Administrative Resource Medina County Chapter IAAP Monthly ...
October, 2013
Volume 1, Issue 4
Medina County Chapter, IAAP 2013-2014
Administrative Resource
Chapter Officers
Medina County Chapter IAAP Monthly Newsletter
President: Pieri Levandofsky Vice President
President’s Message Fall is here bringing along many changes. Chapter members have already enjoyed several great presentations at our monthly meetings. This month’s presentation on Communication Skills is sure to give all attendees some wonderful takeaways. Join us on Tuesday October 8th at 6:00pm at the Medina County Library. The presenter Debbi Vorndran, HR Communications & Programs Specialist from Westfield Insurance is a past president of the Medina County Chapter. I can’t wait until the October meeting to find out how many butter braids our group has sold! I know many of you are preparing to turn in some large orders for these delicious goodies. You can give
these as holiday gifts or bring a freshly baked butter braid to your next office potluck. Thank you to all of you who are helping to support this fundraiser and big thanks goes to Mary Meyer, Chair of the Ways and Means Committee. During this month several of us are going to attend the Northeast Ohio Local Network (NEOLAN) meeting hosted by the Tire Town Chapter on Saturday, October 5. We look forward to meeting and exchanging ideas with our fellow chapter members from the area. Don’t forget to display our program brochure at your work and share information about
Christine Warner, CAP
IAAP with fellow coworkers. We have many terrific upcoming presentations applicable to all office professionals. IAAP has been moving forward with many changes, new branding philosophy and updated strategic plan. Change is sometimes challenging but it can also be exciting as it helps point our association towards staying relevant in these fast changing times. Let’s join in and use the large pool of talent our chapter has to offer to support our new core purpose: To ensure individuals working in office and administrative professions have the opportunity to connect, learn, lead and excel. Yours in IAAP, Pieri Levandofsky President, Medina County Chapter
Secretary Chris Bronson Treasurer Vickie O’Neill
Inside this issue: Highlights Sept Mtg
2
Frustrating Situation 3 Butter Braids
4
NEOLAN
5
Committee Reports
4-6
Daffodil Principle
7
Technology Tip
8-10
Calendar of Events
11
www.iaap-medinacounty.org / visit our page on Facebook
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Medina County Chapter Meeting September 10, 2013
"Thanks to all who participated in the food drive to help Feed Medina County. Together we donated 121.5 pounds of food, which will help those in need. Sandy Calvert advised that every week they distribute nearly 10,000 pounds of food. Thanks for making a difference!"
Page 3
Managing a
Here's 4 quick tips to keep in mind and put into practice when you're faced with a brutally frustrating situation: PICTURE THE OUTCOME. What's the best outcome you could achieve? Picture it in your mind. Play it like a movie in your head. What would you say? How would you look? How would you feel? Anchor that feeling and image.
Situation TECHNIQUE". Imagine yourself behind a camera directing and observing the action. Remove yourself, emotionally, from the situation and become an observer. Think about if this exchange was being taped and shared on YouTube. How would you want the world to see you? Now is your chance to portray that image.
