Stephanie LH Calahan

FEBRUARY 18, 2011

Productive & Organized Goes Audio in 3 Different Ways » 19 Tips for Managing Your Email Even When You Dont Want To E-mail, it is the form of communication that we love to hate and love to love.    Multiple studies on business productivity will tell you that huge amounts of time are wasted on email.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2024

I think the thing that would be the wrong way to do it, and we’ve seen some examples there, too, is that someone very high up in a company says, everyone has to work like this, and that typically doesn’t work. Frank Cottle 00:09:45 ]: I think you need to add one more word to that, and that’s responsibility went up.

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Office Organization Success

NOVEMBER 3, 2014

Creating a Client Contact Sheet which contains your client’s name, address, email, phone, fax and any other contact information that you want to keep a record of is a useful template to have. A couple of places where you’ll want to create individual clients folders are: In your email program.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

OCTOBER 8, 2010

To get unstuck I come back to 'now' And right now, I am sitting at my computer, writing this out, the sun is shining, there is a whole day before me with great connections lined up, and all is good and exactly as it should be at this moment. I had to "slow down to speed up."   Keep reading to learn more!

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Office Dynamics

OCTOBER 1, 2015

Executives do not share necessary information with their Assistants and do not always include their Assistant in their email communications. Executives and Assistants cannot keep up with the emails that flood their Inbox on a 24/7 basis. Employees feel time-compressed. Executives are independent and tech savvy.

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The Office Professionals Place

JULY 27, 2010

Tuesday, July 27, 2010 Thinking Differently about Difficult People Dealing with difficult people can cause us to lose focus, productivity, and increase stress levels. The ability to handle people we have negative feelings about can cause the office atmosphere to become unmanageable, stressful, and in some cases hostile.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MARCH 12, 2010

| Main | Mon Motivation - 16 Failed Predictions - Limiting Your Beliefs Can Limit Your Success » 6 Areas of Your Business Life that You MUST Have Flow to Make More Money (be like Bamboo) How often do you wake up in the morning and say "ug, I don't really want to go in today"?    Why is that? . 

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The Office Professionals Place

AUGUST 10, 2010

Tuesday, August 10, 2010 Effectively Deal with Anger in the Workplace JetBlue flight attendant, Steve Slater was fed up. This would have provided Steve with backup from other co-workers, which would have relieved a level of stress because he would not have been the “lone ranger&# in the incident. Lets grow together!

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Professional Assistant Blog

MARCH 10, 2008

In my weekly recap last Friday I pointed out a Lifehack.org article arguing that the current climate for hyper-productivity isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. Then yesterday I came across a similar post , claiming that the pursuit of productivity has ended up out of control. It’s understandable this has come about.

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Professional Assistant Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2008

Leadership potential is quite different, since you can move up within the company quite quickly, as opposed to a smaller firm, where it might be family run. You don’t want to end up looking for another job. Trust me, it can be very stressful!

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The Office Professionals Place

JULY 16, 2010

Enhancing your worklife will increase productivity, reduce stress, and maintain focus on job tasks. You cannot expect to succeed if you don’t keep your skills up to date. Resolve stress related issues. Stress causes us to loose focus and this is when mistakes are made. Unfortunately, stress is unavoidable.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

APRIL 7, 2010

So why do most people end up ditching their resolution?    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.    How are you doing? 

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MAY 13, 2011

Do You Have A Pain In Your Back-up? Everything is backed up on the web automatically. > I take pictures & videos, enabling me to 'capture the moment' > The reminder facility is fab & I also use it as my back-up alarm for those early morning meetings. I use Carbonite. I don't have to schedule anything.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

According to the Small Business Administration: Small businesses make up more than 99.7   Avoid the seductions of a ringing phone, your email or someone dropping by to visit.    Set office hours for your friends and family to adhere to so that they do not take up your productive time. percent of all employees.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

SEPTEMBER 6, 2010

newleafco   @ StephCalahan I'm a long-time fan of Now Up to Date for Mac. Backed up with alarm functions on my #palmpre QuietSpacing    custom-set Outlook and sync'd iPhone.  Click to get posts as we publish Prefer less email? .  I'd love it if you would share your thoughts too.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MARCH 10, 2010

Imagine starting and ending every day with an empty email inbox. I give it two very enthusiastic thumbs up and can wholeheartedly say “if there’s one book you need to invest in this year, this is the one!” Imagine starting and ending every day with an empty email inbox. Click to get posts as we publish Prefer less email?

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JANUARY 11, 2010

Now that you’re car is empty, it’s time to stock it and organize it for stress-free travel. For travel purposes, you’ll want to beef that list up a bit. A small bag of items takes up less room and produces less clutter than five or six individual items strewn in the back. Click to get posts as we publish Prefer less email?

