Tool for Success | List Producer

Make Your Team More Productive With Asana

October 27, 2013/0 Comments/in Apps, Benefits of List Making, Increase Productivity, List Making, Saving Money, Saving Time, Technology, Tool for Success/by Paula Rizzo

Being productive is not always a lone effort. In my day job and with my interns for this blog, I frequently have to work with a team. Being productive with a team requires collaboration and good communication, but with more people involved there are more opportunities for someone to forget to “reply all.”

Recently my interns and I began using Asana, a web and mobile application, designed by Facebook employees to improve the company’s productivity. We like it because it has allowed us to send fewer emails and it never lets us busy ladies forget anything!

There are a few reasons we think you’ll love it too:

Fab Find: Digital Vision Board

October 25, 2013/0 Comments/in Fab Find, Technology, Tool for Success/by Paula Rizzo

As much as my nature makes me a doer, I wouldn’t be in the job I am in or maintain this site if I wasn’t also a dreamer. Having dreams and visualizing your goals is a key component in personal and professional success because dreams are what keep you going when plans fail!

In the same way it can be encouraging to see a goal written on a Post-It on your desk, it can be equally encouraging to see a photograph of your dream home. I’m a big fan of vision boards or dreamboards.

6 Things You Never Knew About the Post-It Note

October 22, 2013/1 Comment/in School, Shopping, Tool for Success/by Paula Rizzo

Sticky notes on the wall of the Wikimedia Foundation office (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

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They are everywhere – colorful squares, tiny translucent flags – wherever you are, you’re likely nearby a Post-It. People everywhere depend on them for reminders, their to-do list, and to get organized.

At any one time I may have a flurry of sticky notes on my desk, on loose pieces of paper, folders, magazine pages and even on my phone!

But did you ever stop to think about how those sticky little squares came to be?

Use The Sun To Charge Your Phone

October 10, 2013/0 Comments/in Fab Find, Saving Money, Shopping, Technology, Tool for Success, Travel/by Paula Rizzo

I have been known to manage aspects of my personal life, professional life, and even this blog from my cell phone. It is true that the more our phones are capable of, the more we use them. And the more often we use them, the faster the battery drains. However, the flip side to that is: if you’re dependent on your phone, it’s even more important to keep a charge.

“Sticky Notes” App

October 1, 2013/0 Comments/in Apps, Increase Productivity, Reduce Stress, Saving Time, Technology, Tool for Success/by Paula Rizzo

Who doesn’t love sticky notes? They may line your mirror or computer screen but wherever you put them they serve as tiny reminders of all you want to accomplish. Even though they can stick to just about anything (like your iPhone) you can be totally lost if you forget to take one with you or read it before you leave the office. But now you can take them with you!

The Sticky Notes app is user friendly and free!

Here are a few features I like:

1. Did you ever wish that sticky-note stuck to the top of your notebook could remind you when it’s time to complete your task? This awesome little app lets you sync alarms with whatever you write on your sticky.

2. While I love seeing a picture of my husband and I at Luxembourg Gardens in Paris when my phone is locked, sometimes remembering to pick up the dry cleaning takes priority. With this app, you can add sticky-notes to your lock screen so you have no excuse!