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Should People with Grit Ever Give Up?

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Having grit doesn’t mean never giving up; it means not giving up on our long-term goals. And sometimes the best way to achieve our long-term goals may be to give up on unproductive short-term goals. Recognizing how our goals line up can help us know when to quit and when to persist. Is what you’re pursuing worth the grit?

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Skills required to be a good minute taker

Practically Perfect PA

Nobody readily puts up the hand to take minutes and those of us who do sometimes fear the job because of the expectation that is put on us to produce discussions accurately. Not everyone can be a good minute taker – it’s a definite skill and quite often an art, hence the name of my course, The Art of Minute Taking. Assertiveness.

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5 Things to Do Before Your Next Job Interview

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Do your homework before the day and you will be more confident , because you’ll be prepared for your job interview. In the days leading up to your interview, the job description should become your best friend. Study it closely to get a better sense of the skills the hiring manager is seeking. Study the job inside and out.

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What can assistants expect in 2015?

Practically Perfect PA

The last few years I have written a blog about what assistants can expect from the year and here you will find the tradition has continued into 2015. I genuinely think 2014 was a turning point in our industry and I think 2015 will see a consolidation of our efforts to take our profession forward. Assistant networking and events.

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5 Realistic Tips to Be More Positive

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By stepping back and concentrating on my best skill, my mind switched from feeling frustrated to feeling fresh, alert and more willing to accept new information. Because when you feel confident in your abilities, you’re able to think creatively and solve problems. This article was published in June 2015 and has been updated.

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Emotional Intelligence Is Crucial to Good Leadership—Here’s Why

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But unlike innate, fixed characteristics, such as your IQ, EQ is a flexible skill that you can improve. enumerates the specific components of emotional intelligence as self-awareness, self-regulation, motivation, empathy and social skills. This is the “social skill” component of emotional intelligence. They’re humble.

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How Three Post-Secondary Programs Are Setting Autistic Individuals on a Path to Success

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We saw their self-esteem and self-confidence go up in that short amount of time.” These students can choose between courses that teach both core soft skills, such as “ communications ” or “community and culture,” and hard technical skills. They yearned for more and they knew they had the skill set to accomplish more.