When Virgin entrepreneur Richard Branson blogs about Yahoo's CEO, Marissa Mayer's decision to ban work from home and calls it a "backwards step in an age when remote working is easier and more effective than ever," it bears attention. There is no doubt, not everyone is mentally and emotionally equipped to work at home – productively. When I ventured out on my own in 1990 it … [Read more...] about To work from home, to not work from home, that is the question.
Creating Email Signatures That Work
Official mails remain incomplete until you endorse it with a customized email signature. An email signature brands your business and adds official essence to your message. The concept of a signature always works when you're communicating with your clients and associates in an official way. Here, you'll explore some innovative ideas about preparing a good email signature and … [Read more...] about Creating Email Signatures That Work
Why An Introvert Needs The Dreaded “V” Word: Vulnerability
"V" is for Vulnerability. Most of us are conditioned to shield ourselves from vulnerability, especially as Introverts. The fear is that if we open ourselves up, we will invite unwanted criticism. This is a real possibility but more likely is the opposite: Praise or at the very least understanding. Here is an example from my own life. I used to get really frustrated … [Read more...] about Why An Introvert Needs The Dreaded “V” Word: Vulnerability
3 Ways to Drive More Sales Utilizing Email Marketing
The power of email marketing can be illustrated with a couple of quick statistics. According to studies released by Monetate 4.24% of people who subscribe to an email marketing list will buy something. Of those who find the product through the search engines only 2.49% will buy and if they find your product through social media the number drops to .59%. The simple truth is that … [Read more...] about 3 Ways to Drive More Sales Utilizing Email Marketing
Quotations and funny sayings to make any introvert proud
Quotations are all around us! Whether it's quotations, funny sayings, limericks or some other word phrase, they often are small golden nuggets. A few years ago I met someone on the since inactive, but still there, Blitztime. We became fast friends and gravitated toward LinkedIn. He loved Tweeting quotations, limericks and sayings. He once remarked to me, why do we usually quote … [Read more...] about Quotations and funny sayings to make any introvert proud
Love, Care and Kindness with your introvert friend, lover, spouse
How is your Valentine's Day? Romance, flowers, chocolate, and wine? Like many holidays, the introvert isn't so easily turned on with a lot of fan fare about these kinds of events. At least I'm not. My preference is to celebrate as much love, care and kindness as possible all year long. This got me thinking about, where does this love, care and kindness come from? How do you … [Read more...] about Love, Care and Kindness with your introvert friend, lover, spouse