AUTHOR 101 UNIVERSITY OCTOBER 29-31 IN LAS VEGAS

You know I go to maybe 4 events a year.  Many events have lots of hype but when you show up  (frankly) they can suck.  I am sorry for being so blatant here, but you know it’s true.

However, the event that I return to EVERY year is Author 101 with Rick Frishman.

This is one of the best events.  It is always a PACKED room, and you meet a ton of authors and BIGWIGS.  Rick always invites industry pros and let me tell you – most people don’t even realize or take advantage of this opportunity.  But that’s like life isn’t it?  98% of people don’t do the things that gives them the edge, they just talk.

I am shocked.

Here’s why.   It costs you NOTHING to go up and either ask ME (which I will) or ask Rick to introduce you to a star maker at the event. What MOST PEOPE do at this event is just attend, sit in a chair and watch the speakers.  Listen, you will learn a LOT that way, and I hope you show up to support my presentation. But if you want to be someone who BREAKS through then in between the speakers presentations (on the breaks) CONNECT with those who help to make you a star.

Some may be one of the speakers OR one of the panelists.

EVEN if you have nothing to offer right, now, no book or product, no website.  What you DO have right now is YOU, your heart and your guts.  Nothing beats a face to face handshake, and 2 mins of rapport building that who knows may turn into dinner, that may turn into a million dollar deal next year.  I have seen it happen.

Trust me you won’t get a chance to have a phone call with them.

You might meet someone who SEES your STAR potential.  You might just meet someone who wants to PUBLISH you or MARKET you or turn your ideas into a MOVIE or TV Show next year. Or you might meet someone who just thinks you are so great they want to do a JV with you and you don’t know what yet, just that you are keen to put something together.

So here’s the email about the event.  It’s also 2 for 1 and it’s frankly underpriced.

I suggest if you go to this event – and when you do, COME GET me and ask me to introduce you to ANYONE or EVERYONE.

Be the top 1% , not the rest.

Plus – it’s Halloween- if you’re going to come to Vegas Halloween will be a riot.  Lots of fun.

About the event:

AUTHOR 101 UNIVERSITY is the place to be if you’re an author, publisher or aspiring author. You’ll hear top publishing and marketing experts reveal tools and techniques to get your book published and double or triple your income as an author or publisher.

You’ll hear from…

• Brian Tracy (he will help you achieve your personal and business goals faster and easier than you ever imagined)
• Stefanie Hartman (she will help you monetize your expertise and make revenue FROM your book)
• Rick Frishman (best selling author, Morgan James Publisher and the go-to guy for author publicity)
• Barbara DeAngelis (one of the most influential teachers of our time, with four NY Times #1 best selling books)
• Tom Antion (internationally acclaimed Internet Marketing Expert)
• Loral Langemeier (NY Times best selling author and one of today’s most dynamic and pioneering money experts)

There are 19 other fabulous speakers – AND a Publishing Panel of publishers, agents, and editors that you can meet and talk with. This is going to be an amazing event and it is going to sell out fast.

LITERARY AGENTS are looking for your book – Don’t participate in the recession – this event will change your life!

Go today to www.stefaniehartman.com/recommendation/author101
and get the details and watch videos from some of our previous attendees.

See you there!
Stefanie

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I certainly hope you’re one of the lucky ones that got in and were able to reserve your place in the easy-peasy podcasting program, where I will show you (begins July 5th) how to make $30,000 a month (yes on-going cash in your pocket) and build your list off iTunes (no-techno experience required millions of people searching for you) by speaking into your phone in your basement 2 hours a month.

You don’t even need to promote it (although I will show you how to do that) to get sales or to build your list. This is way easier that a teleseminar.

Did you know that people who search on iTunes are totally different people to those who search on the web? That means YOU are missing 40% (and growing) of the market by not doing this – so start doing this now!

It’s like a whole phone book or other internet that you don’t show up on.

Right now iPhones are automatically promoting you – but that may change any day now so be part of this opportunity now.

