ProAssisting Blog

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

They possess a strong foundation in administrative duties, adeptly handling scheduling, email management, and organizing information. Their adaptability and eagerness to learn allow them to rapidly acquire new skills and adapt to evolving demands. However, what sets them apart is their capability to transcend these traditional roles.

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Daily Writing Tips

MARCH 12, 2025

Authors who dedicate full-time hours to publishing can move much faster than those fitting publishing tasks around other responsibilities. Still, a timeline of 2-3 months is more realistic for producing a high-quality book without rushing critical steps.

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Allwork

MAY 14, 2024

Salary negotiation is an essential skill that can lead to better compensation and job satisfaction, but it requires market research, self-assessment, and a strategic approach to discussion. In today’s competitive job market, having sharp negotiation skills is essential to ensure that you are paid what you’re worth. Negotiating works.

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Vox Open Sourced

JUNE 24, 2025

If you’d like to submit a question, send an email to askvox@vox.com or call 1-800-618-8545. One of the things I talk about in my book is that camps were a place where children learned nostalgia, that camps taught them a version of the American past. There was also a rise in [divorce] and families had to negotiate custody.

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Allwork

AUGUST 19, 2024

ChatGPT users are more likely to negotiate higher salaries and receive more interview requests than those who don’t use AI tools. workers who actively searched for jobs within the past year have used ChatGPT to improve their applications, help negotiate salaries, and prepare for job interviews.

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Success

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Learn tips and tricks for the best timing and presentation Identify a logical “timing opportunity” as “a point of justification,” like mid-year or end of year, Gandia suggests. He adds that you’ll do this better through email. One of the key rules of negotiation is [to] never make it about just one thing,” he adds.

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Entrepreneur.com

JUNE 6, 2025

Most entrepreneurs are still using AI like a digital intern — rewriting emails, polishing posts and hoping for a little lift. Inside, youll learn how to: Find the conversion killers on your site — and fix them instantly, no coding required. Follow these steps to shift your mindset and negotiate with confidence.

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Allwork

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Other concerns include: rejection (30%) making a bad impression during the interview (26%) competition (19%) salary negotiation (9%) networking (9%) age discrimination (7%) The survey also found that ghosting has negative impacts on employers, with 69% of respondents saying their opinion of a company was negatively affected if they were ghosted.

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Eat Your Career

MARCH 8, 2017

Learn more about it and access links to other articles in the series here. But you also have to know what components are non-negotiable. I’ve made that mistake and now my soul is a non-negotiable. I have other non-negotiables too. The interesting thing is that non-negotiables tend to change with time.

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Tips From T. Marie

AUGUST 1, 2024

Stuck on how to start that next email newsletter? Learning and Development: Fast-Tracking My Skills In the world of virtual services, staying up-to-date is non-negotiable. Whether it’s mastering a new tool or staying ahead of industry trends, learning is part of the gig. Need a blog post idea? ChatGPT’s got my back.

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Success

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Work emails trickle in after hours. Learning to set boundaries at work protects our autonomy over our physical, mental, and emotional health. Whether it’s checking emails on the commute home, thinking about work at the dinner table or stressing about the latest project first thing in the morning.” Making them specific can help.

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Success

JANUARY 25, 2022

Nataly Kogan learned the hard way that putting everything before your own needs isn’t sustainable long term. Your joy is non-negotiable. This isn’t negotiable. Send the email, talk to your daughter about her problem at school, or put it all down in a to-do list. It’s replenished by doing things that bring us joy.

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Success

JULY 26, 2022

and start cranking on those emails before any of your co-workers and competitors? While the exercise piece is a pretty specific and, in Sharma’s terms, “non-negotiable,” piece of the 5 a.m. The “grow” period is left for you to learn whatever it is you feel like learning. Exercise, reflect, grow. Not exactly.

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Success

MARCH 20, 2023

So that was the first time I started learning licensing deals, license deals for movies. And I learned a lot about contracts. I started to think about work, to see work as a world where you can learn, not just do, but to learn new things. I just answer emails, right? How did that evolve for you? It’s easy.

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Success

APRIL 25, 2024

Why bother when we have email, social media, text and so forth? Your email inbox will thank you. I’ve learned that making things as easy as possible really matters,” she adds. Here are some simple hacks for self-improvement that you can easily incorporate into your life. Is this 1998? Need proof?

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Success

JUNE 27, 2024

During those 14 months, I learned a few lessons, including to accept only contracts that specify payment upon approval, not publication, of my work. This lesson is one I learned from former editor Jenni Gritters , who is now a freelance business coach and the founder of Riverwoods Media Group. They wrote an email, and I got paid.

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Office Dynamics

APRIL 25, 2019

This especially applies in an email. Use these strategies to improve relationships, get work done, persuade others, negotiate, create win-win situations, and be seen as a world-class administrative professional. To learn more about earning you Certified World Class Assistant designation and certification please click here.

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Eat Your Career

JUNE 6, 2011

They can help you set and achieve career goals , make smart business decisions, overcome workplace challenges , learn new skills or simply offer an outside perspective when you’re facing frustrations at work. It’s an incredibly fulfilling experience and I believe that mentors learn just as much as those they assist. Please do so!!

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Success

JUNE 2, 2023

Similarly, notifying your boss in advance of your planned topic via an email or a conversation can help prepare them.” Just as you would negotiate a salary with comparisons, it is important to highlight data that could benefit the implementation of your idea. You will learn about your boss by how they respond.

