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Today was my first day at my internship! I had the opportunity to update brochures using both Mailchimp and Canva to better enhance their design and layout.

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Today was my first day at my internship! I had the opportunity to update brochures using both Mailchimp and Canva to better enhance their design and layout.

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So far in my internship, I've spent a lot of time archiving old student, faculty, and staff files in our archive room to make room for new/current hire folders. 

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Today, I worked on refreshing the school's pinterest account by creating new boards to showcase their in-house products! One of the highlights is the new board dedicated to Clelian Scentsations soaps.

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This week I spent time comparing Vale's product line with our major competitor - Specialite. I was able to suggest implementing a new "Sandstone" surface, which is becoming popular in this industry.

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A nighttime view of Paci's Lounge and Dining

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The building in the back is the restaurant I am building a website for. I have been working primarily on taking pictures of menu items and researching historical photos and information about the restaurant. The building was built in the 1800s, so I have my work cut out for me!

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Today at my internship I did something different, I was assigned to update all the Safety Training Logs that AVI has here in California.

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I did not take a picture during my internship because I was with students most of the time. I spoke with parents throughout the day so that they could get their emergency packets filled out, so that when inspection comes everything goes smoothly.

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I noticed this little inspirational flip book while walking to my desk today. I had never seen it/this quote before, and it gave me extra motivation for my internship this morning, so I thought it could do the same for someone else. Happy Monday, everyone!

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Internship: hello everyone! I apologize I did not post last week. This week with the internship I am working on Canva to make posters for the classes that are offered at Steel City Wellness Center! Also, I am looking up ideas for Valentine’s/ Galentine’s Day! This has been exciting because all of the posters I’ve been experimenting with are coming to life!!! More pictures to come😁

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Internship: hello everyone! I apologize I did not post last week. This week with the internship I am working on Canva to make posters for the classes that are offered at Steel City Wellness Center! Also, I am looking up ideas for Valentine’s/ Galentine’s Day! This has been exciting because all of the posters I’ve been experimenting with are coming to life!!! More pictures to come😁

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Today I focused on updating the school's website. I added new pictures and created links to different websites. I also took some photos of the students for our Facebook page since today was crazy sock day! 

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Crunching numbers and mastering payroll this week.

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Diving into the details...compliance reports in progress.

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At my internship I have been learning how to use the TaxSlayer software and have been given the rundown of how individual and company tax returns may require different forms to be filled.

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A long-time project I'm working on throughout my internship this semester is scanning every faculty/staff file to save onto the shared (by the three campuses) HR database. We at Cal have all of the paper copies of all of the PennWest employee clearances, so digitalizing them gives the Edinboro and Clarion HR offices easier access to files they may need.

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To wrap up my week at my internship, I definitely got a good feel for the layout of the building after running around so much! The school has students create products to sell, and today I updated the website with some fresh photos of the latest items.

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This week I met with the general manager (Elizabeth) at Steel City Wellness Center! It was interesting because she showed me Canva and it working with social media! This week I am going to an event that is at the YMCA to see how to make the business pop a little bit more to the public. I also have to do two assignments for Valentine’s Day coming up, one poster being Valentine’s and the other Galentines! I’m so excited to see how it’s all going to come together and what comes next!!

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One of our customer's posted this picture of a school in Michigan where Vale Doors were installed. It's nice to see the end result after working on a project for months.

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Crystal Glass Inc added a new photo. - Crystal Glass Inc

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Today, I'm working on updating and creating the job descriptions for several new, promoted, and reclassified employees.  

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Today, I was responsible for verifying employee hours for payroll, and my supervisor took this picture while I was working.

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This week we are working are putting these packets together for the children's parents. We had to print out each of these forms that are on the list, going through and seeing who needs them and who already has them.

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The school's website needs some updating, so my boss and I have been working on this for the past couple of days. Today, I mostly focused on scanning old newsletters and adding them to Wordpress.

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The past two weeks I have been training our newest intern, Charlie. Today we went through a lot of new things in QuickBooks!

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I'm learning more about graphic design and branding elements. This logo is on the side of the gym building my boss owns, next to the wellness center he also owns, which is next door. Bending barbell for weight lifting, Steel City, black and gold colors, and a bridge representing Pittsburgh. White and gray colors add contrast and complete the color palette. Large, readable typography from a distance. The wellness center, where I have mostly been so far, has a different logo. This week I am creating social media post designs for the gym side of the business.