Did you know that because there are so many iPhone apps that iPhone has started to block them and make the screening process harder to get through?

This may likely happen with people who try to get their podcast up later. Now it’s free and easy and guaranteed!

Seriously, I am in the middle of moving, my clothes are looking grubby from painting, and Tania calls me to tell me, I have never gotten so many panicked emails from people who didn’t believe me that the door would be closing, or said their email was down – that it wasn’t their fault. Please let me in!

So, ok, if you didn’t get those emails from last week, then here is a BRIEF window of opportunity for you:

Only open for a day or so – then no matter who emails me, we’re closing the doors on this.

Brief window here: www.getitdonetodayseries.com/podcast

You are so great!
Stefanie

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Well, if you’re feeling like me – time has flown by!

So many of my students admitted to me that they had SO many plans for their business this year. They were going to get their blogs up and running, create eBooks, do podcasting, and build an amazing relationship base with their customers – and they were going to have it all done by now!

It can be hard to get everything on your list done when you’ve got a business to run as well.

Well if you are planning to do 1 thing to BOOST your sales and get more customers I would recommend starting to Podcast – timing is important and NOW is the time to OWN your market on iTunes.

Right now you are MISSING 100% of a whole new audience for you – people who will seek you out and buy from you. And with the apps coming on the market they can buy from you right on the phone (I will reveal that soon to you) and you don’t need to be a techie person to do a podcast or sell – all you need to know how to do is basically talk into your phone.

And I know you can already do that. LOL.

How would you like to build an audience of 150,000 in the next year… with no advertising? No website? NO SEO? No PPC? No Affiliates? No cost?

How would you like to have a major Fortune 500 company give you $100,000 for simply “keep doing what you’re doing – just add their logo to your podcast”, like 2 stay at home mom podcasters did. These moms didn’t even have a product or business; they just chatted on the phone and posted them on iTunes (as a podcast). They created a following and now do videos as well.

I really believe that it’s important to have all of these business growth and marketing tools up and running – especially NOW before this market gets as busy as the internet. You may be the ONLY podcast in your industry! That’s amazing – and yet millions are listening.

PLUS….

Wouldn’t you like to spread your message virally via cell phones? Podcasting can do that.

With 100 million iPods sold and 10 million iPhones in use, the potential for podcasting is about to be realized.

The thing is, I love marketing strategy and techniques and teaching my students the behind-the-scenes secrets of how the super successful become well-known, generate massive leads, and well…make a ton of money doing it.

This made our hot marketing list as it is a top secret for building a list of subscribers, customers, leads as well as simple way to earn “extra” big cash – with no expense!

Here’s what I wanted to teach – what I set out to find and track down for you:

I wanted to show how ANYONE, even a 6-yeard old could do this – in fact the most technical you will need to do is “push record”, “push stop recording”, and it took you no more than thirty minutes a week.

And all you had to do was talk about a topic that you loved to talk about?

Well, lucky for you and me, I have been searching for the special people to help me with all this stuff, and I have FOUND someone really special – Scott Paton – The Dean of Blogonomics and Podology. Scott has been teaching 1000’s of entrepreneurs, authors, coaches, speakers and trainers around the world, how to leverage the massive popularity of iPhones, iPods and what he calls “The Un-Web”. He has co-hosted podcasts that reached 30,000, 50,000 and 150,000 loyal subscribers with no advertising, no social networking, no AdWords, no SEO, nothing but talking and following a 10 minute system. On a consistent basis.

By the end of the year, you’ll be able to cross podcasting off your list that you’ve been meaning to do since January (or before) to catch yourself up to the latest techniques and growth tactics!

Ease your mind and fatten your wallet in 2010. Make that your new motto! Stop by and check it out TODAY – you don’t want to miss out on this one!

Quick and EASY training to help you with podcasting
http://www.getitdonetodayseries.com/podcast

It’s all the training you will ever need. Simple. Direct. Effective.

