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Reminder: Whenever you say “yes” to something, you’re saying “no” to something else

Ideas.Ted

But in having so much suddenly taken away, I was given the gift of seeing what all the busyness was actually costing me. Interviews or press that I did because it was flattering. The time when my kid wanted my attention but I was glued to my phone, to some email — so glued that my NO was implicit.

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Tracking How to Get It All Done & Avoid Information Overload-Interview With @Springpad CEO @jeffjaner

Stephanie LH Calahan

And, at the same time, people were increasingly starting to rely on their mobile devices for much more than making phone calls.      Can you really coordinate calendars using Springpad?    Are you on other phone platforms?    What makes Springpad different from the competition?

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You LOST Me At “Hello”

Make or Break Moments

And yet the product he is selling is geared towards those wanting to provide a retrospective of someone’s life- perhaps a gift you give toward the end of someone’s life. HYSTERICAL LAUGHTER over a product that encompasses the gift of memories isn’t going to win friends or influence people. A sensitive product.

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Ep 176: Sona Movsesian – Assistant to Conan O’Brien and Author of The World’s Worst Assistant

LEADERASSISTANT.COM

.” And then I, I applied to be a PA, which was a productions… production assistant, and I was, you know, gonna… I was hoping to get that job and then, uh, they saw my resume and pulled it out of the pile of PA applicants so that I could apply to… so I can interview to be Conan’s assistant. Jeremy ( 07:26 ): Hmm.

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105 Ways to Put Customers First » Make or Break Moments

Make or Break Moments

The book is divided into ten categories: Greeting Customer-Focused Involve Associates Involve Customers Make it Easy Make it Right Offer Value Phone Conversations Say Thanks Be Visible Each section offers quick and easy-to-implement suggestions for ways to put customers first in your business.

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A day in the life: Saba Ali, Royal Academy of Dance

Practically Perfect PA

I also get a lot of phone calls from an array of people about all sorts of things. In its first year I was point of contact for Wayne Sleep and arranged filming and interviews for him. Busy – sometimes crazy busy! There is always lots of diary management and setting up meetings. What do you do in the evening with your spare time?

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Now that is dedication.Executive Assistant donates kidney to her.

Laughing all the Way to Work

.© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 28 December, 2009 Now that is dedication.Executive Assistant donates kidney to her boss My assistant sent me a link to a story about an Executive Assistant in British Columbia, Canada, who gave the gift of life by donating a kidney to her boss. Admin in the Spotlight: Interview with Lynn Holgat.