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5 Must-Have Skills for Progressive Assistants From Joan’s book, Who Took My Pen… Again?

Office Dynamics

Think of the future in terms of: new projects outcomes goals your executive’s calendar important upcoming event potential business Consider trends and changes in technology. Offer valid June 6, 2019 through June 10, 2019 Use Promo Code: JUNE30. Decide and then evaluate your decision. Use your head. Future – Focus.

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4 Friendship Apps to Help You Connect with New People

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Friendships are good for your mental and physical health Declining friendships aren’t just a detriment to your social calendar; friendships are intimately tied to mental health. Nykki Olejniczak, a 22-year-old Yubo user from Hillsboro, Oregon, joined in 2019 to find friends to play video games with.

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The Vanishing Executive Assistant—NOT!

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I have written 5 books for assistants, educated 300,000+ assistants, have worked with 70+ Fortune 500 companies, and coached 300+ executive/assistant teams. Next, the article says that new generation leaders are content to schedule their meetings and book flights. They are not paid the big bucks to manage a calendar and book flights.

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Work Sabbaticals: The Latest Nonprofit Retention Strategy

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In December 2019, after years of requesting a sabbatical, my board of directors approved a 12-week paid sabbatical planned for June 2020, after our legislative session concluded. I live by my (multiple) alarms, to-do lists and calendar. What I discovered on sabbatical. Unstructured time was an unexpected benefit of my sabbatical.

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Episode 275: Starting Something Stupid with Richie Norton

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Riche is the award-winning, bestselling author of the book The Power of Starting Something Stupid (in 10+ languages) and Résumés Are Dead & What to Do About It. In 2019, Richie was ranked one of the world’s top 100 business coaches by Dr. Marshall Goldsmith. This episode is also brought to you by Woven Calendar.

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13 Undeniable Ways to Get Sh*t Done

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According to a 2019 study published in Sleep Medicine , when night owls began to consistently shift their “sleep/wake timings” by two hours, they showed “significant improvements to self-reported depression and stress, as well as improved cognitive… performance measures,” among other benefits. Then on to Tuesday, and so on. Don’t lose hope.

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Episode 266: Becoming Indistractable with Nir Eyal

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On this episode I’m joined by Nir Eyal , the author of what I consider to be the best productivity book I’ve read in a long time, Indistractable: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life. This episode is brought to you by Woven Calendar. This episode is sponsored by MeetEdgar. Give MeetEdgar a try. Talking Points.