WHAT'S IN IT FOR THEM? If your difficult situation involves requesting someone else to change SPEAK BEFORE YOU EXPLODE. Monitor your emotions and if you find this situation is stealing his or her behavior (and I'm guessing it does), you don't control that -- they do. So describe to energy from everything else you do, it may be time to say something. Instead of letting things them what the "gain" is if they adopt your way of build up to explosive stage, release the pressure. thinking. Conversely, you could also share what You can do this in one of two ways: 1) if you the consequences or "pain" would be if they stay with status quo. Describe it in terms of BOTH of just want to vent, that's what friends (and you, if you can, so it doesn't become a "me" vs. martinis) are for ... OR ... 2) if you're looking "you" conversation. for solutions, then speak to someone who actually has the authority to make the changUse these tips and, instead of "losing it", you'll es you're suggesting. Present solutions, not find that you gain control, calm and the respect just the problem. of all. ACT IN CONTROL. Role play. I know it -Marion Grobb Finkelstein, Communication Catasounds a little crazy ... and it works. Picture lyst yourself as being an actor role-playing the most www.MarionSpeaks.com productive, role model communication you could imagine. Or, use what I call "THE CAMERA
October, 2013
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Butter Braids Ways & Means Committee Dear IAAP Members ~ We are excited to announce our Fall 2013 Butter Braid Pastry and Dutch Delights fundraising event! We ran this sale last Fall and with 14 participants and we profited $801.60! Let’s get motivated and see what we can accomplish! Butter Braid Pastries – Frozen hand braided pastries filled with a variety of mouthwatering fillings! Just thaw, rise and bake! Butter Braid Pastries are fundraiser exclusive! Can’t get ‘em in stores! Dutch Delights – Apple Dumplings and Pumpkin Rolls are awesome Fall desserts ! Sell 15 items and receive one FREE Butter Braid Pastry or pumpkin roll!
For questions, please contact Mary Meyer (330) 764-3262 or [email protected] Important Details to Remember! Sale Begins
September 10th- get motivated and start selling!!
Turn in order details
October 8th – money and order needs to be turned in to Mary Meyer on or before this date
Delivery Date
Tuesday, November 12th after the IAAP monthly meeting
Checks Payable to
MCC IAAP
Products are frozen so it is important to pick up your order at this time or to make prior arrangements for someone to pick up your order!
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October, 2013
Certification & Education Committee
Exam Dates
Deadline Dates
May 3, 2014
Feb. 15, 2014 (Feb. 28, 2014, with late fee)
Nov. 1, 2014 For more information, contact Martha Dean at [email protected]
Programs Committee Communication Skills will be the focus of our October 8 meeting. Debbie Vorndran, CRP, PHR, will be the presenter and who is a former charter member of the Medina County Chapter IAAP. Debbie will discuss how communication impacts an administrative professional’s image and will cover topics of effective listening, confident speaking, presenting positive body language, and polished written communication. Committee member Helen Angell, CAP-OM requested and received one recertification point for this program. Please plan to attend and be a part of this important discussion. We look forward to seeing you there! Nancy Starner, CAP-OM—Chair
Saturday, October 5, 2013 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Hosted by the Tire Town Chapter Akron Public Main Library 60 South Main Street Akron, OH 44326 2013 - 2014 NEOLAN Coordinator, Debbie Friedrichsen CAP-OM Medina County Chapter [email protected] 330-887-6373 W 330-241-1976 C OH Division Board Contact: Christine Simone CAP-OM
October, 2013
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Civic and Social Committee Just a reminder... On October 24, 2013 Women Helping Women will sponsor the Fifth Annual Bra-zeere Decorating Contest at Weymouth Country Club in Medina. Proceeds from this event will benefit the Women of Medina County who are uninsured or underinsured and in need of cancer screenings. The Medina Chapter of IAAP has participated in this fun event previously and will be doing so again this year. We will register this bodacious idea for entry into the contest by October 12, 2013 and then continue to decorate, laugh, sing, and of course use teamwork skills as we have fun creating our boulder holders. Our fabulous entry will be turned in by October 21st and then voting will place on October 24th at the event. Tickets are on sale for $40 each. Anyone still interested in honoring the girls in any way (participating), or for tickets, please call/contact Jan Humphrey at 330-962-0508 or email at [email protected].
