ProAssisting Blog

MARCH 9, 2010

By partnering with IngBoo, we’re giving them a tool that completely simplifies searching for assistant positions in their specific location and makes sure they won’t miss any new postings if they don’t happen to check a particular job search site that day.&# Pretty cool, huh?

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ProAssisting Blog

MAY 31, 2010

Now, if your boss is the one who wants you to look the other way when they are the ones who aren’t fully on the up-and-up, take our advice and have some “See ya!&# Submitted by Ethan on May 26, 2010 at 04:18 PM From the assistant position, you’re privy to a lot of confidential information. Enjoy this post?

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Eat Your Career

AUGUST 12, 2010

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ProAssisting Blog

MARCH 9, 2010

aren’t going to supplant the assistant position, it’s just going to make our jobs easier to perform by being able to multi-task more effectively. . & Office Managers E-Learning Modules Outline E-Learning Modules: Part 1 Contact Us Enrollment Login All Posts, Technology, (0) Comments Could technology make Assistants obsolete?

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ProAssisting Blog

MARCH 9, 2010

For me, I’m usually under the gun with my hair on fire because I need to get this work done ASAP before my boss heads out the door for their business trip… and my computer freezes or the printer stops working or my fax machine won’t send. And do you know what they do?

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ProAssisting Blog

JUNE 17, 2010

From our perspective we don’t believe that an assistant’s role or position is “imperiled&# however we do recognize, as the article details, that the role is evolving due to technology. .&# Their by-line states: “An Assistant knows her boss like few others. Why their partnership is imperiled.&#

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ProAssisting Blog

MARCH 9, 2010

Speaking, emailing or writing a new business deck, the communication doesn’t take on the formal tone that work communication deserves. I don’t blame our “wired in&# generation for this; they’ve grown up with Twitter, Facebook and IM status updates where slang and short communication rule.

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ProAssisting Blog

MARCH 9, 2010

Don’t worry about being neat or making sure everything is in order, you just need to make sure that your brain is opened up for everything needed for success. What didn’t? Define success - it’s important to know what you and your boss view as a success for each project you’re assigned.

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ProAssisting Blog

MARCH 9, 2010

Submitted by Stephanie on November 04, 2009 at 05:24 PM I know I said two weeks back that I wasn’t going to blog about assisting but rather about what we (Ethan, Sadie and I) are doing behind the scenes of ProAssisting however after coming across this story through my fashionista reading, I had to post about it!

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ProAssisting Blog

MARCH 9, 2010

He didn’t want to discourage her candor, but, like Mr. Hicks, he offered tips about how to be more effective—“like giving people credit for ideas that they didn’t have, but you sold to them, to give them ownership,&# Mr. Allaire recalls advising her. Hicks, so she could be his executive assistant.

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ProAssisting Blog

MARCH 9, 2010

Sadie wasn’t too happy with us for being left behind but she had a great time staying at our dog walker’s home and playing with his 1 year old puppy so all was not lost… I think she’s just getting over being mad at us:) I’m sure Steph will post some more pics of her soon.

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ProAssisting Blog

OCTOBER 28, 2010

In terms of sex of the baby, we kinda went the unconventional route with Ethan knowing the sex and me not… pretty crazy and I was certain that he was going to spill the beans at some point but here we are a week and a half out and he still hasn’t… I’m amazed.

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ProAssisting Blog

MAY 31, 2010

Being invited into this membership is a big deal for us because, as a new company, we want to assure all of our current and future members that we value our reputation and will do what we say we will whether that involves our training, our support or giving you a refund if our training wasn’t what you were looking for.

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ProAssisting Blog

MARCH 9, 2010

I know that this doesn’t answer the whole “So what’s my career got to do with pizza?&# It’s a very valid question. First, let me throw something out there right off the bat: I love pizza… always have, always will. We at ProAssisting believe that: 1.

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ProAssisting Blog

JULY 23, 2010

Rest assured though that we are going to keep blogging and putting out free content in addition to the paid executive and admin training program that we offer so don’t be strangers. Stephanie and I are thrilled to announce that we are expecting at the beginning of November. Enjoy this post? I look forward to your lessons.

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ProAssisting Blog

MARCH 9, 2010

Although working for two years in a pizza shop didn’t sound all that exciting, it was still pizza we were talking about. You should read part 1 first before you read how pizza fits in with your career below. “First, you need to figure out where exactly you want to open this pizza shop. Now, are you ready to eat some pizza?&#

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Productivity Bits

SEPTEMBER 11, 2010

Copyright © 2011 Marlon Ribunal. Follow me on t witte r. And, don’t just enjoy them. How To Reduce Job Stress And Increase Work Productivity – Negative stress at work can kill productivity. Bad stress can have a negative domino-effect on the things that we care about. And not only that.

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JUNE 27, 2011

Copyright © 2011 Marlon Ribunal. Grab a copy now of Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity by David Allen ]. Well, I tried several apps, the most outstanding at the moment and, although they were good to manage to-do lists, they didn’t fully support the GTD methodology. Guest Post.

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JULY 9, 2010

Copyright © 2011 Marlon Ribunal. Follow me on t witte r. Money might be the number one cause of stress but that factor is closely associated with the lack of work. Work has been a part of human’s life and so is stress. For as long as there is work, there is going to be stress intertwined with it.

