1. How to Get Your Emails Read – Tips guaranteed to make your emails stand out from the rest, be sure they are actually read, and receive timely replies.
2. Microsoft Office 365: Cloud Collaboration & Productivity Tools for Professionals & Small Businesses – Highlights of the Professionals & Small Businesses Plan from Office 365, along with links to reviews from reputable sites such as Cnet and PCMag.
3. Will Your Version of Success Get You Through Any Storm? – Key questions to ask yourself to see if your version of success can get you through everything life holds.
4. Conference Call Options for Small Businesses – Free and paid conference call options for entrepreneurs.
5. Stop the Email Tennis Game: Schedule Appointments Fast and Efficiently – Time-saving scheduling options that will simplify your life and erase the common mistakes that are part of email tennis.
6. The Importance of Email Subject Lines – Tips to craft email subject lines that will ensure every email you send is open and read instead of sent directly to the circular file.
7. Email Organization Tips – Stop using your in box as a filing cabinet, and learn easy and fast ways to keep it clutter free!
8. Do You Make These Common Grammar Mistakes? Part I – See if you use these double negatives, words that don’t exist or the wrong tense because they could cost you a job offer, a date or worse.
9. Do You Make These Common Grammar Mistakes? Part II – More very common grammar mistakes I hear all the time.
10. The High Road – Less Traveled? – Why I think The High Road is relatively deserted and less traveled than other roads.
Thanks Karen, I am bookmarking the conference call post.
ReplyDeleteI have a two part response. In my work life I have to agree with the majority here. With the cultural shift of the work force we now spend more time managing our emails than answering phones. On a personal note, your post on taking the high road is my favorite. Great message for anyone!
ReplyDelete@abigailgorton Great! If you ever think of another resource list you could use, let me know.
ReplyDelete@bill Yes, much more time is spent on email: reading, replying, organizing, etc. It can easily get out of hand and take double the time it should to keep everything organized. I hope you found the email-related posts helpful.
Obviously, The High Road-Less Traveled post is based on personal experience and I know it can be challenging to stay away from toxic people especially if they are family members. I wanted to share the mindset and tips I used to successfully do it, and most importantly do it from a place of peace. If it's done out of anger, peace can't be attained until the person works through the anger, not avoid it or walk around it. Thank you for your feedback!
I loved your post on The High Road - Less Traveled? Every point you made seemed to resonate with my own experiences. You are right when you say that at least at work it's more black and white and so your decision is easy...
ReplyDelete@GazallaGaya When I knew it was time to move on from a job, it was easier in the respect that it was an employer versus a friend or family member, so personal ties didn't come into play. However, I wouldn't say it was easy because there was still an emotional toll associated with it.
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry to hear you have had similar experiences. As you are aware, when you are going through it and know the time is coming when you need to walk away, you are flooded with feelings such as sadness, disappointment, hurt and confusion. Yet after the decision, peace joins those feelings because you know it was the right thing to do.
Stay true to yourself and live authentically no matter what. I wish you the very best!