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Started out this morning getting our fingerprint system ready for some appointments we had scheduled for today!

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My internship supervisor, Tiffany, snapped this picture of us working on payroll yesterday to send to the owner who is on vacation in Morocco. I also had the pleasure of meeting one of our nurses, Lisa, who is in the background.

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Today at my internship I scanned some brochures to add to the website! Who would have thought scanning papers can be so difficult sometimes! It was difficult to figure out the orientation of the paper and how it would show up as a pdf.

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I think the door graphic is interesting and well done and the first impression it leaves you with is a good one. I'm excited to see how the Valentine' s wellness weekend goes. Stay well everyone!

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An Instagram reel of me DJing at the middle school dance.

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And We Danced DJ Entertainment (@awddjs) • Instagram reel

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1 likes, 0 comments - awddjs on January 27, 2025: “Festive fun at the Mount Nittany Middle School dance! ❄️ 💚”.

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I got to sit in on three interviews last week. In the first interview, I. just sat and observed, but in the second and third interviews I got to ask some questions from this questionnaire. I learned a lot from being on the other side of the interview process. I didn't get a say in if they hired the person or not, and I wasn't allowed to sit in on the rates, but I was totally fine with that. I was definitely a good experience!

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I was reviewing the maintenance logs on the key pieces of equipment in the factory this week. This is a picture of the production manager using the Cincinnati shear to cut FRP and aluminum panels.

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I felt the stairwell was the best place for my photo today since I did so much running around! Today was probably the most exciting day of my internship so far. I took photos in the classrooms every 20 minutes and got to meet the kids and staff more formally.

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In our downtime at the Vision Center, sometimes we try on the demo glasses while we pose and brainstorm for our next Facebook post(s). Here's a picture of me and my manger, Zack, wearing some of our demo sunglasses. The job can be tough, but having some fun is necessary to staying happy, even in the workplace.

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This week at my internship I got set up with my own laptop that I have been doing drop off returns on. It is really convenient because now me and my boss can work on returns at the same time and get them done quicker!

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I put together this little bulletin board in the HR office last semester. It reminds me every day that HR is definitely the career for me and that I'm on the right path with my work-study and internship!

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I got to work on my video editing skills today by making a new video highlighting the schools transition to work program. Although I have not had much experience with video editing, it was very nice to learn along the way. 

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This week I worked on verifying employee files and creating a spreadsheet of current clients. It was a huge task, but I survived!

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Attached is the completed video I made highlighting the schools transition-to-work program. I am very proud of the video, mostly because of how much my boss enjoyed it!

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This week I got to sit behind the desk and watch my employer interact with in person tax preparations. I also got to do a few on my own behind the desk working with clients in real time!

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Starting the morning by checking the HR email, getting ready to file folders and preparing for fingerprint appointments I have coming into the office today!

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Started my day organizing clinical files to ensure HIPAA compliance! Our nurses are the best!

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Away from the computer screen for a bit!

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While most of my work is digital, not all of it is. This picture caught me at a moment away from the computer doing whatever was needed for my boss and supervisor. At a wellness center and gym, fresh towels are always in high demand, and I got to run and deliver the goods! Screen-break!

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I absolutely love passing by the beautiful school entrance every day. Today I decided to show my boss the photo I took before my shift and we added it to our website!

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Vale has been experiencing issues with our current third-party logistics providers. I researched several companies this week and found 3 potential replacements. OTR is one possibility

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I got to organize and plan a youth basketball practice this week. Keeping 25 kindergarteners entertained is harder than you think, so I think for my first time it went very well!

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This is the rough draft of the menu I am creating with a team and company called the 240 group.

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Some clients getting compression therapy at the wellness center. This is one of the wellness services I am creating advertising and posts on social media for. Improves circulation and relieves muscle soreness!

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Some clients getting compression therapy at the wellness center. This is one of the wellness services I am creating advertising and posts on social media for. Improves circulation and relieves muscle soreness!

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The owner wanted to use a quote to inspire a message of empowerment for an Instagram post.

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A trainer helps a client stretch following a workout

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A trainer helps a client stretch following a workout

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Stretching helps recovery.

