Productivity Bits

OCTOBER 4, 2011

Copyright © 2011 Productivity Bits. Sometimes there is so much going on, that you may even fail to take advantage of widespread tools that would surely make your life easier. No need to fret, though: If you’re always feeling stressed out and you keep getting the impression that your productivity is weak, this article will help.

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Productivity Bits

JULY 9, 2010

Copyright © 2011 Marlon Ribunal. Money might be the number one cause of stress but that factor is closely associated with the lack of work. Work has been a part of human’s life and so is stress. For as long as there is work, there is going to be stress intertwined with it. Visit the original article at [link].

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Stephanie LH Calahan

OCTOBER 8, 2010

  Keep reading to learn more!   Check out Increase Productivity: Focus on What You CAN Control - Free Yourself from Feeling Overwhelmed/Stressed Tell me more!   Keep reading to learn more! Learn whatis enhancing or impeding your productivity today!   Today is a continuation on that theme.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

AUGUST 30, 2010

» Increase Productivity: Focus on What You CAN Control - Free Yourself from Feeling Overwhelmed/Stressed Thanks for dropping by my blog today.  It seems the more people I talk to, the more I hear about stress, frusteration and the inability to concentrate due to overwhelm.  How do you control overwhelm and stress?

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Ian's Messy Desk

MAY 12, 2010

While technology has given us tools to improve and simplify our lives, we have added so much more to our schedules that we are as pressed for time as any generation. Learn to say no. Emotional blocks – boredom, daydreaming, stress, guilt, anger and frustration reduce concentration. 2) Make time your friend not your enemy.

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Productivity Bits

JULY 6, 2010

Copyright © 2011 Marlon Ribunal. I cannot stress enough the importance of the To-Do List. As technology evolves and as the price of digital gadgets lower down, the analog versions of capture tools, such as the old-school notebook, are slowly fading from the productivity scene. Visit the original article at [link].

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JANUARY 17, 2011

Register Today:  What's for Dinner - 5 Steps to Meal Planning Success You Will Learn You will get insider meal planning tips from a dietitian who has planned menus for over 130,000 customers with a wide-range of tastes & preferences.  Learn whatis enhancing or impeding your productivity today!

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Stephanie LH Calahan

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

If your checked is not greater than your unchecked, fix it tomorrow and see stress diminish. Learn whatis enhancing or impeding your productivity today! Click on any of theself-evaluator tools below and receive your results online immediately! .  Check off everything that is leading you towards your goals. To your success!

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Stephanie LH Calahan

APRIL 7, 2010

  By learning and acting on a few organization tactics, you can get back on track just in time for swimsuit weather!    The National Association of Professional Organizers ( NAPO ) reports that 75-90% of all visits to physicians are stress related.  Learn whatis enhancing or impeding your productivity today!

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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. The intellectual – learning and knowledge growth and management. We have to learn how to treat every moment we have on this Earth as a precious commodity. Be it to people or tools.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

FEBRUARY 26, 2010

"  We left the office and went out for our lunch and I learned that she usually skips meals, believing that she could get ahead in her paperwork if she skipped.   Here is what some of them said: JaniceSimon Mostly at my desk but feel less stressed when eat lunch away from desk. I think of my yard tools. 

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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. If you’re on the receiving end of delegation, learn to say no if your schedule is full, or find out what isn’t urgent and leave it for another day.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

NOVEMBER 24, 2010

The Most Productive Lunch - Weigh in Your Thoughts How Do You De-Stress? My Tweeps & FB Friends Give Us Answers - Twitter Tuesday Did You Know That You Already Have One of Your Biggest Focus Tools?   Learn more: www.CalahanSolutions.com or www.ProductiveAndOrganized.net , or call 309.826.5263. What do you think? 

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 30, 2010

  We learned back in pre-school that trying to fit a square peg into a round hole just does not work.    It would be nice if the world was that simple, but as we all know, people have different thinking and learning styles.    They even have different rates that they can learn and absorb information. 

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 16, 2010

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 16 July, 2010 Guest Blog by Alexis Bonari: 10 Easy Ways to Check and Maximize Time Management Photo from Flickr: Public Domain It’s not always about giving the boss her money’s worth – sometimes, it just feels great to know that work time is being managed well. .© 23, 1 p.m. (New

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 9, 2010

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 9 July, 2010 Taking stock Whenever I finish a project I always ask myself, or get together with those who assisted me, and ask the question, "What went well and what could have gone better?" The meetings were stress free and I was able to depend on my checklists and templates. 411 Look Up 411.ca

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JANUARY 11, 2010

Now that you’re car is empty, it’s time to stock it and organize it for stress-free travel. Learn whatis enhancing or impeding your productivity today! Click on any of theself-evaluator tools below and receive your results online immediately! Stock the glove box and side pockets with necessities.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MARCH 10, 2010

and if you had at your fingertips the tools to effortlessly eliminate all the sources of overwhelm at work. Learn whatis enhancing or impeding your productivity today! Click on any of theself-evaluator tools below and receive your results online immediately! Imagine, just for a moment. if you picture this now.

