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MS Office 2003 Tip – Get Quick Access to Frequently Used Commands By JC Kadii, MortgageVirtualAssistant.comSM This tip shows you how to add buttons to any toolbar in the Microsoft Office 2003 suite (Access, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Publisher, Word, etc.) Why is this useful? I have found that adding a couple of buttons to the …

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By JC Kadii, MortgageVirtualAssistant.comSM In a previous post, I explained how we help mortgage professionals leverage lead generating speeches. A lead generating speech or talk is simply one in your area of expertise that you can offer to various groups. Lead Generating Speeches vs. Homebuyer Workshops With a homebuyer workshop, you’d have to develop the …

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Banishing the Blues: Going from Miserable to Merry in Less than 2 Minutes By JC Kadii, MortgageVirtualAssistant.comSM I was on my way to do one of my favorite things – teach a class. Yet, why did I feel so bad? I am generally a happy person, and able to see the humor in many situations. …

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1 Mind + 1 Mind = Master Mind By JC Kadii, MortgageVirtualAssistant.comSM In the classic book Think and Grow Rich, Napoleon Hill defines the Master Mind as “coordination of knowledge and effort, in a spirit of harmony, between two or more people, for the attainment of definite purpose.” I’ve had the pleasure of experiencing the …

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By JC Kadii, Mortgage Virtual AssistantSM Those of you who use ConstantContact.com for your email newsletters know that you can store up to 5 images in your ConstantContact.com account for free. What do you do if you need to store more than five pictures? You have two choices: (1) upgrade your Constant Contact account or …

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Prioritizing your Outlook Tasks – Part 2 By JC Kadii, MortgageVirtualAssistant.comSM Once you’ve decided on a system for prioritizing your tasks, it’s time to implement the system. (If you haven’t already, please read the previous post on prioritizing tasks. Under Current View, which is on the left hand side of your screen, make sure Simple …

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Prioritizing your Outlook Tasks – Part 1 By JC Kadii, MortgageVirtualAssistant.comSM When I posted an Outlook tip on calculating dates , Mara posed the following question: I have a long list of tasks. Do you know if there is there a way to put them in priority order without dating them? Well, Mara, this one’s …

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I am heading for Tokyo next month, which I understand is in the midst of the rainy season. I am very excited nevertheless. I’ve been to Europe and Africa, but no where near Japan. Although this is a business trip, I will have 2 days for sight-seeing. I am also traveling with a friend who lived in Japan …

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Outlook Tip: Calculating Dates By JC Kadii, Mortgage Virtual AssistantSM In a previous Outlook tip, Compose Now, Send Later, I talked about using Outlook’s Message Options feature to send an email at a later date. Here’s another shortcut that I use when: scheduling a Message for future delivery, setting appointments in Calendar, or setting deadlines …

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Outlook Tip: Compose Now, Send Later By JC Kadii, Mortgage Virtual AssistantSM Let’s say you have a conference call with one of your real estate referral partners next Wednesday. Prior to the meeting, you want to send her a reminder as well as a note covering items you’d like to discuss. Since you’ve just set …

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