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Understand that when you use a password in multiple places, you automatically open yourself up to a higher chance of it being compromised. A recent CNN article asked “ How hackable is your password ?” MORE
I live by the motto, “If it is to be, it’s up to me”, which reminds me to get things done for myself. A lot of people get very hung up on forgiveness as some sort of moral badge of honor. To me, consciousness is about emotional self mastery. MORE
Happy International Women’s Day you AMAZING readers. I want to start today’s post by telling you a little bit about me over the last few years. I started Practically Perfect PA while working as an EA for a whole number of reasons, but mainly because I had a lot to share. MORE
The post 30 Day Challenge: Life Reboot Wrap-Up appeared first on Laura Earnest. I spent a month working through a life reboot. MORE
The post How Rise Up When Disappointment Gets You Down appeared first on Dumb Little Man. Not getting what you expect can be a pleasant surprise – or a devastating disappointment. When things didn’t turn out the way I hoped while traveling with a friend, I was quick to blame it on her. MORE
A Personal Tune-up for Peak Career Performance. But if you don’t feed your body with food (fuel) and exercise (tune-ups), then the machine begins to gum up or break down. Walking is the no-cost, easy way to keep your energy up and lose weight at the same time. MORE
Having a super-duper follow-up system in place is a critical, if not the critical, system you need to grow and build your business. What system do you have in place to follow-up with them and turn them into a paying client? MORE
Should you follow up? But if a week goes by and you've heard nothing, now is the time to follow up. If you feel like you didn't mention something that makes you right for the job, you can mention it in your follow-up. MORE
Plus, they contain protein that will fill you up nicely. Packing an apple for your daily snack will not only add one fruit/vegetable portion to your daily recommended intake, but the fiber will fill up your stomach. David A. MORE
Here are 8 easy steps in setting up a home office you’d love to spend your working hours in. Setting up a home office starts with developing a list of absolute essentials. Stick it in the corner of your room and get it bubbling as soon as you wake up. MORE
Here are… Read the full article here: Top 5 Tips for Following Up on: THE SMALL BUSINESS BLOG. Top 5 Tips following up promoting your business MORE
As a result, we get ourselves in trouble and can, without even realizing it, mess up our relationships. She may end up pushing back or spending time with someone who doesn’t expect her to do them. Doing this will help keep you from accidentally messing up a good thing. MORE
It’s break-up time. Establishing boundaries with clients early in the relationship AND becoming clear on who is an ideal client for you will help to eliminate having difficult clients but some will sneak through on occasion, and these difficult clients will eat up your time, energy and passion for your business…but only if you let them. You’ll be freeing yourself from negativity, and opening up an opportunity for better clients to come in. MORE
‘Giving up’ or ‘quitting’ on something has mixed connotations. For one, giving up smoking is widely applauded. Giving up on a marriage, on the other hand, well, it depends on who you speak to. The conversation can then open up. MORE
To help you out, we’re here to discuss how to set up a VPN and how you can start using it. Clear and Easy Way to Set Up a VPN. Not all of them are equally good and some of them may even end up doing more harm than good. If you’re curious, you can look up any other settings online before messing with them but do this with extreme caution. The post How to Set Up a VPN appeared first on Dumb Little Man. MORE
Despite your best efforts, you may find yourself reacting to your partner in a more intense way because of something that happened long ago and before you broke up. Before you consider a reunion, here are the best tips on how to successfully get back together after a break-up. This is a time to clear up your past and let it go. The post How to Successfully Get Back Together After A Break Up appeared first on Dumb Little Man. MORE
If that isn’t enough to convince you to reconfigure your workstation to allow you to be more active, here are 8 reasons to set up an active workstation as soon as possible. If you really can’t modify your workstation, set an alarm to remind you to get up and walk around every hour or two. MORE
Welcome to the career development round-up for 2019. Career development round-up 2019 Here are some of our highlights and a video from How to set goals for your career that you can stick to […]. MORE
You made it through the interview process, wowed them with your skills and what you’ll be able to do for the company. Today is the day, your first day at the new job. You are excited, nervous, happy, and looking forward to your next adventure. You go in and meet all the employees and the […]. MORE