APD Event 2014 Inquiries have been made to the 3 possible speakers for our APD Event – ·
Diane Helbig from Seize This Day Coaching on impactful leadership
·
John Davis from The Corporate Action Hero on taking action
·
Holly Rhoads from The Ruby Group on building winning relationships/power networking
The APD Committee will carefully review their presentation proposals to see what will work best for our group for the event. An APD Committee meeting will be held on Tue. Sept. 24 prior to the Board meeting at Medina County University Center to discuss the plan moving forward since we have the location confirmed and speaker inquiries underway. Thank you to Sandi Singer and Vickie O’Neill for volunteering to be a part of the committee. If anyone else can help with small tasks associated with the APD event particularly for RSVPs, registration hosting and decorations, please contact me. New members – this is an excellent way to “get your feet wet” as part of a committee with opportunities to enhance your teamwork and event planning skills. APD Committee meetings will continue monthly where needed and the schedule of those will be passed along to the membership when confirmed. Thank you. Christine Warner, CAP 2013-14 APD Committee Chair
The Daffodil Principle Several times my daughter had telephoned to say, "Mother, you must come to see the daffodils before they are over.'' I wanted to go, but it was a two-hour drive from Laguna to Lake Arrowhead. "I will come next Tuesday", I promised a little reluctantly on her third call. Next Tuesday dawned cold and rainy. Still, I had promised, and reluctantly I drove there. When I finally walked into Carolyn's house, I was welcomed by the joyful sounds of happy children. I delightedly hugged and greeted my grandchildren. "Forget the daffodils, Carolyn! The road is invisible in these clouds and fog, and there is nothing in the world except you and these children that I want to see badly enough to drive another inch!" My daughter smiled calmly and said, " We drive in this all the time, Mother." "Well, you won't get me back on the road until it clears, and then I'm heading for home! " I assured her. "But first we're going to see the daffodils. It's just a few blocks," Carolyn said. "I'll drive. I'm used to this." "Carolyn," I said sternly, "Please turn around." "It's all right, Mother, I promise. You will never forgive yourself if you miss this experience." After about twenty minutes, we turned onto a small gravel road and I saw a small church. On the far side of the church, I saw a hand lettered sign with an arrow that read, "Daffodil Garden." W e got out of the car, each took a child's hand, and I followed Carolyn down the path. Then, as we turned a corner, I looked up and gasped. Before me lay the most glorious
sight. It looked as though someone had taken a great vat of gold and poured it over the mountain peak and its surrounding slopes. The flowers were planted in majestic, swirling patterns, great ribbons and swaths of deep orange, creamy white, lemon yellow, salmon pink, saffron and butter yellow. Each different-colored variety was planted in large groups so that it swirled and flowed like its own river with its own unique hue. There were five acres of flowers. "Who did this?" I asked Carolyn. "Just one woman," Carolyn answered. "She lives on the property. That's her home." Carolyn pointed to a well-kept A-frame house, small and modestly sitting in the midst of all that glory. We walked up to the house. On the patio, we saw a poster. "Answers to the Questions I Know You Are Asking", was the headline. The first answer was a simple one. "50,000 bulbs," it read. The second answer was, "One at a time, by one woman. Two hands, two feet, and one brain."The third answer was, "Began in 1958." For me, that moment was a lifechanging experience. I thought of this woman whom I had never met, who, more than forty years before, had begun, one bulb at a time, to bring her vision of beauty and joy to an obscure mountaintop. Planting one bulb at a time, year after year, this unknown woman had forever changed the world in which she lived. One day at a time, she had created something of extraordinary magnificence, beauty, and inspiration. The principle her daffodil garden taught is one of the greatest principles of celebration. That is, learning to move toward our goals and desires one step at a time, often just one baby-step at a time and learning to love the doing, learning to use the accumulation of time. When we multiply tiny pieces of time with small increments of daily effort, we too will find we can accomplish magnificent things. We can change the
world. "It makes me sad in a way," I admitted to Carolyn. " What might I have accomplished if I had thought of a wonderful goal thirty five or forty years ago and had worked away at it 'one bulb at a time' through all those years? "Just think what I might have been able to achieve!" My daughter summed up the message of the day in her usual direct way. "Start tomorrow," she said. She was right. It's so pointless to think of the lost hours of yesterdays. The way to make learning a lesson of celebration instead of a cause for regret is to only ask, "How can I put this to use today?" Use the Daffodil Principle. Stop waiting..... Until your car or home is paid off Until you get a new car or home Until your kids leave the house Until you go back to school Until you finish school Until you clean the house Until! you organize the garage Until you clean off your desk Until you lose 10 lbs. Until you gain 10 lbs. Until you get married Until you get a divorce Until you have kids Until the kids go to school Until you retire Until summer Until spring Until winter Until fall Until you die... There is no better time than right now to be happy. Happiness is a journey, not a destination. Start living today!
