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Could You Write a Book in a Month?

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I had just appeared on the Today show to promote my first nonfiction book, an account of how my life was transformed by sacrificing some little luxuries. My insecurities were grounded in my deep knowledge of book publishing, where I worked for 16 years promoting authors. In 2005 I was confident. But I couldn’t take that advice myself.

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Getting buy in from the boss

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It is imperative to be proactive about self-promotion in order to showcase your skills, achievements and personal brand. If you request to attend a Training Day and they say that time away from the office is the main issue, then you need to make the conference seem as undisruptive as possible. Internal & External Training.

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A day in the life: Matthew Want, PA, Marcham Publishing

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Matthew is the PA to Lucy Brazier, the CEO of Marcham Publishing which produces the amazing Executive Secretary Magazine. For any of us that have heard Lucy speak, we will know that Matthew is the person that keeps the wheels rolling at Executive Secretary Magazine while Lucy travels around the world promoting the industry.

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What You Can Learn About Making Decisions From a Baseball Umpire

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The importance of quick decision making for baseball umpires Almost every tactic deployed and decision made by the umpires is based on training, decades spent honing the smallest details in an effort to get decisions right as often as humanly possible. Ceja was promoted to full-time Major League Baseball staff in mid-January of this year.

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Inside the Guernsey PA Network

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I would also learn earlier on how to train yourself to switch off. After her talk I knew that I had to do it for Guernsey as there weren’t any real PA training courses or anything like what we were thinking of doing. We are also keen to promote the PA profession in any way we can. How did you promote the network?

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45 Professional Development Books to Level Up Your Career and Your Life

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Army officer turned software engineer; Ge Wang, a lawyer who became the owner of a menswear business; and Monique Greenwood, a magazine editor-in-chief turned innkeeper. Florence Williams, who has been a contributing editor to Outside magazine, scoured the latest science while traveling the world for examples.

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The Admin’s Guide to Career Organization

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Go to your human resources department and ask to see your employee file so you can write down all of the job titles, dates, and salary details for each position you’ve held with your current company. This article first appeared in Executive Secretary Magazine , a global training publication and must read for any administrative professional.