Productivityist

FEBRUARY 28, 2013

You can learn more about the event and get your tickets here , and be sure to use the promotional code VARDYGUEST to save 20% off the price. In Victoria, I’ve got a few events going on over the next several weeks. 2 Finally, I’ll be appearing at Social Media Camp. 2 Finally, I’ll be appearing at Social Media Camp. Chapman, and more.

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Productivityist

JANUARY 7, 2013

I’m excited to be part of the Productivity Power Panel, featuring Craig Jarrow ( Time Management Ninja ), Brett Kelly (author of Evernote Essentials ), and Leo Widrich ( Buffer ). You can learn more about the Ready Retreats here. Ready Retreat Workbook: Email Management - $14.99

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Productivityist

NOVEMBER 7, 2012

A Ready Retreat is a workshop that allows attendees to take a step back from the day-to-day and learn about valuable strategies and tools that will allow them to be ready to attack their work and life with a more balanced, efficient, and effective approach.

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BMT Office Administration

DECEMBER 5, 2022

If so, then you know how hectic project management can be at times, especially if you don’t have a centralized platform to keep track of your tasks. That’s not to mention how difficult communication can be if you use email. Yet, how do you know which one is right for your business? What is Trello? calendar view, Gantt charts, etc.).

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Loosely Speaking

JANUARY 13, 2009

Home VA Training VA FAQ Podcast Featured Events for Bloggers & VAs Can Virtual Assistants provide social networking support? As a result, clients in many industries are seeking VAs with proven expertise to manage their social media presence. Social networking became the trendiest way to stay connected in 2008. Thank you for your input.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2022

If so, it’s time to introduce yourself to the ever-growing world of cloud-based project management software. In fact, as of 2022, 77% of all high-performing teams use project management software. Portfolio management. Task management. Workflow management. Team management. Collaboration. Ease of use.

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Productivityist

NOVEMBER 1, 2012

I have one less email account to check. It means you have more freedom to move and breathe (if you decide to manage time – and, more importantly, tasks – more efficiently and effectively). Make no mistake, I’m still learning how to do this – although I am getting better at it. I have far less people to concern myself with.

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Productivityist

JULY 30, 2012

Task management and time management are very different. You need to learn how to manage your tasks first, then you’ll be in a far better position to manage your time. The ideal scenario for one’s personal productivity is to be both efficient and effective – not forsaking one for the other.

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Loosely Speaking

AUGUST 6, 2009

They will conduct a panel discussion on this topic and invite you to submit your questions in advance: please post them in the comment area below or send an email with your questions to ktcosmos@LooseEnds.net. Attendance will require a computer as she will be using GoToMeeting to conduct the session.

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Men With Pens

APRIL 8, 2010

UberNote This helpful application is a management tool that allows you to store and access your content from anywhere. Use email, instant messaging and your mobile phone to submit your notes or you can clip content from the web with the browser toolbar. Jott takes the spoken messages and turns them into text.

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Men With Pens

APRIL 25, 2010

Check your email. Look at your email. Read that long chain email someone forwarded to you. Forward that chain email to all your friends. Write a detailed apology to the friend you sent that chain email to who asked you not to send stuff like that anymore. Send an email to your client. Check your voice mail.

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Men With Pens

APRIL 1, 2010

You could try cold-calling (or cold-emailing), knocking on doors or praying to the freelancing fairies for some work, but there are some better techniques you can use that will be sure to get you clients in a hurry. Just send an email, comment on someone else’s blog, make a cold call, ask someone to recommend you.

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Men With Pens

JULY 14, 2010

You have many options: landline, cellular phone, texting, fax line (yeah, many people still fax), email, website contact form, Twitter direct message, LinkedIn message, Skype, and lots more. Yes, you have to manage your time and you can’t email all day, but don’t get so efficient that you become unreachable and aloof.

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Men With Pens

FEBRUARY 28, 2010

Emails bombard you. You were supposed to deliver this project at 5pm and you’re almost finished but… A new email comes in. You try to learn the secret , because there’s obviously something you haven’t figured out yet. It has been a very hard lesson to learn, but I am better for it. It’s a rush.

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Men With Pens

MARCH 8, 2010

That means possibly posting something to your blog, sending out a press release, tweeting a public notice or emailing clients. Twitter,Facebook, your project manager, your to-do list app, Google Analytics, your bookkeeping software, or your email accounts? And even if they did, they may not know where to look for it.

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Men With Pens

DECEMBER 20, 2009

Even if you technically manage to do a good job, it’s not going to be the best work you can produce. I guess they’re still learning or I need to keep looking for super high-quality. I learned a while back that saying yes to yourself first is what really makes the difference between a healthy person and someone run down and tired.

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JUNE 23, 2010

My first priority in writing is fiction and although I’ve only managed to get some of my stories published (just online), I’m determined not to quit until I saw them in print. Like her, my appetite for reading fiction is much greater than for non-fiction and often the learning, insights and inspiration are just as great!

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Men With Pens

JANUARY 7, 2010

A full-time writing job is a great starting point for advancing into management jobs where you can start earning real money. It’s not all that bad once you learn how, but it’s not a job for wall flowers. But then there’s multi-tasking and time-management. You’re on your own. No one will hand work to you.

