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

MAY 13, 2011

OneNote: My Filing Cabinet In The Clouds. create notebooks and files just like I would with paper, but now it is all organized on my computer. Since I work at home (and because we're full-time RVers, always on the road), I need to be able to fax/copy/convert from anywhere. Find here: steph.bz/EZBackup. Find here: steph.bz/jEB9d4.

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MARCH 6, 2008

By The Professional Assistant on Thursday, March 06, 2008 Filed Under: Job Seeking , Meetings , Office Gossip , Productivity H ave you had or are in a situation where your colleague is making your life miserable? Now its time to begin the process of gossiping about co-workers, belittling co-workers, making snide comments about other staff.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 29, 2010

  I have so many piles and I don't want to file it all." 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. We get the email notifications and save them to a file on our computer (we do not print them). 

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Professional Assistant Blog

FEBRUARY 20, 2008

Home About Me Advertise The E-tiquette of E-mail By The Professional Assistant on Wednesday, February 20, 2008 Filed Under: Client Service , MS-Outlook E ditor’s note: This is a guest post by Patricia Robb of Laughing all the Way to Work: The Ultimate Secretarial Survival Blog. File e-mails chronologically by date and time.

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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. Part of the Calahan Solutions, Inc.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JANUARY 4, 2010

The process is as important as the destination. You can file and label the files with appropriate titles; throw or give away unwanted things. The process is as important as the destination. 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

JANUARY 3, 2011

  Here are a few tips to get started: Set up a filing system to store and manage your paperwork Your paperwork likely consists of three types of paper:  1) stuff you need to take action on 2) stuff you are saving for reference and 3) stuff that you should have tossed a long time ago, but haven't.    Avoid backlog. 

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Stephanie LH Calahan

FEBRUARY 18, 2011

By using labels in combination with filters, I am able to automatically sort and label (file) most of my e-mail before it arrives in my in-box. I'll read and delete and save those of interest in a file. Set 3 times a day to process what is in your in-box, moving processed email into a separate sub-folder.

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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!   You will learn to. Part of the Calahan Solutions, Inc.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JANUARY 26, 2011

  They say: " Over 5 million people worldwide have used Basecamp to collaborate on over 4 million projects, track 57 million hours of work, share 46 million files, and complete 43 million to-dos. It allows users to open, save, edit and co-author files stored on-line in Central Desktop directly from Office.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 30, 2010

.  In the picture above you see a standard file cabinet on the left and one that is open and on wheels on the right.    Both are containers for holding files, but one would work better for an "innie" and the other would work better for an "outtie."   If not, now is the time to start!

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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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Professional Assistant Blog

JULY 22, 2008

Home About Me Advertise Outlook Rules That Rule By The Professional Assistant on Tuesday, July 22, 2008 Filed Under: MS-Outlook , Organize , Prioritize , Productivity E ditor’s note: This is a guest post by Patricia Robb of Laughing All The Way to Work: A Survival Blog for Todays Administrative Assistant.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 28, 2009

Work With Stephanie « Planner Or Tickler (1-31) File? - Or it could be a number of days for an idea that is in the process of forming in your mind. family of sites · 8 Shoreline, Suite 100, Bloomington IL 61704 TEL 309.663.1360 · FAX 309.422.7665 Productive & Organized Home Contribute to P&O!

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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.) family of sites · 8 Shoreline, Suite 100, Bloomington IL 61704 TEL 309.663.1360 · FAX 309.422.7665 Define no more than 5 major goals for the year. Part of the Calahan Solutions, Inc.

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MAY 9, 2024

The IRS is now encouraging businesses that filed ERC claims to re-examine their eligibility and, if necessary, withdraw the claims via the ERC Withdrawal Program. Mail your requests for e-filing waivers to Internal Revenue Service Ogden Submission Processing Center, Mail Stop 1057, Ogden, UT, 84201.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

FEBRUARY 10, 2010

  Put the KISS (keep it simple stupid) process into play.  family of sites · 8 Shoreline, Suite 100, Bloomington IL 61704 TEL 309.663.1360 · FAX 309.422.7665 .  Things uses less frequently can be farther away and so on. 6 - "I have a fantastic 48 step plan."   Or, follow us on Twitter ! 

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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.    We create opinions about our systems and processes and convince ourselves that it is the only way to do something.  Part of the Calahan Solutions, Inc.

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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.  family of sites · 8 Shoreline, Suite 100, Bloomington IL 61704 TEL 309.663.1360 · FAX 309.422.7665   If you use it, it is the right tool for you. Part of the Calahan Solutions, Inc.

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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. 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

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

FEBRUARY 16, 2011

  As this process becomes a habit, I will remove the alarm and just have it on my daily ongoing task list. family of sites · 8 Shoreline, Suite 100, Bloomington IL 61704 TEL 309.663.1360 · FAX 309.422.7665 .  The alarm goes off at the same time every morning with the checklist of what I need to do to make my goal a reality. 

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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.  family of sites · 8 Shoreline, Suite 100, Bloomington IL 61704 TEL 309.663.1360 · FAX 309.422.7665   Today I'll share why you should care and what you can do about it.

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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.  Feel free, but please give me proper credit and let me know so that I can thank you!

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MARCH 3, 2010

  Is your role closely related to revenue generation, process improvement or client satisfaction?  family of sites · 8 Shoreline, Suite 100, Bloomington IL 61704 TEL 309.663.1360 · FAX 309.422.7665   Identify the parts of your job that are most closely related to the money the company can make (i.e.

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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.  family of sites · 8 Shoreline, Suite 100, Bloomington IL 61704 TEL 309.663.1360 · FAX 309.422.7665 What is a Twitter List or Facebook List Anyway?   Lists help you do that!

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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. family of sites · 8 Shoreline, Suite 100, Bloomington IL 61704 TEL 309.663.1360 · FAX 309.422.7665 Good news is we found the multiple causes for my health decline and began the healing. 

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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. family of sites · 8 Shoreline, Suite 100, Bloomington IL 61704 TEL 309.663.1360 · FAX 309.422.7665 Some clients are really overwhelmed w/ physical things.  Ha! . 

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 2, 2009

it allows you to dump all the thoughts you have in your head out into a coherent plan, indicate which are just "ideas", which are in process, which require additional info, and much more -- you can attach notes, links, and pictures to any node, color-code your map, save to PDF/print/share -- I am just loving this tool so far!

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 21, 2009

Main | Planner Or Tickler (1-31) File? - 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. Productive & Organized Home Contribute to P&O! Win a chance at an iPod Touch!

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 10, 2010

Create email folders same as you would for word doc and paper files. This process of scheduling your time will help you prioritize your tasks and propel you forward. Review your tickler file, "to do" lists, Outlook tasks, or whatever you use to track your action items. Grocery shopping? In the calendar.

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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. It doesn’t mean being cheap or forsaking pleasure, but it does mean finding less expensive ways to do things, learning to live with less (and be happier in the process), and controlling impulse spending.   Exercise.

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