Transcript Pulling It All Together

Pulling It All
Together…
Get Your Life Organized!
Bonnie Lonbaken, RDN
Corporate Dietitian
Lyons Magnus
What contributes to
disorganization?
 Technology
 Influence
of Society
 Attitude of Influence
 Change is OUR decision
(Most of the time)
 Habits Can Be Broken
 Managing e-mail
DO’s of e-mail Etiquette
DO
DO
DO
DO
DO
DO
DO
Proofread
Clarify the Message
Confirm
Acknowledge Sensitivity
For Others
Include Your Signature
Keep Messages Short
Create Personal Folders
DON’TS of e-mail Etiquette
DON’T
DON’T
NO
DON’T
DON’T
DON’T
Leave Out Capital Letters
and Punctuation
Use Smiley Faces
Fancy Backgrounds
Attach Files Unless…
Hit Reply-to-all Unless…
Forward Strings
DON’T LIST
(continued)
DON’T
Say Anything You Would Not Say
In Person….OR You Would Want
Others To Read
NO
Bulk e-mails To All – Use bcc:
DON’T Assume Immediate Responses
DON’T Become Upset – Clarify
REMEMBER……There are NO
SECRETS IN CYBERSPACE!
Our Worksheet!
Define
ourselves
Where is change needed?
What is out of our control?
What are we willing to
change?
How?
What does it mean to get
organized?
Values and Principles
 Core Beliefs
 Communication Improvement
 Commitment to the process
 Determination to stay on track
 Planning EVERYDAY
 Have PURPOSE

….THE SMALL THINGS
 List
Making
 Paper? Paperless?
 Calendar/Time
 The Truth About “Our Word”
 Details – Set Yourself Apart
 Planning and Organizing
Leadership Reminders
Clear Communication
 Fine Tune Our Listening
 Experience the Power Of Our Minds
 Appointments with ourselves!
 Personal versus Professional
 Commitments
 Obligations
 Peacefulness – THE GOAL
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MOVE FORWARD
Maxwell’s Daily Reader – December 30th
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Finalize Your Goal
Order Your Plans
Risk Failing
Welcome Mistakes
Advance
Re-evaluate Progress
Develop New Strategies
WRAPPING UP…..
QUESTIONS
COMMENTS
POEM – You Tell On Yourself