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What I Learned the Year We (Nearly) Skipped Christmas

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This trip was part birthday gift, part Christmas escape, part Florida homecoming. My dad has always enjoyed days spent swimming in the ocean, followed by hearty dinners at nice restaurants. That night we went to the indoor pool, ate an early dinner at the lobby restaurant and piled into the big hotel beds to watch TV.

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Gift Ideas For Administrative Professionals Day

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Finding the perfect gift for your administrative assistant can be a daunting task since flowers and lunch no longer cut it. Today’s executive or administrative assistant wants a gift that is long-lasting. Maybe you were considering a gift certificate to your assistant’s favorite restaurant or spa.

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What Leslie Jordan’s Legacy Can Teach Us About Pivoting to a Third Act

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Leslie Jordan: Repurposing Your Gifts. It’s also a great example of how someone can take their gifts— in Jordan’s case, stage presence, comedic timing and storytelling—and repurpose them, like he did from on-screen to online. Here’s how you can find success in changing it up now. In your current role, what strengths do you have ?

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5 Ways to Thrill Your Customers (Because a Thank You Email Just Doesn’t Cut It Anymore)

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Or what about an elegant restaurant that has a dress code prohibiting shorts? Instead of turning someone away, a restaurant staffer escorts him to a private closet that has “loaner pants.” A couple of hours later, the happy patron pays his $200 tab; he will return to the restaurant nine times the next year. Do your homework.

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Ep 212: Mariah Kerby on Discovering and Using Your Gifts, and Nurturing a Community of Growth for an Assistant Team

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In this episode of The Leader Assistant Podcast, Mariah talks about seeing the assistant role as a viable career, discovering and using your gifts to support your executive, and nurturing a community of growth for an assistant team. LEADERSHIP QUOTE Don’t let anyone think less of you because you are young.

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How Florida Pure Sea Salt Went from Hobby to Full-Time Business

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I made some really terrible salts, but it was so fascinating to me—the process and enjoying the learning and failing and seeing if I could actually come up with something that was safe and tasty,” she adds. Tapping into the wealth of knowledge of local business people and family and friends and learning from them.”

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7 Examples of Good Customer Service to Build Customer Loyalty

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Surprise customers with a gift. Online pet supply center Chewy took gift-giving to heart. Whether you ask open-ended questions or only one to understand your Net Promoter Score , it provides an opportunity to learn your customers’ likes, dislikes, and unmet desires. Invite customer feedback.