Office Dynamics

APRIL 27, 2015

Good morning and welcome to the last week of April. Brian Tracy is a favorite author, speaker, and consultant who I have admired for two decades. I’d like to share something with you that he said and then build upon it. “Success is 95% habit. Successful people are those who have developed good habits and follow them over and over. Unsuccessful people have poor habits or don’t have good habits.

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Virtual Moxie

APRIL 27, 2015

After last week's Moxie , several of you wrote to ask me to explain what standards are, and what the benefit of having standards is, in an easy-to-understand way. I'm always happy to do that, so here goes: When you created your Virtual Assistance practice, chances are some of the reasons you did it were: more freedom, more control, more time with friends and family, more choices.

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Small Business Labs

APRIL 27, 2015

I can't imagine any clearer signal that the freelance economy is happening than having one of the most successful business authors of past decade or so - Seth Godin - release a training class on becoming a freelancer. The class is available on Udemy at a cost of $57.   According to an interview with Godin on the Gaping Void blog , here's reason he's done this course: This is the golden age for freelancers.

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Interviewing AT&T Training UPS 142

Practically Perfect PA

APRIL 27, 2015

People are undoubtedly the best asset of every firm and having a PA network will help confirm that PA’s are an important and integral part of the organisation. We are after all brand ambassadors for our bosses, our company, ourselves and ultimately our profession. The overall concept is to share best practice and information and to create a unified sense of collaboration between all Assistants.

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International Networking Temping Agenda 141

Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions

💢 Do you find yourself stuck in never-ending review cycles? Are you wondering if your Subject Matter Expert actually got that last review request? Are you having trouble trying to decipher impractical or conflicting feedback? 💢 If any of these scenarios sounds familiar, you may benefit from a crash course on managing SME relationships!

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On The Job

APRIL 27, 2015

Most of us develop friendships at work, but sometimes these relationships go off the rails. When that happens, it's often a slippery slope because having a disagreement with a friend at work can cause you professional problems, as well. Andrea Bonior, a licensed psychologist, offers some potential friendship pitfalls and how to deal with them in her book, "Friendship Fix.

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Small Business CEO

APRIL 27, 2015

The hospitality industry is very attractive to those who are looking for career progression and plenty of opportunities. However, you need to be aware that it is also quite difficult to succeed and you do need to be prepared to work hard. There are so many factors that can affect how well the industry does so you need to know your market and be prepared to adapt as necessary.

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Productivityist

APRIL 27, 2015

This past weekend I decided to purchase a guitar. I’ve been thinking about it picking up the instrument for a while. What finally convinced me was hearing an interview with Grammy Award winner Steve Martin talk about learning to play the banjo. You could just hear the passion and excitement in his voice when he talked about playing music. I was convinced.

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