Marie Leslie
Resources for a Productive & Creative Life
Are you one of the many people who is terrified of public speaking or are you one of the few who knows the benefits of it? Public speaking is said to be one of the most feared activities in life. According to Wikipedia, 75% of the population experiences anxiety or nervousness when speaking in public. …
Going home for the holidays can be a challenge for many. We’ve all heard stories about chaotic holiday events that turn family disagreements into verbal Armageddons. Some of us may have even experienced them. I may be an optimist, but I believe most people go “home” to reconnect with the people they love, not to …
Are you stressed? Who isn’t—at least in some fashion—these days? There are as many ways of dealing with stress as there are stressed-out people. Some are good, and some are not so good. But one of the easiest and best ways of managing and letting go of stress is journaling. Yes, simply grabbing a notepad, …
Many people today embrace “brutal honesty” as a necessity in the business world—and even in social situations. The current attitude is that if you are not brutally honest, you are not really being honest. Embracing a reputation of brutal honesty seems to be, for some, a license to behave rudely, and to say whatever pops …
It seems the business world runs on email and messaging these days. Emails and text messages are great for quick communication. But when your inbox is flooded each day with dozens, or even hundreds, of emails, it’s easy for a message to get lost. Handwritten messages, though, are far less likely to be overlooked. A …
My life is so often a whirlwind of chaos. Between my family, my church calling, a home business and a part-time job, I often feel like I am caught in a time tornado. Perhaps that is why I love the concept of order so much. One of my favorite scriptures—and one that is often the …
Why I Can’t Read Your Blog Post It happened again this morning. I started reading a blog post from a business owner and I couldn’t get through it. The information was good, but the grammar was so bad that I finally stopped reading. If I did not already know the site owner, I would have …
When was the last time you got a thank you note from someone? Can you remember? