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Experts Weigh in on 17 Investments for a Rich Life

Success

It’s more expensive than brown-bagging it or eating at the office cafeteria, but it pushes you to get outside and interact with other professionals.”. Further, the amount of the gift ($20 or $5) had no impact on the receiver’s reported happiness.”. This article was published in March 2011 and has been updated.

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What Gift Are You Giving Yourself This Year?

Men With Pens

I see Christmas lights going up faster that lightning strikes, and people have started asking me, “Bought your kids any gifts yet?”. Other people are supposed to buy you gifts! I decided one day that I needed to give to myself first – and I made that a literal gift. I choose gifts I knew would improve my quality of life.

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Holiday Messages Made Easy

Laughing all the Way to Work

Even though sending printed cards is an expense, think of it as an investment in your professional network. As we give and receive gifts this holiday season, I think of the gift of knowing you. Thanks to supporters like you, 2011 was a successful year. We survived 2011! Thank-Yous for Holiday Greetings and Gifts.

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The Bribery Act – what do assistants need to know?

Practically Perfect PA

The Act came into force in July 2011 and states that it is a crime to commit bribery, be bribed and bribe a foreign public official. In the commercial world this is generally known as corporate hospitality with most companies giving and receiving such things as gifts, tickets for sporting and social events etc. What is the Bribery Act?

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10 Tools to Help You Track Your Money

Productivity Bits

Copyright © 2011 Marlon Ribunal. Although SmartyPig is free to use, there is a processor fee for gift cards. iWallet – a comprehensive app for the iPhone that allows users to track their budget, income, and expenses. Visit the original article at [link]. Guest-Post. Productivity does not start and end at the office.

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106 Thoughts on Overcoming Overwhelm in a Freaked-Out World

Stephanie LH Calahan

Main | Start 2011 off Organized! Get More Peace By Using A Planner Using a planner - whether it is an expensive store-bought planner or a spiral-bound notebook frees our mind which reduces stress. Productive & Organized Home Contribute to P&O! Archive Network with Steph Is This You?

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Want to expand your horizons? 35 new books from TED speakers that will enlarge your world

Ideas.Ted

asks Suleika Jaouad, who had to face her own mortality in 2011. Yet white Americans are far more likely than Black Americans to view racism as a “zero-sum game,” believing that if life improves for Black people, it will be at the expense of white people. What would you write about if you knew you might die soon?”

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