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7 Daily Habits to Build Your Resilience

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Answering emails or making a task list, on the other hand, help you structure the rest of your day. Embrace new challenges to build self-esteem. Note that in the first example, the entrepreneur not only apologizes, but his own-self-doubt comes through. This one may seem counterintuitive at first.

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Donald Kelly—The Sales Evangelist—Is Out to Create a Community of World-Class Sellers

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Kelly offers the example of someone who comes in to buy a computer. Take, for example, someone who believes the customer they’re about to call will reject them. For example, most sellers send emails, make phone calls or write LinkedIn messages to prospective clients. 6 Failure is part of the game.

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Why Introspection Is So Important for a Balanced Life

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I don’t need a connection to any electronic device; there’s no appointments or deadlines, no emails or documents to prepare for the outside world. Jewish Holocaust survivor Victor Frankl was one such example. The grounding nature of this experience is heightened partly by the solitude I feel while I’m here. The counterbalance.

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Procrastination at Work: How to Practice Better Time Management

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Any co-worker checking social media notifications instead of reading employee emails qualifies as online procrastination. Examples include: Gossiping with co-workers. These are all examples of avoiding work without the use of technology. Taking frequent and/or extended bathroom breaks. Taking too many smoke or snack breaks.

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Confidence is key for assistants

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Having low self-esteem or confidence issues can be a real challenge in life, particularly in the office and particularly for assistants. It could be, for example, that you are super organised, you are calm under pressure. We have a difficult job and if we are unable to stand up for ourselves this makes the role a lot harder.

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Interview Questions and Answers for PAs, EAs and Admins Part 6

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In my last blog I wrote about interview questions regarding career development and a few example answers. When asking a competency question the interviewer will ask you to give an example from your past experiences rather than answer in general terms. In this blog I want to concentrate on competency or scenario based questions.

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What Does an “Ideal” Work Week Look Like for an EA?

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This means stability and self-esteem needs being prioritized. Check through their email and calendar to see what priorities are and to ensure that their schedule aligns how they need it to. Include buffer time for planning, for example. Here are just a few: Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs Theory. Time management tips.