Warmest Regards,
Stefanie

PS – You could do what this Hypnotist did….After his audience grew to 60,000 avid listeners, he offered them a chance to learn hypnotism from him on a premium show costing a mere $5 bucks a month. Ten percent of his listeners took him up on it and now he makes a cool $30,000 a month from his second show. $30,000 dollars a month for 1 hour worth of work. WOW.

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This week I am moving  my home office.  Looks like I am not alone…entrepreneurs  – enjoy this article from the Globe & Mail.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/your-business/start/location/the-end-of-the-office/article1607287/

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I am back from speaking out of town and I am planning something BIG. 

Unfortunately as some of my colleagues (and competitors) are on my list, and may be reading this, I cannot reveal everything for you in this post.  But TRUST me it’s important for YOU, and what I am creating could possibly be the BIG BREAK you are looking for.

Imagine you booked a seat in FIRST CLASS in an airplane and you will be in the air for the next 10 hours sitting right next to YOUR IDOL.  And he was willing to tell you ANYTHING you asked.  You had your dreams, materials with you so he could even go over your stuff with you…

HOW would you spend that time so you could walk away a richer person, spiritually, inner growth wise and financially?

TELL ME BELOW so I can make your wish come true.  Your thoughtful answers will help me get you what you need RIGHT NOW (please answer it on the link below).

THINK – If I was to put you in a room with someone who started from scratch and sold over a billion dollars worth of books and licensing products, as well as someone who was the behind the scenes person to help grow another multi-millionaire speaker, author….

And they were open to sharing their secrets….

And CLOSE the door (so you could talk in private). REAL private – as this is no seminar.

This could be your BIG BREAK!

1.  GAIN WISDOM

What SPECIFICALLY would you most want to know or learn so you could do it yourself?

Think beyond “tell me how did you do it” and get as specific as possible. 

What info would you want to walk away with?

*Please answer this today – really make it count.  Only 20 people will actually be able to get their answers.

2. WALK AWAY WITH SOMETHING IN HAND

What plan or credibility item would you want to walk away with?

Some examples:

- Be part of a new best-seller book with other incredible authors.
- A marketing plan
- Back-end profit center strategy
- Video testimonial from a big name
- Book launch website created for you
- Feedback on your project(s)
- Sample licensing contracts
- Be their best friend

Very soon, I will be able to reveal what I am planning for 20 lucky people.

Good luck!!!

LINK: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/DP5NN8Z

Stefanie

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Many people are on complete overload. With today’s technology, there are many ways to market yourself as an author or entrepreneur. There is something new every day, LinkedIn, Squidoo, Twitter, MySpace, Facebook, Articles, Blogging, Email Marketing, Joint Ventures and much more.

Well if you are finding you are short on time, you may want to think about what you should be doing YOURSELF as CEO and then what could you delegate or have someone else handle for you.  Why struggle doing everything yourself and just end up with no time and not much done?

Entrepreneurs can sometimes fall into the trap of feeling like you need to do everything yourself OR another one is because we are good at something we think we should be doing it.  But the truth is, we should be planning our business and marketing strategies, building connections and relationships, creating deals and products.

Its valuable to make a list of what you want to accomplish this year, and what are the tasks involved in that.  What pieces of that do you detest with a passion, what do you like, what should you be doing and then write down which ones you can (a) eliminate (b) delegate (to current staff or VA) or (c) out-source.

Your VA and outsourcer may be 2 different people or the same person – totally depends on what skills you need and who has them.

For example, I have worked with a VA – who said she could do everything for me – she was such a nice person but when she worked she was a spreadsheet and research queen but hated and avoided anything else – including writing emails for me, answering customer service inquiries, making calls or even making simple appointments with people who asked to have appointment. 

So someone making calls for you – may or may not be same person who does internet writing or research for you.  But there is a solution.  I met Daven owner of 123 employee and one of the events I was at and he has put together a pretty cool system where you pay for 1 VA or outsource (trained already) person and you could stay with that 1 person or (this is cool part) get 2 or 3  people for same price (basically you just pay for hours worked).  And you get to interview them yourself and NOT hire unless you are thrilled with candidates.