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The Small Business Blog

JULY 13, 2010

Copyright © 1994-2010 Winweb® · All rights reserved. It might take time, but you will learn a great deal about how to, and how not to, do things! Networking not only allows you to meet potential clients but you will also learn valuable lessons from people who are more experienced in the business world.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 31, 2010

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 31 January, 2010 Taking the time to acknowledge someone and say thanks. 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. She loved it!

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Stephanie LH Calahan

FEBRUARY 18, 2011

.  It is a communication tool that has been around for decades and it does not look like it is going away any time soon. Some will try to tell you that if you have the "right" tool/ e-mail client, you will have all of your worries taken care of.  It is also one of the biggest TIME HOGS in business today. 

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Stephanie LH Calahan

AUGUST 16, 2010

After conducting a survey of about 4000+ of my Twitter followers, I learned that people have a real challenge figuring out where to pay attention and how to figure it out. Learn whatis enhancing or impeding your productivity today! Click on any of theself-evaluator tools below and receive your results online immediately!

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MARCH 20, 2010

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 20 March, 2010 Admin Buddies I like to have someone at work that I can buddy with. Having a buddy can take some of the stress off and give you assurance that you have someone you can depend on. Lets enjoy our day together.© Yes, it is always nice to have a work buddy. 23, 1 p.m. (New

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JANUARY 3, 2011

  Here are a few for you to consider: AboutOne.com If you would like to go paperless with your home filing, this is definitely the tool to consider!    If you don't want to go paperless, but you want an easy way to find anything in 5 seconds or less, then this is the tool.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MARCH 3, 2010

are important tools in today's business environment.    When you least expect it, those very tools can turn into "time suckers."  "  Instead, schedule times throughout your day that you will check or interact with/on the tools.    You need to be careful, however! 

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Andrea Kalli

APRIL 27, 2010

Fortunately, the wide range of tools available today makes it extremely simple to research your online competition. With these tools, tips, and strategies aiding your online research, you will have your successful website planned and ready-to-build in no time. Market Samurai, however, is my Keyword Research tool of choice.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

  There are a number of tools that can help you with your marketing, time management and more.    It is OK to take a walk or participate in another activity to relieve stress.  How a GREAT tool can benefit you and/or your business   "Doing IT ALL" Gets Nothing Done - Is that REALLY True?

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Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 19, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 19 December, 2009 Meetings Plus: Taking them offline I organize a lot of meetings in a day, week, month; heck, even into next year. Much easier than searching in Outlook and less stressful. Never underestimate what you can learn from other assistants. Lets enjoy our day together.©

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Stephanie LH Calahan

AUGUST 30, 2010

Work With Stephanie « Increase Productivity: Focus on What You CAN Control - Free Yourself from Feeling Overwhelmed/Stressed | Main | Check Out This Great Resource for Organizing Tips and Products (and maybe win some stuff too) » Productive Social Networking-Making the Most of Your Twitter & Facebook Experience - Do You Use Lists? . 

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MARCH 12, 2010

Develop a process and strategy for how you will schedule your week, day, hour and you will have less stress worrying about getting things done.  Grow those horizontal shoots, like bamboo, and build systems into your work-flow and you will see the stress diminish and the income flow.   Try it and let me know how it goes!

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Laughing all the Way to Work

OCTOBER 4, 2008

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 4 October, 2008 Kings and Queens of the Office A friend was telling me about an Executive Assistant who has taken on a superior attitude at work and seems to think she is the Queen, looking down her nose on all her subjects, the other assistants. Lets enjoy our day together.© 5, 2010 at 12 p.m.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JUNE 14, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 14 June, 2009 Meeting preparation. This does increase the preparation time, but on the day of the meeting it goes very smoothly with no stress. I have been learning on the job as far as minute taking goes, but I love writing so it is something I really enjoy doing. Lets enjoy our day together.©

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Stephanie LH Calahan

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

  Not only has my productivity increased with your strategies, but I have also alleviated quite a bit of stress!   Not only has my productivity increased with your strategies, but I have also alleviated quite a bit of stress! Learn whatis enhancing or impeding your productivity today!

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MARCH 5, 2010

  What tools do you use? It's also given me the tools to go to my clients and say "Hey. In her post Does Your To Do List Reflect Your Passion , she states that there are 3 big reasons that can keep you stuck, stressed and disconnected from your inner energy and confidence: 1. Shall we regroup?)

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 29, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 29 July, 2009 Monty Python Officeland One of my former bosses said working with me was like being in a Monty Python movie. Humour is a powerful stress reliever if done in good taste, but timing is everything. Lets enjoy our day together.© My current boss says we get along like a house on fire.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 12, 2008

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 12 December, 2008 Are you worried about job security? I can honestly say that even though it was a hard time to go through, I ended up getting a much better job and a better opportunity and can look back on it as a good learning experience. One of the things they stressed was to hire well. (New

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Laughing all the Way to Work

SEPTEMBER 6, 2008

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 6 September, 2008 Going Checklist Crazy I am organizing a Board meeting and I have checklists and to-do lists coming out of my ears. 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. 411 Look Up 411.ca

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