Sat.Dec 21, 2013 - Fri.Dec 27, 2013

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Revamping the Bucket List

Virtual Moxie

'A friend was recently gifted a copy of this book , and having jumped in to it with wild abandon, excitedly asked me to share some of the things on my bucket list. Unfortunately, I couldn''t; I didn''t have one. If you know anything about me by now, you know that I’m absolutely not goal-driven. So the idea of having a list of things I feel compelled or driven to do or accomplish before I die has remained foreign to me.

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Is Santa Claus real?

The Small Business Blog

'This week – when not providing round the clock support – my team at WinWeb have been investigating whether or not Father Christmas actually exists. Their findings may shock you. Follow the link below to visit the WinWeb website and a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2014, to all the readers of The… Read the full article here: Is Santa Claus real?

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How to Overcome Stress in the Workplace

Productivity Bits

'We encounter stress on a daily basis especially in our workplace. Sometimes it is part of our daily lives but it does not have to be. It is important to learn how to deal with stress and how to overcome it. If we just let stress rule our lives, it can cause serious damage to our health and to our overall well-being. We must learn ways to overcome it before it overcomes us.

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How to Change Your Life

Ian's Messy Desk

'The post How to Change Your Life appeared first on Ian's Messy Desk. Tips for Life Changes. Can people really change? We tend to assume that circumstances change easily and often, but that people change rarely, slowly, and with great difficulty. But these assumptions are wrong. We can, at any time, choose to change those parts of our lives that constrain us; we resolve to improve ourselves.

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SME Relationships: Proven Solutions for Seamless Collaboration and Success

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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Tips For Keeping Office Printing Costs Down

Office Dynamics

'It’s very likely that your office has a printer. After all, unless you operate on a purely paperless policy, your employees may need to use one for printing off assigned work, or completed work. You may need one for printing a hard copy of an important client presentation or for printing hand-outs for your internal meetings. The point is that there are numerous reasons why you or your employees would need to use a printer in the office.

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Why You Need to Dump Your Sales Pitch

On The Job

'Estimates are that we get something like 5,000 marketing and sales messages a day, and with the holiday shopping season in full swing, that number probably has increased. But many of the sales pitches we receive may not come from those trying to get us to buy a new toaster or vacation in an exotic locale. Some come from those we work with, whether a colleague or a vendor.

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2014 Top 10 Small Business Trends

Small Business Labs

'We recently released our 7th annual top small business trends list.  Click here to see our Top 10 Small Business Trends for 2014.

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Tips For Keeping Office Printing Costs Down

Office Dynamics

'It’s very likely that your office has a printer. After all, unless you operate on a purely paperless policy, your employees may need to use one for printing off assigned work, or completed work. You may need one for printing a hard copy of an important client presentation or for printing hand-outs for your internal meetings. The point is that there are numerous reasons why you or your employees would need to use a printer in the office.

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The Organizer Sees It Differently

Clutter Coach

'Originally posted 2008-05-27 09:27:00. Republished by Blog Post Promoter I went clothes shopping last week with a friend who had volunteered to help me upgrade my image. I haven't been completely happy with my professional look and she has a great eye for clothes. First she asked me to find pictures of clothes that I liked and identify what colors I liked and hated.

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Elevating the Virtual Interviewing Experience

Sharing your authentic self in a virtual interview can be an unwanted challenge. How do you break through the digital barrier when conducting a virtual interview and share your exceptional self? Think in unconventional ways to elevate the virtual interviewing experience.

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Seasons greetings

Practically Perfect PA

'The post Seasons greetings appeared first on Practically Perfect PA.

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Happy Holidays!

Small Business Labs

'Happy Holidays to all from Small Business Labs.  See you next year.

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Google Hummingbird and its Impact on SEO and Content Marketing Strategies

Small Business CEO

'The new Hummingbird update from Google has hit the online marketing world by storm, much like every other update they’ve ever done! Site owners, marketers and search engine enthusiasts alike seem to go into frenzy-mode every time Google changes something. And rightly they should, every update makes a significant leap forward for the actual users.

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Beware of the fine print in Terms of Service before you complain online

Service Untitled

'John and Jennifer Palmer of Layton, Utah are suing an online retailer over a $3,500 charge assessed to them by KlearGear.com, a Grandville, Mich. company which the Palmers posted a negative online review with Ripoff Reports.com. Perhaps you have never read the fine print in the Terms of Service when ordering merchandise, but this situation might encourage consumers to pay attention, since it is well known that litigation costs money.

