Ian's Messy Desk

NOVEMBER 29, 2011

Have you been a bit stressed during past Christmas seasons? Does it seem like the holidays bring too much to do? By organizing Christmas this year you can help to make this a low-stress holiday. Have a gift-wrap center. Ask people what they want for gifts. Automate your card list. Pre-test new recipes.

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Success

DECEMBER 11, 2022

It’s time to put our money where our mouths were when we marched for equality and social justice—which is the kind of holiday spirit I want to be a part of. Whether your loved one works from home or is an at-home mixologist, here are 25 gifts they’ll love that also support minority-owned businesses. Grovemade Laptop Stand.

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Ian's Messy Desk

OCTOBER 6, 2010

William Harvey made medical history by explaining how the circulatory system worked: He likened the heart to a pump and gave himself a new frame of reference—and from that he understood blood vessels as part of a unified pumping system. (2) 2) Be a stress-buster Your stress level is directly correlated to the boss’s stress level.

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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. Or, if you prefer, you can subscribe to my blog posts by e-mail. Thanks for visiting! Here are some tips: Limit the amount of “stuff&# you keep on the desk top.

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Ian's Messy Desk

AUGUST 25, 2010

Tighten up current household systems. Back-to-school adds a whole new layer of commitments and stresses on top of the things that regularly need to be done. How would you characterize school mornings in your home; crazy and chaotic or calm and cheerful? Plan your morning routines the evening before.

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Ian's Messy Desk

JUNE 2, 2010

One other observation: the better you’re maintaining your system day-to-day, the smaller the impact of unexpected absences. Generally, with a planned absence, I have put systems in place to catch, reroute, defer, etc. It may take time and effort to get things reorganized to move forward, but don’t stop at the end of step four.

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Ian's Messy Desk

JULY 21, 2010

There are six areas in your life that can be improved through effective time management: The physical – being healthy with less stress and fatigue. It is important to integrate your whole life into your time management system. Time management is about getting results, not about being busy. The career – your calling and work.

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Ian's Messy Desk

APRIL 9, 2010

Do you keep reminding yourself to do things that you think you “should do” but don’t really need or want to do – like arranging your vacation photos into a photo album, alphabetizing your bookshelf, sending out holiday cards? These same solutions can apply to the problem of a too-full mind. Do yourself a favour – delete them.

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JUNE 23, 2023

College graduation is exciting and stressful as you look for a job and start work in your chosen field. Following a financial independence plan, which includes a savings system and budget, will be the key to chasing your goals while maintaining a roof over your head and food in the fridge.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

AUGUST 7, 2012

Where will you get flowers, baby gifts, birthday cakes, catered lunch, a venue for the holiday party, wine, a list of all the hot restaurants in town? Filing Set up a great filing system now. Be mindful of your boss' preferences, perks, and style of working, communicating, and handling stress, conflict, bad news, good news, etc.

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Productivity Bits

DECEMBER 14, 2010

Chances are you are in the middle of your Holiday shopping. Perhaps it’s quite easy to find gifts for family friends and close friends because we’re familiar of their likes and dislikes. Wondering how to build your own work productivity system at the office and you don’t have any idea where to begin?

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DECEMBER 14, 2022

Because you’ve not lost temper or heart, even though yes, the system is flawed, 10,000 hours just to be equal, 10,000 more to hear the applause. foster care system for over 20 years. With a natural gift for storytelling, her presentations weave humor, wit and grace into powerful messages about acceptance and tolerance. “I

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Ian's Messy Desk

JULY 28, 2010

Add dated or calendar items to a tickler file system or a diary as soon as they arrive. Personally I prefer askSam and (either way) it takes time and effort to implement but for every hour I put into it, it probably saves me four (and reduces stress). We all can find this much time in our schedules. Just a suggestion. I like that idea.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 10, 2010

" The playing field of the world is leveling off which means that the competition, pace and stress levels are at maximum. But ironically, all that unfinished "little stuff" can stress us out more than the big projects we haven't gotten around to yet. It beats keeping it bottled up causing more stress.

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Success

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

His work is rooted in the belief that success is more than breaking down barriers and clearing hurdles—success is building systems that don’t have barriers or hurdles in the first place. Leigh Burgess is a creative strategist who uses her gifts to help others. He is a teacher, a mentor, a coach, a convener, and a doer. Luvvie Ajayi.

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Men With Pens

DECEMBER 1, 2009

It’s like stage stress, before walking up on a TV show or a big opening act. And then, in spite of the fact that the legal systems in many countries (including yours and mine) do not consider this to be theft, the copyright holders are working very hard to convince people that it is theft. People respond to humans.

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