Monthly Archives: May 2009

It’s Not How Good You Are… CONTEST!

Lesley’s First Contest Giveaway! – Win Paul Arden’s Best selling Career Enhancing book!  This book is a definite MUST HAVE for anyone in advertising, communications, PR, marketing, sales, or even graphic design. Yep, you heard me right! I’m holding my first ever contest on this blog (and there will be more to come in the [...]

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One Minute Manners: The Gift Pool.

Every once in a while, you may find yourself stuck in an odd situation where you don’t know how to respond. These One Minute Manner posts are designed to help you out of those awkward moments! Today’s Lesson: The Gift Pool. The Situation: You just started a new job at a high profile company. It’s [...]

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Richmond Gives Green Light to Electric Cars

Today, Richmond City Councilors voted 6 to 3 in favour of allowing the ZENN, an electric car that tops out at 40km/h (that’s just under 25 miles per hour) to roam Richmond streets. I was automatically reminded of a “driving too slow” ticket my mother received when she first arrived in Canada nearly 30 years [...]

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One Minute Manners: Donating.

Every once in a while, you may find yourself stuck in an odd situation where you don’t know how to respond. These One Minute Manner posts are designed to help you out of those awkward moments! Today’s Lesson: Donating to Charities… Every single week. The good Samaritan in us wants to help people Darfur, fight [...]

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One Minute Manners: The Bill.

Every once in a while, you may find yourself stuck in an odd situation where you don’t know how to respond. These One Minute Manner posts are designed to help you out of those awkward moments! Today’s Lesson: The Bill. Situation: Your boss decides that it’s time you and she had a lunch meeting. You [...]

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