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5 Long-Term Financial Goals and How to Achieve Them

Success

In addition to your own contributions, many children receive cash gifts for birthdays or holiday presents over the years. Consider asking friends and family members to contribute to your child’s college fund instead of buying them yet another toy as a gift.

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What I Learned the Year We (Nearly) Skipped Christmas

Success

There, we’d spend the holidays together, as a family, without the overgifting and overdecorating and overeating of a typical Christmas. This trip was part birthday gift, part Christmas escape, part Florida homecoming. By the time I started needing deodorant, I could legally drive.) This is Texas, after all.

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Ep 143: Liza Roman – Executive Assistant to the CEO at Sanctuary for Families

Go Burrows

She’s held EA positions in the Legal field, music industry, accounting with one of the Big 6, the fashion industry, and more. Stressed about holiday gifting? With Loop & Tie, giving great gifts is simple. You choose a curated collection of stylish, artisan-made gifts at prices from $10 to $500 per gift.

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AZVAs the Podcast Episode 10: Creating a Business in the Practical Arts

Loosely Speaking

December 2010 Podcast Program Notes– Tara’s and my holiday bonus episode. Kristin has generously offered a FREE GIFT to listeners of this episode (the deadline to get it is December 31, 2010). The Craft Artists Legal Guide , by Richard Stim. December 2010 Podcast Program Notes--Tara's and my holiday bonus episode.

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Now that is dedication.Executive Assistant donates kidney to her.

Laughing all the Way to Work

.© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 28 December, 2009 Now that is dedication.Executive Assistant donates kidney to her boss My assistant sent me a link to a story about an Executive Assistant in British Columbia, Canada, who gave the gift of life by donating a kidney to her boss. Holidays Humour "A cheerful heart is good like medicine."

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10 Tips for Taking Effective Phone Messages

Ian's Messy Desk

The date and time will be important if need to support a process for certification or legal reasons. The date and time of the call is essential. This will help you recall the conversation. When writing the information, make sure to ask for correct spellings.

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Taking the time to acknowledge someone and say thanks.

Laughing all the Way to Work

The cards are all made with recycled paper and you can even include a gift if you like and this company will send it off for you. I recently sent an admin assistant friend a card to acknowledge all the hard work she does every day and included a gift of brownies. I finally had a chance to sit down and read your book over the holiday.