and events to daily processes. You will be able to better plan, anticipate, organize, prioritize and reduce stress. Who among us doesn't remember the perceived crisis of Y2K?

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Ideas.Ted

JULY 8, 2021

After more than 2,500 workers moved to a 35- or 36-hour workweek and declared themselves happier, healthier and less stressed, the country is now moving to make this an option for the majority of its workforce. No company just lopped a day off their calendar. Instead, they had to meaningfully redesign how they worked.

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Office Organization Success

APRIL 27, 2013

System #9 of the Your Systems For Success program focuses specifically on managing your emails and managing your calendar … two huge sources of time drain for many business owners. Having the right systems in place leads to consistent revenues, more clients, and less stress and overwhelm.

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BMT Office Administration

JANUARY 31, 2023

Besides software, organizations can also use spreadsheets, task lists, and self-reporting from employees. With intuitive time-tracking software, you can automate many of these processes to save a ton of time. No stress in hiring new remote workers. Log each individual keystroke from remote workers. Frees up office space.

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Eat Your Career

OCTOBER 23, 2013

You see, for the past several years, I’ve been using a variety of tech tools to help organize my life and work—appointments, tasks, projects and more. If you’re willing to invest the time and go through the process of really defining your system, the right technology can provide almost any organizational feature you can dream of.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

NOVEMBER 2, 2011

  At my child's school, at other organizations that I volunteer for, my professional organizations and so on.  For example, I actually have time blocked off on my calendar every week for reading - both for knowledge and for fun.  I get asked to do stuff all the time.      Closing.

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The Office Professionals Place

JULY 16, 2010

Enhancing your worklife will increase productivity, reduce stress, and maintain focus on job tasks. Organize then Prioritize. In order to effectively prioritize tasks, first you must organize your workspace. The ability to be organized allows you to focus and easily find documents and supplies you will need to complete projects.

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Office Dynamics

OCTOBER 27, 2012

Stress levels are astronomical. These need to center around process and people. Process: You can have the best process in the world, and then your company grows and it no longer works. You need to constantly access your process, and then fine tune. Manage the day: block the calendar. Not enough hours.

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