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Every year the accounting firm I am interning at does matching t-shirts for tax season and everyone wears them on Saturday's. This is our shirt for this year.

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During tax season we work long hours during the week and on Saturdays we work 7am -12pm. On Saturday everyone decides where we want breakfast from. This week was McDonald's but we have each at Dunkin and many other places as well. Getting breakfast is the highlight of everyone's morning!

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This has been my office for the past few months. I have been working here prior to my internship and have changed offices a few times but this is now my permanent office. I like the location of my office because it is in the middle of the other Accountants and we can ask questions easily as we are right across the hall from each other.

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My first day back from spring break meant tons of folders to scan and file, a full fingerprint appointment schedule, and several emails to reply to. I like to stay busy and certainly missed the structure my internship gives me over this past week that I was gone. Glad to be back into the swing of things, hope everyone else is too!

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Today was my first day back after spring break. It was so nice to have some time off, so going in today required a Starbucks run!I was worried that I would forget some things, but it was easy to get right back into it!

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What a busy day today! I spent 5 hours going around the school taking videos for our new school overview video. This is the biggest project of my internship so I am excited to finally get started shooting. My coffee helped me survive the day!

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I think I am becoming a pro at payroll! In the beginning, I thought this weekly task was so tedious, but now I am more comfortable and confident in my skills.

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As tax day is quickly approaching, we have been recieving a lot of drop off returns. We file these returns between in-person appointments. This is the stack of drop offs that are completed and need picked up. With busy season upon us, my boss and I are finding it difficult to schedule people times to pick up their returns in between the nearly fully booked appointment schedule.

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This is our glass sales rep meeting with my supervisor who stops in weekly to discuss products and service. I was on speaker phone so I could learn about the new product line his company is coming out with in a few months.

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As an intern, I had a great time assembling the coolers and baskets we’ll be selling. It was a hands-on experience that let me see the products come together firsthand. Organizing everything, making sure each piece was in place, and visualizing how customers would use them made the process even more enjoyable. It was fun working on something tangible and knowing it would soon be out there for people to buy and enjoy.

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I had many tax return that I was working on this week. Most of them I had called because I was missing information and was waiting for the clients to drop it off or email it to me. There were a couple that I hadn't started yet and was waiting to finish the return I was currently prepping to start them.

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This is a picture of my calendar from last Friday. It was a pretty light day with appointments as I only had 3. Some days I am more busy with appointments, having 5 or 6 in a day.

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I was working on a clients tax return and this is a form that we have every client fill out. It gives us an idea of what had happened throughout the year and what kinds of forms we should be expecting depending on how they answer the questions. Sometimes people forget to mention that they had a child or moved. Both of those things are critical information to us as we do someone's taxes. This form help our clients to remember what happened throughout the year and help us keep track of things year to year.

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When doing returns for in person clients, I get to sit in the big chair! I love the feeling of being super involved in the internship and my boss allows me to take control for most of the appointments now!

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I love my internship because it's in my favorite building on campus: Dixon!

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One of my tasks this week is to make a training schedule for our nurses. This is just the beginning of the list. By the time I am done, all of our nurses will have a schedule of the training they need to continue to be compliant.

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I am looking through some content and images. When I decide on some that match up with my advertising schedule for the week, I will develop the posts for social media and then run them by my boss. I hope he likes them!

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One of the hardest things I have to do at my internship is to sort through large stacks of tax papers people bring in. Many clients bring all forms that have anything to do with taxes, but a lot of them have no importance in filing a return. Learning what documents to look for and which ones to ignore is one of the more difficult things I have had to learn.

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Aroma Therapy is at work behind the scenes at the Wellness Center. It smells clean and fresh, like a forest or the woods. I have to make sure the flame is out when closing up.

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Designing ad advertisement. Trying to stay consistent with wellness center branding colors and items.

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This week I am working on evaluating the software programs we use and eventually, the network and hardware. This will take several weeks, as I will be meeting with each office employee to see what their needs are.

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There are many HR-related matters that we no longer address in the office. Many people come in with matters that are now addressed online through HRConnect. We keep their phone number on our office door, as well as a reminder for individuals getting fingerprinted to not come into the office when sick!

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Today my manager and I helped our new agent fill out an application for a whole life policy. He is a great addition to the team!