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Men With Pens

MAY 26, 2010

I will say, though, that Ali’s post was coincidentally timed – though you’ll have to tune in next week to learn why. I love that I get emails and comments telling me that a blog post came at just the right time. But I managed to finish the project by self-discipline. Email Marketing Basics Reply Go ahead.

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JULY 4, 2010

By doing these writing exercises, you’ll discover your true voice and then learn how to develop flexibility. Sarah – Even if you’re not a copywriter, these exercises can help with simple things like client communication, emails, etc. Tips for Managing Your Online Reputation Reply Go ahead. Or voices, even.)

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Men With Pens

JANUARY 21, 2010

But what I tell people are four scenes from the last six months that sum up what I’ve learned better than I can spell it out: Exhibit A: The High Style The man I was listening to spoke with a strong British accent. Live and learn. Try telling someone who gives stock market advice to just treat blogging like a game and have a good time.

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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. How do you manage to get anything done?! It’s all too easy to fall into bad habits, starting with procrastination.

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Productivityist

JUNE 29, 2015

To make this post even more effective, you can grab a special report that helps you to improve your email (Gmail) productivity. I got my first email account in 1994. Back then, using email was exciting but somewhat complicated. Email is an integral part of our lives and the volume of email messages is growing all the time.

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Men With Pens

DECEMBER 8, 2009

I give them time and attention because I do learn things that I can make valuable for my situation, but I wouldn’t pay (for instance) for advice on being a professional blogger when I have no ambitions in that direction. Experts tell us we learn in spirals, NOT in straight lines. Jodi Kaplan´s last blog. Leave a Comment!

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Men With Pens

MARCH 9, 2010

The people I’ve spoken to have managed to be successful in their business. And frankly, we ‘net-savvy people do talk about the virtual world and technology like we really can’t imagine how those businesspeople ever managed without it. We want to learn more about the people we’re going to hire services from.

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Men With Pens

NOVEMBER 24, 2009

DO NOT look at a single work email after that. Your quick email check becomes a written response, some analysis, and finally that little voice says, “What the heck. Shutting down the site Reply Learn Creative Visualization ( @learnLCV ) November 25, 2009 at 11:47 am Good reminder, I am not exercising at all. great post.

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Men With Pens

APRIL 27, 2010

His emails are usually brief, casual, and mention something like, “Have a nice weekend,” or “Hope everything’s good with you.” So it was weird to get an email that was so stilted and formal that it sounded like it was written by the Queen of England’s chamberlain to someone she was too polite to outright call a waste of space.

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JULY 7, 2010

Three Steps to Being a Successful Entrepreneur Reply Manav July 9, 2010 at 3:59 am Well written and comprehensively covers the softer aspects of managing freelancers. Often I struggle to get the best out of a talented freelancer for lack of mutually agreed upon project management methodology. Do use sites like Elance. Reply Go ahead.

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Men With Pens

JULY 25, 2010

To avoid the hypocrisy, whatever a person’s talk is, they should also be walking it or learning to walk it. Most of us teach what we needed or still need to learn ourselves. I agree that there should always be something to learn, take action on or gain enjoyment from with every blog post. I agree with Marian. I hope not.

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APRIL 22, 2010

Where do you learn to get comfortable with all this? Learn how to spin right? Always was a loner and never really felt comfortable with marketing until I learned to be comfortable. But unless you’re willing to back all that up with your own confidence, none of it matters as much as you think. Todd – love the analogy!

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DECEMBER 13, 2009

You put hours of effort and study into learning a certain subject inside and out. You probably can’t remember when you last put the knowledge you learned in university to work in your everyday business affairs. You’ve probably forgotten half of what you learned, too. I didn’t pay attention to what I’d learned.

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Men With Pens

FEBRUARY 25, 2010

Many people out there have learned their lessons the hard way, assuming that because it’s for sale, it must be accurate information. They can be inspiring, they can be uplifting, or they can help you reach your goals, from learning how to juggle to shaking off low self-esteem to improving your business.

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Men With Pens

JUNE 20, 2010

That means they’ll grasp your razor-sharp message perfectly, learn from it quickly and understand it clearly. You’ll learn more, understand it better and remember it longer. Once I learned that I was better at conversational writing I relaxed and found my voice. They might even tell their friends about it.

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Men With Pens

APRIL 11, 2010

I know whenever I’m looking to hire somebody for contract work or to share in projects I’m taking on I always check their website to learn more about them. I quickly learned that I was, to paraphrase your client, doing OK, I guess. I want to see what it looks like and learn more about them. Thanks for sharing.

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Brilliantly Better

JULY 17, 2010

Not only because I coded every single line of it, but because this app is the tangible result of more than 3 years of testing, learning and writing about personal productivity. Third: I am obsessed with learning new things. Learned how to create a project and what the folder structure means. Can be tricky at times.

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Men With Pens

JANUARY 3, 2010

We listened, asked questions, and learned more every time we did. Solomon – I feel that being able to discuss, talk and look at all sides of the coin is a gift, and yet so many people ignore the opportunity to ask questions, go deeper and learn more. I learned something new today. Barbara – It’s funny, eh?

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Men With Pens

JANUARY 12, 2010

I think King is awesome, and he’s managed to make me cry with his books, and move me, while simultaneously freaking me out. Your Questions: Amy, how do you learn? Thomas Pynchon actually published a set of short stories specifically, he says, so that other writers can learn that it didn’t just happen magically.

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