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Life Contained teaches business people how to develop habits to keep them more focused, organized & productive in the workplace.

Who Is Jan Wencel?

Jan Wencel with short hairLife Contained founder, Jan Wencel, works with people who want to cross more...and more important things off their list on a daily basis.

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4 Mantras to Suspend Perfectionism

"Getting More Done" Free for Kindle Users

Inbox Zero = Inbox Hero

3 Reasons to Join me for CLUTTER @ Greenhouse in Chicago

3 Methods to Help You Achieve Your New Year's Resolutions

Email Inbox: Going from 5K to 30 in :30

3 Powerful Catalysts for On-Time Meetings

10 Email Etiquette Rules to Consider

Stop Organizing, Start Producing Book Review

How Hedgehogs and Wilco Can Make You More Productive

10 Windows 7 Shortcuts to Compute Faster

How to Organize Notes

I Cannot Do It All

Organize Your Office w/OfficeMax Aug 20-21 Sale

2 Sides to Staying Cool So You Can Be Productive

Four Ways a Dog Can Improve Your Time Management

10 Questions to Regain Your Drive...and boost personal productivity

Increase Productivity Through Split Screens (On One Monitor)

Life Contained YouTube Personal Productivity Channel

3 Mind Mapping Techniques to Boost Personal Productivity

OfficeMax Savings Today & Tomorrow

The CEO of Me

4 Time Management Measurement Tools

How to Safely Insert More Think Time at Work

3 Briefcases Men Can Proudly Carry

3 Rolling Briefcase Bags Women Can Proudly Roll

4 Ways to Add Organization to Your Personal Brand

Organized Systems to Self Promote

Obtain Better Results from Direct Reports: Initiative

Responding to Self Doubt

Reduce Email Volume Using Doodle

Responding to Criticism

Artists You Should Know

How to Clean Your Email Inbox

Delivering Constructive Criticism

Assertiveness Tip: Negative Inquiry

Time Management Book: Work Less & Do More

Time Management Tool: Route4Me

Work/Life Balance?

Never Forget Another Attachment in Outlook

How to Create a Custom Microsoft Color Theme

A Productivity Trainer's Weekly Review

How to Organize Electronic Files with X1

Paper Planner Review: At-A-Glance Planning Notebooks

Workplace Performance Tony Schwartz Wisdom

Creative Delegation Logistics

How to Set Up a (Beautiful!) Tickler File

Follow Through: The Missing Link Workshop

Time Management Tool: ShoeBoxed

How to Manage Email: Process to the End

Time Management Tool: Time Timer

Time Management Trend: Paper is Back

Time Management Tales: Sales Rep in Chicago

Time Management Skill: Ask for Help

Increase Productivity via Ergonomics & Activity

Time Management Tales: Accountant in Chicago

How to Say No Without Getting Fired

Time Management Tales: Attorney in Chicago

Time Management System Transition

Avoid To-Do List Overwhelm

Balance Your Life with White Space

Procrastination Aid: Pacman on Google

How to Organize Email...Don't

Stop Procrastinating: Make Decisions

FreedomFiler: How to Organize Tax Papers

Assertiveness Tip: Negative Assertion

Assertiveness Tip: Fogging

Assertiveness Tip: Self Disclosure

Assertiveness Tip: Workable Compromise

Time Management Tip: Reduce Multitasking

Assertiveness Tip: Broken Record

Time Management Tip: Efficient Internet Searches

Time Management Tip: Personality Mismatches

Time Management Tip: Boundaries Set You Free

Effective Meetings: Going Topless

Time Management Tales: Engineer in Chicago

Time Management Skill: Find Chicago Parking

How to Prioritize: Eat Frogs for Breakfast

Live Deliberately: The Good Life Chicago Workshop

Paper Planner Review: Action Day Planner

Resolve to Get Organized

Being Velocitized

Improve Email Quality

Reducing Email Volume

Creating Email White Space

Procrastination Video

Tell Procrastination Buh-Bye

How to Create a Paper Action File