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Allwork

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

This means your HR and legal teams’ valuable time will be spent interviewing people and reviewing relevant emails rather than on something that would probably be more positive and beneficial for your organization. . Consistently asking every employee once a year, “How do you want to learn, grow and develop in the next 12 months?”

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Productivityist

SEPTEMBER 11, 2015

To receive a free copy of the Career Advancement Toolkit, join the Project Management Hacks email newsletter. The key to advanced productivity lies in the power of learning. Back in 2011, I took the time to learn new techniques in Microsoft Excel through a course. The value of learning is very clear.

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Office Dynamics

NOVEMBER 13, 2013

As a savvy assistant working in the modern business world moving at supersonic speed, you must learn how to lead yourself in order to be at the top of your game, remain on the cutting edge and be prepared for the future. Develop persuasion and negotiation skills. You already take the lead in various aspects of your job.

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The Leader Assistant Podcast

APRIL 16, 2023

In this episode, Kathleen talks about working with virtual assistants, changing your mindset toward money, how to negotiate for higher pay, and tips on public speaking. Join my email list here if you want to get an email when a new episode goes live. You can email me at podcast@leaderassistant.com.

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Eat Your Career

DECEMBER 20, 2011

You’ll learn more about what to expect—as well as how to succeed—in the modern job search market. Plus, you’ll also learn: What inspired Mr. Bolles to write the first edition way back in 1970 (and how he negotiated an amazingly clever contract to revise it annually!). Email this to a friend? Share this on del.icio.us.

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Success

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Rocket Money may help you lower some of your monthly bills through their bill negotiation service. With bill negotiation, Rocket Money checks if the same billed service is available for a lower price. This saves time and the headache of negotiating and lowering your bills yourself. Money Manager Cost: $2.49 per month/$19.99

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Productivity Bits

MARCH 9, 2011

A good use of a voice recorder would be for dictating email content, ToDo’s, or maybe questions that you may want to ask during a meeting with the higher ups. When nagging deadlines confront you head on, learn to negotiate. Negotiate deadlines if possible to give yourself more time to finish your tasks or project.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 5, 2015

What did I get myself into was a question I wondered a lot in the beginning, but I kept on putting in lots and lots of extra hours to learn my new job. So I worked hard in those early months learning everything I could about minute-taking, boards, governance and everything else in between. And travel he did.

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The Leader Assistant Podcast

APRIL 21, 2024

Taking an active part in coordinating CyberCrimeCon (annual global cybersecurity conference) to streamline processes around international guests’ travel, negotiate with the hotels and sponsors to get discounts, and save additional costs by involving volunteers. Join my email list here if you want to get an email when a new episode goes live.

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Page Personnel

JUNE 27, 2021

8 lessons you can learn from business leaders Anonymous (not verified) 24/01/2023 Whether you’re a junior member of the team or at management level, a continual learning attitude is key to career success. Here are eight key lessons to learn from business leaders. At times, this means having to say ‘no’ to requests.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

APRIL 22, 2011

  Learn how to recognize your signs of stress and put actions into place to eliminate it. Schedule some uninterrupted, non negotiable down time for yourself. Turn off the computer, don't check email or voicemail. Thanks to Maria Marsala of Elevating Your Business. Best De-stress. Take The Day Off!

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The Leader Assistant Podcast

MARCH 20, 2022

She loved reading, collected National Geographic magazines, and absorbed information about everything at a rate that made it difficult to keep up with if you didn’t like learning. Join my email list here if you want to get an email when a new episode goes live. You can email me at podcast@leaderassistant.com.

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Eat Your Career

DECEMBER 20, 2016

Learn more about it and access links to other articles in the series here. Negotiation. Etiquette can influence your ability to negotiate effectively. Conversely, demonstrating proper etiquette in the negotiation process provides unspoken—even subconscious—leverage. This article is part of a series.

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Eat Your Career

APRIL 17, 2012

Aside from in-person interruptions, we’re constantly bombarded with IMs, phone calls, emails and so much more. When establishing timelines, negotiating deadlines, or simply outlining your day, recognize that you’ll probably be thrown off course a few times. Email this to a friend? Take what works for you; leave the rest.

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Page Personnel

JUNE 27, 2021

8 lessons you can learn from business leaders Anonymous (not verified) 09/06/2023 Lessons learned in business introduction Whether you’re a junior member of the team or at management level, a continual learning attitude and understating business lessons is key to career success.

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The Small Business Blog

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

Get better payment terms by negotiation. Thank you very much for your comment – if you try any of my tips and learn something new come back and tell us about it! It’s obviously fine to try and negotiate payment terms, but I think that deliberately paying your bills late is just bad business. Sponsors Advertise Here?

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Bonnie Low Kramen

AUGUST 11, 2021

And I learned. Wow, did I learn about show business, about being a working woman, about making hard choices, and about life. Neither of us dared to think our work together would last for 25 years which leads me to one of the first lessons I learned. Theatre is a collaborative art and I learned that so too, is the workplace.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

I knew we were going to go back to that city the next year so negotiated with the hotel that if I booked the next event at their venue would they waive the cancellation fee. Negotiation As you saw above, negotiation is possible. There is value in getting to know people, even if it is just over email or the phone.

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