I hope you enjoy our key skills round-up 2019. We focused really heavily this year on increasing our content around the key skills Assistants need to develop in their role this year. MORE
So today, I am sharing my 10 tips to tidy up your inbox. Set up a free email address (Hotmail or Gmail for example) that you can use for newsletters, updates, subscriptions etc. The post 10 tips to tidy up your inbox appeared first on Practically Perfect PA. MORE
The obvious answer to this question is “yes, of course” but the reality of the matter is that getting young people (and particularly graduates) to come aboard an actual start-up can be a tough sell. Business Startup business startup graduates Start-Up Young people youth MORE
When you're job searching, the advice is to "clean up your social media presence." For example, when you were told to clean up your room as a kid, my hunch is that your version of "clean" was a lot different than your mom's. MORE
What did you want to become when you grew up, what did you want your job to look like? The post 3 Reasons you should never grow up appeared first on Dumb Little Man Remember the time when you were a child, without any worries and free of stress? MORE
It’s time to shake things up. This week I’d like you to really step out of your comfort zone—shake it up! I dare you to shake yourself up this week. The post Shake It Up! Okay, Monday Motivators, it is the last week of February 2015. MORE
The post 30 Day Challenge Wrap Up: Spending Freeze appeared first on Laura Earnest. For my 30 Day Challenge this month, I did a spending freeze. As I talked about when I started it, I wanted to reduce the stuff I was bringing in to the house, and see if could manage to break my spending habit. MORE
Leading public funding expert Barrie Dowsett, CEO of Myriad Associates outlines the most common sources of funding and tax breaks that are available to start-up businesses. Equity financing sources include: Venture capital funds, which are professional groups looking for start-ups to fund. MORE
The company reported $795 million in revenue for 2016, up from $341 million in revenue for 2015. It reports having $390 million in revenue in 2016, up 71% over 2015. Blue Apron , a meal kit delivery service company, has filed for an IPO. MORE
Today I thought I would write about a system I used to use to keep my Executive organised everyday – the ‘bring up folder.’ MORE
Then, for whatever reason, the alarm goes off before you’re ready to wake up. The post How To Wake Up Early appeared first on Dumb Little Man. So you have a morning interview tomorrow but it’s almost midnight and you’re still wide awake. MORE
Many people have aspirations of setting up their own business and working for themselves but never actually go through with it. UK-based business Plusnet recently surveyed 1,000 British start-up owners, asking them where they set up and how it affected their fledgling venture. MORE
Liven it up. I’ve offered you some simple basic tips on freshening up your profile for spring but Daniels goes deeper. Take a look at your goals by doing some revisions and sprucing up of your online dating profile. The post Does Your Online Dating Profile Need Sprucing Up? MORE
Welcome to the career development round up for 2018. Career development round up for 2018 Here are some of our highlights and a video from our first Virtual Summit – Developing your business acumen on […]. MORE
In a recent survey we conducted with the Practically Perfect PA readers we found that many Assistants struggle with the huge amount of work they have to get through in a day. The fast-paced environment, the never-ending deadlines and demands on their time seems to have become the norm. MORE
I’ve lost my mojo and fear speaking up when I should,” confessed Janet who recently stepped into a new position. That’s why I’m offering these seven strategies to help you speak up and speak your truth the next time you feel that your voice needs to be heard: Clarity is Key. MORE
As the co-founder of the well known DC coworking space 1776 point out in her essay What's up with 1776 and Benjamin's Desk , coworking is not easy. Rent, overhead, staff, events, programming all add up quickly. The coworking industry is getting more competitive. MORE
How do you implement back-up plans in your work? The post When and Why You Should Have a Back-up Plan appeared first on Office Dynamics. Here’s hoping you’re ready for a great work week ahead…. And it will be great if you have every important “Plan B” in order. What’s a Plan B? MORE
Homebrew is a new seed-stage VC fund focused on investing in what they call the bottom up economy. They go on to explain the drivers of the bottom up economy are technology and the shift to the business of one, meaning solopreneurs. They define this as "the idea that technology is now helping individuals and small businesses drive economic growth and innovation." MORE
