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A True Partnership: Olympia Dukakis and Bonnie Low-Kramen

Bonnie Low Kramen

Olympia had a gift of making you feel as if you were the most important person in the room. In 2004, I gave Olympia the final draft of my book “Be the Ultimate Assistant” to review and offered her free rein to take out anything she did not like. Be Present. Be here now. Thanks, Oly.

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The Heart of the Matter: My Tribute to Olympia Dukakis

Bonnie Low Kramen

I admit I will be processing this for some time, but I have some thoughts I want to share about my dear friend, former employer, mentor, and role model that do not appear in these articles. And what a gift she had. In 2004, I gave her the final draft of my book, “Be the Ultimate Assistant.” It was a Friday afternoon.

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Reasons why work slowdowns can be good

Loosely Speaking

Here are some other ideas on what to do with the some of that unexpected windfall of free time that comes with a work slowdown: Gave That ‘s post: “ 50 Simple Gifts to Give Yourself.&# Ana Comment // October 11th, 2008 // 7:42 pm Thank you very much for linking to my article! Loosely Speakingâ€â€?A Loose Ends.

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Take control of the economy; darn your socks

Loosely Speaking

And even if you didn’t knit them yourself, the hand-knitters in your life will be impressed that you appreciate these special gifts enough to preserve them. RSS Comments RSS Subscribe in a reader Copyright 2004. If you wear nice wool or alpaca socks, for example, you’ll want to make them last. Loose Ends.

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Master the Art of Re-purposing Your Work and You'll Save Multiple Hours - 50 Ideas To Get You Started

Stephanie LH Calahan

I have always written articles, from my time in grade school, right on through College. Even though the articles were on specific topics, I could take one or up to three sentences from one article and morph it into another article on a different topic. I acquired many articles to have at my disposal doing this.

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Introducing the SUCCESS 125

Success

Leigh Burgess is a creative strategist who uses her gifts to help others. With every escrow they close in 2021 and 2022, they donate a $400 Costco gift card to a person or family in need in Maui—families like a single mother of four who has cancer or a young father with a daughter who has multiple sclerosis. Leigh Burgess.

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