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The New Economics: It’s About Time. (Governing Time)

Office Dynamics

Just like nail biting or gossip, whining is a bad habit - nothing more - and all bad habits can be broken. Budget - A budget is a set of choices. Is going back to school a wise budget of time? Tell her no, you’re tied up! Make the simple mental switch to focus instead on a solution. So quit it.

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The New Economics: It’s About Time. (Governing Time)

Office Dynamics

Just like nail biting or gossip, whining is a bad habit - nothing more - and all bad habits can be broken. Budget - A budget is a set of choices. Is going back to school a wise budget of time? Tell her no, you’re tied up! Make the simple mental switch to focus instead on a solution. So quit it.

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Ep 241: Elena Navarro on Corporate Culture, Toxic Workplaces, and Maintaining Confidentiality

LEADERASSISTANT.COM

She has always shown up as herself and for that she can proudly say her success has been built through complete authenticity. So took it from there and worked my way up to working in C suite at just 20 years old, I actually wasn’t even old enough to drink yet. So worked my way up from there, I held five c suites at the age of 20.

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6 Easy Steps to a Better Work-Life Balance

Professional Assistant Blog

Here are 6 key strategies to reflect on when you are trying to figure out your own work-life balance: If you are an office type worker, make sure to get up from your desk every so often to stretch, take a break or clear your mind. Even if it’s 5 minutes here and there, it does add up. Create a budget!

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Thinking Outside the Job Description Box

Professional Assistant Blog

Today’s assistants are computer savvy, smart and up-and-coming, and consider themselves professionals in the workplace. Those who are skilled at regularly thinking on their feet as they come up with solutions and ideas both on the computer and on the job might be able to step into this role.

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Even More Questions Answered

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

You will see that aside from typing, Word, and Excel, some of the bigger companies will test you on logic, grammar, listening, putting together a budget, creativity, and more. It also means going on job interviews or meeting with any agency that calls you because they will often keep you in their database when the right job does come up.

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Full-time Freelance Writing Jobs | Men With Pens

Men With Pens

I earn good money, set my own hours, and I don’t have to deal with the stress of traffic, corporate politics, and an office full of idiots and suck-ups. You’re going to need it someday when the smoking and fatty deli sandwiches catch up with you. Oh, and no ties. I hate ties. I work in jeans and Hawaiian shirts.

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