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Ep 251: Maria Smith on the Science and Benefits of Goal-Setting

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Maria Smith worked as a sales leader for Fortune 500 companies across three different industries, and now she helps leaders, employees, and organizations understand the science and benefits of goal-setting. Growing up as the daughter of an immigrant parent, goal-setting has always been a way of life for Maria.

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What Is Professional Development? We Unpack the Essentials

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Before getting there, let’s unpack the essentials of what skill training really is. Then, we’ll look at the benefits along with examples of how to achieve your biggest goals. Network expansion : Build professional connections with peers, industry stakeholders and clients. What is professional development?

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Hard Skills vs. Soft Skills: What’s the Difference and Which Do I Need to Build?

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Job-seekers acquire these through education, training and experience. For instance, customer service, sales and human resources, while having technical aspects, are more likely to require emotional intelligence to succeed. Expand your professional network. Take online professional development courses.

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Ep 253: Amaia Arruabarrena – Former Executive Assistant to the CEO of ezCater

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In this episode of The Leader Assistant Podcast, Amaia shares her fascinating story about her pursuit of becoming a doctor, finding a customer service job at ezCater on Craigslist, becoming EA to the CEO, and how her experience as a c-suite assistant prepared her for her director role.

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Ep 250: Leslie Martinez on How to Land Your Ideal EA Role

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Leslie is also the creator of Intentions Manifested, a coaching program that takes an energetic and spiritual approach to help members clarify and achieve life goals that will bring delight and joy. LEADER ASSISTANT LIVE EVENTS Check out our constantly updated schedule of events for admins and assistants at LeaderAssistantLive.com.

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44 Ways to Kick-Start Your New Year

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Is there one thing that will make the difference between actually achieving your goals and chalking them up to yet another year’s unfulfilled resolutions? Visualize your goals as already complete. Write a 101 life-goal list. Reach my financial goals. Refresh your network. Meditate for 20 minutes.

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Ep 256: Ellen Richards on Career Pivots and Resilience in Job Seeking

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. – Dolly Parton CONNECT WITH ELLEN Ellen on LinkedIn ABOUT ELLEN Ellen Richards, Founder of The Lightbrary, is on a mission to empower Executive Assistants to dream bigger, explore possibilities with curiosity, and confidently create action plans to achieve their goals.