Men With Pens

APRIL 25, 2012

And during his extensive travels, he’s managed to continually write for his A-list blog, build an empire of training resources and publish several books, his latest being the $100 Startup (of which I have a copy in my hot little hands). It’s nothing short of amazing… and you’re going to learn Chris’ secrets. Leave a Comment!

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2006 Travel 2011 Budget 40

Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 31, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 31 December, 2009 Office Confidential: Just for fun to start your New Year off with a laugh These are excerpts from a presentation I gave to my local International Association of Administrative Professionals (IAAP) Chapter dinner meeting. I printed his e-ticket and had everything prepared for his travel.

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Time Zones 2010 IAAP International 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

MAY 1, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 1 May, 2009 When taking initiative isnt the best thing. If you are a new hire, take the time to learn and ask questions. The first months on the job are a learning and growing experience. Take advantage of this time to learn as much as you can and ask, ask, ask. 23, 1 p.m. (New

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Brilliantly Better

MARCH 13, 2010

Dragos Roua – Brilliantly Better The Personal Development Blog Home About me Top posts Archives Downloads Audio Recommended Products Contact 7 Things I Learned From My 4 Year Old Girl by dragos on March 14, 2010 · 32 comments in Parenting , Personal Development Tweet Today is Bianca’s 4th birthday. And I was right to do so.

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Learning 2010 AT&T Skills 40

Laughing all the Way to Work

SEPTEMBER 7, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 7 September, 2009 We live in an Acronym Happy World. Depending on how acronym happy your office is, it can be like learning a new language. I suppose we better get used to it as it seems to be a trend and start to learn the language of acronyms and initialisms. Lets enjoy our day together.©

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Time Zones ASAP IAAP International 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 10, 2010

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 10 January, 2010 What ever happened to the "us" in Service? I travel far to try and find a full-serve station, but they are becoming extinct. I of course ignored him and went about providing the best service I could. Lets enjoy our day together.© The incentive was you saved.002

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Time Zones IAAP 2010 International 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

JUNE 27, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 27 June, 2009 A funny thing happened on the way to the office. HA HA This assignment of course is a result of "Just say yes". Join us at the luxurious Palazzo Versace on the Gold Coast for an amazing end of year get away and your chance to network, learn and advance your skills in style!

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Time Zones IAAP Holidays Meeting Minutes 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

MARCH 13, 2010

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 13 March, 2010 Are you prepared? Of course that usually doesnt happen at work so I take about an hour of my home time, but it is well worth it the next day. Its and Its Learned vs. Learnt Lets versus lets Listing job responsibilities May,Should, Must may/might and can/could Me or Myself?

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Time Zones IAAP 2010 International 100

Recruit CRM

JUNE 17, 2021

Communicate with legal staff to solve any problems, such as copyright neglect and royalty sharing with outside producers and distributors. Ability to travel as necessary. Learning with the sales administration software and CRM. Establish market research studies and analyse their findings.

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Social Media Skills Salary International 52

Laughing all the Way to Work

NOVEMBER 21, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 21 November, 2009 The Little Engine That Could. Join us at the luxurious Palazzo Versace on the Gold Coast for an amazing end of year get away and your chance to network, learn and advance your skills in style! Lets enjoy our day together.© 411 Look Up 411.ca

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Self Esteem Time Zones IAAP International 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

AUGUST 10, 2010

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 10 August, 2010 Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard shortcut keys I am on vacation and on my home computer I do not have a mouse so rely on keyboard shortcut keys, which reminded me again how helpful they are and how they are a big timesaver rather than reaching for the mouse all the time.

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Keyboards Time Zones IAAP PowerPoint 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 20, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 20 July, 2009 I look like that!! Of course, the reason could have been that I was up all night with a sick child or wasnt feeling well myself or I just had an argument with my spouse and was still stewing about it. Lets enjoy our day together.© It is always weird for me to see myself on video.

