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Downsize and Organize Your Digital Clutter

Office Dynamics

In a study done by the University of California Los Angeles, women who described their houses as cluttered, disorganized, disordered, or haphazard had daily patterns of the stress hormone cortisol that are normally associated with post-traumatic stress disorder, chronic fatigue, and early mortality. Develop Naming Guidelines.

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These 4 Small, Consistent Changes Helped Me Reach My Potential

Success

I was forcing myself to be stressed out about finding the answer to all these questions. If I have any thoughts about what I need “future me” to do, I write them down on a piece of paper (or text file on my laptop) and push it out of my mind. This article was published in May 2017 and has been updated.

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Spring Cleaning For Office Professionals

Office Dynamics

P urge files; clean up computer files. This blog is part of our 2017 Blog-A-Thon. I thought I’d keep this bonus blog on the lighter side. With the onset of spring, now would be a good time to do a little cleanup. Here are a few ideas. S pruce up your work area with fresh flowers. R earrange furniture. N egotiate your workload.

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Virtual Assistant…10 Years Later

Tips From T. Marie

Although I won’t celebrate my 10 th year of being a #girlboss until September of this year, January 2017 does mark an equally important point in my life as a female entrepreneur. Anyone who has ever taken part in a real estate closing knows they are a stressful event. Literal tears. It’s what prompted me to go back to school.

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Ep 242: Nicki Cave on Managing a Team of Assistants and Finding Happiness in Your Work

LEADERASSISTANT.COM

And they’re like, Hey, we’ve got this role that came up at the Boston Consulting Group, we found your resume that fell behind a filing cabinet as filing cabinets back then. In her spare time, she enjoys running marathons. And I was like, I said, No, I’m not interested. I love where I’m at.