Wishing you a beautiful, daffodil day!
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October, 2013
Making Split Windows A Snap
Submitted by iaap on Fri, 04/26/2013 - 11:44 ShareThis
By Sudhir Diddee
Administrative professionals are the ultimate multitaskers. They often find themselves having to draw information from multiple sources in to one spreadsheet or report. For Administrative Professionals Week, I wanted to offer some tips and tricks that can make these types of jobs a lot easier.
Anyone who has worked on budgeting or analyzing reports and has had to contend with collating information across two programs into the final deck or document can identify with the nightmare it can be. Comparing printouts or cutting and pasting the numbers across the programs can be a tough task. This single improvement has saved countless hours for me. Here’s how it works:
For a quick way of resizing windows, use Windows Snap. Simply drag a window to the edge of your screen and it will expand vertically taking up half of your screen. Do it again for your second document, for sideby-side comparisons. Snap makes reading, organizing, and comparing documents easy.
For example, say you have a Microsoft PowerPoint document and a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet. Click on the mouse and drag the Microsoft Excel spreadsheet to the farthest right of the screen, until you see a vertical rectangle.
Continued on next page
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October, 2013
Move the Microsoft PowerPoint document to the farthest left of the screen, and you will see the two windows side by side.
Continued on next page
Page 10
October, 2013
Shortcuts to move the screens left and right:
Windows Logo key+ Left Arrow key
Maximize the window to the left side of the screen.
Windows Logo key+ Right Arrow key
Maximize the window to the right side of the screen.
In fact the Windows Logo Key and other combinations can usher in a whole new way of working.
If you are using Windows 8 Tablets try the following commands
Windows Logo key+ C
Displays the Windows 8 charms.
Windows Logo key+ D
Switch to desktop from the home screen
Windows Logo key+ M
Switch to desktop and minimize all open windows
Windows Logo key+ Q
Search using the Apps search scope
Your job demands that you juggle multiple tasks and bring together widespread information. You don't have time to waste. Use these simple tools to boost your productivity, make your office team happy and keep you from being split at the seams. (Sudhir Diddee is the author of Priceless Computer Tips at Your Fingertips. His latest book, called Priceless Excel Tips at Your Fingertips, has just been released. You can download sample chapters here. To learn more about the books visit www.amazon.com.)
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October, 2013
Calendar of Events 2013-2014 Medina County Chapter Meetings Mark your calendars for the second Tuesday of each month at the Medina County District Library – 6:00 PM (Unless noted elsewhere)
2013-2014 Medina County Chapter Board Meetings Tuesdays at 5:45pm at Medina County University Center: July 23, Aug. 27, Sept. 24, Oct. 22, Jan. 28, Mar. 25, Apr. 15, June 24
October
Additional meetings will be scheduled if needed.