I am actually going to try them out this month and will let you know how I fare.

But think about them as possible people who can do your SOCIAL MEDIA marketing for you – blog for you, create a blog, write articles and submit with keywords to sites for you – make JV connections for you – send emails out for you – customer service reps for you – even sales team staff for you.  Big behind scenes SECRET for you:  In fact I know a VERY wealthy (and famous) internet marketer uses an outsourcing team just like this to call his customers to sell his workshops for him.

So if you are interested in checking them out, Daven has agreed to waive the two-hundred dollar sign up charge, so you only pay for hours worked – that’s money immediately in your pocket.  And by the way this sign-up fee is NOT a bogus charge – it’s very real and I witnessed lots of people who paid it.

So check out this e-book:   http://www.stefaniehartman.com/recommendation/outsourcing  Its a guide for outsourcing.  Yes they want your email and will want you to go with them, and in may be helpful for you to try it for a month, give it a go.  You never know how it will be until you try it out.  And remember you can opt-out anytime.

Please let me know how this has helped you.  By the way, I know he uses staff from the Philippines, and they are the BEST out there for outsourcing.  Even my friend Frank who created the multi-million dollar Traffic Geyser has been using someone from that country for years and loves him.  So professional and in-expensive.  American & Canadian dollar goes far there.

Daven’s people are trained already so my advice – try it out for a month, maybe go with one of their trained staff (so you don’t even need to train them) and see how you like it.  For $5 bucks/ hour – how can you lose?

Let’s toast to making our lives easier!

Stefanie

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Attention MIT & JV Training Students!!

I am publishing 2 books this year – and you have a chance to be part of one or BOTH.  There is no FEE to be involved or featured and you will receive national attention.  In fact some of you may be asked to go on TV with me.  You and your business will get Fr-ee Media attention!

What I am looking for:

I am looking for “case studies” to show as examples, as well as some results to showcase on my website.

(Titles of books – are not being released yet)

Book One: This book is ALL about Collaboration & Joint Ventures.
In a paragraph – tell me how you used the JV training to create products or sell your products or any way it helped you with your business.

Book TWO: This book is based on the MIT Program.
In a paragraph – tell me how you used the MIT training to create additional cash flow, found a new business, became an author, speaker or created and sold product.  I am looking to give examples and results.  Big or small.  How has it changed your life?

Please enter your information here: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/6YP3MNM

I can edit your story – so don’t look for perfection – just get it submitted – and QUICK!

THANK YOU!! Remember this is a RARE opportunity.  So enter your story quickly in order to be eligible for the book press date.

Good luck!!
Stefanie

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Ok, this is a strange blog post I know, but hey- sometimes it happens – and this year – boy did it ever happen to me.  So I’m figuring that you may have had a similar bad start to the year – maybe not this year, but at least once in your life – and if you did – please share it with me and if there were any lessons learned.  And I tell you what –  the best 3 stories will get a special prize!  But – hey I may win my own prize.

But I figure if my first day was this bad in the New Year, then the rest of the year should be GREAT!  Just getting it all out in the beginning.

So here’s what happened…

December office was busy, trying to shut down for the holiday plans, the “holidays “(really we need another word here) were also at a fast pace as my family chose to split up the festivities this year, so it was 3 days of prep and 5 days of different cities and celebrating (not including new years).  But I love the holidays, giving presents and feeling all the warm vibes of the season, so I was tired but enjoyed it.  But I did feel I was trying to make everyone else happy and exhausted myself in the process. That’s sign #1.

But then I came down with a 2 week sinus affection that didn’t allow me to sleep, eat or breathe properly.  I had black eyes from this infection. And I am the person who doesn’t get colds even when I have sick people around me, so it was surprising.  Perhaps a sign to slow down.

During this time I also found out that a good friend of mine died and I attended the funeral and Shiva.  So that was a hard reminder that love and friendships are precious.  It was also a reminder that we’re all on a silent egg timer and we never know when the bell will ring for us.

