Laughing all the Way to Work

NOVEMBER 21, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 21 November, 2009 The Little Engine That Could. So I started to say Yes and it was a real confidence booster. Building Relationships one Assistant at a Time ► April (2) Keeping focussed in a busy environment When your boss arranges meetings behind your back. Lets enjoy our day together.©

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Productivity Bits

SEPTEMBER 18, 2010

Copyright © 2011 Marlon Ribunal. The problem with our home-brewed productivity system is that it tends to conform with our habits and not to the natural flow of our environment, which is not bad if only we have total control over our habits. Please signup to my email list to receive free updates from Productivity Bits.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MARCH 3, 2010

2 - Stop the "time sucking" activities -- Email and social networking (Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Digg, etc.) are important tools in today's business environment.    You will have confidence that the most critical tasks are accomplished.   Click to get posts as we publish Prefer less email?

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Laughing all the Way to Work

NOVEMBER 16, 2008

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 16 November, 2008 Writing when you don’t know what you’re talking about. From writing that article I had confidence to take a job that required me taking minutes and it has turned out fine. I will not say I am the perfect minute taker, but it is something I now have confidence in doing.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MAY 1, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 1 May, 2009 When taking initiative isnt the best thing. I always feel more confident when a new hire asks me a question and gets all the information before proceeding. My goal for this blog is to give good tips and ideas and occasionally put a smile on your face as you start your day!Lets

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Laughing all the Way to Work

NOVEMBER 1, 2008

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 1 November, 2008 Its Lonely in the Corner Office. I am good at some things, but not as confident in other things. There are advantages and disadvantages to either working environment, but I am looking forward to moving to our new open workspace and getting to know my neighbours.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

AUGUST 8, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 8 August, 2009 Its all in how you feel Remember when you were younger and got a new pair of running shoes? Buying a new outfit or wearing a freshly dry-cleaned suit will go a long way to increasing your confidence level. Lets enjoy our day together.© What about your work space? 411 Look Up 411.ca

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Laughing all the Way to Work

SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 17 September, 2010 Whats all the fuss about reading contracts? This is something you really need to experiment with and you will gain more confidence to order less and know there will be enough food. There is value in getting to know people, even if it is just over email or the phone.

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The Small Business Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2009

Copyright © 1994-2010 Winweb® · All rights reserved. Some 75 per cent of SMEs say the economy will see an upturn in 2010, with 61 per cent confident about their business prospects for the coming year and 35 per cent predicting an improvement by January 2010, according to BT’s 2009 Business Pulse report.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 12, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 12 December, 2009 On the job tips for new Admins. It also eases your bosss mind when they see you write it down, it gives them confidence it will be taken care of. If you are sent an email with a request to do something either asap or later, did you do it or have you diarized it to do it later?

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MARCH 29, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 30 March, 2009 When working isnt fun: Ho hum, ho hum, its off to work I go. I also like people to show confidence by shaking my hand. Building Relationships one Assistant at a Time ► April (2) Keeping focussed in a busy environment When your boss arranges meetings behind your back.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 12, 2008

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 12 December, 2008 Are you worried about job security? Be selective and go for the job that is the right fit and that you have confidence you can do. Laughing All the Way to Work: A Survival Blog for Todays Administrative Assistant We all have to work, but who says we cant enjoy it too!

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JUNE 14, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 14 June, 2009 Meeting preparation. I feel confident as I check off each item that things will be done on time. Building Relationships one Assistant at a Time ► April (2) Keeping focussed in a busy environment When your boss arranges meetings behind your back. Lets enjoy our day together.©

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MARCH 15, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 15 March, 2009 When you need it later: The Bring-Forward System My boss likes me to keep him organized and the way I do that is to have a system to bring forward items, which I then bring to his attention when he needs to see it. Lets enjoy our day together.© ► February (5) We did it Canada!

