Daily Writing Tips

MARCH 12, 2025

The self-publishing process follows these steps: Finalize your manuscript (2-4 weeks) Complete final revisions Hire professional editor(s) who understand common writing mistakes Incorporate feedback Proofread thoroughly Format your book (1-2 weeks) Create ebook files (.epub,mobi) Ready to begin your publishing journey?

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Success

JANUARY 8, 2024

Setting goals and tracking your progress is essential for personal development. But sometimes, keeping track of your progress can seem to take longer than achieving the goal itself. Using a goal setting app can help keep the tracking process manageable. How much does the app cost? Are there subscription fees?

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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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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 15, 2010

Main | Group Similar Tasks Together for Awesome #TimeManagement » Make Your Resolutions/Goals from a Customer/Client Perspective & Grow Your Business Next Year (The 3 Ss) Every year at this time we start to think about how the current year has progressed and what we want to do in the upcoming year.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JANUARY 5, 2011

Work With Stephanie « Start the New Year off with a New Focus on Your Personal Affairs | Main | Listen Live to Stephanie on Edge of Change - Interview with the Experts #Productivity #Organization » Procrastination, Email, Multi-Tasking, Family Management, Soc Media Backup Etc. Link Lineup! Link Lineup! : Link Lineup!

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Success

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

These environmental factors or others may negatively impact your goals for success. Ultimately, the goal is to capitalize on strengths, rectify or mitigate weaknesses, seize opportunities and prepare defense plans against threats. that require, at most, an email registration. Download your projects as image files or PDFs.

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Success

MARCH 27, 2024

With social media, texts and emails, it’s easy for our brains to suddenly switch into defense mode to fight fires. You probably have woken up and gotten a social media message, voicemail message, email [or] text, and it just puts you in a mood for hours, and we lose our focus,” Kwik says. And that’s really not the goal.”

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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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Office Dynamics

JULY 10, 2018

Scheduling a performance evaluation meeting and setting measurable goals can be stressful or even seem unproductive to some. The meeting is typically a way to evaluate the past year’s project management, acknowledge achievements, receive valuable feedback for performance improvement and create new goals for continued productivity.

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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

DECEMBER 23, 2009

Work With Stephanie « Cause and Effect - Productivity is an Action, Not a Result @QuietSpacing | Main | Organize Your Ideas and Watch Them Unfold » Planner Or Tickler (1-31) File? - Sometimes I wonder if I am duplicating my efforts by using a calendar and the tickler files. What are your thoughts in this area?

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MAY 30, 2011

The software is a very powerful, yet simple indexing system for paper office files. It works like a search engine for paper files to help you stay organized. Rather, the software uses the power of the computer to index the hanging file folders in office file cabinets. Create a Filing Masterpiece.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

APRIL 12, 2010

  Which activities will make the biggest difference to your ultimate goal?    Know why you are doing what you are doing.   Then Check out: Schedule Your Day to Reflect Goals and Priorities - Part 1 - What Are Your Priorities?  Time can get sucked away from you if you are not careful. 

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Stephanie LH Calahan

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

  Today I'll share some thoughts on why that is so very important to your ability to meet your goals and get things done.   Check off everything that is leading you towards your goals.   Today I'll share some thoughts on why that is so very important to your ability to meet your goals and get things done.

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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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Success

JULY 13, 2021

To create my outline, I use a system knowable only unto myself that involves scraps of paper, many different colored pens, and files that sometimes get lost. My imperfect but functional system for noting the things I’ve gathered involves: Emailing the idea to myself: I include enough context so I’ll understand it months later.

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Success

JUNE 23, 2021

You do not need to be managing email and invoicing and bookkeeping,” she says. “If She relieves me from things I don’t need to be doing like email, booking travel and project planning. The goal is to meet as normally as possible, even though you’re potentially miles—or even oceans—apart.

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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 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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Success

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Stop—stop typing that email, stop crunching numbers, stop filing documents—and think about what you’re doing. But have you ever looked at successful people who effortlessly achieve their career goals? Would you have ever imagined you’d be working where you are today? Does your job match what you’d dreamed your career would be?

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JANUARY 29, 2010

Motivation: Create a Work Environment that Enhances Your Goals (@GinaParris Video) » Sometimes we just have to laugh @ our procrastination (video from @AgentXPQ) Sometimes you just have to laugh at yourself to really have an "a-ha" moment.    If you are reading this post in your email, go here to see the video. 

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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

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." Click to get posts as we publish Prefer less email?

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Productivity Bits

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

File System. T he tool that we integrate to our productivity system must go hand in hand with our file system or the stuff that we work with. Goals, Projects, Tasks, Checklists, Schedules, and Calendar – you can manage them in this tool. Please signup to my email list to receive free updates from Productivity Bits.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

APRIL 7, 2010

  Know Why You Have the Goal:   Do you want to loose weight for your physical appearance?    Whatever your reason, know what it is and write it down with a realistic goal date. .    Whatever your reason, know what it is and write it down with a realistic goal date. To your success!

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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

MARCH 25, 2011

They are then placed in a reference (Rolodex) file by type of business and not the name. I File Them (Then I Forget Them). I file them away, and rarely look at them again. My goal now is to "connect" with one or two people and not "collect" from everyone! Thanks to Ann Gambrell of Creative Time-Plus.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JUNE 17, 2011

We differ from what I call the "digital filing cabinet" solutions in the market in that we're not only focused on helping you save and access what you want to remember, but also to help you out when you're ready to take action. Our goal is to make it simple for people save things whenever and wherever.

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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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Stephanie LH Calahan

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

  Avoid the seductions of a ringing phone, your email or someone dropping by to visit.  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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Stephanie LH Calahan

MARCH 12, 2010

  For some people that is a traditional filing cabinet system, but others might find more success with cubbies in their office.  Your Electronic Information (Email, documents, social networking, etc.)   Email has inundated us with extra information.  This is the #2 reason that people contact us. 

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Office Dynamics

JANUARY 4, 2019

Having one binder or online file of past performance evaluations, thank you notes and emails from coworkers, clients, etc., Joan’s article, “ Demonstrating Yourself & Selling Your Worth ” details the entire process. I personally learned a lot from that breakout session. is very beneficial.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JANUARY 24, 2010

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JANUARY 25, 2011

  Learn more: www.CalahanSolutions.com or www.ProductiveAndOrganized.net   Tweet     Click to get posts as we publish Prefer less email? .  As the founder and CEO of Calahan Solutions, Inc.,   John will interview Steph for 60 minutes. .    As the founder and CEO of Calahan Solutions, Inc.,

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Success

JANUARY 17, 2023

But this is a goal worth striving for. But if you want to access the information at a later date, then highlight, underscore, flag, bookmark, use sticky notes or keep a separate file with the information you want at your fingertips after you’ve set the book down.”. Choose books that will help you reach other goals.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

FEBRUARY 5, 2010

  Then start by taking this self-assessment:  [link] You will get your results online and via email immediately and if you qualify for a strategy session, we'll contact you to set up a time to talk.    Click to get posts as we publish Prefer less email?   What are you waiting for? 

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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 )?    Click to get posts as we publish Prefer less email? Let GO of Your Story I've Had Enough and I'm Doing Something About It!   Or, follow us on Twitter ! 

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