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The Office Professionals Place

MAY 11, 2010

In the argument the boss brought up the job performance of the employee and how he wasnt showing productivity. By counting backwards and focusing on the numbers, it is more difficult to focus on the actual stress element and therefore, you become more relaxed. Look into purchasing an all-in-one fax, printer, and copier.

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The Office Professionals Place

SEPTEMBER 7, 2009

Set reasonable deadlines and follow-up with each team member. It would be easy to take on a task yourself, but also stressful. Know the difference between follow-up and micromanaging. Follow-up does not mean frequent phone calls, emails, meetings, or standing over someone’s shoulder.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

AUGUST 16, 2010

They came up with some great ideas. It is not getting a drink or seeing what your buds are up to on Twitter/Facebook. 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?

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Professional Assistant Blog

MARCH 6, 2008

First of all Ive worked for an organization as an admin asst for years and during this time I have seen many co-workers leave and have had to put up with a lot. Did you take it up each level all the way to the top? Lifes too short to stress out! You mentioned that youve spoken to your supervisor, HR, etc.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

FEBRUARY 26, 2010

Work With Stephanie « Mon Motivation - Build up your courage to take action! This topic came back up the other day as I was working with an extremely successful medical professional.    Here is what some of them said: JaniceSimon Mostly at my desk but feel less stressed when eat lunch away from desk.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

AUGUST 30, 2010

Getting Started Using Lists Twitter allows you to have up to 20 Lists.  Facebook allows you to have up to 100 Lists.    If you are on Facebook and are not using lists --> [link] will give you what you need to get them set up.  Click to get posts as we publish Prefer less email? To your success!

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Stephanie LH Calahan

FEBRUARY 11, 2011

I set up recurring appointments for things like bookkeeping or marketing. That way, I can see with one glance which areas of my life are eating up the majority of my schedule, and which really should be given more attention. It is the easiest way for me to capture data, url's, emails, images, etc. And it's a PHONE!

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The Office Professionals Place

NOVEMBER 25, 2009

Do you need someone to talk to during the day when you are stressed? The other alternative to the internet is - pick up a book! Look into purchasing an all-in-one fax, printer, and copier. I have had the pleasure of meeting some dynamic individuals who have made an influence on my life personally and professionally.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

NOVEMBER 24, 2010

  What will you not put up with?  The Most Productive Lunch - Weigh in Your Thoughts How Do You De-Stress? 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   What do you believe in? 

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Stephanie LH Calahan

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

Work With Stephanie « You Can Steal Time Back From Email | Main | Increase Your Positive Energy and Productivity by Being Thankful » Caffeine-Free Ways to Increase Focus & Attention "I just can't focus Stephanie.  Sit up straight and breath from your belly! Then you need to listen up. Get physical! 

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Stephanie LH Calahan

APRIL 12, 2010

  I found that mixing up a drink was much faster and I could drink it on the go if I needed to.    Try going up and down your stairs one extra time every morning.    It is really easy to get caught up on Facebook or Twitter all day and say that you were "networking."  What About You?

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 30, 2010

  Understanding your style and developing systems that fit with who you are sets you up for success. Look at the answers you came up with in Steps 1 and 2 above.    In another study, Basex, a New York research firm specializing in information overload, found that office distractions and interruptions ate up 2.1

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MARCH 3, 2010

.  While it is easy to get caught up in spinning in circles with the things you have to do, STOP.  2 - Stop the "time sucking" activities -- Email and social networking (Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Digg, etc.)   Click to get posts as we publish Prefer less email? A different take on the to-do list.

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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

MARCH 5, 2010

I set up alerts to remind me that they're coming up. In her post Does Your To Do List Reflect Your Passion , she states that there are 3 big reasons that can keep you stuck, stressed and disconnected from your inner energy and confidence: 1. I set up alerts to remind me that they're coming up.

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Professional Assistant Blog

AUGUST 30, 2007

Now you can show your boss the new presentation that they were asking for, without getting your stress level up. You might need to do some formatting on Powerpoint, since it only allows for so many rows. If you have any questions, suggestions or comments, please feel free to click on the "comments" link below and leave some feedback.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 10, 2010

Once I feel I've captured every idea on a note, I find a stretch of wall and stick each idea up. "Heads Up. " The playing field of the world is leveling off which means that the competition, pace and stress levels are at maximum. Tame Your Email 1. Turn off email alerts when emails arrive in your inbox.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 23, 2010

We May Not Have Heard From You | Main | Save Time Doing Simple Things that ADD UP to Major Time Savers » Handbook for Life: 52 Tips for Happiness and Productivity There are a lot of great blogs out in cyberworld that cover topics of organization and productivity.  Simplifying your finances greatly reduces your stress.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

" -- Melody Beattie Why Be Grateful Abundance coach Carol Look tells us that it is impossible to be stressed out while you're giving thanks.  " -- Melody Beattie 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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