Stephanie LH Calahan

OCTOBER 21, 2010

  Since the day she discovered a new way of thinking, Allyson developed a simple, yet powerful process for Prioritizing, Organizing and Simplifying® her life - to get more of what she really want in life and make more of a meaningful contribution to those around her!   Click to get posts as we publish Prefer less email?

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 22, 2010

Cinch: [link] (audio)  -- Kathleen Gage shares her process for annual planning.     Do you hae a favorite planning process?  family of sites · 8 Shoreline, Suite 100, Bloomington IL 61704 TEL 309.663.1360 · FAX 309.422.7665 Find out how to make it the best ever. A different take on the to-do list.

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Professional Assistant Blog

AUGUST 23, 2007

In relation to teaching organizational skills as well as skills in word processing and accounting, Bryant & Stratton College recently announced the launch of its new online Associate of Administrative Assistant ([link] degree program. Converted to Blogger by Blogger Templates © Content by Richard Rinyai 2007-2010

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MARCH 12, 2010

  While it is really from the grass family, bamboo has some amazing strategic growth processes --heck some can even grow up to 100 feet tall!    The more you can put systems and processes to the work you do, the stronger you become and the more you can grow and even survive harsh conditions.   Bamboo? 

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Stephanie LH Calahan

FEBRUARY 19, 2010

Every person, regardless of intelligence, age or education can only process a few changes at a time (if the changes are to be lasting.) Click to get posts as we publish Prefer less email? family of sites · 8 Shoreline, Suite 100, Bloomington IL 61704 TEL 309.663.1360 · FAX 309.422.7665   Or, follow us on Twitter ! 

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MAY 13, 2011

It allows us to easily email branded invoices to our clients, which they can then pay by mail or online. By recording payments as we receive them, we can just as easily monitor overdue payments and send email reminders. I travel by car to see many of my clients, in their homes. I sit in my car and check my email.

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Professional Assistant Blog

FEBRUARY 20, 2008

Watson Associates gives the following e-mail tips for Email Salutations in her e-bulletin Business Writing Updates: “There are several options for starting an e-mail in North America as our business culture is not as formal as other areas. That way the reader can relax and continue to read the email knowing you are not shouting at them.

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Professional Assistant Blog

MARCH 6, 2008

Now its time to begin the process of gossiping about co-workers, belittling co-workers, making snide comments about other staff. Then she spends at least the first hour discussing what she did the day before at home; cooking, cleaning, shopping, gossiping , what ever she did after she left work.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JANUARY 6, 2010

Repeat this process for all your main filing categories. Use the same system again to store and manage all your emails. Instead of them all going into one huge Inbox that's totally unorganized, break your Inbox down into different folders and move the relevant email into that folder. ORGANIZE your Inbox.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

FEBRUARY 16, 2011

Work With Stephanie « Steph in the Media | Main | 19 Tips for Managing Your Email Even When You Dont Want To » Dont Strangle Your Reminders!   As this process becomes a habit, I will remove the alarm and just have it on my daily ongoing task list. Click to get posts as we publish Prefer less email?

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 29, 2010

Today I'll share a few tips for how you can begin to free yourself from piles of paper, clear your desks and possibly save some trees in the process.   You still get notified, but it is in your email rather than in physical form. We get the email notifications and save them to a file on our computer (we do not print them). 

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Stephanie LH Calahan

SEPTEMBER 6, 2010

  For some, just the process of writing can help put the information into your memory and make it a solid committment.    Share your thoughts in the blog comment section below (or if you are reading in an RSS reader or email, just click on the article title and then make your comment!)  What Do You Do?

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MARCH 22, 2010

  We create opinions about our systems and processes and convince ourselves that it is the only way to do something.  PS -- If you've enjoyed this post and want to see more, why not subscribe to our daily emails ( Feedblitz ) or through the RSS Feed ( click here )?    Share it here by leaving a comment.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

NOVEMBER 30, 2009

  When we explored her process we found what I see a number of people experience.    As you are traveling and you think of things you need or want to do, you take out a card and jot it down.    Then, when you are back in the office, you put those cards in your in-box and process accordingly. 

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JANUARY 4, 2010

The process is as important as the destination. The process is as important as the destination. Click to get posts as we publish Prefer less email? family of sites · 8 Shoreline, Suite 100, Bloomington IL 61704 TEL 309.663.1360 · FAX 309.422.7665 How do you organize your progress so that your life goals are realized?

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 28, 2009

Or it could be a number of days for an idea that is in the process of forming in your mind. Click to get posts as we publish Prefer less email? family of sites · 8 Shoreline, Suite 100, Bloomington IL 61704 TEL 309.663.1360 · FAX 309.422.7665 Think about your idea because not all ideas are created equal.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 15, 2010

  Maybe you will create new or improved processes that make it easier for you to follow up with your clients.    Try this process and see how well you meet their needs and grow your business. Click to get posts as we publish Prefer less email?   Remember to think of your customer. 