Anniversaries Administrative Professionals Day Event
2012 Jan Humphrey
April 23, 2014 APD Event Administrative Professionals Week (APW) April 21-27, 2014
Ohio Division Leadership Workshop Saturday August 24, 2013 Columbus, Ohio
2014 Ohio Division Annual Meeting (ODAM) In June: 2014 Hosted by WINGS chapter Location: Dayton
Educational Forum and Annual Meeting
October Birthdays 15 Nancy Starner, CAP-OM 27 Katie Krosse
July 26-30, 2014 – Milwaukee Convention Center, Milwaukee, WI July 25-29, 2015 – Kentucky Int’l Convention Center, Louisville, KY
Northeast Ohio Local Area Network (NEOLAN) FALL NEOLAN: Hosted by Tire Town Chapter Saturday, October 5, 2013 Akron Public Library SPRING NEOLAN TBA
“The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is that little extra” ~ Jimmy Johnson
Volume 1, Issue 4
Medina County Chapter, IAAP 2013-2014
Administrative Resource
Chapter Officers
Medina County Chapter IAAP Monthly Newsletter
President: Pieri Levandofsky Vice President
President’s Message Fall is here bringing along many changes. Chapter members have already enjoyed several great presentations at our monthly meetings. This month’s presentation on Communication Skills is sure to give all attendees some wonderful takeaways. Join us on Tuesday October 8th at 6:00pm at the Medina County Library. The presenter Debbi Vorndran, HR Communications & Programs Specialist from Westfield Insurance is a past president of the Medina County Chapter. I can’t wait until the October meeting to find out how many butter braids our group has sold! I know many of you are preparing to turn in some large orders for these delicious goodies. You can give
these as holiday gifts or bring a freshly baked butter braid to your next office potluck. Thank you to all of you who are helping to support this fundraiser and big thanks goes to Mary Meyer, Chair of the Ways and Means Committee. During this month several of us are going to attend the Northeast Ohio Local Network (NEOLAN) meeting hosted by the Tire Town Chapter on Saturday, October 5. We look forward to meeting and exchanging ideas with our fellow chapter members from the area. Don’t forget to display our program brochure at your work and share information about
Christine Warner, CAP
IAAP with fellow coworkers. We have many terrific upcoming presentations applicable to all office professionals. IAAP has been moving forward with many changes, new branding philosophy and updated strategic plan. Change is sometimes challenging but it can also be exciting as it helps point our association towards staying relevant in these fast changing times. Let’s join in and use the large pool of talent our chapter has to offer to support our new core purpose: To ensure individuals working in office and administrative professions have the opportunity to connect, learn, lead and excel. Yours in IAAP, Pieri Levandofsky President, Medina County Chapter
Secretary Chris Bronson Treasurer Vickie O’Neill
Inside this issue: Highlights Sept Mtg
2
Frustrating Situation 3 Butter Braids
4
NEOLAN
5
Committee Reports
4-6
Daffodil Principle
7
Technology Tip
8-10
Calendar of Events
11
www.iaap-medinacounty.org / visit our page on Facebook
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Medina County Chapter Meeting September 10, 2013
"Thanks to all who participated in the food drive to help Feed Medina County. Together we donated 121.5 pounds of food, which will help those in need. Sandy Calvert advised that every week they distribute nearly 10,000 pounds of food. Thanks for making a difference!"
Page 3
Managing a
Here's 4 quick tips to keep in mind and put into practice when you're faced with a brutally frustrating situation: PICTURE THE OUTCOME. What's the best outcome you could achieve? Picture it in your mind. Play it like a movie in your head. What would you say? How would you look? How would you feel? Anchor that feeling and image.
Situation TECHNIQUE". Imagine yourself behind a camera directing and observing the action. Remove yourself, emotionally, from the situation and become an observer. Think about if this exchange was being taped and shared on YouTube. How would you want the world to see you? Now is your chance to portray that image.
WHAT'S IN IT FOR THEM? If your difficult situation involves requesting someone else to change SPEAK BEFORE YOU EXPLODE. Monitor your emotions and if you find this situation is stealing his or her behavior (and I'm guessing it does), you don't control that -- they do. So describe to energy from everything else you do, it may be time to say something. Instead of letting things them what the "gain" is if they adopt your way of build up to explosive stage, release the pressure. thinking. Conversely, you could also share what You can do this in one of two ways: 1) if you the consequences or "pain" would be if they stay with status quo. Describe it in terms of BOTH of just want to vent, that's what friends (and you, if you can, so it doesn't become a "me" vs. martinis) are for ... OR ... 2) if you're looking "you" conversation. for solutions, then speak to someone who actually has the authority to make the changUse these tips and, instead of "losing it", you'll es you're suggesting. Present solutions, not find that you gain control, calm and the respect just the problem. of all. ACT IN CONTROL. Role play. I know it -Marion Grobb Finkelstein, Communication Catasounds a little crazy ... and it works. Picture lyst yourself as being an actor role-playing the most www.MarionSpeaks.com productive, role model communication you could imagine. Or, use what I call "THE CAMERA
October, 2013
Page 4
Butter Braids Ways & Means Committee Dear IAAP Members ~ We are excited to announce our Fall 2013 Butter Braid Pastry and Dutch Delights fundraising event! We ran this sale last Fall and with 14 participants and we profited $801.60! Let’s get motivated and see what we can accomplish! Butter Braid Pastries – Frozen hand braided pastries filled with a variety of mouthwatering fillings! Just thaw, rise and bake! Butter Braid Pastries are fundraiser exclusive! Can’t get ‘em in stores! Dutch Delights – Apple Dumplings and Pumpkin Rolls are awesome Fall desserts ! Sell 15 items and receive one FREE Butter Braid Pastry or pumpkin roll!
