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You’re Overthinking It—These 4 Simple Self-Improvement Hacks Will Change Your Life

Success

Gen Z might even think making a phone call is like someone asking them to use a fax machine. The goal of the confidence log is to say, ‘I committed an act of bravery, and people said yes.’” Of course, it might take some practice. After all, 76% of millennials feel anxiety when their phone rings. Your email inbox will thank you.

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Shaping Sara Blakely: Meet the Billionaire Founder of Spanx

Success

Spanx: From concept to creation The idea for Spanx came about in 1998, when Blakely—who was selling fax machines door to door in Florida—wanted to eliminate panty lines showing through her cream-colored slacks. I quit my day job selling fax machines on Oct. The story of her success is remarkable. I was on her show in November.

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How to handle mistakes?

Laughing all the Way to Work

I remember once an assistant from a law firm sent a fax to my boss by mistake and it had the legal advice they were giving their client, which my boss wasn't supposed to see, so she immediately called and asked me to trash it and that she would send the correct fax. How we handled it turned it into a positive working relationship.

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The 4 Most Difficult Interview Questions

Professional Assistant Blog

Discuss your skill set, experience and abilities in a confident manner. Talk about what you feel is important to you in a professional manner and describe how you will meet these goals. Why should we hire you? Try to relay this type of question to some part of your past jobs.

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Life Coaching Tips to Organize Yourself For Success - Productive.

Stephanie LH Calahan

A small 'victory' on your chosen path fills you with joy and gives the strength and confidence to pursue further. Strength and confidence along with hard work and determination may help you progress in the desired direction. Life coaching and business coaching creates change in communication skills and self confidence.

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Too Many People Need Your Help At Once?

Professional Assistant Blog

Try venting to someone you confide in. Taking a few slow, deep breaths in between can also help. Try removing yourself from the situation by taking a short walk. Exercise can do wonders. Just getting out the tension will release any anxiety and stress you may have.

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Showing Initiative When Using Your Letter Opener

Laughing all the Way to Work

Although I rarely get anything of real importance by regular mail, I still receive a lot of mail by courier and by fax. I think we can give our boss a sense of confidence in our abilities in how we handle the mail. Is there opportunity in the mail? Can we show initiative in this seemingly menial task?

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