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Nobody Likes Dealing with Death—Until They Attend One of Amy Pickard’s Humorous ‘Good To Go!’ Parties

Success

When Amy Pickard’s mother died suddenly in 2012, she was understandably grief-stricken. The list was a booklet called Departure File , which she still sells today. She also knew most people would probably not want to answer the questions in the Departure File , so she decided to create a party where everyone filled out the answers. “I

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The Top 5 Things That Were Wise Investments for My Home Business

Tips From T. Marie

Why it was a wise choice: Storing my files in the cloud rather than on a physical hard drive or flash drive makes it easy to access them from my desktop, laptop, iPad, and phone. It’s also super easy for me to share files with others. It’s been crucial in learning how to unplug from work and give myself true down time. #3

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Learning to See Clutter

Clutter Coach

Dave: No, I have all the files on my computer, the templates and stuff. Me: What if you just keep one copy in your archive files? How about filing it with other documents from the spring conference? They need to be tossed out or filed away. Originally posted 2012-09-28 15:36:34. We just, uh, keep them. The extras.

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3 Ways to Open Up and Receive More Love

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I realized that I didn’t open up a space to find love, romantic love, and to prioritize it, but I realized that I wasn’t in that space because I was still learning how to forgive and fall in love with Lisa. That was 2012. Focused first on raising my son and then focused on building this dream, the dream of touching others.

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Stacey Abrams’ New Co-Authored Book Details the Struggles Black Entrepreneurs Still Face and Why Business Partnership Differences Can Be Your Superpower

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We got to see each other learn. We learned that difference was our superpower. Despite a record uptick in new business filings during the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, entrepreneurship has been on a troubling downward slide for years. We got to see each other be vulnerable and uncomfortable.

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If You Think You’re Unbiased, You’re Wrong

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The idea wasn’t to simply learn how to make IBM more attractive to minority talent. A 2012 study conducted by Yale researchers revealed that even science professors—male and female—evaluate the information on a résumé more harshly when the applicant is a woman. The idea was also to explore ways to expand the company’s customer base.

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Executive Assistants Investigate

Office Dynamics

We hold this blog-a-thon each April and the goal is to make assistants aware of the resources available to them and build a community of administrative assistant and executive assistants who want to learn and grow and flourish in their career of choice! Learn what your manager likes to follow, and become her eyes and ears on the subject.