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 6, 2010

  My process is to go out to each person and find out how to connect with them so that I can thank them for the follow.    Tweet Click to get posts as we publish Prefer less email? family of sites · 8 Shoreline, Suite 100, Bloomington IL 61704 TEL 309.663.1360 · FAX 309.422.7665

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 30, 2010

" 3 - Get Solid Systems in Place – Make Good Use of Routines and Processes Routines/processes are habits that support your efforts in an effortless way.    That is true of any routine or process you put into place.   Do you have a process manual and an employee manual outlining expectations and procedure? 

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Stephanie LH Calahan

FEBRUARY 10, 2010

  Put the KISS (keep it simple stupid) process into play.  PS -- If you've enjoyed this post and want to see more, why not subscribe to our daily emails ( Feedblitz ) or through the RSS Feed ( click here )?    Click to get posts as we publish Prefer less email? To your success!

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Stephanie LH Calahan

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

  The proof is in process Just like you can’t train to run a marathon in one day, it will take some time before you can really learn to master your thoughts.    Exercise patience and persistence with yourself and the process.  Click to get posts as we publish Prefer less email?

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Professional Assistant Blog

JULY 22, 2008

Tip: Before creating the rule you need to put the e-mail addresses of your feeds (or whatever you want to create a rule for) in your contact list and open a sub-folder that you want things like this to go to in order to complete the process above. Subscribe to The Professional Assistant feeds or get posts e-mailed directly to you today.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JANUARY 26, 2011

  They describe their tool: " With QuickBase, you can create unlimited custom applications to match your unique business processes, and integrate them with your existing systems. Click to get posts as we publish Prefer less email? " Quickbase Shelley Molitor also drew our eyes to [link]. 

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MARCH 3, 2010

2 - Stop the "time sucking" activities -- Email and social networking (Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Digg, etc.)   Is your role closely related to revenue generation, process improvement or client satisfaction?    Click to get posts as we publish Prefer less email? 6 - Identify the Frog! . 

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Stephanie LH Calahan

AUGUST 30, 2010

  I have written before about how your brain can process faster when you are able to group like activities together.  PS -- If you've enjoyed this post and want to see more, why not subscribe to our daily emails ( Feedblitz ) or through the RSS Feed ( click here )?  What is a Twitter List or Facebook List Anyway?

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JANUARY 3, 2011

Work With Stephanie « Listen Live to Stephanie Share Her Story on #WIBRadio on Jan 3 @ 1pm CST | Main | Procrastination, Email, Multi-Tasking, Family Management, Soc Media Backup Etc.   Read, sort and process your email and snail mail daily.  Tweet Click to get posts as we publish Prefer less email?

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JANUARY 10, 2011

  My major decisions for the year revolved around finding health professionals that were willing for me to be a part of the process.   2011 = DECISIVE PRODUCTIVE ACTION     Click to get posts as we publish Prefer less email? Good news is we found the multiple causes for my health decline and began the healing. 

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Laughing all the Way to Work

APRIL 27, 2009

Your co-workers are probably all new to you, you dont know how to use the photocopier or fax machine and more importantly "where is the bathroom?" I remember throughout the first week that I was there, when I asked a question on how to do something, someone would say, "its in the manual, did you not read it?"

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JANUARY 28, 2011

Here is a video of 1 business owner’s experience [link] Others have spaces that are not cluttered at all, but their processes & thoughts are cluttered. Click to get posts as we publish Prefer less email? family of sites · 8 Shoreline, Suite 100, Bloomington IL 61704 TEL 309.663.1360 · FAX 309.422.7665  Ha! (It

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 2, 2009

Keeps all your appointments, contacts and email in one spot so it's all synched up. I can also store email templates and phone "scripts" (bullet point items of what to cover on certain types of calls). I can also keep notes and all of their contact information, my calendar, email and appointment history, and more.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 21, 2009

However, at its core, productivity results from better workload processing behaviors. As this small example demonstrates, slight changes in workflow processing behaviors have dramatic effects on productivity. However, at its core, productivity results from better workload processing behaviors. Part of the Calahan Solutions, Inc.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 10, 2010

Tame Your Email 1. Turn off email alerts when emails arrive in your inbox. If you know that you will never answer an email, delete it right away. Create email folders same as you would for word doc and paper files. Examples: If you have a full email box, then schedule an hour each morning to tackle it.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 23, 2010

Do not make this an unhealthy obsession, however — lose weight gradually, and enjoy the process. Put up a poster of your current goal, or print it out and put it out somewhere visible, and send yourself emailed reminders. Tweet Click to get posts as we publish Prefer less email?   Exercise. Make this a daily habit.

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