Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 11, 2008

This August will be my one-year anniversary of starting my blog. Over 250 articles later and here I am still blogging. What I have learned as a blogger Blogging about your career is an excellent way to present yourself to a potential employer. It is hard to believe it has been a year already.

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Small Business Labs

JUNE 4, 2010

Small Business Blogs Entrepreneur Magazine Blog Entrepreneurship & Education at the Kauffman Foundation Fresh Inc. Blog powered by TypePad Member since 01/2005 « The Structural Shift to a Contingent Workforce | Main | What is Freelance Camp?     Our project plan is to: 1. 

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Practically Perfect PA

APRIL 25, 2017

Over that time, I have seen the blog grow and grow and grow! There are now over 11,000 of you signed up to the blog posts and newsletters and we attract over 90,000 visitors each month on the website. I am Founder and Chair of Assistant Community EMEA (ACE) which is the assistant network for the EMEA region at BlackRock.

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Success

JULY 13, 2022

A recognized style creator, Amber Venz Box conceptualized and launched rewardStyle (now LTK) alongside her now-husband Baxter Box at the age of 23 as a solution to monetize her fashion blog, Venzedits. Over the course of 100 days, Poler tasked herself with facing 100 fears—a project that culminated in a TEDx speech in 2015.

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Office Dynamics

JULY 9, 2014

In fact, there is an event called #AdminChat that’s just for assistants – a free event that happens with a select resource, weekly, hosted by Executive Secretary Magazine (another phenomenal administrative resource). Founder of the Quick and Dirty Tips network. Take the world’s best courses, online, for free. – Sign me up.

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Practically Perfect PA

SEPTEMBER 22, 2013

Quite often I am asked which courses I would recommend for assistants that are just starting in the profession and want to undertake some training to increase their skills and help them move up the career ladder. I always say that it is extremely important for assistants to attend training courses throughout the year.

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Practically Perfect PA

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

The difficulty is that a lot of organisations don’t understand this need and do not offer assistants the opportunity to attend training courses or take time out of their day to build their business acumen. Ask that you attend training courses on the areas that you could improve, for example business finance or process management.

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A Great Day's Work

SEPTEMBER 4, 2016

Why did you start the blog, A Great Day’s Work ? I started my blog A Great Day’s Work to share resources with administrative professionals in an effort to help them be successful in their career and inspire them to lead in the workplace. What is your favorite magazine subscription? I have many magazine subscriptions.

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Practically Perfect PA

APRIL 25, 2017

Over that time, I have seen the blog grow and grow and grow! There are now over 11,000 of you signed up to the blog posts and newsletters and we attract over 90,000 visitors each month on the website. I am Founder and Chair of Assistant Community EMEA (ACE) which is the assistant network for the EMEA region at BlackRock.

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Practically Perfect PA

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

I was interviewed by the lovely Elena Aylott from EMEA East about my blog and social media in general. Why did you decide to write a blog? I think a lot of assistants are in the same position and appreciate the blog because I approach it with that honesty. That inspires me to write this free blog! Yes yes yes!

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Practically Perfect PA

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

I was interviewed by the lovely Elena Aylott from EMEA East about my blog and social media in general. Why did you decide to write a blog? I think a lot of assistants are in the same position and appreciate the blog because I approach it with that honesty. That inspires me to write this free blog! Yes yes yes!

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Jen Lawrence

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

Check out this list hosted by Executive Secretary Magazine. Webinars, books, magazines, courses. Executive Secretary Magazine. Essentially, a conference can be a crash course in how to be a stellar assistant and can be game-changing! The opportunities are endless. All Things Admin Training Center. RedCape Academy.

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Practically Perfect PA

SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

But first, some general rules that will help you stay current and still be productive: There are so many websites, blogs and articles that you could read to keep up to date but that is a problem in itself! During my years working in London I subscribed to the magazine so that I could keep up with all of the weekly goings on.

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Small Business Labs

JULY 27, 2010

Small Business Blogs Entrepreneur Magazine Blog Entrepreneurship & Education at the Kauffman Foundation Fresh Inc. " VCs, of course, used to invest in raw start-ups.  When we reference organizations that have provided us funding in the last year we will note it.

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The Small Business Blog

OCTOBER 1, 2007

Build your own network! Other Great Business Blogs Social Media for Business WinWeb Pitch of the Week – Martin Everard Benefits Of Building A Home Business Is There More Financial Hardship To Come? One I would add would be to blog as we. Small Business Bootstrapping How to start your own small business with no or little money.

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Small Business Labs

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Small Business Blogs Entrepreneur Magazine Blog Entrepreneurship & Education at the Kauffman Foundation Fresh Inc. Most small businesses, of course, are limited to the domestic market.  When we reference organizations that have provided us funding in the last year we will note it. Web/Tech women work/life balance

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Small Business Labs

JUNE 28, 2010

Small Business Blogs Entrepreneur Magazine Blog Entrepreneurship & Education at the Kauffman Foundation Fresh Inc. "  He was joking of course, but it did make me realize a lot of folks are unaware of the interesting technology activities going on in the midwest.  Web/Tech women work/life balance

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Small Business Labs

NOVEMBER 2, 2010

Small Business Blogs Entrepreneur Magazine Blog Entrepreneurship & Education at the Kauffman Foundation Fresh Inc.   The iPad is, of course, the most successful tablet so far.  Thanks for doing your blog! When we reference organizations that have provided us funding in the last year we will note it.

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Small Business Labs

JULY 22, 2010

Small Business Blogs Entrepreneur Magazine Blog Entrepreneurship & Education at the Kauffman Foundation Fresh Inc. When we reference organizations that have provided us funding in the last year we will note it. If we mention a product or service that we received for free or other considerations, we will note it.