A few days later I return to work and a business deal and relationship I am deeply involved in (and really enjoy) seems to have gone to hell in a hand basket (who made up this expression, it’s really good).  I am hoping this will end on a positive note, but the journey to get there is really horribly difficult, time costly and dragged me down emotionally for 3 days where I couldn’t even move – which is weird as I am typically the girl you call in any traumatic experience.  I am a rock and a strong guide in tough situations.  I was a crisis manager for pete-sake!  I can handle pressure.

But I must have been so sick, so exhausted and overwhelmed by the feeling of being let down, that it contributed to my emotional state.   In fact I almost missed New Years over it because I was so devastated by their actions.  Mostly because when they were really making big mistakes and I covered for them and was as forgiving as Mother Theresa.  Why don’t people appreciate or remember those things?  Do we have to be feared in business to get respect and appreciation?   I should be furious but I mostly feel disappointed.  I rationalize it thinking that even good people can do strange actions when they are emotionally or financially struggling, it helps people act from fear and lash out at others.

That same day (my first day back to work), my staff accidentally erased 3 of my main business websites.  Thank god for back-ups!!  This has created a few days of me trying not to panic, but it is slowly being resolved as we speak. But I couldn’t get mad because who can get upset at someone who is more upset at themselves, than I could ever be?  Mistakes can happen.

Then for some strange reason my outlook refused to open, so I had no way of looking at past, present or future emails.  Weird.  It later repaired itself.  It may have been a sign to walk away.

Did I mention that my grandmother is ill?

Seriously, I’m not sure you can top 8 years of work being wiped out in 1 day, a death of a friend, a possible end to a part of a business I enjoyed, computer failures and feeling like crap? – but hey you can try.  Be my guest.

So what do I take from all this????  Well you may have more enlightening answers (and if you do please send them my way).

Here was my thought process:

Ok, someone cursed me.

Ok, everyone but me is crazy.

Ok, I must suck at business.

Ok, I must be the crazy one and don’t see it.  Well, I am talking to myself here.

Jeez, I am dehydrated from crying.  Can someone get dehydrated from tears? 

Ok, maybe a possible (hopefully not) end to a partnership deal, my business being deleted is a signal for me to become a vet.  I love animals – but no, can’t operate on them.  Vet is out – plus I don’t look good in white, I need more color. 

Hmmm, Ok, I should go back to bed, and hide under the covers until I can smell tulips in March.  Hopefully my husband will remember to keep feeding our dog.  He probably won’t. Damn!  I have to get out of bed.

Ok, am I going to let this get me down???       Hell yes! 

……Ok, try again, am I going to let this get me down and quit?      Well, maybe I can look at the positives; maybe SOME people still love me.  Maybe I shouldn’t take this one weird week as the representative of my 8 years of doing good work on the planet and helping so many people find their way and reach for more.    Ok, feeling better.

Getting Proper Perspective Back
Why is it I pay more attention to negative actions of a few, than the many more positives?  I know why, because I try so hard to please everyone, and it just doesn’t work all the time.

Maybe the world has better things to do than single me out for a take-down, after all, I’m not one of the bad guys – just an imperfect woman trying to be perfect 24/7 and make the lives of others a better place.  Bound to make some errors, maybe I have.  Maybe I should forgive others and forgive myself.  Hmm, good start.  That feels better.

Next – look at the bright side:  Ok, I have my health back, which is so important.  My personal relationships are great right now.  My dog is super cute and definitely still loves me.

I have incredible circle of people in my group this year – really top notch and include some of my favorite people.  I am also looking forward to seeing my new MIT members change & grow and helping them along the way like a proud mum.

I may have lost 3 pounds from my cold, which makes up for the chocolate binge on the 3 days I was feeling sorry for myself and not getting off my sofa.  Ok, I’m on to caramels now – and I am currently accepting chocolate or caramel donations.

