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What I Learned from Keeping a Gratitude Journal

Success

Usually after the oldest heads to the bus stop, the youngest will bobble downstairs, hair frazzling out in about 40 directions, rubbing sleep out of his eyes with balled-up fists and looking as if he’d ask me for coffee if he wasn’t 5. It’ll be hard to see him go, but I’m thankful that’s the way he is. I even like scarves.

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New job, new culture, new language

Laughing all the Way to Work

You have to learn a whole new way of doing things, from how to log onto the computer to filling out a purchase order form. He cautioned that I was running a marathon, not a sprint and I should give myself time to learn and not be too hard on myself if I didn't know everything right away. That has been good advice.

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Are you stuck in a rut?

Practically Perfect PA

She has reduced her work commitments in the run up to her maternity leave so that she can enjoy her time off and not worry about returning to a crazy high pressured job while the baby is still the demanding aspect of her life. you can’t keep up with the pace of the work and no one in your company has noticed.

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Do This When Procrastination Strikes

Executive Assistant Breakthrough

I’d be sprinting to drop it off in time at 9 am before the last chime of the bell. When the balance of energy required to start and do the task is greater than the amount of energy it gives back to you – in the form of satisfaction, relief, enjoyment, absorption, creative fulfillment – you are more likely to avoid this activity.

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The 3 Ingredients Of A Minimalist Productivity Workflow

Productivityist

For example, if I’m trying to align tasks up for a long-term project, I’ll use a Monthly Theme to accomplish that. There are other forms of time theming that you can use to align your tasks. Weekly Sprints allow you to focus your tasks on a project or goal over the course of a week rather than a month.

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Hacking Corporate: How to Create the Work Environment You Want

Productivityist

Corporate hacking is a marathon, not a sprint. Learn which activities or projects are perceived as unnecessary overhead to the higher-ups. Don’t give up. Then praise will transform to emulation, which is the best form of a compliment you’ll ever receive. . . Prove Yourself. Ask for forgiveness, not permission.

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On the Job by Anita Bruzzese: Treating Job Candidates Badly: Why.

On The Job

But in this economy, some employers are taking bad treatment of job candidates to an art form. The interview ended when the hiring manager shook hands with her, and literally sprinted for the exit doors at a run. “I I'm fed up with the head games and psychological abuse! And perhaps loan my roping buddies to a few people.)

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