Teachers: Dominate Summer Break With These 2 Quick Tips

8 Ways Teachers Rock Summer BreakWhether the new school year is a success or a failure depends hugely on what you do during the first few days of school. And what you do during the first few days of school depends on how you spend your summer vacation.

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What to Do When Online Dating Isn’t Your Thing

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Have you recently joined an online dating service? Welcome to the automated world of meeting and mating.

Or not.

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Volunteer to Make a Difference in the Life of a Child

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Mark Your Calendar: July is National “Make a Difference in Children” Month!

This month is dedicated and devoted to making a difference in the lives of children. It’s an amazing grassroots initiative sponsored by long-time advocate, Kim Ratz, with the intention to bring awareness to how our actions can hatch a positive effect on children. It takes just one person to make a life-changing impact. Imagine what we can do across the masses! Read more

6 Motivational Must-Reads: Meet Your Next Favorite Book

GA_Blog_10-Must-Read-BooksSince the beginning of time, there have always been exceptional people. But let’s face it, not everyone can be a Mark Zuckerberg, a Bill Gates or a Plato. Exceptions are created, not born. So are you ready for a little motivation to get busy creating your extraordinary life?  Read more

The Power of Community Collaboration

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“People of all ages who feel a sense of belonging tend to lead happier and healthier lives, and
strong communities create a more stable and supportive society.” 

GetAssist is built on the notion that a community is a powerful thing and can have a tremendous impact on our lives. Through collaboration, understanding and a willingness to help, our communities flourish. But what makes a strong community and why is it so important?

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How to Start Your Own Work-From-Home Career

GA_Blog_Work-From-HomeMillennials are taking over the workplace. In fact, by 2020 millennials will make up 50 percent of the global workforce, according to a PWC Millennials at work: Reshaping the workplace report.

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How to Host a Healthy BBQ the Entire Neighborhood Will Love

What do you consider the best part of summer? Is it sunny days spent out on the water? Perhaps its the refreshing freedom of having time to read a book on the porch? Or maybe it’s that magical backyard BBQ where the entire neighborhood comes together to share good food, fun and laughter. This year, it’s time to step up and host your very own healthy cookout. Create a private community on GetAssist and invite the block! You can even start a sign-up list to encourage neighbors and friends to bring their own culinary creations. Whether you’re celebrating 4th of July or Canada Day, these five delicious swaps will make your party an epic success.

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Support Local with GetAssist

Local businesses may seem old-fashioned—and many are. But these provocative brick-and-mortar establishments are creating sorcery and magic in our hometown communities; they contribute local character and prosperity in an ever-increasing homogenized world. These one-of-a-kind businesses with distinctive character contribute to more than just a proud legacy. They generate dramatically greater local economic activity than procurement from a chain business—and they’re gaining ground over retail chains and big box stores all across North America.

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The Keys to Unlocking Employee Happiness and Well-Being

What do employees really want? The question can befuddle managers and CEOs, as they work to not only understand what makes their employees tick, but how they can help them better do their jobs and improve the company’s bottom line. When it comes to discovering the keys to unlocking employee happiness and well-being, it can help to look at company’s that are doing it right. Virgin Airlines, is a massively successful company founded by entrepreneur and adventurer Richard Branson. One of our personal heroes at GetAssist, Branson lives life by his own rules, and makes a point to lead a company that empowers its employees to be the best they can be—inside and outside of the workplace. Here are some tips from Virgin that will help you increase employee satisfaction at your own workplace to turn your company from good to great.

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Positively Impact The Community Through Fair Trade

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Hi GetAssist readers! My name is Candice and I run the Cocoa Tree Bake Shoppe in Olds, Alberta. At Cocoa Tree, we make cakes for all occasions—whether it’s a cake shaped like a hot dog or a four-tiered, sugar-flowered wedding cake. We started our small business in 2009, because my family was good at baking (an obvious requirement) and I had an artistic flare. Since then, we have expanded with Fair Trade coffee and tea, and we sell little treats like cupcakes daily. Our goal from the first day was to start a shop that used all-natural ingredients without preservatives. We wanted to go back to the basics of baking, and supporting Fair Trade helps us further that mission.

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