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Ian's Messy Desk

JULY 14, 2010

Therefore, since you can’t control where your help or assistance is coming from, you must establish a blanket policy of giving with complete confidence that it will come back to you in the most wonderful ways. You give them a chance to see what you can really do, outside the work environment.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 2, 2009

Make sure you choose an organizer that you feel confident and comfortable using. Keeps all your appointments, contacts and email in one spot so it's all synched up. I relied on the Franklin Covey Planner for YEARS in the corporate environment long before Web 2.0; Are you a technophobe? Never forget an appointment or task.

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Men With Pens

MARCH 3, 2010

A client emails you in a panic and the tone is so urgent that you feel the need like it’s your own. Henry Bingaman ( @henrybing ) March 4, 2010 at 3:05 am Saying no takes confidence… but the act of saying no also builds confidence. It makes you feel more confident and it makes you look more professional.

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Men With Pens

JANUARY 17, 2010

Competition makes you confident. Being able to say that you’re better for whatever reason gives you confidence in your business and in your product. And it’s going to translate into a confidence that affects your sales, your demeanor, and ultimately the success of your business. Excitement instead of indifference?

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 10, 2010

Tame Your Email 1. Turn off email alerts when emails arrive in your inbox. If you know that you will never answer an email, delete it right away. Create email folders same as you would for word doc and paper files. Examples: If you have a full email box, then schedule an hour each morning to tackle it.

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Men With Pens

DECEMBER 10, 2009

A project is not about checking your emails each day. You’ll be able to commit and complete in full confidence. Not to mention overhead like cleaning up emails, invoicing, etc. @PM And particularly challenging in a ‘Dilbert Cube’ environment. In other words, a project is fully time-based.

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Brilliantly Better

APRIL 5, 2010

Be Fearless Too many times our wishes are a result of a certain imbalance in our current environment. Be Confident It will happen. So, if you’re wishing something at all, you’d better doing it with confidence, being prepared for it. I’m being confident: I know this will happen. His goal setting process was rooted in fear.

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Brilliantly Better

MARCH 2, 2010

You may blame this on your current environment, to the world financial crisis or to bad luck. But if you’re really analyzing what’s holding you back, and see that this lack of money somehow followed you despite the environment, world progress or good luck, you’ll most likely find that at the core of this situation is a mind virus.

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Brilliantly Better

AUGUST 2, 2010

It simply cannot survive in this environment. 1 trackback } Get rid of pessimism and boost the confidence up | kartika's blogs August 4, 2010 at 12:58 am { 29 comments… read them below or add one } 1 Eduard @ People Skills Decoded August 2, 2010 at 4:46 pm Gotcha! As simple or as complicated as you see fit. {

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Brilliantly Better

JUNE 30, 2010

We’re also made to Assess our environment and to Decide whether or not we’re going to do something. I don’t know the exact date (I’m still assessing it), but I’m confident that it will be ready soon. Confident enough to give you a small teaser here, that is. We’re not made only to Do.

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Men With Pens

MAY 30, 2010

Or with as much confidence. Now, I’m experiencing this same line of thinking in a cubicle environment… benefits to me? We respect your email privacy Well never rent, sell, or otherwise share information we collect, because thatd be a violation of everything we believe in. "I Kind of sad. Hmmmm… Reply Go ahead.

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Brilliantly Better

JULY 10, 2010

Your physical environment has a memory of itself, interlinked with yours. The idea is fine for situations where someone with a lot of self-confidence want a fresh start. However, I think this idea is terrible for people who have a lack of self-confidence, who at the same time want a fresh start. Like in a spiral path.

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Brilliantly Better

APRIL 29, 2010

What’s interesting is that I noticed an increased ability to juggle with different programming environments and languages, switching easily from Objective C (yes, I finally become a friend of Xcode) and Lua (using a somehow exotic SDK for cross-platform game development). Being busy, so to speak.

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Men With Pens

JANUARY 3, 2010

I think the revolution is bloggers treading new paths, trying new things, and being more confident with their independence and willingness to push the limits. Games and virtual environments (difficult to create as a learning tool). I’m just tossing ideas out there, really. Too many followers doing so without question, I believe.

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