Introduction

Welcome to thoughts, musings, questions, and reflections around my passion - LEADING. Leading in ways that benefit you and benefit others.

Every person has a voice that can influence and impact the world in which they move and shake. My goal is to create greater awareness around the potential that voice has. Once aware, it's amazing what you can do.

As you develop and use your voice, your confidence grows. As your confidence grows, you step out and lead yourself, others, teams, and organizations in powerfully positive ways. And soon, yours is the attitude that others want to be around.

So, grab a cup of java and pull a chair up to my blog table. Let's trade dialogue and share a space of learning, growing, and contributing.




Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Solo Professional Doesn't Mean Single

I have recently been trying out a new introductory statement for myself. "Hi, I'm Barb a solo professional ..." I sort of like the idea of having "credit," if you will, as a professional even though I'm not part of a formal organization or large group. But, wait a minute. Actually, I am part of a large group. And that includes all of you!

One of the best things about launching in a new direction, (for me that equates to growing a reputation as a public speaker), is we get to create new connections and build broader communities. Given the technology tools at our disposable, that is so much easier today than it used to be. The resources are plentiful, but we do have to reach out to grab them and then make good use of them. And in this blog, I want to encourage you to stretch your arm in this direction.

This past week I've been geared toward understanding the next step of using social media technology to create new networks and to combine old networks into the new. This feels sort of like going to a junior highschool dance. You know the scene. Where the boys are all on one side, the girls on the other side. As the night progresses, somebody finally gets brave enough to ask someone of the opposite gender to dance. And, bingo! The spell is broken and pretty soon a few more people are connecting.

That's what my last few weeks have felt like. Watching the "other side," and trying to figure out when its safe to jump in. Here's the deal - it's already safe, just summon up the courage and jump! There are many others in this pool swimming around and they are so great about  helping us out. Skype is now my ally, no longer foreign. Connecting Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn is totally doable. Using Evernote to capture notes and ideas is readily accessible on my IPhone, IPad, or laptop - one tool, three devices! Gotta love it.

For sure, there are those of you out there reading this with a smile on your face probably thinking, "yeah, it's about time, Barb." But you are also gracious enough to encourage me along the way. Bringing me back to my original musing - I am a solo professional but not flying solo at all. Thanks, all!
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