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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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Never Forget 9/11 – 10 Years Later

Eco-Office Gals

I didn’t have the radio on in the car and never even heard the events start to unfold. I was reading a fax confirming our VP’s flight to NY, to attend a conference at the World Trade Center – I assumed it was for that day – I didn’t make the connection. Suddenly, someone asked where our boss was.

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9 Steps to Quickly Increase Team Productivity

Office Dynamics

An example is a red file for urgent mail and faxes, yellow for interoffice reports, green for general mail, blue for junk mail, etc. Allow your assistant to set appointments, handle travel arrangements, and coordinate key events. Ask your assistant to color code and flag incoming e-mails.

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9 Steps to Quickly Increase Team Productivity

Office Dynamics

An example is a red file for urgent mail and faxes, yellow for interoffice reports, green for general mail, blue for junk mail, etc. Allow your assistant to set appointments, handle travel arrangements, and coordinate key events. Ask your assistant to color code and flag incoming e-mails.

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The Evolving Admin: What’s Next for Administrative Professionals?

Eat Your Career

Faxing was still an acceptable mode of communication. In your honor, I’ll be hosting a special online event this month. Registration for the live event is open and free for anyone. However, to access the replay of the event, you need to be a member of the Career Resource Library. I hope you’ll join us for the celebration!

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SEO Teleseminar Wednesday March 18

Loosely Speaking

Cheers, Jeannine Clontz IVAA CVA, MVA, PREVA, CRESS, EthicsChecked, CRVA Accurate Business Services 636-282-9550 Voice; 888-547-6392 Toll Free; 636-282-9973 Fax Jeannine@Accbizsvcs.com [link] Contact Jeannine directly for additional details and to register for this or future Insiders call teleseminars. Get Loosely Speaking Products.

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Must We Multi-task? Maybe it's better not to.

Office Dynamics

I believe that our obsession with technology - with cell phones, computers (as well as e-mails and instant messaging), pagers and fax machines - is creating a lot of stress in our lives. Hardly a movie, play or public event can be enjoyed without the interruption of someone's cell phone or beeper.

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