I'm a sucker for assessments. Personal assessments. I found one today you might be interested in about how to communicate from your strengths. You know my rant about using your strengths as someone more introverted? That’s what drew me to it. Plus, it’s free; even more of a draw. I’ll share it with you at the end – or jump to the end now. It’s there. I didn't like the … [Read more...] about Bad drama and good stories for introverts to navigate
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4 Specifics to Celebrate for Introvert Freedom
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
5 Tips To Understand and Get Out of LinkedIn Group Posting Jail
Fortunately I was visiting with family and focused on enjoying our time together when I got this surprise about my LinkedIn “group posting status” appearing across any and all my pages. The message in a blue box, on the right side of every page read, “Your posts are now being moderated group wide.” Group Wide Auto Moderation or GWAM. What?! The groups where I contribute … [Read more...] about 5 Tips To Understand and Get Out of LinkedIn Group Posting Jail
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
Google Penalty: No get out of Jail Free card
Life is going along in the flow. Paid work is coming in. Prayers are being answered. Whack! Suddenly an email appears from Google with a warning. Google Penalty: no get out of jail free card! As a blogger online for years with minimal negative experience of the Google changing algorithms, even seeing the phrase, Unnatural outbound links, can momentarily raise the normal … [Read more...] about Google Penalty: No get out of Jail Free card