Success

APRIL 6, 2024

Wilson was motivated to write her book—which covers everything from advice on making personal connections (always email, and keep it short and sweet) to avoiding people-pleasing—because she wants to address the unspoken rules in the workplace we often break simply because we don’t know them. “I Although What Do You Need?

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Success

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Instead of checking your email or Instagram the moment you wake up, fall into a productive morning routine that helps set the tone for a productive day. If you’re browsing social media or checking emails, that’s not mental recovery—that’s like trying to rest your muscles by doing pushups in between bench presses. From 3-10 p.m.

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Success

JANUARY 4, 2023

She’d made a small on-the-job error, and a library trustee known for her bullying manner sent a reprimand to Fanning’s personal email address, CC’ing it to the entire board. Fanning acknowledged the error, apologized and asked that work emails be sent only to her work address. The stress-reducing power of assertiveness.

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Recruit CRM

DECEMBER 18, 2020

Staying in touch over a phone call or a short email exchange can help bring value. Review The Entire Process While waiting for January to make a new beginning, recruiters can make good use of this time by taking stock and reviewing the candidate pool. If you’re using a recruitment agency, are they appropriate for you?

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Success

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

No time to review your lecture notes. Looking at your phone you find three texts that say, “Hey is this meeting happening?”. Unlike typical venture capitalists, he left Silicon Valley to get away from the constant stimulation, “just touching base” emails and endless coffee dates. “I The secret to his success?

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BMT Office Administration

OCTOBER 6, 2022

While this may be the most stressful time of the year, good preparation can smooth out a lot of the kinks. So what can you start doing now to get ahead and reduce the stress when prime time arrives? Review employees’ health benefit applications for dependents’ SSNs. Unlike email, faxing to a computer is a closed system.

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Office Dynamics

JULY 10, 2018

Scheduling a performance evaluation meeting and setting measurable goals can be stressful or even seem unproductive to some. I have personally experienced stress in the past too! There are ways to decrease the stress levels and frustration though! Getting the Most Out of Your Next Performance Evaluation.

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All Things Admin

JULY 27, 2022

It worked out in the end, but I’ll never forget that moment of stress and panic. Turn off forwarding on phones. Read emails. Check/review calendars for today: (executive’s name). Review in-tray Items that came over the weekend. Meet with (executive’s/manager’s name) to review priorities for the day.

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Success

MARCH 13, 2023

Start by reviewing your tax bill from last year and add a buffer to account for any additional income you’ll earn this year. This way, you can label or tag a file or email, making searching for a specific transaction or dollar amount easier. Get some help Preparing your taxes yourself is cheaper.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

Work With Stephanie « Productivity in Bite Sized Pieces - Weekly #Cinch Audiocast Review | Main | Caffeine-Free Ways to Increase Focus & Attention » You Can Steal Time Back From Email A few days ago I received an email from a reader.  " Email is something that many of us struggle with. 

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Success

JANUARY 8, 2023

Another time, the editors emailed with an assignment while I was on a trip to ask Laura if she’d like to get married. When I saw one fellow’s mood profiles, his unhappiness when he was with his wife just jumped out,” he wrote in an email. For my own experiment, I used a fairly basic spreadsheet and phone alerts.

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Productivityist

MARCH 29, 2016

Email is a terrible place to spend the majority of your time. Don’t get me wrong – email is a fantastic tool for communication. I know that email is part of what we need to do every day, but it isn’t the only thing we need to do. Option 1: Sort Email Differently. Let’s get you out of that inbox, shall we?

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Productivityist

DECEMBER 22, 2016

As a result, my email went from around 30 a day to well over 150. I already knew the theories of inbox zero, yet here I was, drowning in email. This made finding a specific email very time consuming. Then I brainstormed how I was going to deal with hundreds of emails a day. I review email twice a day now.

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All Things Admin

DECEMBER 18, 2020

I receive a lot of emails from admins who’ve lost their jobs unexpectedly. This makes a stressful time even tenser. Third Paragraph – Action : Suggest the course of action you’d like the reader to take, such as schedule a phone call or interview. Past performance reviews. She said, “Security doesn’t lie within a company.

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On The Job

MAY 16, 2011

I've read Jodi Glickman's stuff over at Harvard Business Review online for a long time, so it was great to get to finally connect with her for this column I did for Gannett/USAToday.com: Some of the stickiest workplace situations include a micromanaging boss, delegating unwanted tasks and stopping constant interruptions. The result?

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Clutter Coach

OCTOBER 11, 2018

You can leave a review here! I’ll bet many of you listening right now are terrified by the idea of sitting quietly in a room alone, alone meaning no other people but also no TV, no computer, no phone! But despite its brevity, the two line text disrupts our attention as much as the email would have. by Subscribe: iTunes ?

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Step It Up VA Coaching

FEBRUARY 6, 2014

Perhaps you spend too much time recreating every proposal or contract, every form, every letter or email each time you need it. Then I have a plan for you to implement today, right now, that will help you increase your productivity, lessen your stress and actually cross things off your to-do list at the end of the day.

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The Marq

JUNE 7, 2010

TheMarq A Human Perspective on Business and Life Delivering Happiness Book Review Book Recommendations Tony Hsieh’s new book, Delivering Happiness , was released today. I was exposed to this book a couple of months back when I signed up to receive a free pre-release copy in exchange for writing an honest, unbiased review on this blog.

