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12 Personal Development Books to Take Control and Jumpstart Your Life

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Thankfully, the best personal development books provide the tools and strategies—the instruction manuals—needed to perform at our best levels. As with learning any new skill, personal growth takes skill and effort. But with so many book options available, it’s easier than ever to read more.

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Taking Career Advice from TikTok? Experts Suggest Keeping These 4 Things In Mind

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We all need to be fine-tuning our critical thinking skills and not just taking what we see on social media as truth or fact or the only way to do something,” she adds. One size doesn’t fit all Whether you get advice from social media, a career coach or from reading a bestselling book , there is no guarantee it will work for you.

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7 of the Best Career Books to Help You Land Your Dream Job [2021]

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But taking advantage of opportunities like this requires care, skill and planning. We’ve compiled seven of the best career-seeker’s books to land your dream job in 2021. Revised for the ever-changing market, this best-selling career book covers your job search end to end. Most books on this list offer guidance in using LinkedIn.

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The Vanishing Executive Assistant—NOT!

Office Dynamics

I have written 5 books for assistants, educated 300,000+ assistants, have worked with 70+ Fortune 500 companies, and coached 300+ executive/assistant teams. And yet assistants help file digital documents and manage calls through their cell phones, so the skills required for these tasks haven’t completely gone away.

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The Learning Tree: Books, Blogs and Podcasts that Changed Me

The Marq

There are far too many books out there than any of us have time to read and fully digest. There are books, blogs and podcasts that have had a dramatic effect on me. Here are the shortcuts to each section: Books Blogs Podcasts Enjoy! Books You may find some books listed multiple times, albeit, under different categories.

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Getting buy in from the boss

Practically Perfect PA

It is imperative to be proactive about self-promotion in order to showcase your skills, achievements and personal brand. Highlight WIFM (what’s in it for me) and help them to see that you will gain skills and knowledge that will be essential for future growth. Be prepared to negotiate if necessary. Salary Increase.

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Business Insider Feature Story on Former Celebrity Assistant Bonnie Low-Kramen

Bonnie Low Kramen

” Low-Kramen left that role in 2011 to create her own company , which specializes in training would-be celebrity personal assistants, as well as write books and give speeches on what VIP life was like IRL. Quickly, Low-Kramen realized that prioritizing was a vital movie-set skill.

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