Professional Assistant Blog

JANUARY 28, 2008

Do you have a big project coming up and want to show your boss that you can handle this type of task ? Home About Me Advertise Copying Pictures To and From Microsoft Word By The Professional Assistant on Monday, January 28, 2008 Filed Under: MS-Word , Productivity H ave you ever wondered how to copy pictures from and to Microsoft Word ?

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OCTOBER 7, 2009

Home VA Training VA FAQ Podcast Featured Events for Bloggers & VAs Prepare now for when business picks up again Wednesday, October 7, 2009 at 12:54 pm // By: ktcosmos // Category: Business Strategies/Perspectives Here’s a list of things to do now, if you are in a work slowdown, so that when things pick up again you’ll be ready!

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Here are the basic rules to do this: Start off with something positive, such as you have been working hard on whatever project you want to mention and show some results of this. Mention to your boss (in a professional manner of course) that you have X number of tasks, projects, etc. This will show that you are being pro-active.

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APRIL 28, 2009

Tuesday, April 28, 2009 at 3:52 pm // By: // Category: Business Strategies/Perspectives Swagger. But when you own your business, or dream of doing, you need your game to have a dose of those qualities but not so much that you’re projecting aggressive arrogance.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2009

Home VA Training VA FAQ Podcast Featured Events for Bloggers & VAs After the dance is over Tuesday, September 1, 2009 at 4:13 pm // By: ktcosmos // Category: Business Strategies/Perspectives , Virtual Assistant Resources Whew and Wow. In fact, it appears that the genesis of many new projects and collaborations has already begun.

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OCTOBER 14, 2009

Home VA Training VA FAQ Podcast Featured Events for Bloggers & VAs Climate change and the 6 Americas Wednesday, October 14, 2009 at 7:55 am // By: ktcosmos // Category: Blogging , Business Strategies/Perspectives , Life of the Virtual Assistant What do these things have in common? failure to use a condom 2. volcanic eruptions 3. wildfires 7.

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JANUARY 7, 2009

Home VA Training VA FAQ Podcast Featured Events for Bloggers & VAs Roundup #4, Prescott Style: WordPress Wednesday, January 7, 2009 at 11:13 am // By: ktcosmos // Category: Blogging A look at some good posts related to my favorite blogging platform, WordPress. Hendrik ktcosmos Comment // January 7th, 2009 // 2:48 pm Hendrik, you are welcome.

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Professional Assistant Blog

JANUARY 31, 2008

I have shared access to 4 different mailboxes for various products and projects. Home About Me Advertise Microsoft Outlook Shared Mailboxes Etiquette By The Professional Assistant on Thursday, January 31, 2008 Filed Under: MS-Outlook , Productivity D o you have more than one mailbox in your Microsoft Outlook , other than your inbox?

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Professional Assistant Blog

JANUARY 30, 2008

If you need to do this for other functions, make sure to change the "Use function:" section to whatever type of calculation you need to do for your particular project. Now you have the total for each firm as well as the grand total listed. If you like this post, please subscribe to my feeds or get posts e-mailed directly to you.

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Professional Assistant Blog

AUGUST 29, 2008

This will keep your project/goal in a manageable time frame, where you know how much time will be left once youve accomplished these tasks. Next, add a time frame to each task. For example, I will try to work on task A for 1 hour. Then I will work on Task B for 30 minutes and so on and so forth.

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On The Job

MAY 29, 2009

Helpful information and advice from Americas favorite workplace columnist About Anita Blog Books Syndicated Column Interviews Career Links Contact Friday, May 29, 2009 How to Overcome Obstacles in Your Career Yesterday I guest posted on GL Hoffmans "What Would Dad Say" blog about learning to be more resourceful. They show up late.

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MARCH 5, 2009

Especially for entrepreneurs and Do-It-Yourself types, “Unraveling Web Development&# may be the kick in the pants you need to either get on with it, or finally make the decision to outsource your project. Just fill in the form like this: Item: Unraveling Web Development Amount: $15.00

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Professional Assistant Blog

APRIL 1, 2008

IM or iChat)with collaborators while working on the project. You can share documents, spreadsheets, and photos across computers and networks: since your document is stored on Googles server, its accessible from anywhere ! Also, a fun feature is you can chat (i.e. Posted on 2 April, 2008 6:28 PM The Professional Assistant This is a great idea.

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APRIL 18, 2009

Comments: 2 2 Comments Ric Frost Comment // April 18th, 2009 // 5:51 pm Consider driving your Tundra into the ground and hold off on the hybrid. ktcosmos Comment // April 18th, 2009 // 7:30 pm And that is exactly the sort of input I am needing. I’m predicting that in another five years, hybrids will really come into their own.

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MARCH 10, 2008

Projects wouldn’t be moving forward and my goals and plans would be lagging behind… or so it seemed. At the height of my furore for being an efficient to-do list completing machine, I was regularly finding work to do. If I didn’t have a full day’s worth of tasks to complete I wasn’t being efficient enough.

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The Marq

OCTOBER 27, 2015

So, I searched for positions that challenged me and gave me the fulfillment of knowing I’d done something larger than myself…a bigger project, larger budgets, solutions that touched more people. When I was laid off in 2009, I was forced to consider contract work and, sure enough, travel.

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Office Dynamics

AUGUST 4, 2010

We’ve all been there: We go to a networking function or set up a time to get together for coffee or lunch with someone we’ve met in our travels and then stall in that awkward moment where we really don’t know how to begin. A project they’ve completed that has special meaning? We’re not talking here about awards or “big” recognition.

