Jen Lawrence

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Preparing for time out of the office for the holidays is frustratingly stressful. It’s supposed to be the most magical time of the year and somewhere amongst the gifts, parties, and holiday movies, we are still expected to carry our normal workload. Clean Out and Back Up Your Systems. The audacity!

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Success

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

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 monthly traditions, such as going over the calendar and the family’s schedule for the month ahead? Review and reevaluate your traditions. Each family birthday?

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Success

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Check out these nine ideas for where to volunteer on Thanksgiving so you can get involved in your community this holiday season. Just remember: Many people sign up to volunteer on Thanksgiving, so you might want to choose a different day to volunteer to ensure you’re helping when the soup kitchen or food bank is in need.

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Success

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Small business owners especially might skimp on office products and services to save money—but what if those purchases themselves end up saving you money ? Here’s what products and services to look into at your next budget meeting to give your space and processes a pick-me-up.

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Success

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Instead of enjoying the gift of a well-deserved holiday, she found herself wracked with guilt for luxuriating when she could be “doing something.” If you want to work on your holiday, they’ll say, ‘Yeah, absolutely, respond to emails.’ Take up needlepoint, make a puzzle, go running. They’re never going to say no.”

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Jen Lawrence

MARCH 15, 2019

Color coding your calendar is one of those organizational tricks that most people shrug off. I’m here to tell you – if you aren’t color coding your calendar, you’re missing out. Color coding your calendar allows you to see how your time will be used at a glance. Really, it’s up to you!

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Success

DECEMBER 13, 2023

The holiday season is magical when cities come alive with festive cheer. These markets, with their twinkling lights, cozy decorations and pop-up stalls of sweet treats, offer an immersive opportunity to experience the season’s joy. This destination has been ranked as the top holiday market in the U.S.

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Success

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Holidays have a tendency to make you think you need more stuff. Read: 3 Ways to Avoid Overspending During the Holidays. This week, block out time on your calendar for rest. Read: Moe Harkless Fights for Racial Equality Through Wine and Advocacy. Audit your spending. What matters most to you in this life? What makes you happy?

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Productivityist

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

It’s 2020 and it’s time for a new holiday gift guide. This year, I’ve got 20 other ideas for you – some ideas that you may want to steal and buy for yourself this holiday season! Once I read it, I knew that endorsing it would be the least I could do—I wound up writing the foreword for it! Bring Gratitude Cards.

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Success

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

The Society of American Florists says the holiday easily claims the mantle as the top U.S. holiday for flower sales, and it estimates growers produce more than 250 million roses annually for this celebration alone. Frank isn’t alone in her observation. They officially took over ownership in May 2021. It’s hectic and it’s pricey.

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Jen Lawrence

MARCH 15, 2019

Color coding your calendar is one of those organizational tricks that most people shrug off. I’m here to tell you – if you aren’t color coding your calendar, you’re missing out. Color coding your calendar allows you to see how your time will be used at a glance. Really, it’s up to you!

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JULY 6, 2008

Keeping an up-to-date vacation calendar is important so these overlaps are anticipated and in some cases vacations have to be re-scheduled. Setting up a calendar in Word is probably the easiest way to do it and everyone can see at a glance who is going to be away. Double-click Calendar Wizard. It is that simple.

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Practically Perfect PA

APRIL 23, 2012

Most employees take their annual leave , have a great time away, occasionally check their blackberry and think no more about work except on their return when they show their colleagues a few holiday snaps and say they had a good time… Well as assistants we know that we are not most employees! New York here I come!

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Allwork

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

holidays (even though we have automatic calendars that inform us of these details),” said R. And due to Europe’s more generous vacation, part-time schedule, and holiday schedules, the U.S. employees were expected to pick up the slack for their European counterparts by taking on their clients as well.”

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Jen Lawrence

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Get it on the calendar so you can intentionally plan your time. Look at your personal calendar. I schedule this week twice a year – in the summer, right before the Independence Day holiday, and the week between Christmas and New Year. Set up a backup for when you’re out. Is there a week when things slow down?

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Success

JUNE 28, 2024

Consider volunteering to walk the bereaved’s dog, pick up their groceries or mow their lawn. When Patti Frederick of Coral Springs, Florida, lost her father two years ago, her best friend came up with an idea. It was] up to me to decide if I was able to take the call or text. [I I was] never under any obligation to respond.”

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Success

MAY 9, 2022

Whether it’s an anniversary vacation, a birthday trip, an annual convention or a trip home for the holidays that’s been continuously wiped off our calendars, we’ve all experienced having our decision-making power effectively paused. Cape Up so You Don’t Cop Out. What about our deposit? What will we do instead?

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Ian's Messy Desk

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap Holiday Time Management Tip – Share the Workload Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on November 3, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Image via Wikipedia There’s nothing like a major holiday, such as Christmas, to ratchet up the pressure on your schedule.

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Success

DECEMBER 19, 2022

I Don’t Subscribe to ‘New Year, New You’ Although the holidays are a time of joy and gratitude, we often fill the last days of the year with forward thinking, our faces to the horizon, looking for ways to make the following year even better. Never Give Up on Yourself.