Breaking up at any time of the year is difficult and painful, but it becomes significantly more complicated and awkward during the holiday season. This leaves many people asking themselves, is breaking up during the holidays good or should you do it after? You know it’s coming. MORE
This morning I heard an NPR journalist say in elegant, educated accents that Julian Assange “has been holed up in the Ecuadorean Embassy in London for three years.”. When I looked at the NPR site, I saw that a copy editor had changed “holed up” to “hiding out” in the transcript. MORE
Welcome to the career development round up for 2018. Career development round up for 2018 Here are some of our highlights and a video from our first Virtual Summit – Developing your business acumen on […]. MORE
If you answered “yes” to any or all of these questions, then it’s time for a change—and that change involves adding a morning routine that sets your day up for success. You wake up and realize that you’re already running late. That’s when waking up earlier can really come in handy. MORE
Each day has been a roller coaster of emotions, following the lives of my favorite characters, experiencing their ups and downs as if they were my own. They are always addictive” And we all know it isn’t easy to get over any addiction and that includes giving up TV. MORE
Keep up won’t you – most websites that promote ‘how to successfully start and run your own business’ are sponsored by big companies and government bodies and written by people that are in jobs and have never started their own business. MORE
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MAY 7, 2019
‘Giving up’ or ‘quitting’ on something has mixed connotations. For one, giving up smoking is widely applauded. Giving up on a marriage, on the other hand, well, it depends on who you speak to. The conversation can then open up.
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DECEMBER 17, 2019
Welcome to the career development round-up for 2019. Career development round-up 2019 Here are some of our highlights and a video from How to set goals for your career that you can stick to […].
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DECEMBER 17, 2019
I hope you enjoy our key skills round-up 2019. We focused really heavily this year on increasing our content around the key skills Assistants need to develop in their role this year.
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NOVEMBER 9, 2017
Today I thought I would write about a system I used to use to keep my Executive organised everyday – the ‘bring up folder.’
Small Business Labs
OCTOBER 24, 2017
As the co-founder of the well known DC coworking space 1776 point out in her essay What's up with 1776 and Benjamin's Desk , coworking is not easy. Rent, overhead, staff, events, programming all add up quickly. The coworking industry is getting more competitive.
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JULY 9, 2015
Then, for whatever reason, the alarm goes off before you’re ready to wake up. The post How To Wake Up Early appeared first on Dumb Little Man. So you have a morning interview tomorrow but it’s almost midnight and you’re still wide awake.
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APRIL 16, 2018
A Personal Tune-up for Peak Career Performance. But if you don’t feed your body with food (fuel) and exercise (tune-ups), then the machine begins to gum up or break down. Walking is the no-cost, easy way to keep your energy up and lose weight at the same time.
Small Business Labs
JUNE 8, 2017
The company reported $795 million in revenue for 2016, up from $341 million in revenue for 2015. It reports having $390 million in revenue in 2016, up 71% over 2015. Blue Apron , a meal kit delivery service company, has filed for an IPO.
Dumb Little Man
DECEMBER 19, 2019
Breaking up at any time of the year is difficult and painful, but it becomes significantly more complicated and awkward during the holiday season. This leaves many people asking themselves, is breaking up during the holidays good or should you do it after? You know it’s coming.
Practically Perfect PA
DECEMBER 17, 2018
Welcome to the career development round up for 2018. Career development round up for 2018 Here are some of our highlights and a video from our first Virtual Summit – Developing your business acumen on […].
Practically Perfect PA
MARCH 8, 2018
Happy International Women’s Day you AMAZING readers. I want to start today’s post by telling you a little bit about me over the last few years. I started Practically Perfect PA while working as an EA for a whole number of reasons, but mainly because I had a lot to share.
Dumb Little Man
APRIL 12, 2019
Liven it up. I’ve offered you some simple basic tips on freshening up your profile for spring but Daniels goes deeper. Take a look at your goals by doing some revisions and sprucing up of your online dating profile. The post Does Your Online Dating Profile Need Sprucing Up?
