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And he manages all this in just six hours on an average day, leaving him plenty of time to hang out with his wife and three young children, do CrossFit workouts and whip up “power meals” such as huevos rancheros and sardine salad. It’s like interval training for your brain,” he said. Plus, he tweets, blogs, speaks and podcasts.
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Yes that is right – a whole day of fantastic training specifically for assistants – completely for free! The conference is taking place on Friday 27th February 2015 at the Proud Archivist, London. We will announce the winner on the 20th February 2015. To enter the competition fill in the form below with your details.
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Office Dynamics, leader in administrative excellence, has an array of gifts for the executive or administrative assistant that range from professional books for their career to online learning, journals, inspirational books, lunch totes to high-end boot camp training programs for executive assistants. Gifts Available Today. No problem.
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Because so few of us are ever fully present, if you can manage even a few moments of full presence from time to time, you’ll make quite an impact,” she writes. This article appears in the December 2015 issue of SUCCESS magazine. The fact that I can function in society is proof” that developing your charisma can pay off, Cabane says.
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