THE GYST BLOG
Expert advice about working with your assistant from NYC’s best assistants.
Ladyboss Series: NYC Babysitting Company Founder Lindsay Bell
I’m the oldest of 5 girls, so I have been caring for children since I can remember. I moved to NYC in 2005 and began babysitting for a few families on UES whom I met through a friend. I called the group something different then, and later changed the name…
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5 Essential Communication Tips for Personal Assistants
Our goal as personal assistants is to streamline and simplify our clients lives, and effective, constant and consistent communication is mission critical to accomplishing that goal.
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Personal Assistant’s Guide to Choosing the Right Client
Choosing the right client for you is not an easy feat. We make it easier by offering a few suggestions based on our expertise with matching world class personal assistants with NYC’s busiest and brightest people.
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4 Easy Ways to Prepare for the Holidays
Feeling overwhelmed by your holiday to do list? With a little planning (and maybe an extra pair of hands on deck), your holidays can be smooth sailing this year.
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7 Essential Tips for Spring Cleaning in a Small Space
Here comes the sun and margaritas, but before you can dive in you need to shake the dust from the curtains. Spring cleaning in a small space doesn’t have to be a pain. Use these simple strategies to make sure spring cleaning is a breeze this year.
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5 Easy Ways to Tackle Your Monster To-Do List
Ever feel like your to-do list is so long you’re not getting anything done? We’ve got 5 easy ways to tackle your monster to-do list, so you can end each day knowing you crushed it.
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5 Things Every Personal Assistant Should Own
Personal assistants are charged with handling anything and everything the day brings, and the best ones handle even the wildest requests with incredible calm, cool and collected-ness. So how do they do it? GYST personal assistants have an arsenal of tools…
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7 Ways to Stay Motivated on Your New Year’s Resolutions
January came and went, and we’re here to help you stay motivated on your New Year’s resolutions. Here’s our advice for embracing your goals well past January 1st.
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7 Things Your Assistant Can Do to Make Your Holidays Merry and Bright
Oh, the holidays. Bringing about lots of cheer, and sometimes fear of an ever-increasing to do list. We’ve got 7 things your assistant can do to help this holiday season and make sure your tinsel stays untangled.
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4 Easy Ways to Prepare for the Holidays
1. Make a list, check it twice. Take one hour and dedicate it to completing your holiday gift shopping list. No matter how many people are on the list, only take one hour to finish the list. Make three columns: Name of Person, Ship/Give in Person. Then, pass off the...
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Beginner’s Guide to Working With An Assistant
Your relationship with your new assistant is just like any other, it needs strong communication, clearly defined expectations, and a good, strong start. At GYST, we've spent time and energy analyzing and building a program around the first client/assistant meeting...
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