Time Zones 100

Time Zones 2009 IAAP Administrative Professionals 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

OCTOBER 6, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 6 October, 2009 When you suspect a co-worker has a substance abuse problem. They seemed surprised that I didnt know she had an alcohol problem because they told me you could smell the booze off her every day, but of course I hadnt noticed. Lets enjoy our day together.© 411 Look Up 411.ca

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Time Zones IAAP International Meeting Minutes 100

Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 16, 2009

  Of course I was honored to be on their board!   Of course I was honored to be on their board! Learn whatis enhancing or impeding your productivity today! Work With Stephanie | Contact Copyright 2007-2010 Calahan Solutions, Inc. -- All Rights Reserved Want to use my content in your ezine, newsletter or blog?

2010 100

2010 Networking Fax Health 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

NOVEMBER 1, 2008

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 1 November, 2008 Its Lonely in the Corner Office. Of course there is a down side to being able to do that. I have always liked to share and learn from my co-workers. 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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Stephanie LH Calahan

JANUARY 26, 2011

  Of course, my awesome colleagues came through with possibilities and I'll share those here today.   Of course, my awesome colleagues came through with possibilities and I'll share those here today. .  Learn whatis enhancing or impeding your productivity today! Are You as Productive as You Could Be?

Central Desktop 100

Central Desktop Basecamp Google Docs Management 100

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? Of course you have to be prepared and know your stuff, but knowing you look good when you walk in the door will do wonders on how you present yourself. Lets enjoy our day together.©

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Time Zones IAAP International Meeting Minutes 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

AUGUST 1, 2010

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 1 August, 2010 Oh where or where is my password? Of course the simple solution would be to have the same password for every aspect of your life, but nope that doesn’t work. 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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Time Zones 2010 IAAP Filing 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

OCTOBER 4, 2008

.© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 4 October, 2008 Kings and Queens of the Office A friend was telling me about an Executive Assistant who has taken on a superior attitude at work and seems to think she is the Queen, looking down her nose on all her subjects, the other assistants. How can you survive in this kind of a working environment?

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Time Zones IAAP Meeting Minutes International 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

SEPTEMBER 29, 2008

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 29 September, 2008 Cystic Fibrosis Hello Readers, My great nephew Owen has recently been diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis. I am planning a local fundraiser to help the family with the costs on November 15th, but of course it will be in Ottawa, Canada and I know most of you are elsewhere.

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Time Zones IAAP Meeting Minutes International 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

JUNE 14, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 14 June, 2009 Meeting preparation. I had a notepad and pen with me so continued the minutes by hand, but it was a lesson learned to check in the bottom right hand corner of my computer to see if I actually have power. Lets enjoy our day together.© It is interesting work. (New 411 Look Up 411.ca

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Agenda Time Zones IAAP Calendars 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

MAY 10, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 10 May, 2009 Will Google ever stop amazing me? Of course before I recommend anything I try it out so I picked up the phone and it asked me what I was looking for and what city and province. Lets enjoy our day together.© Recently, a temp worker at my job gave me another Google tip.

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Google Time Zones IAAP International 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 17 September, 2010 Whats all the fuss about reading contracts? Sit down dinners Of course if it is a sit down dinner you have to order for the number of guests you have. 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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Time Zones IAAP Negotiating International 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

APRIL 10, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 10 April, 2009 Keep your Inbox running on empty There are so many e-mails coming at us these days that e-mail management is very important. Of course what works for me will probably not apply to you so you need to set up folders that apply to your working situation, but the fewer the better.

Time Zones 100

Time Zones Administrative Professionals IAAP International 100

Stephanie LH Calahan

SEPTEMBER 6, 2010

.  (Steph says: Learn more in Paul's book and DVD have them all - [link] mprice6   iPad with google calendar that I share with my assistant marj_asturias    Google Apps for me all the way.     bluehealerdiary   My own, of course! Learn whatis enhancing or impeding your productivity today!