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Practically Perfect PA

JULY 2, 2015

I grew up in a different age where working hard and being humble were power for the course for the PA. Networking – Establishing / Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships in person & online. Lucy Brazier – Executive Secretary Magazine April 23, 2105. Life does not come with a rule book.

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Small Business Labs

MAY 27, 2010

Small Business Blogs Entrepreneur Magazine Blog Entrepreneurship & Education at the Kauffman Foundation Fresh Inc. Blog powered by TypePad Member since 01/2005 « Inc. When we reference organizations that have provided us funding in the last year we will note it. Web/Tech women work/life balance

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Small Business Labs

MAY 11, 2010

Small Business Blogs Entrepreneur Magazine Blog Entrepreneurship & Education at the Kauffman Foundation Fresh Inc. " The other drivers are, of course, the expansion of broadband and the growing availability of video content on the web.    The main driver for this shift is price.  home has 2.93

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Small Business Labs

OCTOBER 4, 2010

Small Business Blogs Entrepreneur Magazine Blog Entrepreneurship & Education at the Kauffman Foundation Fresh Inc. Blog powered by TypePad Member since 01/2005 « A Detailed Look at U.S. Posted by: Jordan Spizike | October 05, 2010 at 01:50 AM Of course that makes sense. Web/Tech women work/life balance

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Andrea Kalli

MARCH 9, 2010

Home Study Courses Once you have content in several formats, such as books, audio, and video, you can package them together into a comprehensive “home study course.&# Some courses also include individual or group coaching sessions. Just be creative and look for things that are a good fit for your business and your book.

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Brilliantly Better

JUNE 15, 2010

Dragos Roua – Brilliantly Better The Personal Development Blog Home About me Top posts Archives Downloads Audio Recommended Products Contact How To Play The Game Of Blogging by dragos on June 16, 2010 · 24 comments in Blogging Tweet After I sold my company, 2 years ago, I knew there will be some inactive time for me.

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Small Business Labs

JULY 21, 2010

Small Business Blogs Entrepreneur Magazine Blog Entrepreneurship & Education at the Kauffman Foundation Fresh Inc. This is the reason people need to take mobile marketing seriously and invest in a training course. When we reference organizations that have provided us funding in the last year we will note it.

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Small Business Labs

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

Small Business Blogs Entrepreneur Magazine Blog Entrepreneurship & Education at the Kauffman Foundation Fresh Inc. Blog powered by TypePad Member since 01/2005 « State of Small Business Tweet Chat on Wednesday | Main | 3D Printing Comes Of Age » September 14, 2010 Over 250 U.S. . 

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Office Dynamics

MARCH 12, 2015

You may think this would be a biased conversation about our curriculum-based designation courses but it was far from that! It’s not so much about receiving a ‘certification’ as it is about what will be covered in a class or online course. Is it possible to get a list of attendee email addresses to network after the webinar?

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Small Business Labs

JULY 12, 2010

Small Business Blogs Entrepreneur Magazine Blog Entrepreneurship & Education at the Kauffman Foundation Fresh Inc. Blog powered by TypePad Member since 01/2005 « An Economic Ode to the Great Plains | Main | Is Facebook Replacing Traditional Websites? .    This, of course, is not an either/or decision. 

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Brilliantly Better

AUGUST 30, 2010

Well, because blogging is a very specific business. Although it shares a good deal of common points with traditional businesses, blogging is completely different in some key areas. The more blogging products you’ll have on the market, the bigger the demand. In short, they are people who are doing exactly what you are doing.

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Andrea Kalli

MARCH 9, 2010

Home Study Courses Once you have content in several formats, such as books, audio, and video, you can package them together into a comprehensive “home study course.&# Some courses also include individual or group coaching sessions. Just be creative and look for things that are a good fit for your business and your book.

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Men With Pens

APRIL 6, 2010

If you want your blog to get a whole lot more readers, you should think about taking a class in how to write better articles and be noticed on the web. For a long time now, I’ve been reading blogs about marketing. Apply some logic and decide on a topic for your course, and your course textbooks. I decided on my textbooks.

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Professional Assistant Blog

FEBRUARY 20, 2008

Home About Me Advertise The E-tiquette of E-mail By The Professional Assistant on Wednesday, February 20, 2008 Filed Under: Client Service , MS-Outlook E ditor’s note: This is a guest post by Patricia Robb of Laughing all the Way to Work: The Ultimate Secretarial Survival Blog. Who are you? Until next time, Take care - of your clutter!

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Practically Perfect PA

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

Plus, all the calendar management, involvement in projects and of course leading my Office team. Besides all the cuddling with my furry friend, I enjoy online and offline networking, watching movies and travelling. I am a fan of a German office management magazine called working@office that I read since I was a junior assistant.

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Practically Perfect PA

JULY 9, 2012

Welcome to my new blog site. I’m hoping to make the blog a lot more interact so watch this space! As this is the first blog on my new website I thought I would share with you some of the resources I find really helpful. Over the course of the next few days I will blog about my favourites. Executive PA.

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Men With Pens

APRIL 13, 2010

It’s more effective to network with your clients and build a personal relationship. Chris Mower´s last blog. Melinda | SuperWAHM´s last blog. Business Logos´s last blog. Lucy Thorpe´s last blog. They’re Splogs – Spam Blogs – and google hates them.

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Productivity Bits

MAY 28, 2010

Go to the website of your local community college and check out their course offering. A single course usually has about 3-4 unit. Free Online Courses From Top Universities. This is also a great opportunity to network with other professionals. Get Your Social Network Accounts To Work. Create A Blog.

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