Dumb Little Man
OCTOBER 19, 2018
As a result, we get ourselves in trouble and can, without even realizing it, mess up our relationships. She may end up pushing back or spending time with someone who doesn’t expect her to do them. Doing this will help keep you from accidentally messing up a good thing.
Practically Perfect PA
OCTOBER 12, 2017
So today, I am sharing my 10 tips to tidy up your inbox. Set up a free email address (Hotmail or Gmail for example) that you can use for newsletters, updates, subscriptions etc. The post 10 tips to tidy up your inbox appeared first on Practically Perfect PA.
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DECEMBER 18, 2018
Welcome to the career development round up for 2018. Career development round up for 2018 Here are some of our highlights and a video from our first Virtual Summit – Developing your business acumen on […].
Office Organization Success
AUGUST 18, 2012
Having a super-duper follow-up system in place is a critical, if not the critical, system you need to grow and build your business. What system do you have in place to follow-up with them and turn them into a paying client?
The Small Business Blog
JUNE 19, 2013
The obvious answer to this question is “yes, of course” but the reality of the matter is that getting young people (and particularly graduates) to come aboard an actual start-up can be a tough sell. Business Startup business startup graduates Start-Up Young people youth
Dumb Little Man
JULY 12, 2019
I live by the motto, “If it is to be, it’s up to me”, which reminds me to get things done for myself. A lot of people get very hung up on forgiveness as some sort of moral badge of honor. To me, consciousness is about emotional self mastery.
Dumb Little Man
AUGUST 20, 2018
If that isn’t enough to convince you to reconfigure your workstation to allow you to be more active, here are 8 reasons to set up an active workstation as soon as possible. If you really can’t modify your workstation, set an alarm to remind you to get up and walk around every hour or two.
On The Job
MAY 6, 2019
Should you follow up? But if a week goes by and you've heard nothing, now is the time to follow up. If you feel like you didn't mention something that makes you right for the job, you can mention it in your follow-up.
Tips From T. Marie
JUNE 20, 2019
Understand that when you use a password in multiple places, you automatically open yourself up to a higher chance of it being compromised. A recent CNN article asked “ How hackable is your password ?”
On The Job
JUNE 5, 2019
When you're job searching, the advice is to "clean up your social media presence." For example, when you were told to clean up your room as a kid, my hunch is that your version of "clean" was a lot different than your mom's.
Dumb Little Man
OCTOBER 25, 2016
Here are 8 easy steps in setting up a home office you’d love to spend your working hours in. Setting up a home office starts with developing a list of absolute essentials. Stick it in the corner of your room and get it bubbling as soon as you wake up.
Dumb Little Man
APRIL 1, 2019
Many people have aspirations of setting up their own business and working for themselves but never actually go through with it. UK-based business Plusnet recently surveyed 1,000 British start-up owners, asking them where they set up and how it affected their fledgling venture.
Simple Productivity Blog
SEPTEMBER 29, 2019
The post 30 Day Challenge Wrap Up: Spending Freeze appeared first on Laura Earnest. For my 30 Day Challenge this month, I did a spending freeze. As I talked about when I started it, I wanted to reduce the stuff I was bringing in to the house, and see if could manage to break my spending habit.
Step It Up VA Coaching
MAY 10, 2012
It’s break-up time. Establishing boundaries with clients early in the relationship AND becoming clear on who is an ideal client for you will help to eliminate having difficult clients but some will sneak through on occasion, and these difficult clients will eat up your time, energy and passion for your business…but only if you let them. You’ll be freeing yourself from negativity, and opening up an opportunity for better clients to come in.
Dumb Little Man
MARCH 18, 2019
If you answered “yes” to any or all of these questions, then it’s time for a change—and that change involves adding a morning routine that sets your day up for success. You wake up and realize that you’re already running late. That’s when waking up earlier can really come in handy.
Dumb Little Man
NOVEMBER 7, 2017
To help you out, we’re here to discuss how to set up a VPN and how you can start using it. Clear and Easy Way to Set Up a VPN. Not all of them are equally good and some of them may even end up doing more harm than good. If you’re curious, you can look up any other settings online before messing with them but do this with extreme caution. The post How to Set Up a VPN appeared first on Dumb Little Man.
