Category: A Whole Life
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Weekend Poll Results: Assistants Are Stalwarts, Even When Ill
With thanks to all who participated, here are your responses to my question … Do you go to work when you’re sick? 13% of you made it through 2017 without any illness or…
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Weekend Poll: Geseundheit! Do You Go To Work When You’re Sick?
I don’t know about your office environment but, in my workplace, January typically brings viruses galore! It’s not unusual in an academic environment, as you have thousands of students and…
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Weekend Poll Results: Assistants Love to Travel
With thanks to all who participated, here are your responses to my question … Will you travel and explore the globe this year? Before getting to the results, I’d like to…
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Weekend Poll: Where Will Your Travels Take You in 2018?
This weekend, we’re talking about the best possible kind of travel planning … your own! It’s a given that many assistants book a great deal of corporate travel, and all…
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We Remember: The 11th Hour on the 11th Day of the 11th Month
Canadians of all ages gathered at Vancouver’s Victory Square once again yesterday, just across the street from the Dominion Trust Building, above. There wasn’t merely diversity of ages. In addition to…
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Halloween Fun, Vancouver Style: A Few Videos from Canada
I hope that those of you who celebrate Halloween had a great time yesterday – and thought I’d show you a bit of Vancouver at this time of year. Here…
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Friendship
A thought for your day, with my good wishes …
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Getting Away from It All
… without having to go far! It’s summer time, and the water always draws me. While we spend a lot of time at local beaches, it’s also good to make…
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Brain Breaks 3.1
New Orleans’ Jackson Square – Named for Major General Andrew Jackson, this is a popular spot in the city’s French Quarter. In the background, you see St. Luis Cathedral. Sweet…
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Brain Breaks 2.5
Fireworks in Vancouver – Celebration of Light: Want to start your week with a bang? Here’s a look at the opening night of Vancouver’s annual fireworks display. Along with 400,000…
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Brain Breaks 2.4
Shelagh on a Hot Tin Roof – Thursday Night in New Orleans: All right, this isn’t one of my quieter clips. Enjoy this look at Hot Tin Roof, a popular night…
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Weekend Poll: Do You Routinely Use an Email Signature?
These weekend’s poll is a simple one, but reflective of individuals’ approaches to communications. It’s also inspired … by a recent post by Debbi Shaffer, one of the Real Careers…
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Brain Breaks 2.3
Kits Pool: Looking to cool off in a saltwater pool? Fancy mountain, city and water views while you do so? Kits (Kitsilano) Pool, which opened in 1931, is the place to…
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Weekend Poll: Your Packing Habits for Conference Travel
These next couple of weeks will feature two impressive international conferences, on different continents, for admin. professionals. Executive Secretary LIVE – Auckland; July 14 and 15 Lucy Brazier’s Executive Secretary…
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Brain Breaks 2.2
When you need a brief change of scenery from your day … … feel free to turn to any of my Real Moments’ Brain Breaks. As mentioned in my introductory Brain…
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Weekend Poll: Do You Stand Up for Yourself in the Office?
Now, before you start looking for questions about self advocacy, I should let you know that this marks my second annual poll on the use of stand desks in the office.…