Jen Lawrence

DECEMBER 5, 2023

In the fall of 2022, Harvard Business Review published the results of a case study done with the task-management company Asana. The method: clear the calendar. I ran my own experiment of resetting my work in three areas: my task list, calendar, and workflows. Next up came the reminders and holds on my calendar.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

SEPTEMBER 6, 2010

Check out this great tool » Favorite Planning/Calendar Tool - Readers Speak Out There are many ways to manage your time and activities.  What is your favorite planning/calendar tool and why? What is your favorite planning/calendar tool and why? Of all the calendar tools I know, this one handles tasks the best.

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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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Go Burrows

NOVEMBER 28, 2021

Stressed about holiday gifting? She has an extensive background in strategic calendar management, planning international and domestic travel, event planning, onboarding of high-level executives among many other skills. Join my email list here if you want to get an email when a new episode goes live. LEAVE A REVIEW.

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Success

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

No time to review your lecture notes. Most achievers have no trouble codifying clear goals but then let time-sucking “opportunities” creep into calendars. Unlike typical venture capitalists, he left Silicon Valley to get away from the constant stimulation, “just touching base” emails and endless coffee dates. “I

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Clutter Coach

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

iHeartRadio You can leave a review here! This episode is sponsored by Clean Email, the answer to email inbox overload. I’ve written about ways to clear out that clutter, but you can save time by using the Clean Email app. You can use my special link to sign up for Clean Email here with a 30% discount: [link].

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Stephanie LH Calahan

NOVEMBER 22, 2013

  I've tried delegating through email, google and drop box.  You can set a due date, and even sych the due date to your calendar. 3 - Declutter Your Email Inbox. One of the coolest features of Asana is the ability to take an email from your inbox and assign it to yourself as a task in Asana.

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Andrea Kalli

JUNE 23, 2010

What is remarkable, especially for business owners accustomed to working ten-plus hours daily, is that it is very possible to minimize your workload, cut down on stress, and enjoy more free time. These four tips will help you make your business empire less tiresome, less stressful, and significantly more per-hour profitable.

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Office Organization Success

APRIL 28, 2016

Review your current systems. Are you continually searching around looking for an email address? The easy way to resolve this is to put all those questions together in one place and create an email template. Create a calendar template. Click here for immediate access.

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Ian's Messy Desk

OCTOBER 6, 2010

Then review each element one by one and look for new relationships among the parts. 2) Be a stress-buster Your stress level is directly correlated to the boss’s stress level. But you can put a plan in place that will reduce your boss’ stress and, therefore, your own. Tear the problem apart. Rearrange it.

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Eat Your Career

OCTOBER 23, 2013

Depending on the tool you choose, you can use color codes, set priority levels, track progress, establish deadlines and even ask your system to remind you (via text or email or pop-up usually) of appointments or to-do items or anything else you so desire. Completing my weekly review. Electronic Calendar. More clicking.

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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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Office Dynamics

DECEMBER 16, 2013

By firmly implementing this one thing, expecting everyone to block think time in their calendar before every meeting, most organizations can cut meeting time by 50% or more. But for staff meetings, project update meetings, budget meetings, client review meetings, MOST MEETINGS… the primary purpose is communication. Certainly you do.

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Office Dynamics

DECEMBER 16, 2013

By firmly implementing this one thing, expecting everyone to block think time in their calendar before every meeting, most organizations can cut meeting time by 50% or more. But for staff meetings, project update meetings, budget meetings, client review meetings, MOST MEETINGS… the primary purpose is communication.

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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. Organization means implementing an appropriate filing system (electronically and paper) and utilizing your task lists and calendar effectively so that you can locate items quickly when needed which increases productivity. Be proactive.

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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. Similarly, if you are a person that uses a calendar to manage your time, make sure to make your security tasks regular calendar items.

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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. Similarly, if you are a person that uses a calendar to manage your time, make sure to make your security tasks regular calendar items.