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Step It Up VA Coaching

APRIL 11, 2013

Perhaps you spend too much time recreating every proposal or contract, every form, every letter or email each time you need it. Then I have a plan for you to implement today, right now, that will help you increase your productivity, lessen your stress and actually cross things off your to-do list at the end of the day.

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On The Job

JULY 10, 2012

I had never tried meditation until a few years ago, when personal and professional stresses were giving me insomnia and constant headaches. It took me a few weeks to really see the payoff of meditation, but after a while I began to feel less stress. At first, I was impatient to get results. "OK, OK, I'm breathing, dammit," I'd think.

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Eat Your Career

OCTOBER 23, 2013

In theory, electronic tools are always in your pocket or just a click away—whether on your phone, tablet, or laptop. Things I had input on my phone wouldn’t show up on my computer and vice versa. Completing my weekly review. So the safety offered from electronic systems is hard to overlook. Always at your fingertips.

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Job Advice Blog

MAY 30, 2010

Oftentimes, you review the document so many times it starts to blur and you can miss something glaring. Put your name, phone, email and address at the top of the page. On page two your name, phone and email should appear. This is one area that cannot afford to be overlooked.

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On The Job

MAY 31, 2012

Here’s the problem with that thinking: Now that the phone is only an arm’s reach away, it’s easy to check a few emails, perhaps sending off a few responses so you have one less thing to do tomorrow. They start to feel that to be responsive, they have to respond late at night to emails. Hold one another accountable.

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Productivity Bits

JUNE 10, 2011

However, what can be a big secret is how successful professionals manage to balance the stress and responsibility of their work life, with the inevitable stress and responsibility of their home life. Blocking out these times on a calendar, turning off the phone and pronouncing ourselves unavailable helps keep any distractions away.

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Productivity Bits

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

Our inability to control things causes us to stress out. The thing is – and I cannot stress this enough – you don’t try closing them out but must control them. The open loops can become constant source of stress if not controlled. Read my quick review of this tool here. Read my review of this tool here.

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Productivityist

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

When you prepare for a road trip, a little foresight before and during the trip can result in a great time devoid of stress. Document Your Packing List on Phone Instead of Paper. Since paper is easier to misplace, it’s more practical to document your packing list on a phone, tablet, or laptop. Avoid Over-Packing.

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On The Job

MAY 30, 2012

Emails show up at 2 a.m., phone calls are made on the weekends -- even about the most trivial matters. Here's the problem with that thinking: Now that the phone is only an arm's reach away, it's easy to check a few e-mails, perhaps sending off a few responses so you have one fewer thing to do tomorrow.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

SEPTEMBER 6, 2010

They can carry the to appointments, allowing their physician to review it & connect symptoms w/factors such as stress/other environmental causes. We also both have android phones and when I add appointments on my phone it syncs online and vice versa. Click to get posts as we publish Prefer less email?

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On The Job

SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

They're sick of working so much, with little (or no) pay raises, and dream of landing a job where there will be more appreciation and less stress. Check out this story I did for Gannett/USAToday.com: You're sitting in your cubicle one day considering the dozens of emails that await your attention when your phone rings.On

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Stephanie LH Calahan

APRIL 7, 2010

  The National Association of Professional Organizers ( NAPO ) reports that 75-90% of all visits to physicians are stress related.    Having a workout and healthy eating plan can also reduce your stress.  Take 5 : Start the first five minutes of your day reviewing your goal.  To your success!

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Productivityist

OCTOBER 26, 2015

This will boost your creativity, reduce stress levels and even enhance your problem solving capabilities. You just leave a voice recording and then an app turns the recording into text for you and emails it for you. I’ve used both extensively, but decided to stick with Mobile Assistant because their smart phone app is fantastic.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MAY 13, 2011

" That is what I heard from her as we were talking on the phone.  You can easily track personal and business finances, quickly see the profit/loss of the business, create invoices, review financial reports, import data AND easily transfer information to Turbo Tax (another program I'd recommend!)   OK! 

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MARCH 10, 2010

Imagine starting and ending every day with an empty email inbox. Imagine starting and ending every day with an empty email inbox. Click to get posts as we publish Prefer less email? Network with Stephanie or Connect with Your Smart Phone Become a Fan Follow this blog Categories News & Updates!

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Productivityist

MARCH 10, 2016

Here are some of the important ways a cybersecurity plan can keep you focused and productive: Less Stress = More Productivity. Stress contributes negatively to productivity. You should know what can be shared in email or discussed over the phone. Take notes as to any obvious vulnerabilities.

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Productivityist

MARCH 10, 2016

Here are some of the important ways a cybersecurity plan can keep you focused and productive: Less Stress = More Productivity. Stress contributes negatively to productivity. You should know what can be shared in email or discussed over the phone. Take notes as to any obvious vulnerabilities.

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Eat Your Career

SEPTEMBER 17, 2012

Unfortunately, those who have let this happen often don’t even see it until their personal relationships have been damaged beyond repair or until the stress overwhelms them to the point of burnout. Review the following statements and pick the answer that describes you best. Put down the cell phone and step away from the laptop!

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 23, 2010

Doing less will make you happier, because your life won’t be so hectic and filled with stress. You will become more productive, procrastinate less, be less stressed. Simplifying your finances greatly reduces your stress.   Review goals. Read Review Your Goals Weekly.    Do less.   15. 

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