Hello, I’m Linda DeLuca. I help independent (freelance) and remote workers grow themselves gaining clarity, focus, and results. Along with the posts below, I provide actionable strategies through books, workshops, and coaching to indie / remote professionals like you.
I’ve been writing these posts since 2009. As a result there is a plethora of topics and categories. To help you find what you need, I’ve created this category list.
Warning: Because of the date range, some of these posts may contain outdated content or broken links. I do my best to keep them relevant, but I’m more interested to keep moving forward.
If you’d like to read the posts in order, visit The Archives. Enjoy.
Everyday Questions
- 12 Questions to aid Decision Making.
- What will you do?
- What do you need to do right now?
- What knowledge do you need?
- What resources can you call on to help?
Everyday Storytelling
- Your WFH Morning Routine
- What you don’t know about remote work.
- 2 tips for busy freelancers
- 12 Questions to aid Decision Making.
- Three Approaches to 2020 Planning.
How to Communicate (Includes subcategories)
- Uncovering Storytelling Sources From Your Past
- The secret to successfully changing your conversation impact.
- Action Plan to Change Your Conversations
- How to design your conversation impact assessment
- Are you ready to change the conversation?
Preparation and Discovery (PresentationYOU approach Phase 1)
- Want to be a more effective presenter?
- The Presentation Rock Star – Isn’t You
- Chicken or egg? Clarity or Execution?
- You’re too late to be great.
- From 43% Pointless to 100% Meaningful
Develop and Design
- What if the ice breaker was the workshop?
- To Inspire Action – Communicate with Humanity
- From 43% Pointless to 100% Meaningful
- Number 1 rule of presenting with impact.
- 3 Minute Storytelling
Deliver and Inspire
- Confidence Building Tips
- Why use storytelling in business?
- Text: Less is More
- Ground rules beyond the meeting room.
- Ban the laser pointer
TEDx Preparation Program
- PSM024: Deliver Spontaneously thru Practice – Train for TED Final
- PSM023: True Masters Get Tangled – Train for TED Lesson07
- PSM022: No Ego, No Sales – Train for TED Lessons5-6
- PSM021: Connect with Emotion – Train for TED Lesson04
- PSM020: Make the Complex Plain – Train for TED Lesson03
Podcasts: Presentation Secrets of the Masters
- PSM032: The Devil and Your eMail
- PSM031: Deliver for The Pitch
- PSM030: Design for The Pitch
- PSM029: Prep for The Pitch
- PSM028: Location Location Presentation
How to Work (Includes subcategory posts)
- Your WFH Morning Routine
- What you don’t know about remote work.
- 2 tips for busy freelancers
- Three Approaches to 2020 Planning.
- Customize Your Goal-Setting System
Staying Connected
- What you don’t know about remote work.
- Tell me: what’s blocking your success?
- How to design your conversation impact assessment
- Are you ready to change the conversation?
- Is Judgement Jeopardizing Your Business?
Staying Collaborative
- 1 Success Step Often Missed
- 4 Steps to Ignite Your Career With Masterminds
- 5 tips for virtual team success
- Taking Collaboration Virtual
- Skill Building Series: Interpersonal Savvy
Staying Creatively Productive
- 2 tips for busy freelancers
- How to choose your next project.
- A new way to fake it ‘til you make it.
- How the warrior turns (creative problem-solving) ideas into reality.
- How to keep your judge from sabotaging your business.
Energy Management
- Which brings success: pampering, self-care, or self compassion?
- What did you do in your first waking hour this morning?
- Sleep your way to success.
- Energy Management Strategies for Anywhere Workers
- Energy thieves, productivity pilferers.
Time Management
- 2 tips for busy freelancers
- How to handle ‘pick your brain’ requests.
- Tiny Stacked Habits for Change
- How to deal with an overflowing email inbox.
- Design Your Experience: How to manage email inboxes.
How to Lead
- The Shadow Side of Assessments
- Is Judgement Jeopardizing Your Business?
- Powerful Questions Save Time and Money
- Great Question!
- Recommended Books for Success
How to Live
- This ancient technology is bigger on the inside.
- Small purposeful actions in hard times.
- Thankful for obstacles and setbacks
- I’ve found my true hero. Do you know yours?
- Time management: friend or foe?