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Ian's Messy Desk

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

If you want to reduce the stress associated with the holiday season, get an early start on holiday planning. Then December comes along and your stress level is higher than a mountain climber hanging off a cliff by his fingertips. To reduce holiday stress this year, create a holiday checklist to make the season go smoothly.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MARCH 5, 2010

T hen I just review each night for the next day to make sure I am on task - I take my daily to-dos from my master and I schedule my to-do mistycb   @ StephCalahan using iPhone apps:etodo,calendar & www.hassleme.co.uk/ deusami   @ StephCalahan Trying out a moleskin plan. Notes from all areas of life in the front.

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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? If you feel overwhelmed by all the work you have on your plate, and pressured because there’s too little time to do it, then.

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Ian's Messy Desk

OCTOBER 11, 2010

Unfortunately, our calendars and to-do lists often get in the way of common sense. Some psychologists suggest taking “mental photographs&# of pleasurable moments to review in less happy times. Develop strategies for coping with stress and hardships. The following eight points summarize her findings. Count your blessings.

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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. The typed dictation is sent to my assistant who updates my calendar and assigns me tasks as needed. Talk It out.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MAY 13, 2011

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!) It allows us to easily email branded invoices to our clients, which they can then pay by mail or online.

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

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 9, 2010

Before I left I went over my checklists a few times to make sure I had everything and it was stress free each day as I reviewed the lists and checked off the items to bring. The meetings were stress free and I was able to depend on my checklists and templates. It will make my life easier. Minute taking made easier.

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Success

JUNE 20, 2023

However, the self-discipline of organizing your work and focusing on your highest-value tasks is the starting point of getting your time under control and lowering your stress levels. Limit how often you check and answer emails. You set aside two different times during the day to answer email: once at the start, the second at the end.

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Andrea Kalli

AUGUST 20, 2010

Complete the New Client Questionnaire Subscribe to the Blog by Email Subscribe to the Blog by RSS 10 Most Popular Posts More silly little alt code symbols for Twitter - 35 comments Time to Jazz Up Your Website Social Buttons? >> New Clients – START HERE Ready to get started?

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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. 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. Turn off forwarding on phones.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

JUNE 6, 2013

I can only say I am pretty certain how talented and qualified you are since I don’t know your previous experience, how long you’ve been in this role, and how your performance reviews are. The amount of skill, pressure, stress, and problem solving differs at each of those levels. So I think you are on a good path.

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Andrea Kalli

APRIL 27, 2010

Complete the New Client Questionnaire Subscribe to the Blog by Email Subscribe to the Blog by RSS 10 Most Popular Posts More silly little alt code symbols for Twitter - 35 comments Time to Jazz Up Your Website Social Buttons? - Leave a Comment Andrea is based out of the Denver area of Colorado, yet serves the global entrepreneur. >>

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Men With Pens

APRIL 25, 2010

Check your email. Look at your email. Read that long chain email someone forwarded to you. Forward that chain email to all your friends. Write a detailed apology to the friend you sent that chain email to who asked you not to send stuff like that anymore. You’re really stressed and deserve some down time.

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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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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. Tame Your Email 1. Turn off email alerts when emails arrive in your inbox. If you know that you will never answer an email, delete it right away. Utilize your calendar to schedule tasks.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

JULY 8, 2016

I was stressed out from the pace of work and also the length of a couple of special projects with a long lead time. We also get a mini break when our boss is traveling as the stress level is generally lower and we can catch up on our workload. A week or two ago, it was one of those weeks where my brain just felt tired.

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Andrea Kalli

JUNE 30, 2010

Twenty Tips for Guaranteed Email Marketing Success Categories : Online Business, Promotion and Marketing , seo 1 Comments 1 Tweets that mention How to Explain SEO to Non-Techie Clients | Internet Marketing Promotion Services and Website SEO Services -- Topsy.com August 21st, 2010 at 9:55 am [.]

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Productivityist

JULY 17, 2014

That feeling stresses me out which leads to me working into the evening hours, not being present during dinner with my fiancée and, ultimately making her mad at me—all while feeling like I am falling behind. Take your one thing and create a block of time on your calendar to work on it. They should be on the same calendar.

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Make or Break Moments

FEBRUARY 15, 2010

He wanted Harvard Business Review and I offer People Magazine. But it was stressful for both us. “If they have great content, the reader stays longer and then picks up the phone or emails or places an order, right?&# “Yes – that’s what I offer. A website project for a company managing liquidation sales.

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