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JULY 20, 2009

My weight gain happened as a result of being so busy in my new job that I started eating out because it was easier than having to make my own breakfast, lunch and sometimes dinner at home and I stopped going to the gym because I just couldn't seem to find the time. It really does help, doesn't it? Healthy Or Junk?

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JANUARY 14, 2008

By The Professional Assistant on Monday, January 14, 2008 Filed Under: Client Service , Organize , Prioritize , Productivity Y ou write an e-mail to a staff member about a client having an issue with something. The staff member writes you back, but you don’t quite understand it. You write them again, asking for clarification.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

By The Professional Assistant on Monday, September 22, 2008 Filed Under: Organize , Productivity A re you asked to make reservations for your manager(s) at particular restaurants? T here is a great site called OpenTable.com , which allows you to book reservations online with particular restaurants all over the world.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2008

You search your pockets and realize that you don’t have one. This has happened to me quite a few times in the past. It’s so important to carry a pen with you at all times, since you never know when you are going to need to use it. Has this ever happened to you?

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OCTOBER 7, 2008

Home About Me Advertise "Stop Watch"ing Your Productivity By The Professional Assistant on Tuesday, October 07, 2008 Filed Under: Organize , Prioritize , Productivity D o you multi-task too much? But of course, you don’t want to disturb others around you with the bell going off or some even have chickens clucking as the alarm.

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AUGUST 18, 2008

I couldn’t believe it either. I personally couldn’t do this, but it’s quite interesting that people would actually think of this. I work in a back office environment, where 99% of our client interaction is via the phone, e-mail or outside of the office, so I can wear jeans and a t-shirt.

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OCTOBER 17, 2008

You reminisce about that Seinfeld episode where Elaine gets stuck on the subway and starts talking to herself about how the train isn’t moving and starts to get claustrophobic. You start to notice a particular smell, yet you know it wasn’t you, but you wonder if everyone thinks that it was. This is you now!

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NOVEMBER 30, 2007

By The Professional Assistant on Friday, November 30, 2007 Filed Under: A re you looking for a way to make sure that others don’t open your letters or packages? Until next time, Take care - of your clutter! Home About Me Advertise Want Confidential Documents to Stay Confidential? For more information, visit www.reditag.com.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2008

Do you even receive voice mails that are left by people trying to sell you something, but you didn’t even hear the phone ring? This happens to everyone, all the time. This hurts your productivity and consumes quite a bit of time each and every day. Imagine how much time you spend sifting through all of this rubbish?

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DECEMBER 4, 2007

Do you feel that they are overbearing and don’t know when to keep their opinions to themselves? At times, I would think to myself, “If I could only talk to them.&# Don’t allow yourself to become them. Remember that you want to be the bigger person and don’t sink to their level.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2008

Home About Me Advertise "Excel"ing to Create Subtotal Row Totals By The Professional Assistant on Wednesday, September 03, 2008 Filed Under: MS-Excel , Organize , Productivity Y our manager sends you an e-mail with a spreadsheet attached. Then he mentioned that he didn’t want all of the details of each product listed.

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MARCH 27, 2008

Home About Me Advertise 4 Steps to Setting up E-mail Distribution Lists By The Professional Assistant on Thursday, March 27, 2008 Filed Under: MS-Outlook , Organize , Productivity D o you find yourself having to write each persons e-mail address over and over again for certain e-mails ? Until next time, T ake care - of your clutter!

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MARCH 3, 2008

By The Professional Assistant on Monday, March 03, 2008 Filed Under: Organize , Productivity E ditor’s note: This is a guest post by Brian McCullough of TheJobBored.com. Hopefully, you weren’t also affected by the FPL power outages. Until next time, T ake care - of your clutter!

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MARCH 4, 2008

Home About Me Advertise Write An Effective Out Of Office Assistant Message By The Professional Assistant on Tuesday, March 04, 2008 Filed Under: Client Service , MS-Outlook , Organize , Productivity A re you going on vacation? Are you going to be out of the office for a short or even long period of time?

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NOVEMBER 20, 2007

By The Professional Assistant on Tuesday, November 20, 2007 Filed Under: Client Service , Organize , Prioritize , Productivity D id you just get that dream job that you always wanted? This doesn’t mean that you have to go out for beers or go to a movie. Don’t whine and complain about every little task that is given to you.

