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Don't Let the Numbers Get You Down

On The Job

In fact, when my kids have homework that starts off with something like “If a train leaves the station and is traveling at 80 m.p.h…” I sort of hear this buzzing sound in my ears and my vision starts to blur around the edges. I’m the first to admit I have never been a math whiz. Sharing ideas.

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Taking the time to acknowledge someone and say thanks.

Laughing all the Way to Work

This could include sympathy cards, thank you cards, birthday cards, congratulations on a promotion, a card to reconnect with a client you havent heard from in awhile, or many other reasons. I dont often promote any businesses from my blog, but I thought this one was worth talking about. To send to clients of your company.

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Getting your foot in the door.

Laughing all the Way to Work

If you can prove yourself as a good worker you can go up through the ranks and because they already know how you work, they are more apt to promote you. Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh. I have seen admin assistants climb up the corporate ladder just that way. Oh where or where is my password?

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The Advertising Game

Laughing all the Way to Work

Fax Blasts I remember someone from my IAAP Chapter asked me to fax the notice of our Chapter dinner to a list of about 60 companies to promote it. Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh. I refused because I didnt see it as an effective way of reaching out to other assistants and/or businesses.

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10 Steps to Turn Your Passion into Business

Brilliantly Better

I always enjoyed watching nature and travel shows because the hosts seemed like the luckiest people in the world to me. They could travel all around the world, do fun stuff and get paid for enjoying their lives. . – Proverb Do you have a dream to do what you want to do and get money for that? Now that’s what I call life!

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Writing Rush | Men With Pens

Men With Pens

Nicknamed “The Professor&# , Neil has written books, penning four incredible texts about traveling, loss, and music. Write down anything, and I mean *anything*, that would potentially be a new blog post, book idea, promotion, whatever. so that I can capture ideas when away from pen and paper (or keyboard and screen).

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How To Build Reputation With A Blog – Create Value

Brilliantly Better

That’s a key point and a very important question for every blogger who had been wrecked more than one keyboard writing. But the most important part of the question is not “how” but “why”. Why would you want to convert that traffic? What you developed so far was only discipline. A set of rules followed closely.

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