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Today my manager and I helped our new agent fill out an application for a whole life policy. He is a great addition to the team!

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this is my boss! we just got done restocking the mission market.

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We use a website called munstats to put in an address and find out what school district, PSD code, and local tax rate we should use for each return. Today I had someone who lived on memory lane, and I thought it was a funny street name to share. This website is extremely helpful and it would take much longer to flip through stacks of papers with the same information.

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The place is full! All the parking spaces are taken and there are people everywhere. Clients with scheduled appointments are coming in, and a tournament is happening.

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The rules are posted for everyone's safety

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Arranging a tranquil looking shelf display

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The area is quiet before opening time. This is what the open space looks like. Making sure everything is in its place.

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Busy busy Monday! Got the team on today doing policy reviews and talking to veterans to get them under better coverage.

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Something fun about the project I am working on now is that I get to use this professional microphone for voiceovers! 

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Billing, the breakfast of champions! I started my day by billing our various insurance companies.

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Today and this past week I’ve entered many new items into the online inventory and created many Excels for different uses.

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Got to talk to one of my IUL clients today. Her name is Tiffany, we went over her policy and I got the privlage to tell her that she got approved for $3,000 more of coverage! She's super nice and I love being able to build a relationship with my people!

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Sage is the program my company uses for accounts payable. It has many more capabilities, but they don't utilize them mostly because of uncertainty. I have begun researching what other functions will be effective for them to use going forward.

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This binder details my entire job description, scripts for certain phone calls, procedures, and anything else I may need to know. It's a great tool that I still refer back to weekly even after 2 years of experience in this office!

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This is Kimmy, a professional contact I met. She is a reiki practitioner. Reiki practitioners move life force energy around the body which promotes wellness and healing. They hold their hands over you or use very light touch, unlike massage therapy. She taught me about reiki and did a demonstration on me. In the future, she might be booking clients at the wellness center.

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I like this part about this job, because we can still reach out to veterans and clients that aren't available during the week. It gives us the opportunity to help as many families as possible!

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This week I finalized returns by printing out the full return to give to the customer as a copy, as well as having them sign the forms required to allow us to EFile their taxes. Finding out what pages are necessary and what ones are okay to leave out is important so you don't have a lot of pages that don't matter.

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This week I helped the marketing director make this for the Mission Market

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I had a much needed coffee to start off my day! Only Two more weeks of Tax season!

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This is a picture of File Cabinet one of the accounting software we use to organize the different documents clients give us. It's an easy way to find different tax documents as well as make sure we have all the documents we had from last year. I like to have 2024 and 2023 open at the same time so I can quickly compare the forms.

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Happy Monday everyone, I hope you guys had a good weekend!

This is a policy promise from National Life Group. This is for Tiffany, one of my IUL clients. I obviously can't show what's inside, but its basically a summary of the policy and a "promise" from the company. I usually send these out to their provided address, on the other hand Tiffany is located 30 minutes from me. So I plan on hand delivering this to her so I can build a better connection with my frist IUL client!

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This is a video I made for an Instagram Reel. I used a video editing program. It took me longer than I expected! I think it came out pretty good in the end.

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The office where I do my tax returns is in a store where my boss and his dad sell antiques and collectibles. Some of the stuff they have in here is really neat, so it is cool to be able to see many antique pieces when I go in every day!

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Coffee Table for wellness reading. I love the titles of these magazines. Encourages clients to put their phones away for a bit and do page turning instead of doom scrolling. And coasters for a cup of tea.

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Oh, payroll, my favorite part of the week!

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The company I work for has daily zoom meetings talking about different subjects in the insurance world. Today's topic is retirement solutions, which consist of annuities, how to get the client to talk more about their retirement concerns and how get licensed to sell annuities. Cool stuff!

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this was the list that we put on facebook about the event that we were holding. we also handed out little flyers when people walked through the door, so that it gave them an idea of what to buy when they walked in

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Made it through another week. Busy today, got a lot of appointments with veterans. In this pic my manger and I are helping one of our agents Johnny fill out an application. Hope you all have a good weekend!

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A client at the wellness center getting a massage therapy session. Massage relieves stress and pain, improves blood flow and circulation, helps with flexibility, improves sleep and the immune system.

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This is one of the owner's dogs. Sometimes she visits the gym and wellness center.