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Should People with Grit Ever Give Up?

Success

Having grit doesn’t mean never giving up; it means not giving up on our long-term goals. And sometimes the best way to achieve our long-term goals may be to give up on unproductive short-term goals. Recognizing how our goals line up can help us know when to quit and when to persist. Giving up can feel like failure.

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Review of Gretchen Rubin’s new book

Clutter Coach

I’m excited to announce that I got to interview Gretchen Rubin for my podcast! Gretchen’s new book is called Outer Order, Inner Calm and it came out last Friday. Right up my alley! In fact, a lot of the ideas in this book are ones I use with my clients and ones I put in my own book, 52 Simple Ways to Get Organized.

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I Spent Years Trying to Get My First Book Published—This Is What I’ve Learned About Risking Rejection

Success

As I neared the end of writing my first book , Find Your Courage , I decided it was time to see whether I could find a publisher. Eventually, I decided to change tack and self-publish, selling my book via my speaking engagements and newsletter database. We think this is an outstanding book,” they said. Bah humbug, I thought.

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2022: My “Year” in Review

Productivityist

In terms of how I’m structuring this annual review, I decided that I’ll highlight 6 things from each season: Winter, Spring, Summer, and Autumn. I’ll be looking back through my journal entries to make sense of this review as well. In March I interviewed Austin Kleon for my podcast again. Pun not intended).

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Tips For Assistants – Reflection & Review (Liz Style)

My EA Career

Facing up to that was part of my reflection and review process. I understand if you’d rather close the book on 2023 and march into 2024 with no preparations or prescriptions. If you’re still with me though, I want to share with you my three tips for how you can set yourself up for success in 2024 the Liz way.

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Chaya Milchtein Empowers Women by Educating Them About Cars

Success

The woman helped her get a job interview at Sears, and during the interview, they asked Milchtein, “What department do you want to work in?” One student wrote in a review, “Chaya is informative, engaging and funny. Milchtein replied that she needed a job. Her reply was, “Whichever one makes the most money.”

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Ep 126: Ask Me Anything – Questions About The Leader Assistant Book

Go Burrows

In this Ask Me Anything episode of The Leader Assistant Podcast , I do my best to answer the following questions about my book from assistants all over the world: How do you handle negative reviews about your book? How long did it take you to write the book and what kind of hurdles did you experience during the process?