This week I’m continuing my series on the magic of keyboard strokes. The next trio of shortcuts that I use regularly are the keyboard strokes to bold, underline, or italicize text.
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When working in my Microsoft Outlook inbox, there are often times when I want to select more than one email to either move into a file folder or drag into a calendar meeting or task. I could drag each email one by one into their ultimate resting places, or I can use the Ctrl and Shift keys on my keyboard to select more than one email concurrently.
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Did you know you can use keyboard strokes to toggle between your Outlook Inbox, Calendar, Tasks, and Contacts?
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The last few weeks I’ve been extolling the wonders of keyboard strokes because of how much time they save. A trifecta of keyboard strokes that I’ve used almost daily for many years is Ctrl + C, Ctrl + X, Ctrl +V to Copy, Cut, Paste.
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Did you know you can create, reply, forward, and send emails in Outlook without touching your mouse? Here’s how.
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Last week’s blog entry talked about using the keyboard keys CTRL + SHIFT + V to move emails from your inbox to one of your Outlook file folders. But what if you need to create a new file folder for the email you want to move? You can do that without touching your mouse as well.
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One of the keyboard strokes I have used THE MOST in my career and has saved me SO MUCH time is CTRL + Shift + V to move emails in Outlook.
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The last few months I’ve been sharing sentences that are effective in my life to shut down unconscious, unhelpful, negative thought loops in my brain. Another one of those sentences is, “This is happening for me, not to me.”
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I, like most people I suspect, get angry/annoyed/bothered/frustrated with other people from time to time. Sometimes there is little I can do to stop myself from feeling that initial trigger of negative reaction. However, in the space of time between the trigger and my response, two words often help me take back control of my brain in order to show up in the way that I prefer to show up. Those two words are, “Give love.”
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I don’t know about your mind, but my brain is often fixated on the past or the future. Very rarely does my mind live in the now if left unchecked. As I got older, I started hearing the teachers of the world encouraging people to live in the moment, presence is the best present, and be here now.
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Leading with curiosity has helped me in so many situations to waste less time in fear and anger. I value love and connection in my life, and leading with curiosity brings me to those values faster.
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In recent weeks I’ve been sharing sentences that are effective in my life to shut down unconscious, unhelpful, negative thought loops in my brain. Another one of those sentences is, “Every storm runs out of rain.”
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If I had a list of emotions, and I had to categorize them either as “good” emotions or “bad” emotions, envy would probably be relegated to the bad side. Envy is one of those emotions that I think I’m doing something wrong if I’m experiencing it. However, as I’ve gotten older, I’ve realized that envy is actually a very good emotion. Because envy for me almost always gives me a clue about what I might want more of in my life.
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I sometimes have thoughts that I don’t like. Usually the thoughts I don’t like are unkind to me or others. When I was young, I had the notion that if a thought was in my head, it must mean that I believe it. But as I got older, I realized I don’t necessarily have control of the thoughts that pop into my head.
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One of the most impactful interviews I have ever listened to is Ed Mylett’s interview with Shaun White. Shaun White is an Olympic gold medal winning snowboarder and skateboarder. In the interview, Shaun talks about how he cultivates a mindset where in every situation, there is no such thing as failure for him.
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Twelve years ago, I met the person who is now my husband. At that time, I was living in Brooklyn, NY, and he was in Ohio. Since we were long distance, I wanted to give him something to look forward to each week, so I started mailing him a weekly card.
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In recent weeks, I’ve been sharing sentences that help me waste less time sitting in unhelpful and unconscious thoughts and emotions. This week’s sentence is: “When you argue with reality, you lose, but only 100% of the time.”
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In last week’s blog post, I shared a sentence that helps to calm me when I feel overwhelmed when working. There are actually a few sentences that help to recenter me when things feel chaotic, and I’d like to share those comforting sentences in the weeks ahead. This week’s helpful sentence is, “Worrying is like paying a debt you don’t owe.”
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Have you ever been overwhelmed with the amount of work on your plate? At a past job, I was hired to support 3 people. That number grew to 5 people. And then it grew again to 10 people. When the number increased to 10, there were times pretty much every day when I would receive so many requests in a short period of time that my brain would start to freak out. Thankfully, after a few seconds of panic, my rational brain would come back online and whisper a consoling thought.
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Do you have any of the following New Year resolutions? Be more productive. Get my to do list in order. Feel like I am controlling my email instead of it controlling me. Finding time to live my best life. If you use Microsoft Outlook or Gmail and want to crush any of these resolutions in the year ahead, then check out Focus to Evolve's NEW Online Academy!
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