Laughing all the Way to Work

FEBRUARY 22, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 22 February, 2009 Protocol for addressing Canadian and foreign dignitaries A reader asked if I would post on the proper protocol to address Canadian dignitaries such as the Prime Minister or other Ministers in the government. Business Writing Guidelines for 2008 C or cc or copy? 411 Look Up 411.ca

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Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 5, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 5 December, 2009 Do you like what you do? If you know what works best for you and if your job is 80/20 on what you like then you can put up with the small stuff like filing and filling out expense forms. Business Writing Guidelines for 2008 C or cc or copy? Lets enjoy our day together.©

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 1, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 1 January, 2009 Happy New Year! I only use this if I have a form or something that I always want the current date on 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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Laughing all the Way to Work

NOVEMBER 1, 2008

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 1 November, 2008 Its Lonely in the Corner Office. I have always liked to share and learn from my co-workers. Where I used to work we had a Mailroom and I would plunk what I needed in a tray with a form to tell them how I wanted it to turn out and return to get it when it was finished.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MARCH 12, 2010

  Think of your space in varying forms of valuable real-estate.    Many people keep things -- papers, reports, emails, books -- because they don't have set guidelines around how long something should stick around.  Learn whatis enhancing or impeding your productivity today!

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Laughing all the Way to Work

APRIL 27, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 27 April, 2009 New Hire Overload I remember starting a new job at a law firm and on my first day I was handed a 3-inch white binder and told to read it. Be kind to your new hires and available to answer their questions and help them learn the ropes. Lets enjoy our day together.© 411 Look Up 411.ca

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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. Put it in a folder for your boss’s signature in completed form, i.e. envelope clipped to letter and attachments. Once you have a handle on that, then you can go about learning your job. Lets enjoy our day together.©

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The Marq

JUNE 7, 2010

If you’re interested in getting a copy, please follow the posted guidelines here. In other words, he promotes living a life free of fear of the unknown, where you learn what you want to do through trial-and-error of your business ideas. He maintains a very friendly tone throughout the book. TheMarq.com. All rights reserved.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MARCH 11, 2011

Decide on your guidelines and stick to them so you have part of your procedures for life balance. One of the lessons I learned early on was that it's easy to be busy and think you are being productive. One of the lessons I learned early on was that it's easy to be busy and think you are being productive.

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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.© 411 Look Up 411.ca

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Men With Pens

JUNE 9, 2010

It’s not a bad idea to keep an eye on what the success stories are up to today, but if you’re really looking to learn something useful (and reduce your stress levels), then you need to go back in time. See what you can learn from them to make your business better. 37 Responses to “Can You Learn How to Be an Overnight Success?&#

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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? Food, food and more food If your event requires food the venue will send you a banqet event form and you will need to estimate the amount of food you need. Business Writing Guidelines for 2008 C or cc or copy? 411 Look Up 411.ca

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blogs.sitepoint.com

OCTOBER 29, 2010

What forms of payment do you accept? How to Set Policies You probably have your guidelines for most of these areas in your head already, or at least an idea of how you want these items to be structured. Will you have an extra fee for last-minute work? Payment Policies – What is your invoicing schedule? All Rights Reserved.

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Brilliantly Better

OCTOBER 18, 2010

Agree To Disagree These digital channels lack most forms of emotional communication, as well as body language. As time goes by I’ve learned to look forward for these types of encounters. Learn how to assess imbalances, how to get rid of the deadlines (replacing them with livelines, that is) and how to create the life you want.

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Men With Pens

MAY 11, 2010

If you’re interested in learning what kind of person we’re looking for (and possibly becoming that new teammate who’ll rock our socks off), check out the job postings right here. You’ve been clamoring and begging for more MwP goodness in the form of books, resources, and courses, and we aim to please.

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Men With Pens

NOVEMBER 22, 2009

We have learned nothing since then. A huge section purely devoted to running your writing business , from getting the processes in place to help you make the best use of your time to finding an accountant who will help you make sense of your new tax forms. • What you can learn about your business from being ill Reply Mary E.

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Brilliantly Better

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

Learn how to assess imbalances, how to get rid of the deadlines (replacing them with livelines, that is) and how to create the life you want. This is an excellent guideline on motivation. And in case of children under 7-8, TV causes damage to some parts of the brain that don’t properly form. Well, I dont.

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Men With Pens

APRIL 18, 2010

It’s also something that newer blogs are more likely to have than older ones, simply because they were forming their blog at about the same time this trend came out. Power Friday – Wk 6 Reply Walter ( @lionslinger ) April 19, 2010 at 10:08 am I’ve not reached that level yet but I will surely remember what I have learned here.

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Men With Pens

JUNE 23, 2010

It’s just in blog form. Like her, my appetite for reading fiction is much greater than for non-fiction and often the learning, insights and inspiration are just as great! There’s a lot of money in those billion-dollar companies, and I get to keep learning. Some folks can learn to write fiction, even be pretty decent.

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Men With Pens

APRIL 13, 2010

Just this: If you are trying to give yourself a shortcut by not asking for your clients’ permission before you sign them up for your sales list, newsletter, or any other form of unsolicited information, you’re shooting yourself in the foot. Click here to read our guest post guidelines , then show us what youve got.

