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. Set up a good filing system. Colour–coded files are especially helpful — they show you at a glance where something should go. Put items that must be looked at in a special folder or file.

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Ian's Messy Desk

MAY 26, 2010

Files can be kept in open piles on a desk or in folders, according to your style. Use the RAFT template: refer it, act on it, file it or toss it. File it, if necessary. Eighty percent of filed papers are never looked at again. If the amount is small, three times a week may do. Act on it immediately.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

NOVEMBER 9, 2010

Click to get a weekly digest every Friday Subscribe in a reader Search Recent Comments Brian Osher on What is Your Done List Telling You? A different take on the to-do list.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JANUARY 17, 2011

5 Steps to Meal Planning Success There is no denying that there is a strong tie between your health and your productivity or ability to focus and get things done.    As I have shared my health journey in the past few years, many have written me to express frustration with their ability to manage their time and eating right. 

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Ian's Messy Desk

JUNE 9, 2010

Manage paper effectively – Barbara Hemphill, author of The Paper Tiger, offers the FAT principle for paper burden: file it, act on it, or toss it. Reference Files: store in a convenient location close to your desk. Archive Files: store in a filing cabinet or an off-site location. Comments Trackbacks Weekly Cheat Sheet! |

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Ian's Messy Desk

MAY 25, 2010

Sort – everything into boxes/containers according to what needs to be done: file , shred, recycle , refer, toss, etc. Process the paper – take the items you sorted into boxes and put them where they belong: filing, your tickler or reading folder or delegate/refer to a more appropriate person, etc.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

FEBRUARY 1, 2010

Motivation: Create a Work Environment that Enhances Your Goals (@GinaParris Video) I'm out on Twitter  meeting new and interesting people all of the time.  If you are reading this post in your email, you can see the video here.   Or, follow us on Twitter !    Share and Comment! To your success!

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Ian's Messy Desk

MAY 5, 2010

Like the iPhone version, there is also integration with the HanDBase Gallery of thousands of database designs, plus the ability to email records and databases to other users. This feature lets users load and save HanDBase files to and from their desktops and import/export CSV files for transfer from/to other desktop applications.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Work With Stephanie « Want Help Making Lists on Twitter? Check out this great tool | Main | Getting Organized Helped Me Find Health and Lose 65+ Pounds » Can You Define Social Media Clutter?   I wondered what other people thought, so I asked: QUESTION: Colleague told me that posting quotes on Twitter was just clutter.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

OCTOBER 8, 2010

  My friends and colleagues on Twitter and Facebook gave me some great responses.  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 )?    Or, follow us on Twitter !  To your success!

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Stephanie LH Calahan

SEPTEMBER 1, 2010

Work With Stephanie « Productive Social Networking-Making the Most of Your Twitter & Facebook Experience - Do You Use Lists?   Click to get posts as we publish Prefer less email? Productive & Organized Home Contribute to P&O! Archive Network with Steph Is This You?   Seems like a win win to me!

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 22, 2010

We May Not Have Heard From You Recently a wonderful reader responded to one of our posts via email to let us know that she had filled out our contact form and had not heard from us.  Steph Click to get posts as we publish Prefer less email?   That is just not our style!    That is just not our style! 

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JANUARY 6, 2010

CREATE your paper-based filing system. Having an efficient filing system in place will enable you to find the information you need, when you need it! First of all invest in your filing storage, whether that's a dedicated filing cabinet or plastic filing crates. CREATE your PC filing system.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JANUARY 19, 2011

Social Media Productivity Tips Stop Following me on Twitter :: [link] -- Small Business Advisor, Josepf J Haslam, shares his strategy for managing all of the conversations he has on Twitter.    If you are a light Twitter user, this is not for you, however; if you follow multiple topics and people, take a read. 

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Stephanie LH Calahan

NOVEMBER 5, 2010

If you would like to receive notification as these are published, you can follow me at [link] I also push the cinchcasts out to my Facebook and Twitter accounts, so you can listen to them there too. Or, follow us on Twitter ! Click to get posts as we publish Prefer less email? To your success! Or connect on Facebook !

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Stephanie LH Calahan

SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

I turned off my email notification a long time ago (about 15 years) because I did not want to be taken out of the important state of concentration when working on projects.  100 emails a day x 220 work days a year.   So let's really do the math!  HOURS A YEAR LOST TO EMAIL PINGS! You got it. You got it.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JANUARY 24, 2010

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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.    Read, sort and process your email and snail mail daily. 

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Stephanie LH Calahan

APRIL 28, 2010

A few days ago, my blog post on Self-Discipline and Productivity - How to build self-discipline was being re-tweeted and discussed on Twitter.  Go here if you are reading this in your email.) Click to get posts as we publish Prefer less email?   What is your 20? Have you had feelings of guild about slipping up? 

