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Plus: Donât let messy data keep you late at work
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There are only two classes left! Hereâs the schedule:
Thursday, October 10 (thatâs today!) at 12 PM ET
Friday, October 11 at 12 PM ET
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Donât Let Messy Data Keep You Late at Work â°
âThis data is a mess, I have no idea how Iâll clean it before 5 PM,â your coworker sighs. You glance over at their spreadsheet. Itâs 4:53 PM. Think you can clean it up in time?
Absolutely. Thatâs because you know this Excel trick to break messy data into readable columns:
1. Select the column
2. Under your Data tab select Text to Columns
3. Click Delimited
4. Click Next
5. Check the Space checkbox
6. Click Next and then Finish
Done! In less than a minute, youâve saved the day. Best part? You and your coworker are out the door early. đ
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Change the Way You Approach Your Goals đ
Many of us go about any goalâlanding the dream job, building a meaningful relationship, growing a social media presenceâthe wrong way.
Instead of asking how to become the type of person who naturally attracts success, we focus on what we can get from it. Hereâs what I mean:
When I launched the Miss Excel TikTok in 2020, my first thought was, âHow do I get followers?â
Itâs a valid question, but it was all about me and what I could gain.
Everything changed when I shifted to, âHow do I become the type of creator worth following?â This question redirected me toward leveling up to serve people better.
So your girl got to work. I brainstormed creative Excel content ideas. I learned TikTok editing so the videos were fun and intuitive. The result? I hit 100,000 views after a month.
This shift applies to almost any goal. Say youâre after a data engineering job. Instead of asking, âHow do I get hired?â go with, âHow do I become the type of candidate worth hiring?â
That could mean leveling up your Excel skills with a free Excel class (đ), connecting with the hiring manager on LinkedIn, or creating a personal project to show off your skills.
In short? Itâs less about âgettingâ and more about âbecoming.â Start each goal by giving, growing, and adding valueâand in time, your goals will align with who youâve become. â¨
Boss: âI donât want any blank rows in the data.â You: âSay less.â
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This YouTube video teaches you how to reduce your screen time by 80%.
Thanks for being here! I spent the first half of my week in Organization Mode. đď¸ I set up a new bookshelf (I bought a concerning number of books over the summer) and ordered tea jars to store my growing tea collection.
But you know what else needs organizing? Our data! Donât forget to join my free live Excel class on Data Cleaning and Data Analysis for squeaky clean spreadsheets.
Stay Exceling,
Kat