I am also reminded of an email my good friend, our fabulous MIT coach and circle member Nat said to me last year.  He said his computer froze, and at first he panicked – but then he sought to see the beauty and positive in his situation.  He realized that all he needed to do was do a “de-fragmentation” repair on his computer – this also mirrored his office.  So he took this spare time to clean up all the bits of paper and stuff cluttering up his office and felt a weight lift.  Both he and his computer got a clean-up that day.

So taking Nat’s advice (after all not only is he a rocking MIT Coach, but he is also a Buddhist monk and entrepreneur.  That’s a strong combination) I reflected …

… And thought- if my whole business disappeared (which it did temporarily) – would I be ok?   Yes, I can rebuild.  I would find a way.  Or maybe this is a wake-up call that I should look at changing the program and starting with a fresh perspective.  I have been meaning to do updates.  Or maybe start something totally new.  Is there something else I have been meaning to do?  Is there a new path?

Regarding the deal and partnership that I so treasured… I will keep in my thoughts that both my partner and I will be very happy with whatever the outcome or resolution may be and remain friends and still send each other business.  Perhaps letting go is good – even though it scares me and fills me with unanswered questions about the future.

This also made me realize – when things went – poof! Gone!  That we have a CHOICE to be here.  We have a choice to keep offering the same programs or start again from scratch or even change what we do every day. No one is forcing you to stay at your job, even though it may feel like that sometimes.   We always have a CHOICE to look for new solutions or not. 

It made me remember that in ANY industry you will meet villains, saints and people who do things you just don’t understand (out of fear, jealousy, negative belief systems or desperation), so accept that.  There will be people you help who may resent you for your help later.  I think dogs are the only animals that won’t bite you after you feed them.  People unfortunately can sometimes.  What’s with the dog theme here?

Letting Go Of My Maps
I don’t have everything planned to perfection as I typically do at this time of year.  I choose to not feel panicked about that.  Ok, I repeat, I choose not to feel panicked (I feel like Dorothy clicking her heels and deeply concentrating here – this is hard).   After all I think if there is one life lesson Stefanie Hartman is supposed to learn it’s that you can TRUST life more.  Life has a way of working out.  Life has its own map & timeline.   I hate not having full direction by now, not seeing what is to come.  I can adjust plans, but I typically need to have some direction.  I love maps!  So I’m easing up on that somewhat.  Yes I will identify a few goals, but if I don’t know where my next income is going to be made I will TRUST more that it will (back to the shoes clicking).

Letting Go & Taking a Stand for Me
I will not compare myself or my progress to others as that only ends badly.  I just realized that when I compare myself to others, I never compare to those ‘below’ me, just ‘above’ me (basically whoever has something I would also like to have)?   Really this is not a fair comparison without the two perspectives.   While there will be people smarter, more successful, “luckier”, prettier, taller, whatever, there will also be people whose life you would never trade for.  Many people have greater challenges and discomfort or pain.  I will remember the bigger picture and be grateful every day. 

There are very successful people who can feel like failures because they hold themselves to ridiculous standards or ‘fail’ their own self-imposed timelines.  I do not want to be one of them.

I will also retain my own successes in my mind and heart with personal pride and not let my achievements diminish as soon as they are accomplished for fear of being egotistical.  Being happy for myself is not a negative thing, especially when I am genuinely happy for those around me too.  I will no longer put my own happiness in second, third or fourth place.

I will continue to run my business in a way I am proud of, even if others are “getting ahead” faster through not so pleasant methods. 

I will be proud of myself and TRUST that my life has its own timeline and I cannot plan everything.

I will stretch time and spend 8 hours a month connecting with a business & personal relationships – out of the blue.  Telling them how much I care for them.

I will not hold onto what I think ‘should happen’ with a tight grip, even if I am sad or have fear – as I will trust that if it is not meant to work out (no matter what it is), gripping it will only give me a hand cramp and waste time and energy.   Letting things fall where they may, makes room for something better that I may never have even imagined.

