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Batching Work: Your Productivity Super Tool

Jen Lawrence

Do you wash your clothes or dishes in big piles instead of one item at a time? Paperwork – If you need to fill out forms and fax them somewhere or process documents and scan them into a digital management system, make a pile and handle all at once on a regular cadence. We naturally do this in our daily lives already.

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Batching Work: Your Productivity Super Tool

Jen Lawrence

Do you wash your clothes or dishes in big piles instead of one item at a time? Paperwork – If you need to fill out forms and fax them somewhere or process documents and scan them into a digital management system, make a pile and handle all at once on a regular cadence. We naturally do this in our daily lives already.

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Tips for Office Costumes at Halloween

Professional Assistant Blog

Luckily, in my office, we dress in casual clothes all of the time and we do have a corporate policy of being able to dress up in a costume for this event. This has been a tradition in our office for quite some time now, where people would decorate the office, dress up in funky costumes and bring baked treats for everyone.

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Bosses Day - October 16

The Office Professionals Place

What if your boss doesn’t drink coffee, well they have to eat or buy clothing right? So a gift card to their favorite restaurant or clothing store would be appropriate. Look into purchasing an all-in-one fax, printer, and copier. Gift Cards You can’t go wrong with a gift card to Starbucks or Dunkin Donuts.

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Shaping Sara Blakely: Meet the Billionaire Founder of Spanx

Success

Spanx: From concept to creation The idea for Spanx came about in 1998, when Blakely—who was selling fax machines door to door in Florida—wanted to eliminate panty lines showing through her cream-colored slacks. I quit my day job selling fax machines on Oct. The story of her success is remarkable. Practicality is kind of her thing.

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Overcome your Independency

The Office Professionals Place

this is a 3-part project – the top shelf, hanging clothes, and bottom half of the closet. Look into purchasing an all-in-one fax, printer, and copier. Then reward yourself for meeting the deadlines. For example, I need to clean my closet (Spring cleaning long overdue!) This way I am pacing myself and getting rewards.

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Outlook Rules That Rule

Professional Assistant Blog

It feels like I just went through my closet and threw a whole bunch of clothes out that I never wear. My Inbox is now empty If there is an e-mail that I havent looked at in awhile and regularly press delete when I get it, that is my cue to unsubscribe. " I am having withdrawal symptoms.

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