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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! Use them as much as possible Then, my Twitter buddy Nicole replied: BizFinanceForum (Nicole Fende) @ StephCalahan I do try. .    Share them below in the comments section!

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Stephanie LH Calahan

FEBRUARY 8, 2010

If you are reading this post via email, you can watch the video here. 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 )?    Or, follow us on Twitter !  Click to get posts as we publish Prefer less email?

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 31, 2010

Tweet Follow the Twitter Chat: Have questions you want to make sure Stephanie answers?    Follow the twitter chat and Michele will ask for you! Tweet Follow the Twitter Chat: Have questions you want to make sure Stephanie answers?    Follow the twitter chat and Michele will ask for you!

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JANUARY 29, 2010

  If you are reading this post in your email, go here to see the video.  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 )?    Or, follow us on Twitter !  .  @AgentXPQ decided to do just that! 

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Stephanie LH Calahan

NOVEMBER 12, 2010

Work With Stephanie « Personal Productivity, Organization and Mindset #Cinch Podcasts In One Location | Main | You Can Steal Time Back From Email » Productivity in Bite Sized Pieces - Weekly #Cinch Audiocast Review Last week I wrote to tell you about the new cinchcasting that I am doing.    Or, follow us on Twitter ! 

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JANUARY 8, 2011

Tweet Click to get posts as we publish Prefer less email? Have questions you want to make sure I answer?    Share them in the comments below or add them to the comments on the show's chat. Click to get a weekly digest every Friday Subscribe in a reader Search Recent Comments Brian Osher on What is Your Done List Telling You?

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Stephanie LH Calahan

OCTOBER 13, 2010

.  Comment in the comment section below (and if you are reading this in your email, click on the article title to be taken to the blog where you can comment too!) 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 )? 

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Stephanie LH Calahan

SEPTEMBER 6, 2010

Work With Stephanie « Little Things Really Can Make a Big Impact | Main | Want Help Making Lists on Twitter? It's simple to keep my schedule, lists and important health notes in one place.    Or, follow us on Twitter !  Click to get posts as we publish Prefer less email? What Do You Do?

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MAY 19, 2010

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 )?    Or, follow us on Twitter !    Or, follow us on Twitter !  Click to get posts as we publish Prefer less email? To your success!

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 7, 2009

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 )?    Or, follow us on Twitter !    Or, follow us on Twitter !  Click to get posts as we publish Prefer less email?   Tell me about it. 

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Ian's Messy Desk

APRIL 9, 2010

Delete unnecessary files: With a computer, you can free up space by sending unnecessary files to the trash. How about all those “junk files” on your mental hard drive? Download: Many “must keep” files that don’t need to reside on your hard drive can be downloaded onto a disk. Delegate whenever you can.

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The Office Professionals Place

JANUARY 21, 2010

Google Health – organize your medical records, prescriptions, etc. Want more got to [link] Google has revolutionized the internet; I think that Google is going to be up there with Twitter, the term will be called "Googling." Log Files As with most other websites, we collect and use the data contained in log files.

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The Office Professionals Place

JULY 15, 2009

The Office Professionals Place Topics Communication (18) Development (5) Leadership (6) Productivity (10) Tips/Techniques (14) Workplace Humor (1) Workplace Mental Health (13) The Office Professionals Place Privacy Policy The privacy of our visitors to [link] is important to us. Post whats on your mind, reply, and engage each other.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

FEBRUARY 25, 2011

It's a great way to save files and photos on the "cloud." Email the report to the boss while you're sitting by the pool. Email the report to the boss while you're sitting by the pool. No need to load and check USB flash drives or email documents back and forth from work to home. No problem!

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 29, 2010

  I have so many piles and I don't want to file it all."   If your computer files are organized, you will be able to do a search and find what you are looking for quickly.   You still get notified, but it is in your email rather than in physical form.   That certainly has not happened, has it?!

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Stephanie LH Calahan

FEBRUARY 16, 2011

Click to get posts as we publish Prefer less email?   It is so much fun talking with different people and seeing what questions they ask.    I thought I'd share some of them.    Let me know what you think. A different take on the to-do list.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

FEBRUARY 22, 2010

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 )?    Or, follow us on Twitter !    Click to get posts as we publish Prefer less email?   Or connect on Facebook !   Build up your courage! 

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Ian's Messy Desk

JUNE 30, 2010

Not only did she remember the name of the antibiotic from four years previous, within 45 seconds she had pulled a copy of the prescription from her files. That was just before my mother’s 78th birthday. She understands the first measure of an effective productivity system: 1) You can find things that need to be found.

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