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Just a secretary.

Laughing all the Way to Work

There are many teachers in my extended family and it seemed like something I could do well, but our family did not have any money to further my education and I became a secretary instead. Another time I wanted to try a career in the travel business. Now I am glad I stayed in this career because I can do all these things.

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Spring cleaning on the blog

Laughing all the Way to Work

Under My Favourites, I have added a Meeting section with some useful sites and combined many of my travel related links under one title simply called Travel. I have also combined all the tutorials, training and other education-related links under the title Training. ► March (2) Admin Buddies Are you prepared?

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Introducing The Administrative Bloopers Blog

Laughing all the Way to Work

Building Relationships one Assistant at a Time ► April (2) Keeping focussed in a busy environment When your boss arranges meetings behind your back. My opinions are based on experience, education, trial and error and blunders and bloopers made throughout my life and career. ► March (2) Admin Buddies Are you prepared?

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Now that is dedication.Executive Assistant donates kidney to her.

Laughing all the Way to Work

Building Relationships one Assistant at a Time ► April (2) Keeping focussed in a busy environment When your boss arranges meetings behind your back. My opinions are based on experience, education, trial and error and blunders and bloopers made throughout my life and career. ► March (2) Admin Buddies Are you prepared?

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What ever happened to the "us" in Service?

Laughing all the Way to Work

I travel far to try and find a full-serve station, but they are becoming extinct. It's up to us to educate them on the benefits of an assistant. Building Relationships one Assistant at a Time ► April (2) Keeping focussed in a busy environment When your boss arranges meetings behind your back. 002 cents a litre.

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We don't know what we don't know

Laughing all the Way to Work

I have always been a believer in sharing ideas and have received my best education from other assistants. Building Relationships one Assistant at a Time ► April (2) Keeping focussed in a busy environment When your boss arranges meetings behind your back. ► March (2) Admin Buddies Are you prepared?

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Getting your foot in the door.

Laughing all the Way to Work

She saw the importance of this training to help her daughter know the workings of an office from the bottom up and the office benefitted from her educational training. The administrative position can be a springboard for a management position if you want to go in that direction and have the right educational background.