Success

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

I learned a couple of great lessons there with Michael Ovitz,” Johnson says. The second thing I learned is that if you want someone to be your mentor , you better be ready to listen and be humbled,” Johnson says. He immediately started grabbing business magazines, newspapers and books to take with him on the road.

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The Small Business Blog

NOVEMBER 13, 2007

One of the obstacles I came up against was that I had to order wine in serious ‘bulk’ I naively thought I could order a couple of cases from a few hand picked wine farms and start my ’small business’ by selling these cases to restaurants, gaining trust and loyalty and slowly building up a customer base.

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Practically Perfect PA

MARCH 24, 2017

Use the access you have to your business as an opportunity to learn and ask questions, lots of questions, join LinkedIn groups about your chosen field, read and if you are able to take on additional training. We also possess a unique set of skills, many of which are transferable into lots of different disciplines. Be a sponge. Get a mentor.

Project Management 195

Project Management Mentoring Negotiating Skills 195

Practically Perfect PA

MARCH 24, 2017

Use the access you have to your business as an opportunity to learn and ask questions, lots of questions, join LinkedIn groups about your chosen field, read and if you are able to take on additional training. We also possess a unique set of skills, many of which are transferable into lots of different disciplines. Be a sponge. Get a mentor.

Project Management 195

Project Management Mentoring Negotiating Skills 195

Brilliantly Better

DECEMBER 24, 2010

I agree the books were largely based on some of the most popular blog posts and that made the task a little bit easier. But the whole process was fun and I learned a lot about how to measure your effort when starting such a task. I confess now that the game took only 15 hours of coding (including some learning of Lua).

2010 40

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

DECEMBER 18, 2013

I do know that the more experienced an EA is the PERCEPTION is they are less hungry, less flexible, less tech savvy, or less open to learning than new EAs who are trying to get their foot in the door, prove their worth, and are new to the EA role. What did they learn? However, this is what I’ve learned. How will they improve?

Temping 40

Temping Resume Interviewing Job Hunting 40

Men With Pens

NOVEMBER 7, 2012

That’s probably not an accurate impression people should have of you, but it’s like walking into an empty restaurant at dinnertime. Plus, complaining about pay in a situation where you typically negotiate your own pay is a bit tacky. It makes you wonder if the food’s any good. And why no one else is here eating.

Lifestyle 40

Lifestyle Social Media Negotiating AT&T 40