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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Feb 2011 02:20:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Krys Slovacek</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jun 2010 21:16:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Krys Slovacek</dc:creator>
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		<title>happy new year!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 20:16:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Krys Slovacek</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[O, joy!  What great news!  The CIC has announced that they have revised the CMP application process!  Their press release makes it sound as though they&#8217;ve really streamlined and simplified the process, and the new application goes into effect on January 1, 2010.  Happy New Year, indeed! The release also says that now that the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=krysslovacek.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3011210&amp;post=349&amp;subd=krysslovacek&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:08:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Krys Slovacek</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Taking the CMP exam isn&#8217;t something you have to do without help.  Well, that&#8217;s not true.  You DO have to take the test on your own.  But the path you take to GET there doesn&#8217;t have to be a lonely one. What I&#8217;m saying is &#8211; take part in a study weekend!  PCMA puts on [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=krysslovacek.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3011210&amp;post=346&amp;subd=krysslovacek&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2009 18:25:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Krys Slovacek</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Swine flu.  The H1N1 virus.  Whatever you call it, it&#8217;s a real thing.   Honest.  It&#8217;s not some government conspiracy created to ruin the meetings industry.  Darn.  I was kinda hoping it was a conspiracy.  Since it&#8217;s not, I need to create a plan to deal with it at our annual meeting in October. What am [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=krysslovacek.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3011210&amp;post=337&amp;subd=krysslovacek&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>singing for your supper</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2009 01:41:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Krys Slovacek</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[O, what times are these?  Jobs are hard to keep, and harder to find.  I&#8217;m blessed to be employed, but I&#8217;m not taking that status for granted, and neither should you. Keep your resume updated.  If you lose your job, your head won&#8217;t be in a good place for creating a shining example of who [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=krysslovacek.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3011210&amp;post=320&amp;subd=krysslovacek&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>what are you waiting for</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2009 19:10:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Krys Slovacek</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m a perfectionist.  I&#8217;m also a procrastinator.  Anyone willing to admit they&#8217;re just like me? Well, thanks!  I&#8217;m glad to know I&#8217;m not alone.  And, I&#8217;m happy to tell you that I&#8217;ve been getting help for my perfectly procrastinating ways.  I have some tips for you, my friends! Don&#8217;t think about finishing the task &#8211; [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=krysslovacek.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3011210&amp;post=240&amp;subd=krysslovacek&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>i&#8217;m all atwitter</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2009 20:17:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Krys Slovacek</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Twitter.  Some people get it, some people don&#8217;t.  I highly recommend that you &#8220;get it&#8221;.  Your personal / professional reputation may be resting on it. First case-in-point:  Omni Hotels recently scored some MAJOR good juju by paying attention on Twitter and solving an issue regarding sub-par wi-fi service in a ballroom in their Jacksonville property [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=krysslovacek.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3011210&amp;post=304&amp;subd=krysslovacek&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>i am a cmp, and proud of it!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2009 15:54:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Krys Slovacek</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For those of you who were thinking about taking the July exam, but just didn&#8217;t quite get around to signing up for it, I want to tell you &#8211; go ahead and register for the next available CMP exam. I&#8217;ve had a few months to live as a CMP, and I gotta tell ya, every [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=krysslovacek.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3011210&amp;post=294&amp;subd=krysslovacek&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>tell me what you want</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 20:16:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Krys Slovacek</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m really asking.  I&#8217;ve been writing this blog for over a year, and I&#8217;ve never asked! What would you like to know more about? What subject matter can I research and write about? What topics do you care about? Saving money?  Negotiating better contracts?  Working smarter not harder? Do you need inspiration?  Motivation?  Or just [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=krysslovacek.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3011210&amp;post=290&amp;subd=krysslovacek&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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