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Look for the Hidden Good and 3 Other Ways to React to Problems

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Norman Vincent Peale, a major proponent of positive thinking, once said, “Whenever God wants to give us a gift, he wraps it up in a problem.” The bigger the gift you have coming, the bigger the problem you will receive. But the wonderful thing is that if you look for the gift, you will always find it. Seek the lesson.

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Christmas Gifts for Assistants

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CHRISTMAS GIFTS FOR ASSISTANTS. Office Dynamics, leader in administrative excellence, has an array of gifts for the executive or administrative assistant that range from professional books for their career to online learning, journals, inspirational books, lunch totes to high-end boot camp training programs for executive assistants.

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Administrative Professional’s Day Gifts

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Are you perplexed as to the ideal gift to give your administrative assistant in honor of Administrative Professionals Day? So I can give you some good advice to make your gift-hunting easier. What are the ideal Administrative Professional’s Day Gifts? But it is 2015 and gift-giving for assistants has changed.

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Thinking Outside the Box: How Entrepreneur Danny Taing Is Bringing Japan to Your Door

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If a drone flew over that room in 2015, you’d see bags of snacks scattered across tables and tumbling from three giant suitcases he brought back from Japan. All of those ideas were learning experiences that built off each other that then built to me ultimately doing Bokksu,” he says. Far from it.

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Our Totally Free Thank You Gift

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As we prepare to say goodbye to 2014 and head into 2015, Office Dynamics International plans to celebrate our 25 th year in very big ways! Learn more about this special experience and what makes Who Took My Pen … Again? This is the fastest and most cost effective way to get a free gift into your hands. This is a gift to you.

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Get Your Mind Right: 5 Tips for Untangling Your Can’t-Do Mindset

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All my gifts will bring joy and excitement! In my research about “Wave Makers” for my book Make Waves , I discovered that those who started big changes were extraordinary because of their thoughts that drove optimism, resilience, belief in themselves and others, and the confidence to keep learning. And then reality happens.

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Should People with Grit Ever Give Up?

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We have mid-level goals that are broader, but still discrete, like learning a new skill or starting a new hobby or business venture. According to one 2015 study by Oettingen and colleagues, participants who had mentally contrasted reported being more successful at managing their time. We fail to consider alternatives.

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