10 Tips and Tricks for Keeping Your inbox Organised

You know the feeling of frustration when your inbox gets cluttered and you can´t find a thing. If you receive hundreds of e-mails each week, you know how easy your inbox can get messy and how difficult it can be to make it organised again.   Here are 10 steps on how to keep your inbox clean and organised:   Delete. Delete. Whenever you see an e-mail from an unknown sender, look at the Subject line. If you see unknown and funny characters with no sense at all, the e-mail is spam and you should delete it immediately.   Use ...

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Take Control of Your eMails Now

  This is one area that tops the list of time-killers for many small business owners. Because email is an ongoing form of communication, and we don’t have complete control over the incoming flow, we need to work on improving our productivity in how we receive, organize, reply to and even think about email. The tips below will help you create a system for managing your email in a way that supports productivity instead of eating away at it. Here’s some effective email management tips that will save you time so you can focus on higher priority tasks. See here for ...

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Common Business Travel Problems and Solutions

So what’s the worst that could happen on a business trip? Let our statistics be your guide.    Cancelled or Delayed Flights Have a private jet ready? Otherwise, spend your time waiting for the next flight wisely. Start making phone calls to your company, the people you’re flying to meet, and to your travel agent to figure out a new schedule. Get booked on the next flight out and try to reschedule important meetings if you’ll be late. If it’s an option time-wise, try another form of transportation: cars, trains, buses, etc. Always try to fly out the day before ...

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Boost Your Confidence at Work

Confidence and self-esteem are fundamental in achieving success in both your personal and work life. Lack of confidence can be a real hindrance in your job. It could be preventing you from progressing in your company, or having a negative effect on your relationships with colleagues. Developing your confidence means you can be more in control, and enjoy things that you were previously too scared to do.   Some of the typical issues that break down our confidence while at work are:   ▪ Doubt we can do the job/task ▪ Too many competing opinions ▪ Politics ▪ Difficult people ▪ Difficult conversations ...

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14 Top Mental Tricks to Stop Cravings at The Office

What causes food cravings? Understanding what causes your food cravings is the first step toward controlling them. Though the exact cause of food cravings is difficult to pinpoint, many doctors and nutritionists alike believe that they develop as a result of a complex medley of biochemical processes and a variety of hormonal and emotional factors.     There are many additional theories as to the causes of food cravings, some of which can be found below:    Lack of nutrients If your body has inadequate nutrients, it will produce odd cravings. For example, inadequate mineral levels produce salt cravings, and overall inadequate ...

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Brain Food – Eat Smart for a Healthier Brain

  Today I want to share with you the top 15 foods you can eat for boost your brain power. Eating these foods will increase your energy, provide clarity of thought and help sustain a good memory. Add these ‘superfoods’ to your daily diet, and you will increase your odds of maintaining a healthy brain for the rest of your life.    #1. Blueberries. Help protect the brain from oxidative stress and may reduce the effects of age-related conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease or dementia. Studies have also shown that diets rich in blueberries significantly improved both the learning capacity and motor skills. ...

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10 Tips to Detox Your Mind

  Focus and concentration are powerful things. When you are able to focus your energy, you can bring about any result you want. You can manifest anything. When you focus and concentrate your energy on a goal, you automatically begin thinking about it and taking steps towards it. The more focused you are, the faster you will be able to achieve it.   Here are 10 tips to block out all the noise and quiet your mind    Start your day with a plan. Start out with a plan. It doesn’t need to be very involved. If you’re not a big ...

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Motivational Speech Tips

  What is a motivational speech? The purpose of a motivational speech is to encourage personal or professional growth in the audience. A motivational speech has the intention of motivating an audience to take a specific type of action.   When it comes to motivating an audience during a speech, a few steps must be taken in order for the speech to be effective    Visual Aids To help people concentrate on the main points of your speech, prepare coloured, interesting visual aids to use during your motivational speaking. People like to see evidence of what you’re talking about.    Find ...

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Top 24 Interview Questions and 13 Tips for PAs

Tell me more about yourself? Can you tell me about your current/last job? Why do you want to leave your current job? What has been your greatest achievement in your working history? Why do you want to work here? Are you willing to travel for this job? Are you willing to relocate for this job? Our requirement is for someone who can multi task and wear many hats. Does this sound like something you are interested in? Describe a time you were working on a project, and your colleagues did not agree with you, how did you solve this and ...

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Tips to Feng Shui your Office

It’s really not surprising that Donald Trump, SONY, DISNEY and other multi-million dollar corporations follow the advice of Feng Shui consultants. After all… the ancient Chinese science of Feng Shui has a 5,000 year history of increasing prosperity and improving health & relationships for those who used it correctly. The whole concept of Feng Shui has been established in order to promote better understanding, balance and equilibrium in one’s life. Feng Shui can bring about good Chi or positive energy into one’s life, even in an official setting. It can help people establish a better relation with one another in the ...

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