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By Rhonda Scharf
Do you love your job because you're
good at it, or are you good at your job
because you love it?
I love what I do. I love it, and I'm
good at it. I'm not sure which came
first (chicken/egg) but I'm fortunate
to have both elements. But what if one
of them were missing? What if you
were good at something but didn't
love doing it, or loved doing some-
thing but weren't good at it?
Here's how you can achieve that
balance: not only being good at your
job but loving it as well.
Problem #1: Good at your
job, but don't love it
My technical skills are good. I'm
skilled in Microsoft Office, comput-
ers and generalized technology. But
I don't love teaching those skills
any more. I know a ton of apps and
software programs, and I can use
the programs well, but I don't love it
when they're always changing things
and I have to learn new ways of work-
ing with them.
Teaching people how to use
technology took me from executive
assistant to "Trainer Extraordinaire"
back in the late 1980s. I helped people
transition from whatever manual sys-
tem they were using to an automated
system. That was back in the days of
WordStar and DOS. And not only was
I good at it, I loved it at the time, too.
However, for a variety of reasons, I
stopped loving it.
How do you get the love back? How
do you re-energize yourself to become
more enamored with the work tasks
you're good at?
1. Manage your stress. One of the
reasons I stopped teaching technology
was because it caused a lot of stress
in my life. I found that I kept running
into "that student" who needed to
prove that she was smarter than I was,
asking all kinds of questions I didn't
APRIL 2019
P R O F E S S I O N A L D E V E L O P M E N T F O R C A N A D A ' S O F F I C E S U P P O R T S T A F F
Administrative
Assistant's
UPDATE UPDATE
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INSIDE
The EA's vital role . . . . . . . 2
Four key EA behaviours that
help drive CEOs' performance
Your LinkedIn image . . . . . 3
How to step out from behind
your exec and highlight you!
Conference strategies . . . . . 5
10 guidelines for maximizing
your ambassadorial presence
Dynamic PowerPoint . . . . . 6
How to embed YouTube video
in your presentation
Take a bow,
admin pro!
Wednesday, April 24, is Adminis-
trative Professionals Day.
Not to be pushed aside by
oncoming artificial intelligence,
admins have demonstrated their
capacity to take on business-savvy
roles that enable their executives to
focus on high-level business goals
and relationships, knowing that
the day-to-day operations of their
offices are effectively and sensi-
tively managed by their business
partner, the admin pro.
So we take this opportunity to
celebrate your perspicacity. We
are delighted and grateful for the
opportunity to be a journal for your
accomplishments and profession-
alism.
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Do you love your job?
Are you good at it?