Calendars 100

Calendars Twitter Phones Google 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

MAY 10, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 10 May, 2009 Getting your foot in the door. You should stay in the position for long enough to make what youve learned stick to be fair to yourself and the organization who hired you. 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

Time Zones 100

Time Zones IAAP International Meeting Minutes 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 21, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 21 February, 2009 Thats not my job! Of course if you are not licensed to do a particular job, or qualified, then you should not do it. Join us at the luxurious Palazzo Versace on the Gold Coast for an amazing end of year get away and your chance to network, learn and advance your skills in style!

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Time Zones IAAP 2009 International 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 19, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 19 January, 2009 10 Things = Frustration When one team member doesn’t want to play. The switchboard can get so busy at times that its just not possible to introduce every call that comes through (except, of course, for those calling for the big bosses). Lets enjoy our day together.©

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Time Zones IAAP 2009 International 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 3, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 3 January, 2009 P.S. I Love You Is the P.S. passé? Join us at the luxurious Palazzo Versace on the Gold Coast for an amazing end of year get away and your chance to network, learn and advance your skills in style! Lets enjoy our day together.© 411 Look Up 411.ca

Time Zones 100

Time Zones IAAP International Meeting Minutes 100

Stephanie LH Calahan

AUGUST 30, 2010

Things you cannot control are: how someone else reacts to you, if someone appreciates or likes your work, something that happens in the news (of course that changes if you were involved), how someone treats you, if someone else enjoys an activity or situation, and someone else's mood. Are You as Productive as You Could Be?

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Stress Networking Fax Twitter 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

MAY 23, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 23 May, 2009 Grrr! Of course there were four Karens and three Bobs. Join us at the luxurious Palazzo Versace on the Gold Coast for an amazing end of year get away and your chance to network, learn and advance your skills in style! Lets enjoy our day together.© moments We all have them.

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Time Zones IAAP International Meeting Minutes 100

Stephanie LH Calahan

AUGUST 16, 2010

There will always be 24 hours in a day and 365 days in a year (unless it is a leap year of course). After conducting a survey of about 4000+ of my Twitter followers, I learned that people have a real challenge figuring out where to pay attention and how to figure it out. Learn whatis enhancing or impeding your productivity today!

Management 100

Management Twitter Networking Fax 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 18, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 18 January, 2009 "Mom, Im sick!" The members of my team of course didnt want to even be near me because of the germs I was spreading and I not only felt sick, but understandably rejected by my co-workers. Lets enjoy our day together.© Or so I thought. 411 Look Up 411.ca

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Time Zones IAAP International Meeting Minutes 100

Stephanie LH Calahan

JANUARY 28, 2011

I then learned that a Twitterview was an interview that was conducted on Twitter using a hashtag (we used #BizProd) to aggregate all of the comments together in one spot where people could follow the conversation. There’s no room for perfectionism today-you can’t course correct if you’re not in the air-I had to overcome the same “affliction.”

Twitter 100

Twitter Interviewing Phones Networking 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

SEPTEMBER 20, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 20 September, 2009 The Advertising Game Advertising is effective thats for sure. It is usually a business I am interested in and I want to know when new courses or products are offered. Lets enjoy our day together.© Going, going, gone. In anyone home ? 411 Look Up 411.ca

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Fax Time Zones IAAP 2009 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

AUGUST 29, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 29 August, 2009 Managing your Bosss Inbox Nowadays our bosses are busy almost 24/7 and in order to cope they need our help managing their e-mail account. Its and Its Learned vs. Learnt Lets versus lets Listing job responsibilities May,Should, Must may/might and can/could Me or Myself?

Management 100

Management Time Zones IAAP 2009 100

Stephanie LH Calahan

JANUARY 4, 2010

You may want to maintain a 'success diary'; reading the entries convinces you of the long course charted by you from where you started. Learn whatis enhancing or impeding your productivity today! Introspection and Inspiration It is a normal human tendency to think much about our failures and little of our victories.

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Confidence Filing Networking Phones 100