Never Say Never!

May 27, 2010

  • Where’s Ann Michael?–Delighting in a wonderful trip to Boston to meet new clients, preparing for GO System Workshop and getting ready to do a presentation on Wikis.
  • Feature ArticleNever Say Never!
  • Ann Michael Recommends –Want to feel good again? Have more energy? My friend JJ Virgin is teaching how food sensitivities could be the problem. Register for her complementary teleclass http://ow.ly/1P5aa – more details below.

Have you ever said to yourself, "I would never do that!"? I remember years ago, while in college I made one of those statements. It was a time when computer programming was a booming new field and definitely the field to enter into -- a time when programming was done with punch cards (I'm definitely dating myself!).

I was walking back from class with a good friend and somehow we started talking about things like jobs, computers and post college life.  I remember saying that I would never be in sales and that I would never do anything with computers. Well, the first chapter of my professional career was spent in sales and teaching people how to use their computers to do research. And you know what? I loved it!

During that first walk, " I don't ever want to own my own business! Fortunately, I love every minute of it!.

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How can you be productive if you always feel like your batteries have been drained?

Do you have a sense that your diet isn't working for you, but don't know where to start?

Have you been tolerating low energy, annoying symptoms, or feeling blah - thinking this is just "normal for you"?

Well, my friend JJ Virgin is at it again. JJ is the Celebrity Health and Nutrition Expert who's been shaking the foundations of the wellness world with her tell-it-like-it-is nutrition advice, much of which goes directly against the grain of everything you thought you knew about what you should be eating for good health.

She is teaming up with Leanne Ely, The Dinner Diva, to share how food sensitivities could be sabotaging your health in their FREE teleseminar on June 2nd called "Revealed: Six Surprising 'Health' Foods (You're Probably Eating Every Week) That Are Holding Your Health Hostage.”

Join me for this complementary teleclass -- reserve your spot today by going to http://ow.ly/1P5aa. I've always considered myself pretty knowledgeable about what foods are best for me, but after working with JJ and her team for nearly a year now, I am thrilled about what I've learned and how my understanding of what I eat has changed for the better.

Never Say Never!

True confessions. I once said that I would never own my own business. I think I made that statement because I didn’t know all of the things that I thought you needed to know about running a business -- marketing, PR, accounting, taxes, HR issues, developing policies and procedures etc. I doubt that I'm the only small business owner to have those overwhelmed feelings.

Erin Verbeck, Branding and Small Business Expert at The Joy of Marketing recently interviewed me about this very subject for their blog. In the blog topic, Calm the Craziness of Owning Your Own Business, I share 5 strategies to calm the "I'm overwhelmed" sensation of entrepreneurship. According to Erin "one of my favorite things Ann Michael shared was that entrepreneurs should be intelligent but lazy, which sounded weird to me because I know as entrepreneurs we are anything BUT lazy".

I invite you to listen to the interview and pick up some great tips to help you develop a laser focus on what really needs to be done to grow your business. The interview can be found here.

Be sure to comment on the blog and let me know what your favorite tip was and why!

Print Only What You Want

Have you ever just wanted to print part of what you are viewing in a document or website? You may not want to waste ink and paper printing the whole thing. It does vary from printer to printer, but here's the trick:

  • Highlight with your cursor the area that you want to print
  • Click Print, and when the Print window opens, look for Print Options and underneath it choose "Selection". This means you only want to print what is selected on the page.

Again, printers vary so if you don't see "Selection" look for something similar.

Ann Michael Henry is the Founder and The Productivity Chef for Mise En Place -- an organization and productivity consulting firm devoted to working with clients to discover the right ingredients for managing e-mail, digital data, paper, and workload so that they can "get cooking" at work and still have time to satisfy their appetite for life.

Her personal philosophy...let's get the work done so that we can go out and play is what motivates Ann Michael. If you liked today's issue, you'll love Ann Michael’s productivity tools, products, and training designed to help you improve your focus, organization, and productivity at work so that you have time to experience all that life has to offer.

Having the right ingredients – tips, tools, and proven techniques – to accommodate an individual's work style is what makes the difference. This is where Ann Michael thrives! Her ultimate goal is to find the recipe that works for you!

"If everything's under control, you're going too slow."
~ Mario Andretti
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