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Office Dynamics

AUGUST 4, 2010

We’ve all been there: We go to a networking function or set up a time to get together for coffee or lunch with someone we’ve met in our travels and then stall in that awkward moment where we really don’t know how to begin. A project they’ve completed that has special meaning? We’re not talking here about awards or “big” recognition.

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OCTOBER 16, 2008

Home VA Training VA FAQ Podcast Featured Events for Bloggers & VAs Best of … Blog Action Day 2008 Thursday, October 16, 2008 at 3:50 pm // By: ktcosmos // Category: Blogging Whether on- or off-topic for your blog, there are times when participation in a group blog project just feels right. Blog Action Day is one of those for me.

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AUGUST 23, 2007

And remember, always break down your entire project or tasks into manageable chunks. Once you have completed all of your tasks, lavish in the fact that you are done! You will find information on Microsoft Outlook Tasks section by clicking here. Converted to Blogger by Blogger Templates © Content by Richard Rinyai 2007-2010

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OCTOBER 29, 2008

Here are some tales of other CSAs who have discovered ways to distribute their excess shares equitably: Sunshine Farm Market Farmer’s Market Today Local Harvest Homeless Garden Project Do you participate in your area’s CSA program? tim ktcosmos Comment // November 2nd, 2009 // 7:50 am Tim, I never see scorpions here.

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Small Business Labs

OCTOBER 1, 2010

Carolyn is leading the coworking study and Steve is a member of the project team. million Americans were self-employed in 2009.    The self-employment for 2009 rate was 10.9%.  Steve and Carolyn are partners at Emergent Research and Senior Fellows at the Society for New Communications Research.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 20, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 20 July, 2009 I look like that!! Other than the reality check of the above three items, it was a great way to see how I project myself and how other people see me. I find we are often very critical of ourselves and it often impacts how we behave or project ourselves. I love your articles!

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The Small Business Blog

APRIL 13, 2010

Rosie Stefan Töpfer Said on April 17th, 2010 at 12:28 pm Thanks for your comments guys, it is true the cost of gas(petrol) is increasing all the time, add the travel time saved, less offices to heat, higher productivity etc. And it’s just pretty amazing that you can work at any time all you want at the comfort of your home Great Post!

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FEBRUARY 14, 2009

.© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 14 February, 2009 Just a secretary. Another time I wanted to try a career in the travel business. February 18, 2009 Zelma De Souzasaid. I helped my husband occasionally with his Event Management Projects and when it came to graphics I always took his help, I still do. 23, 1 p.m. .

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NOVEMBER 1, 2007

Posted on 19 June, 2009 2:50 PM The Professional Assistant I've had this same situatino before, where a person would constantly hum. Thanks, Richard Posted on 25 June, 2009 10:06 AM Anonymous You forgot to list perfumes. The guy really is oblivious to how far his voice projects. Give it a try, it might just work.

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MARCH 16, 2010

On my needles right now, like most knitters, are a wide variety of projects: some beautifully elegant apparel, some adorably soft tiny things that will adorn grandkids when done, and a few experimental pieces.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2007

To many work is the central activity in their lives and the stresses and pressures of todays workplace are enormous, overtime, project pressure, sales targets, travel to and from the place of work, to name but a few. Endless hours of travel to and from the work place, meetings, office heating, and so on could be a thing of the past.

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DECEMBER 5, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 5 December, 2009 Do you like what you do? When the results were in, I met with the person who administered it and one of the things it showed, other than the fact that I ranked very high in administration, was that I work best on short-term projects where I can see the end in sight. How true that is!

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Andrea Kalli

MAY 22, 2010

Categories : business productivity 4 Comments 1 Weekend Blog Picks: Unitaskers, Twitter Fixes & The Pope’s iPhone App | ProVirtual Solutions - Mary Motz May 23rd, 2009 at 8:11 pm [.] 2 Alyssa Faith May 29th, 2009 at 2:46 am The links/resources you have provided for the twitter background issues are helpful!

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 24, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 24 January, 2009 Some People see Roadblocks -- Others see Hurdles. I am part of the project management office at my company and I hear the term roadblocks all the time. Patty Buckner, North Bay January 26, 2009 Anonymoussaid. January 26, 2009 Patricia Robb said. Great article.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2010

Carolyn is leading the coworking study and Steve is a member of the project team. To put this into perspective, about 300 million PCs and 175 million Smartphones were sold globally in 2009.  Steve and Carolyn are partners at Emergent Research and Senior Fellows at the Society for New Communications Research.   Apple sold 4.2

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Carolyn is leading the coworking study and Steve is a member of the project team.   It's also on our Top 10 Small Business Trends lists for 2010 and 2009.  Cloud Steve and Carolyn are partners at Emergent Research and Senior Fellows at the Society for New Communications Research. Web/Tech women work/life balance

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MAY 11, 2010

Carolyn is leading the coworking study and Steve is a member of the project team. Steve and Carolyn are partners at Emergent Research and Senior Fellows at the Society for New Communications Research.    Despite the shift away from cable/satellite services, it does not yet appear that American's love affair with TV has ended. 

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JULY 9, 2010

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 9 July, 2010 Taking stock Whenever I finish a project I always ask myself, or get together with those who assisted me, and ask the question, "What went well and what could have gone better?" ► 2009 (58) ► December (5) Office Confidential: Just for fun to start your Ne.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 24 February, 2009 Guest Post: What Makes Virtual Administrative Assistants Work? But there are some people who don’t need a full-time assistant; they need such services only when they’re on a certain project or burdened with too many short-term responsibilities.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2010

If it is a big project I use a calendar and write down all my required to-dos on the dates I need to get them done to make my deadline. There are different styles of to-do lists and you can use the one that suits your work style and the type of project you are doing, but the main thing is to have one. .

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