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6 Easy Steps to a Better Work-Life Balance

Professional Assistant Blog

Go out with friends, take a hot bath, listen to some music, join a club or take a class. It’s really important to keep your home and work life separate. Schedule some “me” time. Imagine that the end of the world is near. Picture what you would do in the last moments of your time. Create a budget!

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11 Tips To Improve Your Performance

Professional Assistant Blog

Take classes, read a book, read current events about new trends that are happening in your field. See what you can change about yourself, don’t try to change others. Focus on the challenges and embrace the strengths. Avoid people that gossip, you will only get yourself deeper into negativity. Expand your mind.

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Acknowledge the Elephant in the Room

The Office Professionals Place

For example, if you are talking about the organization of the meeting or its purpose, reference meeting materials or if this is a meeting that involves a specific group and there are written rules and regulations such as bylaws, make reference to them so that everyone understands the source of your concerns.

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A New Resolution for the New Year

The Office Professionals Place

So many of us decide in February that since we haven’t accomplished the goal set on January 1, it is hopeless, be consistent and persistent and refer back to your goals often. Write your goals down and refer back to them often; you may have to change your focus or create a new sub-goal. Be consistent.

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Shaping Sara Blakely: Meet the Billionaire Founder of Spanx

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She even signed up for a fear-of-flying seminar to help calm her nerves, but she missed so many classes because of her schedule and constant traveling that her instructor told her, “I don’t know if I should be mad at you or proud of you, but you’re never here because you’re always on a plane.” I quit my day job selling fax machines on Oct.

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Surviving the New Boss

The Office Professionals Place

Let the Past Go Unless you are asked, dont reference the previous supervisor and do not compare your previous supervisor to the new one. Look into purchasing an all-in-one fax, printer, and copier. Clear your workspace; make it look presentable. Move forward with the new person, remain open-minded and positive.

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Miscommunication, Misfiled, and Misplaced = Misrepresentation

The Office Professionals Place

Schedule time in the day to file documents or keep a pile of “frequently referred to&# files on your desk for easy access. Look into purchasing an all-in-one fax, printer, and copier. How many times do you search through those piles in an attempt to look for a document that isn’t there?

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