With the spirit of the July 4th holiday we are celebrating in the USA, it got me wondering, how is an introvert free? Are we free from something or free to something? The holiday is all about independence and freedom but the political nature of freedom is a topic for a different blog. As I started researching freedom it was quite evident this is a huge topic. What Price … [Read more...] about 4 Specifics to Celebrate for Introvert Freedom
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Introverts unique power tools in selling
So many people’s encouragement saying that I was “a natural,” steered my early career path to sales. Really? All these years later, I still don’t understand how we can be natural at selling. I do know selling is something I continue to learn and use. The corporate America sales training was invaluable although not entirely by today’s standards, because of how so much has … [Read more...] about Introverts unique power tools in selling
Light up Your Business Meetings the Introvert Way
In keeping with the toolkit theme for the upcoming book Communication Toolkit for Introverts, chapter 5 is titled, Your Head Band Light: Succeeding in the Business Meeting. The metaphor Just like the headband light can help with seeing the path ahead more clearly, meetings can be managed to be more effective. Even to the degree people might like to attend them. Here’s how … [Read more...] about Light up Your Business Meetings the Introvert Way
Google Penalty: No get out of Jail Free card – happy ending
In Google Penalty: No get out of Jail Free card, part 1 and part 2, we identified my particular Google penalty - Unnatural Outbound Links, along with the actions I took up to the point of a Reconsideration request. No. My first round of about 12 hours of time and energy did not bode well. But steps 1 to 6 were well worth the investment. Here are the steps that lead to the … [Read more...] about Google Penalty: No get out of Jail Free card – happy ending
Introverts Tighten or Open Up Your Listening Like a Hard Working Wrench
In business and our personal lives, as we might use a wrench to tighten or loosen some object, listening can either strengthen or open up communications for any situation. Chapter 4, Communication Toolkit for Introverts is titled, Your Hard Working Wrench: Tighten or Open Up Your Listening. NOTE: this blog post uses a variation of the chapter title, Introverts Tighten or … [Read more...] about Introverts Tighten or Open Up Your Listening Like a Hard Working Wrench
Google Penalty: No get out of Jail Free card – Part 2
The Google penalty is like any unexpected life situation – it comes out of nowhere. In Google Penalty: No get out of Jail Free card, which was part one, you learned about what kind of penalty my website and blog was hit with. There was also some initial research needed to figure out what it all meant in which I shared a valuable resource. After my negative emotions … [Read more...] about Google Penalty: No get out of Jail Free card – Part 2