Hello
New and Old Readers,
Today
I am answering a question from a new reader!
They write:
“Greetings,
I hope this email finds you well. My
apologies, for not using a first/last name, but I didn’t want to assume
anything based on email addresses or handles and address you by an incorrect
name.
I
came across your blog about a week ago and have read several entries which I
found to be very helpful. Most of which
posses powerful insight on situations which EAs face often and even some
delicate topics which you handled beautifully.
I plan on continuing to read through your blog and use it as a valuable
resource. I am truly thankful for you
because of your expertise and poise but also for being gracious enough to share
this with the rest of us.
Some
background: I was recently offered a
position which I start this week. I am
absolutely thrilled, as I have been away from the workforce for a few
years. As I said I am very excited, but
I am also somewhat nervous. Even though
I have confidence in my skills, I feel nervous about going back into it. Performance jitters maybe. I will be supporting the President and VP of
a company which has been established for quite some time and has a great
reputation. I truly feel the position
will offer many great opportunities for me to shine, but also have some
challenges, much like anything in life.
That being said, I started looking to motivate myself, get some updated
information/perspective/techniques/best practices and so on, on how to become a
better EA and that is how I found your site!
As I said, I took away many great things from reading through it. It inspired me to dig deeper.
Although
I have found some other resources out there, I’ve gotten very mixed reviews
from Amazon on certain titles which they’ve offered. I would like to start some books this week,
to give myself those refreshers. So, this
is why I am turning to you, perhaps with all of the knowledge you’ve garnered
in your time as an EA and an avid reader, you’ve come across some valuable
books that truly affected how you perform your role.