For questions, please contact Mary Meyer (330) 764-3262 or [email protected] Important Details to Remember! Sale Begins
September 10th- get motivated and start selling!!
Turn in order details
October 8th – money and order needs to be turned in to Mary Meyer on or before this date
Delivery Date
Tuesday, November 12th after the IAAP monthly meeting
Checks Payable to
MCC IAAP
Products are frozen so it is important to pick up your order at this time or to make prior arrangements for someone to pick up your order!
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October, 2013
Certification & Education Committee
Exam Dates
Deadline Dates
May 3, 2014
Feb. 15, 2014 (Feb. 28, 2014, with late fee)
Nov. 1, 2014 For more information, contact Martha Dean at [email protected]
Programs Committee Communication Skills will be the focus of our October 8 meeting. Debbie Vorndran, CRP, PHR, will be the presenter and who is a former charter member of the Medina County Chapter IAAP. Debbie will discuss how communication impacts an administrative professional’s image and will cover topics of effective listening, confident speaking, presenting positive body language, and polished written communication. Committee member Helen Angell, CAP-OM requested and received one recertification point for this program. Please plan to attend and be a part of this important discussion. We look forward to seeing you there! Nancy Starner, CAP-OM—Chair
Saturday, October 5, 2013 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Hosted by the Tire Town Chapter Akron Public Main Library 60 South Main Street Akron, OH 44326 2013 - 2014 NEOLAN Coordinator, Debbie Friedrichsen CAP-OM Medina County Chapter [email protected] 330-887-6373 W 330-241-1976 C OH Division Board Contact: Christine Simone CAP-OM
October, 2013
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Civic and Social Committee Just a reminder... On October 24, 2013 Women Helping Women will sponsor the Fifth Annual Bra-zeere Decorating Contest at Weymouth Country Club in Medina. Proceeds from this event will benefit the Women of Medina County who are uninsured or underinsured and in need of cancer screenings. The Medina Chapter of IAAP has participated in this fun event previously and will be doing so again this year. We will register this bodacious idea for entry into the contest by October 12, 2013 and then continue to decorate, laugh, sing, and of course use teamwork skills as we have fun creating our boulder holders. Our fabulous entry will be turned in by October 21st and then voting will place on October 24th at the event. Tickets are on sale for $40 each. Anyone still interested in honoring the girls in any way (participating), or for tickets, please call/contact Jan Humphrey at 330-962-0508 or email at [email protected].
