On The Job

JULY 10, 2013

After a long day of business on the road, I have been known to hole up in my hotel room and have room service deliver a hot fudge sundae while I watch a marathon of "International House Hunters." All I have to do is show up, smell good and be nice," she says. Share a business card. Follow up.

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On The Job

SEPTEMBER 23, 2011

Even if it's only a twinge that wakes you up in the middle of the night, it's there. You have little to show for your efforts, other than jaw pain from smiling too much and a few paper cuts from passing out so many business cards. It may not be meeting 30 people or passing out 20 business cards. You're not alone.

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Office Dynamics

OCTOBER 15, 2013

While the constant flow of paperwork into your hands can''t be helped, you can take measures to limit the amount of paperwork that builds up around you. Optimize your desk by tackling documents and Post-it notes that take up precious surface space. Throw away old papers, empty boxes, crinkled notes, and dried-up pens.

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Office Organization Success

FEBRUARY 2, 2015

Get out all those business cards that are collecting dust in your desk drawer, or reach out to past colleagues or clients, and personally invite them to register for your teleclass. Make up some postcards with details of your teleclass and hand them out at networking or industry events that you go to. Personally reach out.

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Social Media Promotion Networking 2015 100

Clutter Coach

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

This is Podcast 113 and it’s about the Konmari method, Marie Kondo’s magic way of tidying up. Each item has a bit of a pull on you, a draw on your energy, because it’s taking up space in your home and in the back of your mind. Stitcher ?. Soundcloud ? Google Play You can leave a review here!

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Step It Up VA Coaching

MARCH 24, 2011

Spring is coming, and with it, an opportunity for a little sprucing up! Time to make a clean sweep of your office, your business systems, and even your mind! You may be one of the many who feel you never really set up your office properly in the first place. Clean up electronic files and documents. by Donna Toothaker.

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Filing Business Cards Fax AT&T 100

Eco-Office Gals

JUNE 24, 2013

More businesses are jumping on the green bandwagon, and you can increase the eco-friendliness of your office and promote that lifestyle to customers too. From flyers and business cards, to posters and notebooks, making recycled paper a part of what you do can save money for your business and help the environment.

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Postal Service Lifestyle Business Cards Environment 100

Office Dynamics

AUGUST 4, 2010

Such was the case last week when my long-time friend and Las Vegas BNI ( Business Network International ) Director Leslie Taylor presented a speech that outlined a simply brilliant model for building effective relationships. BETTY MAHALIK, Life & Business Coach, Trainer & Facilitator. Notice none of this is about you!

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Networking Business Cards Travel Goals 100

Office Dynamics

AUGUST 4, 2010

Such was the case last week when my long-time friend and Las Vegas BNI ( Business Network International ) Director Leslie Taylor presented a speech that outlined a simply brilliant model for building effective relationships. BETTY MAHALIK, Life & Business Coach, Trainer & Facilitator. Notice none of this is about you!

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Networking Business Cards Travel Goals 100

Professional Assistant Blog

MARCH 10, 2008

In my weekly recap last Friday I pointed out a Lifehack.org article arguing that the current climate for hyper-productivity isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. Then yesterday I came across a similar post , claiming that the pursuit of productivity has ended up out of control. It’s understandable this has come about.

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Professional Assistant Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2008

Leadership potential is quite different, since you can move up within the company quite quickly, as opposed to a smaller firm, where it might be family run. You don’t want to end up looking for another job. Trust me, it can be very stressful!

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Success

OCTOBER 10, 2023

I’m all of these things wrapped up in one, and I had to recognize that shift.” “I knew that if I was going to keep this show on, make it successful and keep my team engaged and inspired, I had to step up and lead. Some of the best TV we did as a team was up against the most challenging moment for the world.

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Brilliantly Better

MARCH 7, 2011

Then, one day you wake up and realize you’re in somebody else’s dream. A business, a relationship, even a house. In business, this would mean that your market has a lot of ups and downs. A castle card built in a windy place won’t last more than a few minutes. Build It With Quality Cards. Build It With Care.

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Business Cards 2011 Stress AT&T 40

Professional Assistant Blog

MARCH 6, 2008

First of all Ive worked for an organization as an admin asst for years and during this time I have seen many co-workers leave and have had to put up with a lot. Did you take it up each level all the way to the top? Lifes too short to stress out! You mentioned that youve spoken to your supervisor, HR, etc.

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Gossip 2008 Cubicle 2007 100

Brilliantly Better

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Business Cards Are Nice Too Now, what do you do if you have some human powered work force, some OCR software to do the dirty job for you and a lot of audience (Shoeboxed is pretty popular, you know)? So, the next logical step was to give you a complimentary service, in the form of a business card transcribing service.

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Success

DECEMBER 26, 2022

Many are not shelved in the self-help section, but each will open up new roads into your wide-open future. When the tribe gets fed up with Seagull’s constant barrel-rolls and high-speed near-misses, the elders exile him to the ends of the earth. No cold calling, no website or marketing, no business cards or networking events.

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On The Job

JANUARY 4, 2010

Heres the story I did on resolutions for your career for my Gannett column: The problem with making resolutions regarding your career is that you become so busy with your job, or so stressed by everyday work events that you quickly lose sight of the things you want to improve. Take the high road. It's a nice way to start my week.

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Cubicle 2010 Holidays Social Media 100

Professional Assistant Blog

AUGUST 30, 2007

Now you can show your boss the new presentation that they were asking for, without getting your stress level up. You might need to do some formatting on Powerpoint, since it only allows for so many rows. If you have any questions, suggestions or comments, please feel free to click on the "comments" link below and leave some feedback.

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Men With Pens

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

When Justin Lambert sent me this follow-up post (you did read his first post , didn’t you?) In a previous post, I wrote about how public speaking can boost your freelance business to the next leve l – almost instantly. One portion of that list is made up of hot prospects that faded lukewarm for reasons unknown.

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Men With Pens

DECEMBER 6, 2009

We work tirelessly to put up good content that people can use to improve their income, and we don’t get paid a penny for it. We want you to learn, to better your business, to succeed. That’s our goal with each and every post we put up on this site. There’s a new free post that goes up every day.”

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