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Being Organized Helps Beat Stress

March 12, 2012/0 Comments/in Benefits of List Making, Books, Boost Memory, Decision Making, Fellow List Producers, Increase Productivity, Learning With a List, List Making, Reduce Stress, Relationships, Saving Money, Saving Time, Tool for Success, Video/by Paula Rizzo

One of the things I love about being a health producer is that I get to cover “news you can use.” From the newest super food to a cutting-edge surgery — we often learn about it first. Not only does this information help people but it makes me look really smart at cocktail parties.

That said — I had the opportunity to produce a segment with life coach and author Margaret Moore (a.k.a. Coach Meg) about her book “Organize Your Mind, Organize Your Life,” where she gave all kinds of tips and tricks for being less overwhelmed, less stressed and more productive. Love that!

Take a look at the video and accompanying article here for some ways to tame the frenzy in your own life. Here are some of my favorite Coach Meg tips:

Think about what puts you in a calm state and do it!
Set small goals to focus your attention (say to yourself for 30 minutes I’m only working on x)
Turn off your cell phone and/or email to get more done
Even super organized people can overload — build in breaks and time to relax
In the end you are the only one to hold accountable for your productivity

Where’d I Put That Metrocard?

February 21, 2012/2 Comments/in Benefits of List Making, Boost Memory, Decision Making, Increase Productivity, Reduce Stress, Saving Money, Saving Time, Tool for Success/by Paula Rizzo

I’m sure this has happened to you at least once — you are running for the subway and realize you can’t find your metrocard. It’s happened to all of us. Or you realize that you don’t have enough money left on the card for a ride and the train goes whizzing by you. Yep — it’s unfortunate and avoidable.

Metrocard Overload

This very thing happened when I was with my friend Danielle recently — she was searching and searching for a card with $2.25 for a one-way trip on the NYC subway. She found 7 cards total — none of them had enough on them. We missed our train. I always keep my metrocard in the exact same place so I don’t lose it. But not Danielle…sigh. Read more

Join My Live List-Making Webinar

February 7, 2012/0 Comments/in Benefits of List Making, Boost Memory, Decision Making, Health, Home, Increase Productivity, Learning With a List, List Making, Reduce Stress, Saving Money, Saving Time, Technology, Tool for Success/by Paula Rizzo

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I’m thrilled to announce that I will be participating in a webinar on Wednesday, February, 8th at 8pm ET. It’s being hosted by the fabulous people over at FriendsHealthConnection.org, which is a community website for people dealing with health issues. It’s for people struggling with an ailment, people who love them and just about anyone else who is interested in health. They have hosted other guests such as Dr. Maya Angelou and the Dalai Lama.

The webinar will focus on list making and how it can make you successful in all areas of your life: work, home, body, mind and soul! It will be live and I’ll use my webcam to communicate with everyone. There will be a moderator and we will take as many questions as possible in the hour. After the success of my teleseminar a few weeks ago — I’m really looking forward to this new format. I do hope that you’ll join me! Please sign up today.

Get a Copy of my List-Making Teleseminar

January 13, 2012/1 Comment/in Benefits of List Making, Boost Memory, Decision Making, Health, Home, Increase Productivity, Learning With a List, List Making, Reduce Stress, Saving Money, Saving Time, Tool for Success/by Paula Rizzo

Who would have thought so many people could talk about lists for over an hour? Well, you can! And we did! I was lucky enough to participate in a teleseminar called “Compulsive List Making: The How’s and The Why’s” with Meggin McIntosh, Ph.D. We talked about:

effective techniques for making lists to get more done
what kind of lists have worked best for me
how lists help people in all professions be more productive and efficient
my favorite list-making apps
questions from listeners
and so much more!

In case you missed it, click here to sign up for a copy of the recording and listen to it whenever you get a chance. I’ve also created a special tab called “teleseminar” at the top of my site. Here you’ll find every blog post, app, website and technique I mentioned on the call. I hope this information is useful and I’d love to hear what you think of it! Happy list making!

Army Officer Gives List-Making Tips

January 5, 2012/0 Comments/in Benefits of List Making, Decision Making, Fellow List Producers, Guest Posts, Increase Productivity, List Making, Reduce Stress, Relationships, Saving Time, Technology, Tool for Success/by Paula Rizzo

I don’t have to tell you that I’m hooked on lists. I have shared and will continue to share some of my best tricks with you. But I’ve also been on the lookout for some fellow list producers so they can give you some of their own secrets.

Enter: Full time officer in the United States Army and part time manager of Smobal.com, an online thought leadership magazine — John Childs. This list-maker was kind enough to give some tips. He also produced a video featuring two of his favorite list-making apps: 2Do and Teamly. Read more

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