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Men With Pens

JANUARY 17, 2010

I’d say the biggest lessons I’ve learned, both on the job and now in my post journo career as a writer/illustrator/etc…, is to accentuate what you do best and what makes you unique. I have thrown most of my ideas out there in either book or blog form, hoping that I can profit from the implementation of those ideas.

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Men With Pens

JULY 7, 2010

Failure to pay as agreed is a particularly bad form of feedback, but I’ve often seen clients use it that way. I know many people look down on them, but the truth is that they usually haven’t put in the time to make it work right or learned how to make the system work for them. Do use sites like Elance. Very nice list.

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Men With Pens

APRIL 27, 2010

Email is one of the most common forms of communication between freelancers and clients, and all too often, the clients have no idea how they come off. It all worked out well in the end (thanks to him), and I learned an important lesson about taking cultural differences and perceptions into consideration while composing an e-mail.

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Men With Pens

DECEMBER 1, 2009

Many people take advantage of that openness on another level, which is to say we’ve all had trouble with copyright law and keeping our work our own. How do you deal with copyright infringements and people stealing your work? was that Kevin seems to believe in what he does as a form of expression. It’s funny. Pay per view.

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Men With Pens

JANUARY 12, 2010

I actually find it quite therapeutic and sometimes, a form of meditation. And I find that there’s something about the act of forming each letter and word myself that gets my creative juices flowing for the next task. Your Questions: Amy, how do you learn? It’s hard to learn a discipline, and I commend you.

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Men With Pens

JULY 14, 2010

You have many options: landline, cellular phone, texting, fax line (yeah, many people still fax), email, website contact form, Twitter direct message, LinkedIn message, Skype, and lots more. Learn how to set up, start and succeed at freelance writing with these three resources – and yes, weve personally read each one!

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Men With Pens

APRIL 15, 2010

Let’s face it, you’re always going to be learning, just by being engaged with words. This isn’t just because specialization increases your chances of making a living from your writing – it’s also because it’s easier to improve when you focus on mastering one form. How to Improve Faster Want to speed up?

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Men With Pens

DECEMBER 13, 2009

You put hours of effort and study into learning a certain subject inside and out. You probably can’t remember when you last put the knowledge you learned in university to work in your everyday business affairs. You’ve probably forgotten half of what you learned, too. I didn’t pay attention to what I’d learned.

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Men With Pens

JULY 25, 2010

To avoid the hypocrisy, whatever a person’s talk is, they should also be walking it or learning to walk it. Most of us teach what we needed or still need to learn ourselves. To have any sort of vision of the future, people must form an opinion of where we currently stand, and where we are headed. I agree with Marian.

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Men With Pens

FEBRUARY 27, 2010

Right now there’s a sameness to all the elements (something lawyer sites are notoriously known for) that led Kelly to completely miss both the telephone number at the top of the page and the contact form on the side on her first sweep. contact form might reassure your potential clients and let them know they won’t have long to wait.

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Men With Pens

APRIL 22, 2010

Where do you learn to get comfortable with all this? Learn how to spin right? Always was a loner and never really felt comfortable with marketing until I learned to be comfortable. And if that mindset forms a pervasive part of the “creative stereotype&# – perhaps there’s a reason.

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Men With Pens

MAY 26, 2010

I will say, though, that Ali’s post was coincidentally timed – though you’ll have to tune in next week to learn why. You’d lose a crucial part of your life (and your income, if your writing forms all or part of your paid work). Writing is a form of communication, and there’s a person on the receiving end.

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Men With Pens

MARCH 14, 2010

So they try to be do-it-yourselfers, learning from blogs, ebooks, and other sources of free information. I usually look at the person’s free stuff first, look at where they are in their own business (I only want to learn from people who are where I want to be). They often think they can’t afford consultants in the first place.

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Men With Pens

JUNE 6, 2010

Maybe it’s a form of burnout? It’s like learning to play like a little kid again. The Illusion of Permanence Online Reply Jon Bard - Childrens Book Insider ( @jonbard ) June 7, 2010 at 5:36 pm I’ve learned to trust my subconscious mind. Click here to read our guest post guidelines , then show us what youve got.

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Men With Pens

DECEMBER 8, 2009

I give them time and attention because I do learn things that I can make valuable for my situation, but I wouldn’t pay (for instance) for advice on being a professional blogger when I have no ambitions in that direction. Experts tell us we learn in spirals, NOT in straight lines. Wordsmithing is an art form.

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Men With Pens

NOVEMBER 26, 2009

Especially if you’ve learned something along the way. But if your goal was to use the month to create something upon which you can build, both in terms of learning curve and raw material, then perhaps it’s better to stop right where you are. Learn something from the process. Nothing wrong with that. And you know what?

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Men With Pens

APRIL 29, 2010

Want to learn more great tips on all things guest posty? It’s beyond bad form to shop a piece once you have a firm commitment to publish. Click here to read our guest post guidelines , then show us what youve got. He blogs at Write Short Live Long. Thank you James for the very informative and useful post you have put here!

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