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JANUARY 15, 2008

Recently, I started volunteering through my workplace, since they allow us to have a certain amount of time during work hours. After that, we organized a game of bingo where people would be able to win small prizes that would help with their everyday living. But that’s another story.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2008

By The Professional Assistant on Monday, February 11, 2008 Filed Under: Organize , Productivity D o you find that staff members leave their garbage around the kitchen area? Home About Me Advertise Co-Workers Not Cleaning Up After Themselves? Do you get annoyed that you are always the one that has to clean up after them? right away.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2007

Home About Me Advertise Cubicle Etiquette 101 By The Professional Assistant on Thursday, November 01, 2007 Filed Under: Office Gossip , Productivity D o you find that your colleagues are hovering around you when youre on the phone? If you would like more tips such as these, please read my articles on gossiping in the workplace.

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DECEMBER 17, 2007

By The Professional Assistant on Monday, December 17, 2007 Filed Under: Meetings , Organize , Prioritize , Productivity W hat would you say about having a “No e-mail day?&# Home About Me Advertise No E-mail Day? What would you do in place of it? Intel is the first company to implement this day for its employees.

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APRIL 1, 2008

Home About Me Advertise Productivity With Shared Files By The Professional Assistant on Tuesday, April 01, 2008 Filed Under: MS-Word , Organize , Productivity D o you share your files with others in your firm? Do you find that you are being bombarded with updates to the same files time and time again?

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JANUARY 7, 2008

In my particular field (Publishing), it can be very stressful when your boss asks you to fax something right away, since the time difference is substantial at times and you need to figure out how to decipher a fax number. I found a great website called Time and Date.com. There’s a really easy solution to this.

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DECEMBER 5, 2007

We hold meetings every so often (since everyone’s busy and can’t really figure out when these meetings work for everyone), but we do try to meet at least once every quarter. This is definitely good for sharing ideas and skills among teammates and other departments.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2008

I worked as an Investment Advisor’s Assistant, completed my CSC (Canadian Securities Course), but soon after, I realized that this wasn’t really for me. I would be able to do work without too many interruptions , have quiet time, since the walls and the closed door (at times) would stop the noise from reaching in.

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AUGUST 14, 2008

By The Professional Assistant on Thursday, August 14, 2008 Filed Under: Productivity , System Security F orgetting your Windows password happens to everyone from time to time. Yes, even I forget it at times. Until next time, T ake care - of your clutter! Then you have to try to remember all of these passwords!

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JULY 16, 2008

She can be very trying at times, just a very difficult person. Try creating a list of tasks and tackle one thing at a time. Until next time, T ake care - of your clutter! She is the largest share holder of the company, obviously. I consider myself and have been in the past, to be an over achiever. Do you have any leads ?

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MARCH 28, 2008

Heres a sample Thank You letter that you can use to get that dream job you have been waiting for: Your Name Your Address Your City, Province, Postal Code Your Phone Number Your Email Date Name Title Organization Address City, Province, Postal Code Dear Mr./Ms. Thank you again for your time and consideration.

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MARCH 20, 2008

Professional Organizer: Organization is a must if you are an assistant. One of our main duties is to keep our bosses organized. While being organized seems natural to us because of the nature of our jobs, some people are not organized and need help and are looking for skilled and organized people to do the job for them.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2008

Thanks Manish Posted on 23 October, 2009 1:20 AM The Professional Assistant Hi Manish, Unfortunately, I don't have any other answer to this except to resize each one individually. Posted on 4 July, 2010 9:05 PM The Professional Assistant Hi, Unfortunately, you can't change the size of the file, but you can with Paint or Photoshop.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 5, 2009

She couldnt get an answer so she slowly started to get worked up and by the time she reached him, she was already angry and he didnt have a hope. I find talking it over with a friend can be a good way to organize your thoughts. Lets enjoy our day together.© © Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 5 July, 2009 Psst! 5, 2010 at 12 p.m.

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JULY 11, 2009

The problem that sometimes occurs with sharing with current co-workers is it can turn into office gossip. Perhaps, you are reading this and thinking some of these things can be a big time commitment. Check out some of the sites and organizations and see which you would find to be most useful. We can all help each other.

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JULY 22, 2008

Home About Me Advertise Outlook Rules That Rule By The Professional Assistant on Tuesday, July 22, 2008 Filed Under: MS-Outlook , Organize , Prioritize , Productivity E ditor’s note: This is a guest post by Patricia Robb of Laughing All The Way to Work: A Survival Blog for Todays Administrative Assistant.

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MARCH 5, 2008

Until next time, T ake care - of your clutter! Thanks, Richard Posted on 5 March, 2008 10:43 AM Deb I love CTRL-Z (undo), CTRL-H (find & replace), the split screen feature in Word (it splits the screen into 2 sections so you can look at 2 different areas of the document at the same time.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2008

I recommend staying away from “good morning&# or “good afternoon&# as the person may not open the e-mail during that time frame. If I didn’t know the person, and it was my first communication to him/her, I would use both names: John McDonald. They reasoned that opening these short messages wasted their time.

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