It is possible that the plan I have is not as great as the plan the universe has.  I am betting on you universe – so now’s your chance. 

I will do more things in love of life and in spite of fear.

Humanity has gotten me down a bit this past year, so maybe I should add a project that will show the charitable and unexpected sides of people, or do something to help rescue distressed animals.  I will meditate on this.  Having a positive project may be good for me.

I will learn how to meditate.

I will continue to take the risk of opening myself up to the world (and who ever reads this, thank you), keep being transparent, VULNERABLE and real – and hope that I don’t need to be ‘perfect’ and a shark for others to see that while I have vulnerable moments I have many more moments of great strength, that in fact being vulnerable, not putting on a persona in public takes great courage and strength. 

I will try not to take to heart the 1 or 2 negative emails I get from people every so often.  I will instead put more weight on the hundreds of positive ones.

I will let myself be wrong occasionally and forgive myself.  I will forgive others as well.

Whenever I feel fear, I will remember its ‘made up’, not real, and I will trust more.

I will work on getting my body into a gym, and getting my mind/soul into some fun activities as well as some soul searching.

I will go and get some more chocolate caramels because I just missed lunch.

I will not be so hard on myself.

I will keep my sense of humor…it may be the last thing I take with me on earth.

Foreshadow: I‘m thinking my next year’s blog post may be about visiting the dentist from all these milk duds I am eating.  Ok I’m done with eating chocolate – free milk dud boxes for those who think they can top this!

Maybe if I keep saying MILK DUDS the company will sponsor my blog, milk duds, milk duds, and no calls yet…I will keep trying later.

Thanks for listening…..

Your friend, mentor (hopefully still after this crazy blog post) and person who may be YOUR biggest fan and cheerleader,

Stefanie Hartman

PS – Please post your proper email address as will will be contacting the winners!

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Wow.  Holidays are fast approaching – so my question is – Is your ‘to do’ list growing now that the holidays are just around the corner?  Well then, give yourself an energy boost and read this article by Dr. Oz (and me) on managing stress at work.

Here’s my tip:

Studies have shown that people will actually accomplish a task in the time allotted to them.  For example if someone said you have 10 hours to finish this report, people would work during that time, unproductively, unhappily – but it would get done. However if that deadline was to get that report finished in 1 hour or even a really crazy low time like 30 minutes or – believe it or not, people would still get it finished. 

Have you witnessed this phenomenon in your life?

I was once at a hotel seminar and the leader gave us 5 minutes to go to up to our rooms, pack, and check out at the hotel front desk – and there were like 20 of us.  Results: We actually did it.  It stunned me.  It was like time stood still.

Often times we OVER-estimate how long stuff should take us to you.  My advice? Create your own mini deadlines with rewards at the end.  Say to yourself – I’m going to finish all my email correspondence in 20  minutes – then I can take an extra 30 minutes off at lunch or I can eat some chocolate or I will go to a movie tonight.  Anything that gets you motivated.  It is FUN and you will see results.

Here’s Dr. Oz’s advice:

While it would be a mistake for me to assume there’s only one way to work, I do think there are some traits and behaviors that can make time and energy management a whole lot easier. But here are three things you should consciously try to integrate into your workday if you haven’t already:
- Map your Day: Though you don’t have to stick to an exact schedule, you can get some stress relief if you can organize your tasks and not leave your day to total chance. Don’t work off the inbox…work off your plan for the day. (Only manage the inbox after you’ve done what you desire to do.)
- Break Often: Take a walk, have a bottle of water, clear your head. It’s all part of energy management. The few minutes you spend away from your desk will make you more efficient when you get back.
- Enlist Troops: We know that people are pretty stubborn when it comes to trying to accomplish goals on their own; they think it’s a sign of failure if they show weakness or an inability to do a job. But you’ll reduce stress (and save time) by asking for help when you need it.

What are your tips and advice?  Post them below for all of us to save time and create less stress in our lives and business.

All the best,

Stefanie

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Good Luck

Stefanie

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