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Getting buy in from the boss

Practically Perfect PA

Be mindful of your end goal – you need to tie in your request for L&D to your current position and how it will prepare you and your boss for the future. Will the request tie in with one of your appraisal goals? Business Cards: I was the first PA within my last company of 30+ Assistants to request Business Cards.

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In Case Of Emergency…Trust Your Procedure

Stephanie LH Calahan

.    Keep a regular list of clients to whom you’ve provided your services (even pro-bono) and send them an annual update (I usually write formal Christmas cards) thanking them for their patronage and letting them know about business goals for the next year. You will look cool AND you’ll thank me later.

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25 Self-Help Books You (Probably) Haven’t Read

Success

The critical path to the goal you’re chasing is waiting for you on a bookshelf. Surrendering your preferences and renouncing goals might seem like the opposite of following your heart, but in fact, it perfectly demonstrates the principle. No cold calling, no website or marketing, no business cards or networking events.

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Being A Digital Nomad

Brilliantly Better

Doesn’t have an office and most of the time doesn’t have business cards either (the new dial tone being twitter , of course). Instead of being interested on the proposed topics, people started to ask more and more questions about being a digital nomad and so on. For a digital nomad the world is the office.

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Master the Art of Re-purposing Your Work and You'll Save Multiple Hours - 50 Ideas To Get You Started

Stephanie LH Calahan

I also can use the recording to make a cd and give to potential clients or current clients instead of a business card or brochure. PURPLE: Put together a speaking proposal for an industry conference highlighting your findings. Make SMART Goals: Post - This is where I started.  Thanks to Kelly Cutler of Marcel Media.