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Want to Reduce Digital Distractions? Brain Coach Jim Kwik Shares Strategies for Better Focus

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With social media, texts and emails, it’s easy for our brains to suddenly switch into defense mode to fight fires. You probably have woken up and gotten a social media message, voicemail message, email [or] text, and it just puts you in a mood for hours, and we lose our focus,” Kwik says. “You

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Using social media to empower Assistants

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Despite my passion for social media I haven’t always been adept at it and was a twitter virgin until The Assist Conference 2015. It is never too late to add a new string to your bow and social media seems to be the way forward for the future Assistant. Hootsuite Podium is also a free training resource for social media.

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The Making a Difference Foundation Ensures People Without Housing Aren’t Without Good Meals

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The Making a Difference Foundation (which encompasses Eloise’s Cooking Pot Food Bank), is one of five nonprofit organizations SUCCESS magazine is spotlighting during the week of Giving Tuesday. She explains that food insecurity is a huge issue where the organization is located. (In million pounds of food.

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Sean Cannell’s 10 Tips for Succeeding on YouTube

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Use a three-part template of intro, content and call to action to keep organized. Right now, vertical video is significant on social media. If you want to see an example of how Think Media has incorporated vertical video into our social media strategy, check out our social platforms.

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Katie Blomquist’s Nonprofit, Going Places, Ensures Kids Living Below the Poverty Line Can Go the Distance

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Going Places is one of five nonprofit organizations SUCCESS magazine is spotlighting during the week of Giving Tuesday. Early in November, we posted on our social media accounts asking followers to nominate a charity they felt was making an impact in their communities.

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TikTok Is Here to Stay—Is Your Brand Ready?

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If the world’s most popular search engine was succeeded by a social media app, it may indicate a new era for the platforms that were once used solely for entertainment. A Pew Research Center study found that 84% of adults ages 18 to 29 use social media. Nearly half of consumers use social media to discover new brands.

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10 New Business Books to Add to Your Summer Reading List

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Equation: Skyrocket Your Business with Social Media By Isis Woods Publisher: Mango Media Burnt-out kindergarten teacher turned brand and business coach Isis Woods breaks down strategies for branding , audience personalization and engaging social media. The P.A.I.D. Photo by iStock/Sensay.