Parenting

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Parents: Back-to-School Season Doesn’t Have to Mean Back-to-Stress

When the first bell rings at the end of summer, for busy working parents, it means so much more than the end of a nine-week break from school. It seems as soon as September rolls around, the shortening days close in on a landslide of seasonal commitments and back-to-school stress. Then, add daily school drop-off …

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Overcoming Stress: A Guide to Better Communication Within Your Home

When it comes to home life and the relationships within, stress can be an incredibly damaging element. Our anxiety levels peak, our reactivity tends to rise in direct alignment. We can become snappy, short-tempered, and even aggressive, which is both confusing and upsetting for those around us. Left unchecked, this pattern can lead to long-term …

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The Most Stressful Life Events and How a Personal Assistant Can Help

As a business owner and mother of two, I’ve experienced my fair share of stressful events. Acknowledging this stress – as well as the lack of resources available to truly help manage it – led me to start Pepper’s Personal Assistants eight years ago. When a major life event occurs, people often provide a singular …

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Managing Employees Remotely During the Pandemic

Many great business leaders share a common belief: Employees are the main contributor to an organization’s success. These leaders know that when they hire great people and treat them well, these employees will provide clients with an excellent experience, and help the business thrive. In 2012, I started  Pepper’s Personal Assistants, with this same approach. …

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How Hiring a Personal Assistant Can Support Your Family While Remote Learning and Working From Home

We’re weeks into autumn and “back-to-school” looks a little different this year with remote learning due to the pandemic. This means if you or your partner stay home during the day, the time you might typically use to tidy up around the house, get through errands, and prep meals has been replaced with assisting your …

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How to Delegate When You’re Used to Doing it All Yourself

As people grow in their careers, they learn how to delegate. It’s not possible to be a successful manager if you do everything yourself. Great leaders teach others and help them build competencies in key areas. In doing so, these leaders can then concentrate on more strategic activities that will benefit the business. This article from the …

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Decision Paralysis: Why it Happens and How You Can Overcome It

One of my newer clients, Leslie*, reached out to me after realizing she had problems getting things done at home. The biggest obstacle was not one single project, but rather the inability to make any headway on her to-do list. Leslie had resigned from a demanding job and arranged to start at her new company …

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Introducing the new Pepper’s 5 Hour Task Assistant Package

You know how it goes, your week is packed full of tasks, so you put it off until the weekend only to find out that you are exhausted (and rightfully so with your schedule!). You are feeling drained – physically, mentally, and emotionally drained.  Pepper’s Personal Assistants has a solution for you. Maybe a personal …

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