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This Digital Nomad Couple Sold Everything to Travel the World in a Sailboat—Here’s What They’ve Learned About Life, Goal Setting and Relationships

Success

Before officially shoving off in 2018, Ellison and Darsy led what some might call typical lives. He stumbled on a story about Matt and Jessica Johnson, an American couple who sold everything to buy a sailboat and travel the world with their cat. The story lit a spark for the couple, though they had no experience sailing.

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Assistants Must Excel at the Fundamentals

Office Dynamics

From Joan Burge’s new book, Joan’s Greatest Administrative Secrets Revealed (2018). For 28 years, I have been teaching assistants to pay attention to the fundamentals such as meeting planning, travel planning, calendar maintenance, organizational skills, follow-up systems, time management, and communications. This is not smart.

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Set Stretch Goals

Office Dynamics

From Joan Burge’s new book, Joan’s Greatest Administrative Secrets Revealed (2018). He was a District Supervisor, who with all District Supervisors, reported to my boss and had to give me their weekly travel schedules. I am confident traveling and going to unfa­miliar places. NOW AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE.

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Shining a Light on Black Assistants: It’s Not Black & White

Bonnie Low Kramen

I wrote an article in 2018 called “ Times Up for the Boss ” and I raise these ideas in our Be the Ultimate Assistant workshops. As women, we are intuitively mindful of our personal safety while traveling alone in ways that men are not. We either need to travel together or I get approval to order a car service. Or, I don’t go.

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

Ideas.Ted

In this book, she presents evidence that while large philanthropic donations and headline-making policy changes may get most of our media attention, they are not the only tools to achieve peace. Hard to believe, but in 2018, only roughly 3 percent of US employees worked from home, reports management researcher David Burkus.

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