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| Write For You News & Notes |
Words Working for You
January 2015
Vol 10 /#1 |
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Welcome to the latest issue of Write for You News & Notes with some words of wisdom on writing, business, and life. If you'd like to share any books or favorite links with our readers, send us an email. And remember -- on paper or on-line, when you need words that work for you, I can write for you! Nancy Passow
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Open Sesame!
| Passwords -- you can't live without them but often you hate living with them, not to mention trying to remember them. Nonetheless, they are very important. Mashable recently ran an article with information from the password management firm SplashData. They released their annual list of the worst passwords of the year. SplashData gets its information by analyzing the 3 million passwords leaked on-line last year. The top ten worst passwords are: 123456; password; 12345; 12345678; qwerty; 234567890; 1234; baseball; dragon; and football. (Visit the Mashable link to see the full list and find out more about SplashData.)
The good news is that these passwords actually represent only a small percentage of the passwords that are used. People are learning that it's important to use better, stronger passwords. And, hard as it is to remember them all, to use different passwords for different accounts.
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Start the New Year Happy
| You've seen my reviews of books about being happy (Nov. 2013 and March 2014). I'm still keeping my happiness/gratitude journal (just started a new book -- with Holly Golightly aka Audrey Hepburn on the cover). I found another source for happiness -- Nataly Kogan and the Happier website ("my name is Nataly, and I'm the co-founder and CEO of Happier. But my favorite title is actually Chief Happiness Officer.") There are fun things to read, courses you can take, e-mails you can sign up for (daily "happy" quotes), and things you can buy. Back in December I bought the "happier favorites box". Because of the tumult of the end of the year, I've only just started exploring the box. What fun! There's an orange leather silver bead wrap bracelet; happier journal; Teaforte single steeps collection; Flourish by Martin Seligman; "Don't Change, You're Beautiful" change purse; Paddywax pomegranate & currant mini-tin candle; Vosge's 3 mini-bar chocolate library (mini exotic candy bar trio); and few other fun things including a big orange tote bag. You can read more about Nataly, Happier, and the favorites box on the website (a portion of the proceeds from the box go to a wonderful charity that helps teachers in high-needs communities.
Be Happy!!
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The Woman's Advantage
| Another person I've been following recently is Mary Cantando of the Woman's Advantage. I receive her weekly Growth Tips e-mail with good advice on dealing with business. In addition, through NJAWBO, I answered an e-mail last summer to supply a quote for Mary's The Woman's Advantage 2015 Shared Wisdom Calendar -- and I was picked to be included! It's a page-a-day calendar with "shared wisdom" from many different women. I happen to have a few copies left. If you would like one, send me an e-mail -- I'll randomly choose two people (even though January is over, there's still lots of wisdom left). And be sure to check out October 16 to see what I shared (as that's my dad's birthday, I thought it very appropriate to be my day).
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Words Working for You
|  How's your website content? Have you updated your brochure recently? Do you need help telling the story of your business? There are many ways I can help words work for you! Constant Contact is changing, LinkedIn is changing. Let me help you navigate these changes and make these services work for you!!
E-mail marketing is a great way to stay in touch with your clients and colleagues. I can help you get started -- whether it's set-up, writing the content, or managing the entire process. I'll even remember to pay the monthly bill for you. I can set up your contact lists, help you choose a template (and customize it with your logo and website colors), and develop your e-mail schedule. To learn more, click here. LinkedIn is still making changes. Need help figuring out where things went? Trying to hide some of your endorsements? Wishing your profile was more descriptive of who you really are? Let me help you! Even with all of the changes, LinkedIn is still a great way to be found on the web and to network. |
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Book of the Month ... How to Be a Presentation God
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