APD Event 2014 Inquiries have been made to the 3 possible speakers for our APD Event – ·
Diane Helbig from Seize This Day Coaching on impactful leadership
·
John Davis from The Corporate Action Hero on taking action
·
Holly Rhoads from The Ruby Group on building winning relationships/power networking
The APD Committee will carefully review their presentation proposals to see what will work best for our group for the event. An APD Committee meeting will be held on Tue. Sept. 24 prior to the Board meeting at Medina County University Center to discuss the plan moving forward since we have the location confirmed and speaker inquiries underway. Thank you to Sandi Singer and Vickie O’Neill for volunteering to be a part of the committee. If anyone else can help with small tasks associated with the APD event particularly for RSVPs, registration hosting and decorations, please contact me. New members – this is an excellent way to “get your feet wet” as part of a committee with opportunities to enhance your teamwork and event planning skills. APD Committee meetings will continue monthly where needed and the schedule of those will be passed along to the membership when confirmed. Thank you. Christine Warner, CAP 2013-14 APD Committee Chair
The Daffodil Principle Several times my daughter had telephoned to say, "Mother, you must come to see the daffodils before they are over.'' I wanted to go, but it was a two-hour drive from Laguna to Lake Arrowhead. "I will come next Tuesday", I promised a little reluctantly on her third call. Next Tuesday dawned cold and rainy. Still, I had promised, and reluctantly I drove there. When I finally walked into Carolyn's house, I was welcomed by the joyful sounds of happy children. I delightedly hugged and greeted my grandchildren. "Forget the daffodils, Carolyn! The road is invisible in these clouds and fog, and there is nothing in the world except you and these children that I want to see badly enough to drive another inch!" My daughter smiled calmly and said, " We drive in this all the time, Mother." "Well, you won't get me back on the road until it clears, and then I'm heading for home! " I assured her. "But first we're going to see the daffodils. It's just a few blocks," Carolyn said. "I'll drive. I'm used to this." "Carolyn," I said sternly, "Please turn around." "It's all right, Mother, I promise. You will never forgive yourself if you miss this experience." After about twenty minutes, we turned onto a small gravel road and I saw a small church. On the far side of the church, I saw a hand lettered sign with an arrow that read, "Daffodil Garden." W e got out of the car, each took a child's hand, and I followed Carolyn down the path. Then, as we turned a corner, I looked up and gasped. Before me lay the most glorious
sight. It looked as though someone had taken a great vat of gold and poured it over the mountain peak and its surrounding slopes. The flowers were planted in majestic, swirling patterns, great ribbons and swaths of deep orange, creamy white, lemon yellow, salmon pink, saffron and butter yellow. Each different-colored variety was planted in large groups so that it swirled and flowed like its own river with its own unique hue. There were five acres of flowers. "Who did this?" I asked Carolyn. "Just one woman," Carolyn answered. "She lives on the property. That's her home." Carolyn pointed to a well-kept A-frame house, small and modestly sitting in the midst of all that glory. We walked up to the house. On the patio, we saw a poster. "Answers to the Questions I Know You Are Asking", was the headline. The first answer was a simple one. "50,000 bulbs," it read. The second answer was, "One at a time, by one woman. Two hands, two feet, and one brain."The third answer was, "Began in 1958." For me, that moment was a lifechanging experience. I thought of this woman whom I had never met, who, more than forty years before, had begun, one bulb at a time, to bring her vision of beauty and joy to an obscure mountaintop. Planting one bulb at a time, year after year, this unknown woman had forever changed the world in which she lived. One day at a time, she had created something of extraordinary magnificence, beauty, and inspiration. The principle her daffodil garden taught is one of the greatest principles of celebration. That is, learning to move toward our goals and desires one step at a time, often just one baby-step at a time and learning to love the doing, learning to use the accumulation of time. When we multiply tiny pieces of time with small increments of daily effort, we too will find we can accomplish magnificent things. We can change the
world. "It makes me sad in a way," I admitted to Carolyn. " What might I have accomplished if I had thought of a wonderful goal thirty five or forty years ago and had worked away at it 'one bulb at a time' through all those years? "Just think what I might have been able to achieve!" My daughter summed up the message of the day in her usual direct way. "Start tomorrow," she said. She was right. It's so pointless to think of the lost hours of yesterdays. The way to make learning a lesson of celebration instead of a cause for regret is to only ask, "How can I put this to use today?" Use the Daffodil Principle. Stop waiting..... Until your car or home is paid off Until you get a new car or home Until your kids leave the house Until you go back to school Until you finish school Until you clean the house Until! you organize the garage Until you clean off your desk Until you lose 10 lbs. Until you gain 10 lbs. Until you get married Until you get a divorce Until you have kids Until the kids go to school Until you retire Until summer Until spring Until winter Until fall Until you die... There is no better time than right now to be happy. Happiness is a journey, not a destination. Start living today!