Dumb Little Man
JANUARY 23, 2020
Each day has been a roller coaster of emotions, following the lives of my favorite characters, experiencing their ups and downs as if they were my own. They are always addictive” And we all know it isn’t easy to get over any addiction and that includes giving up TV.
Dumb Little Man
APRIL 20, 2018
Despite your best efforts, you may find yourself reacting to your partner in a more intense way because of something that happened long ago and before you broke up. Before you consider a reunion, here are the best tips on how to successfully get back together after a break-up. This is a time to clear up your past and let it go. The post How to Successfully Get Back Together After A Break Up appeared first on Dumb Little Man.
The Small Business Blog
FEBRUARY 28, 2017
Leading public funding expert Barrie Dowsett, CEO of Myriad Associates outlines the most common sources of funding and tax breaks that are available to start-up businesses. Equity financing sources include: Venture capital funds, which are professional groups looking for start-ups to fund.
Small Business Labs
JULY 23, 2013
Homebrew is a new seed-stage VC fund focused on investing in what they call the bottom up economy. They go on to explain the drivers of the bottom up economy are technology and the shift to the business of one, meaning solopreneurs. They define this as "the idea that technology is now helping individuals and small businesses drive economic growth and innovation."
Daily Writing Tips
AUGUST 30, 2015
This morning I heard an NPR journalist say in elegant, educated accents that Julian Assange “has been holed up in the Ecuadorean Embassy in London for three years.”. When I looked at the NPR site, I saw that a copy editor had changed “holed up” to “hiding out” in the transcript.
Practically Perfect PA
MARCH 10, 2020
In a recent survey we conducted with the Practically Perfect PA readers we found that many Assistants struggle with the huge amount of work they have to get through in a day. The fast-paced environment, the never-ending deadlines and demands on their time seems to have become the norm.
Simple Productivity Blog
JULY 30, 2019
The post 30 Day Challenge: Life Reboot Wrap-Up appeared first on Laura Earnest. I spent a month working through a life reboot.
Office Dynamics
APRIL 12, 2016
I’ve lost my mojo and fear speaking up when I should,” confessed Janet who recently stepped into a new position. That’s why I’m offering these seven strategies to help you speak up and speak your truth the next time you feel that your voice needs to be heard: Clarity is Key.
Practically Perfect PA
AUGUST 23, 2018
You made it through the interview process, wowed them with your skills and what you’ll be able to do for the company. Today is the day, your first day at the new job. You are excited, nervous, happy, and looking forward to your next adventure. You go in and meet all the employees and the […].
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JUNE 20, 2016
How do you implement back-up plans in your work? The post When and Why You Should Have a Back-up Plan appeared first on Office Dynamics. Here’s hoping you’re ready for a great work week ahead…. And it will be great if you have every important “Plan B” in order. What’s a Plan B?
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MARCH 18, 2016
What did you want to become when you grew up, what did you want your job to look like? The post 3 Reasons you should never grow up appeared first on Dumb Little Man Remember the time when you were a child, without any worries and free of stress?
Dumb Little Man
FEBRUARY 8, 2019
Plus, they contain protein that will fill you up nicely. Packing an apple for your daily snack will not only add one fruit/vegetable portion to your daily recommended intake, but the fiber will fill up your stomach. David A.
The Small Business Blog
MAY 8, 2012
Keep up won’t you – most websites that promote ‘how to successfully start and run your own business’ are sponsored by big companies and government bodies and written by people that are in jobs and have never started their own business.
Dumb Little Man
NOVEMBER 6, 2015
The post How Rise Up When Disappointment Gets You Down appeared first on Dumb Little Man. Not getting what you expect can be a pleasant surprise – or a devastating disappointment. When things didn’t turn out the way I hoped while traveling with a friend, I was quick to blame it on her.
The Small Business Blog
DECEMBER 9, 2013
Here are… Read the full article here: Top 5 Tips for Following Up on: THE SMALL BUSINESS BLOG. Top 5 Tips following up promoting your business
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