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Success

OCTOBER 23, 2023

It’s happened to the most successful among us: You wake up, maybe in the middle of the night or maybe past your alarm, with those dreaded symptoms. You might even have a debate with yourself, while skimming your calendar to-dos and meetings, obligations and responsibilities, about what it would be like to just miss it all and stay in bed.

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Allwork

AUGUST 30, 2022

If you need to present the same content to teams globally, set up multiple meetings. Use a cultural calendar to avoid setting meetings on holidays. Plan virtual “town hall” meetings where employees can be updated on important activities and results. Be cognizant of the time zones.

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Eat Your Career

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

They facilitate interaction between teams, build relationships and empathy between coworkers, and amp up employee engagement. When you are hosting large, annual events such as your company holiday or summer party, planning in advance is your best advantage. The benefits of team events are well known. Food and beverage requirements.

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Office Dynamics

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

With just less than two months to go, how are you going to wrap them up? Some people who lost their jobs actually ended up in better positions. Look at your calendar between now and year-end. Consider your commitments, schedules, things you need to do, holiday events, and block necessary time to reduce stress.

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Productivityist

JULY 3, 2023

It’s a valuable tool to free up time for what truly matters. Mix up your work environment if you work from home. Keep your calendar for the broad strokes and your to-do list for the finer details. Set up an email vacation message before you go on holiday. It allows you to customize your own learning path.

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Karen Vivarelli

JANUARY 11, 2024

Offer a free downloadable so that people can sign up to your email list – this downloadable should entice your ideal client 19. Tips on how your client can manage their calendar using time blocking 27. Share one of your processes 17. Share your business values 20. Goals for the month ahead 26. Share a Canva tip 28.

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Practically Perfect PA

MARCH 21, 2016

Outlook can automatically add public holidays to your calendar and it has nearly 100 different locations to choose from so it is well worth putting these in if you work closely with offices in other locations. To add public holidays go to Options > Calendar > Add Holidays, and choose the countries that you are working with.

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Ideas.Ted

DECEMBER 9, 2021

The holidays are here — a time for family, friends and festivities. We asked TED speakers to share planet-friendly gift recommendations, and here are 16 ideas for a merry — and more sustainable — holiday season. . Most of us have enough stuff, so this holiday season, why not give a gift that will create a legacy?

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Office Organization Success

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

There are several holidays throughout they year that naturally lend themself to you taking some downtime — there is no need for you to continue to remain a slave to your business! The solution is simple … you plan it in your calendar. And you make sure your systems are set up to support you. Spring break/Easter.

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Ian's Messy Desk

AUGUST 27, 2012

They have a Holiday Grand Plan. By breaking down all the tasks needed to clean and organize the house and prepare for the holidays, and dividing them into weekly assignments, the Holiday Grand Plan will help you reach the season calm, centered and ready tocelebrate from a clean and organized home. What are you waiting for?

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Practically Perfect PA

FEBRUARY 17, 2014

As I’ve always said our main role as assistants is to free up time in our executive’s day so that they can focus on the big stuff. There are so many ways we can help them with this from managing their calendar effectively, minimising interruptions and generally keeping them on track. Holiday and sickness records.

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Jen Lawrence

OCTOBER 12, 2020

Any time I feel like I need to create a special notebook or folder for information, I ask myself if what I’m looking to organize would be better set up in Trello. Holiday Checklists and Planning. Holiday planning has become one of the most useful personal boards I’ve made. The set up is simple (and frankly, kind of fun)!

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Jen Lawrence

OCTOBER 12, 2020

Any time I feel like I need to create a special notebook or folder for information, I ask myself if what I’m looking to organize would be better set up in Trello. Holiday Checklists and Planning. Holiday planning has become one of the most useful personal boards I’ve made. The set up is simple (and frankly, kind of fun)!

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Ideas.Ted

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Staying up late to watch another episode of a TV show or scroll on your phone is saying NO to a productive early morning. The decision to agree to that coffee meeting means giving up an hour of reading. The decision to stay up late to watch another episode of a TV show or scroll on your phone is saying NO to a productive early morning.

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Productivityist

OCTOBER 16, 2019

This episode is brought to you by Woven Calendar. Woven Calendar features powerful scheduling tools built into a smart, collaborative calendar. Sign up for free today at woven.com/timecrafting and add Woven to your productivity stack and schedule faster than ever before! Want to keep up with the podcast?

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C-Suite Assistants

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

They schedule both business and personal appointments, maintain the calendar, and are responsible for a full range of administrative and personal duties—from managing correspondence and making appointments to booking speaking engagements and event planning. An EA/PA manages the executive’s entire life.

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Ian's Messy Desk

AUGUST 31, 2010

In no time, we’ll be into the annual holiday season. Here are links to Christmas and holiday related posts at Ian’s Messy Desk. Start Your Christmas Planning in August – Organized Christmas has a Holiday Grand Plan. Writing the perfect thought or holiday letter will make your Christmas greetings memorable.

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Office Organization Success

DECEMBER 3, 2008

By letting go of these five tasks that you SHOULD be delegating ensures that you can free up your time and focus on your clients and income generating activities: #1 Designing promotions. Or maybe you have a special holiday promotion? Your VA can help you here by setting up and maintaining a mailing list for you.

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