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Anyone can be an Administrative Assistant, right?

Laughing all the Way to Work

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 17 December, 2008 Anyone can be an Administrative Assistant, right? We have been the industry filing experts since 1985, and have found that the key to successful filing is to find the products /solutions that fit your needs. Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh. 411 Look Up 411.ca

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7 Tips Pros Use To Get Words on the Page

Men With Pens

Many writers hit the keyboard for set periods of time. And unless the conversation at the next table is riveting, the repetitive hum in most coffee shops compels industry. National Book Award winner and New York Times essayist Richard Powers claims he hasn’t touched a keyboard in years, not even to write an email.

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Writing Rush | Men With Pens

Men With Pens

Alright, well, I know he emailed me to let me know I had a broken link in a post. And I know he was interested in what that link led to, which made me think well of him, so I emailed him back. In less than 5 emails, in fact. This is perhaps my most important rule of thumb, whether writing books, blog posts, or emails.

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Sleep your way to the top | Men With Pens

Men With Pens

Things I didn’t get done that day, emails I meant to send, bills I haven’t paid, posts I haven’t written, product launch process – they all keep me awake in the wee small hours. The good part of waking up then is that I’ll often write whole blog posts or emails in my head, and they’re generally quite good.

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10 Steps to Turn Your Passion into Business

Brilliantly Better

Your passion will have given you a broad knowledge of the subject but make sure you know the industry too. I have been so passionately involved in my work this morning I totally forgot I made myself a nice cup of tea and sat it next to my keyboard. One thing I would add is to make sure you know the nitty-gritty of business.

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How to Write Massive Quantities on Demand

Men With Pens

Train your brain right, and it’ll be industrial quantities of well-written words. I sit at the kitchen island and read my email. whirr” – hit the keyboard. And today I wrote 8,000 words – not counting client emails!). What’s the outcome? I wake up. I grab a cup of coffee. Can you reinforce it?

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Realistic Freelancing |

Men With Pens

DO NOT look at a single work email after that. Your quick email check becomes a written response, some analysis, and finally that little voice says, “What the heck. I thought I was being industrious and efficient, but I was simply burning myself out. You have plenty of time left for that client. I might as well just do it.&#

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