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Mandatory COVID Vaccination Policy Template

New vaccine mandates and testing policies will affect employers with more than 100 workers. Get Paycor’s free, customizable vaccination policy template to communicate critical details and new requirements to your employees. Get Paycor’s Template today!

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Recognizing Opportunity in the Pursuit of Your Calling

Productivityist

'Sometimes (maybe most times) loss of productivity is more than a matter of methods, as this guest post by Glen Gaugh illustrates. Glen is a licensed master social worker and blogger who helps families and other social workers live up to their potential. He has 7 years experience in nonprofit social service/mental health work and 9 years experience working with youth and families in need.

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Edward Snowden delivers 'alternative Christmas message' on UK's Channel 4

Denise Aday

'Edward Snowden delivers ''alternative Christmas message'' on UK''s Channel 4 : Channel 4 has a reputation for delivering an “alternative Christmas message” every year as a counterpoint to the Queen’s annual Christmas address, and 2013 is no different: it tapped NSA leaker Edward Snowden to speak directly to UK citizens about privacy issues and, according to Channel 4, “why he believes mass indiscriminate surveillance by governments of their people is wrong.”.

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Critical Business Mistakes to Avoid in the Coming Year

Small Business CEO

'As the new year approaches, most of you will be thinking of ways you can improve both your personal and professional lives in 2014. Oh, the agonizing decisions we’re going to be faced with whence the New Year’s bell rings in Time Square: app development; content marketing; social media; new competition taking established customers; what’s the bloody government going to tax us on this year; tech changes; will the first quarter be strong – or will our profits reign in the fourth

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The Changing American Family

Small Business Labs

'The Changing American Family , from the New York Times, is a fascination look at how different today's American family is from even just a few years ago.  Key quote from the article: Families are more ethnically, racially, religiously and stylistically diverse than half a generation ago — than even half a year ago. In increasing numbers, blacks marry whites, atheists marry Baptists, men marry men and women women, Democrats marry Republicans and start talk shows.

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Is Training the Right Solution?

Speaker: Tim Buteyn

Let's set the scene: you’ve identified a critical performance gap in your organization and need to close that gap. A colleague suggests training, but you suspect there’s something going on that training can’t address. How can you determine if training is the right solution before you commit your budget and resources to a new training program? In this webinar, you will learn how to determine if training is the right solution using the Behavior Engineering Model.

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A Look at the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 and Galaxy GEAR

Productivityist

'I''ve spent more time using Google products over the past few weeks , although not as much as I''d like in order to give a comprehensive review. One such product was the Android OS, primarily used on a Samsung Galaxy Note 3 that was provided to me as a review unit by one of Canada''s major mobile service providers, Telus. However, this isn''t a full review of that unit either.

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Love just is Reading this…what an excellent way to start.

Denise Aday

'Love just is. Reading this…what an excellent way to start my work week, having yesterday finished up The Dandelion Insurrection: love and revolution by Rivera Sun. Love is being proactive in Life. Life is about what happens when you make other plans Take that into consideration and find freedom. No one wants to be dragged through life – or to be the one doing the dragging.

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Recognizing Opportunity in the Pursuit of Your Calling

Productivityist

Sometimes (maybe most times) loss of productivity is more than a matter of methods, as this guest post by Glen Gaugh illustrates. Glen is a licensed master social worker and blogger who helps families and other social workers live up to their potential. He has 7 years experience in nonprofit social service/mental health work and 9 years experience working with youth and families in need.

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"Pour your hearts and souls into this moment of human history. It will either be the beginning of a."

Denise Aday

'“ Pour your hearts and souls into this moment of human history. It will either be the beginning of a new world…or our last days on earth. ” - Zadie Byrd Gray.

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Revitalizing Dry Content: A Lesson in Engagement

Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions

We’ve all been there. You’ve been given a pile of dry content and asked to create a compelling eLearning course. You’re determined to create something more engaging than the same old course that learners quickly click through, but how do you take this “boring” content and create something relevant and engaging? Many instructional designers will say, “Boring in means boring out.

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Perfect. Very best wishes to you now and throughout the year.

Denise Aday

'Perfect. Very best wishes to you now and throughout the year.

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Inspired by The Dandelion Insurrection, dipping my toe back into Facebook. “Be Kind, Be.

Denise Aday

'Inspired by The Dandelion Insurrection , dipping my toe back into Facebook. “Be Kind, Be Connected, Be Unafraid.