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Shaping Sara Blakely: Meet the Billionaire Founder of Spanx

Success

Spanx: From concept to creation The idea for Spanx came about in 1998, when Blakely—who was selling fax machines door to door in Florida—wanted to eliminate panty lines showing through her cream-colored slacks. I quit my day job selling fax machines on Oct. How does she manage it all? “I The story of her success is remarkable.

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Batching Work: Your Productivity Super Tool

Jen Lawrence

Do you wash your clothes or dishes in big piles instead of one item at a time? Paperwork – If you need to fill out forms and fax them somewhere or process documents and scan them into a digital management system, make a pile and handle all at once on a regular cadence. We naturally do this in our daily lives already.

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Batching Work: Your Productivity Super Tool

Jen Lawrence

Do you wash your clothes or dishes in big piles instead of one item at a time? Paperwork – If you need to fill out forms and fax them somewhere or process documents and scan them into a digital management system, make a pile and handle all at once on a regular cadence. We naturally do this in our daily lives already.

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Bosses Day - October 16

The Office Professionals Place

What if your boss doesn’t drink coffee, well they have to eat or buy clothing right? So a gift card to their favorite restaurant or clothing store would be appropriate. Look into purchasing an all-in-one fax, printer, and copier. Gift Cards You can’t go wrong with a gift card to Starbucks or Dunkin Donuts.

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Tips for Office Costumes at Halloween

Professional Assistant Blog

Luckily, in my office, we dress in casual clothes all of the time and we do have a corporate policy of being able to dress up in a costume for this event. Check with your Human Resources Department or manager to see if this falls into your corporate policy. You dont want to end up at work and be the only one wearing a costume.

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Overcome your Independency

The Office Professionals Place

this is a 3-part project – the top shelf, hanging clothes, and bottom half of the closet. Manage yourself first then time will manage itself. If you can learn to manage yourself and eliminate stress, then you will be able to control your time and; therefore, appropriate tasks effectively. A new topic each month.

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Save Time Doing Simple Things that ADD UP to Major Time Savers

Stephanie LH Calahan

Stay focused on the task at hand and what you need to do to complete it, including managing your interactions with others.  Have your clothes laid out, your briefcase or the kids’ backpacks, and whatever else you need to take with you, all set out.   For more ideas, read nice ways to say "no."

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