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OCTOBER 6, 2011

Copyright © 2011 Productivity Bits. Don’t forget.”. You will also have peace at mind, you won’t be yelling at your kids to get things done. You won’t have to rush your kids through their breakfast, your kids won’t be stressed out, and everyone will be happy. Guest Post.

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Eat Your Career

AUGUST 12, 2010

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JULY 22, 2011

Copyright © 2011 Marlon Ribunal. Follow me on t witte r. Don’t Rationalize. Over-rationalizing things can stress you up. I don’t have a general priorities for all my categories. T ime is gold. Like I said many times before, don’t throw much effort on time management.

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AUGUST 25, 2010

Copyright © 2011 Marlon Ribunal. Follow me on t witte r. Working on a common project with someone you’re not comfortable with can become a source of stress and can negatively affect your efficiency. I think that’s a better way of looking at it – you’re being helped at the tasks that you can’t accomplish on your own.

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APRIL 5, 2011

Copyright © 2011 Marlon Ribunal. But when you decide to invite your clients into your home and personal space, you’ll want to make sure that your home office doesn’t look too much like either a home or an office, but instead somewhere in between. Visit the original article at [link]. Guest Post. Keep It Child Free.

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Ian's Messy Desk

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

If your desk harbours mounds of papers, books, files and personal accessories, you may be adding unnecessary stress to your day. Don’t go overboard with personalization. Don’t allow things to pile up. An organized desk — at school, home, or in your private office — will help you relax and become more productive.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

OCTOBER 8, 2010

bethagrant   @ StephCalahan Happened to me last week!   Check out Increase Productivity: Focus on What You CAN Control - Free Yourself from Feeling Overwhelmed/Stressed Tell me more!   Today is a continuation on that theme. QUESTION: When you are stuck in overwhelm, how do you get unclogged? 

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Eat Your Career

JULY 28, 2010

Workbooks Stress Management Workbook Time Management Magic Reinvent Your Career Workbook More Tasty Goodness Career Management Consulting Job Interview Coaching Resume Revision Group Training & Public Speaking Eat My WHAT?! My clients were about 99 percent female and my job was to help them meet their weight loss goals.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

Copyright © 2011 Marlon Ribunal. Follow me on t witte r. A n open loop, according to David Allen , is “anything pulling at your attention that doesn’t belong where it is, the way it is&#. You don’t actually try closing them out but must control them so that they won’t blow you up into pieces.

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AUGUST 10, 2010

Workbooks Stress Management Workbook Time Management Magic Reinvent Your Career Workbook More Tasty Goodness Career Management Consulting Job Interview Coaching Resume Revision Group Training & Public Speaking Eat My WHAT?! Like you, I almost didn’t go. I can’t wait to see what we all come up with next!

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JULY 23, 2010

Workbooks Stress Management Workbook Time Management Magic Reinvent Your Career Workbook More Tasty Goodness Career Management Consulting Job Interview Coaching Resume Revision Group Training & Public Speaking Eat My WHAT?! Check them out! I’m A Serious Fan Of… Recent Articles Feeling Lost in Your Career?

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Ian's Messy Desk

MAY 12, 2010

Three rules for effective time management : 1) Don’t Create Impossible Situations. Don’t get trapped into doing too much. Emotional blocks – boredom, daydreaming, stress, guilt, anger and frustration reduce concentration. Don’t multi-task. When you enjoy what you are doing, it reduces stress.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2010

Copyright © 2011 Marlon Ribunal. Follow me on t witte r. T uck away your physical distractions. The 10% that happens outside of ourselves can hardly cause us our troubles and stress. Visit the original article at [link]. Post written by Marlon Ribunal. Introduction. Part I – Rituals. Part II – Systems.

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2010

Copyright © 2011 Marlon Ribunal. Follow me on t witte r. The GTD System has helped millions of knowledge workers get through their workdays stress-free and more effective. Waiting For – Of course Nirvana isn’t a complete GTD system without this feature. Visit the original article at [link].

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Office Dynamics

DECEMBER 16, 2013

As a result, if the person who called the meeting hasn’t put out a clear agenda, or verbally told you what the purpose is, you need to contact him or her and ask. Don’t we want a lot of thinking by talking out loud and cross polenization of ideas some times? This doesn’t mean you don’t think at each meeting.

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DECEMBER 14, 2010

Copyright © 2011 Marlon Ribunal. Follow me on t witte r. If you haven’t heard about “Life Map&# yet, you must read this book. Wondering how to build your own work productivity system at the office and you don’t have any idea where to begin? Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

Copyright © 2011 Marlon Ribunal. Follow me on t witte r. I t’s 9:00 PM. If you are working on a legitimate job, then you must set some milestones that won’t drag you to the wee hours. The more aggressive you are driving, the more likely you get into stressful driving situations. Introduction.

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Ian's Messy Desk

JUNE 1, 2010

The people leader role can also be stressful. Burnout is a state of physical, mental or emotional exhaustion caused by long-term exposure to stress. Leading the Way to Better Boundaries Burnout doesn’t have to be part of your job description. Or, if you prefer, you can subscribe to my blog posts by e-mail. Set boundaries.

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