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Warning: Because of the date range, some of these posts may contain outdated content or broken links.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
- How would you describe success in this situation?
- What are you ready to commit to?
- What is the better version of you?
- What are you afraid of?
- Who will be impacted?
Everyday Storytelling
- Do You Have Stories for Key Business Moments?
- The 8 business storytelling elements with impact.
- The story behind #human2human
- Write your independence day story.
- How story arcs help you design a better presentation.
How to Communicate (Includes subcategories)
- 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?
- Do You Have Stories for Key Business Moments?
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)
- Action Plan to Change Your Conversations
- How to design your conversation impact assessment
- Are you ready to change the conversation?
- How to handle ‘pick your brain’ requests.
- Indie Professional Learning Checklist
Staying Connected
- How to design your conversation impact assessment
- Are you ready to change the conversation?
- Is Judgement Jeopardizing Your Business?
- Your worst decisions make the best stories.
- Why do I need to understand your perspective?
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
- Are you choosing to have a bad day?
- How to deal with an overflowing email inbox.
- Defending Paper Planner Productivity.
- 8 ways to feed your brain with little added time.
- Powerful Questions Save Time and Money
Energy Management
- 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.
- Your energy: more valuable than time.
Time Management
- 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.
- Focus on the good: How to manage too many emails.
How to Lead
- Is Judgement Jeopardizing Your Business?
- Powerful Questions Save Time and Money
- Great Question!
- Recommended Books for Success
- Fearless Success: Take the Challenge
How to Live
- The story behind #human2human
- 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?