Wishing you a beautiful, daffodil day!
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October, 2013
Making Split Windows A Snap
Submitted by iaap on Fri, 04/26/2013 - 11:44 ShareThis
By Sudhir Diddee
Administrative professionals are the ultimate multitaskers. They often find themselves having to draw information from multiple sources in to one spreadsheet or report. For Administrative Professionals Week, I wanted to offer some tips and tricks that can make these types of jobs a lot easier.
Anyone who has worked on budgeting or analyzing reports and has had to contend with collating information across two programs into the final deck or document can identify with the nightmare it can be. Comparing printouts or cutting and pasting the numbers across the programs can be a tough task. This single improvement has saved countless hours for me. Here’s how it works:
For a quick way of resizing windows, use Windows Snap. Simply drag a window to the edge of your screen and it will expand vertically taking up half of your screen. Do it again for your second document, for sideby-side comparisons. Snap makes reading, organizing, and comparing documents easy.
For example, say you have a Microsoft PowerPoint document and a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet. Click on the mouse and drag the Microsoft Excel spreadsheet to the farthest right of the screen, until you see a vertical rectangle.
Continued on next page
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October, 2013
Move the Microsoft PowerPoint document to the farthest left of the screen, and you will see the two windows side by side.
Continued on next page
Page 10
October, 2013
Shortcuts to move the screens left and right:
Windows Logo key+ Left Arrow key
Maximize the window to the left side of the screen.
Windows Logo key+ Right Arrow key
Maximize the window to the right side of the screen.
In fact the Windows Logo Key and other combinations can usher in a whole new way of working.
If you are using Windows 8 Tablets try the following commands
Windows Logo key+ C
Displays the Windows 8 charms.
Windows Logo key+ D
Switch to desktop from the home screen
Windows Logo key+ M
Switch to desktop and minimize all open windows
Windows Logo key+ Q
Search using the Apps search scope
Your job demands that you juggle multiple tasks and bring together widespread information. You don't have time to waste. Use these simple tools to boost your productivity, make your office team happy and keep you from being split at the seams. (Sudhir Diddee is the author of Priceless Computer Tips at Your Fingertips. His latest book, called Priceless Excel Tips at Your Fingertips, has just been released. You can download sample chapters here. To learn more about the books visit www.amazon.com.)
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October, 2013
Calendar of Events 2013-2014 Medina County Chapter Meetings Mark your calendars for the second Tuesday of each month at the Medina County District Library – 6:00 PM (Unless noted elsewhere)
2013-2014 Medina County Chapter Board Meetings Tuesdays at 5:45pm at Medina County University Center: July 23, Aug. 27, Sept. 24, Oct. 22, Jan. 28, Mar. 25, Apr. 15, June 24
October
Additional meetings will be scheduled if needed.
Anniversaries Administrative Professionals Day Event
2012 Jan Humphrey
April 23, 2014 APD Event Administrative Professionals Week (APW) April 21-27, 2014
Ohio Division Leadership Workshop Saturday August 24, 2013 Columbus, Ohio
2014 Ohio Division Annual Meeting (ODAM) In June: 2014 Hosted by WINGS chapter Location: Dayton
Educational Forum and Annual Meeting
October Birthdays 15 Nancy Starner, CAP-OM 27 Katie Krosse
July 26-30, 2014 – Milwaukee Convention Center, Milwaukee, WI July 25-29, 2015 – Kentucky Int’l Convention Center, Louisville, KY
Northeast Ohio Local Area Network (NEOLAN) FALL NEOLAN: Hosted by Tire Town Chapter Saturday, October 5, 2013 Akron Public Library SPRING NEOLAN TBA
“The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is that little extra” ~ Jimmy Johnson
