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The Holidays Can Be Overwhelming—Remember These 3 Things to Stay Positive

Success

I’m a guy who always looks forward to the holidays. I’ll be honest, though; with the financial future of so many people hanging in the balance, and an inevitable structure change looming at Primerica, that holiday season came with some added stress I hadn’t endured during past holiday seasons. I’m no exception.

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The Holiday Blues Are Normal—These 8 Tips from Experts Can Help You Better Manage Difficult Emotions

Success

The holiday season, starting with Thanksgiving and Hanukkah, can be a time of great joy with family, friends and tradition, but not everyone feels jolly this time of year. If you’ve experienced a loss, gone through a breakup or simply feel alone, the holidays can put a spotlight on your grief. Manage your expectations.

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Looking Forward With Intention [Free Webinar for Assistants]

Office Dynamics

Here at Office Dynamics International, as we wrap up this 25th year of business, we’re feeling both grateful and overwhelmed with all we’ve experienced in 2015. For this final session of the year, we’re sending 2015 off with a bang! December 3, 2015, 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. It’s hard to believe another year is nearly over.

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All work and some play: the rise of the ‘Bleisure’ travellers

Practically Perfect PA

We’ve chosen holiday destinations specifically because they are close to where the business travel took us,’ said Deborah, who chronicles her experiences on the blog, TagAlongTravel.com. ‘I We haven’t calculated our travel stat for 2016 as yet, but in 2015 Steve was on the road 171 days to 44 cities in 11 countries,’ she said. ‘I

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Get Engaged In Your Work and Life for Resilience

Office Dynamics

In addition to the holidays approaching we want to be sure you are aware we will not be publishing a Monday Motivators on November 24. While I was researching this topic both for MMs and our 2015 Annual Conference for Administrative Excellence , I found this definition: operating on all cylinders (as much as possible, not just a crisis).

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3 Simple Steps to Taking Time Away from Your Business

Office Organization Success

There are several holidays throughout they year that naturally lend themself to you taking some downtime — there is no need for you to continue to remain a slave to your business! For example, especially around the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays, don’t schedule in any teleclasses or other trainings; allow for that time away.

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The four day week and a case of less is more

Workplace Insight

Between 2015-2019, Iceland ran two large-scale trials of a reduced working week of 35-36 hours with no reduction in pay. The results show that short-term absence reduced by almost 40 percent, with 87 percent of employees reporting improvement in their mental health and a reduction in workplace stress. Global trials.

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