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Family Traditions: Why They’re the Glue of Great Families

Success

Almost all families have traditions, at least subconscious ones, often centering on holidays or special occasions. What do you do for each holiday ? Are there some gaps—months without a holiday or birthday tradition? Here’s a sampling of what happened to us as we went through this reassessing process: We revised some traditions.

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Holiday Workplace Weight Gain

On The Job

What would the holiday time be without some goodies around the workplace to spread a little holiday cheer? And while most of us think we've pigged out enough over the holidays to pack on anywhere from five to 10 pounds, the truth is that it's more around a pound -- but we don't ever lose that extra little bit of weight.

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Q&A: Bauble Stockings Founder on Turning a Family Tradition Into a Business

Success

I had samples, I was doing photo shoots and started making these wheels turn. Luckily, most of my business is during the holidays, so I have flexibility right in the sweet spot of spring. KS: I was up one night—it was 10 o’clock on a Tuesday. And we’re in our little house. And my husband’s in the kitchen. The kids are asleep.

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How to Use Work Samples When Everything You Do Is Confidential

All Things Admin

Work samples are one of the most important components of your professional portfolio. But what if you don’t have access to old samples, projects, or other things you’ve worked on? If you really want to demonstrate a specific skill, you can recreate some samples. I have done this with spreadsheet samples, as well.

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Creativity In Your Career Portfolio

Office Dynamics

One assistant took such beautiful pictures that her executive decided to use her photographs as their company holiday cards – she included the samples of her work in the portfolio. Personality assessments. What are some unique things you are doing with your portfolio? Share here in the comments section.

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Creativity In Your Career Portfolio

Office Dynamics

One assistant took such beautiful pictures that her executive decided to use her photographs as their company holiday cards – she included the samples of her work in the portfolio. Personality assessments. What are some unique things you are doing with your portfolio? Share here in the comments section.

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UK Study - Gig Work Part-Time and Provides Supplemental Income

Small Business Labs

The most common reason cited by survey respondents for working in the gig economy is that it allows them to boost their income, with a third saying this is the case, with a quarter (25%) of gig economy workers reporting that their gig economy work enables them to achieve an end goal such as buying a car or going on holiday.

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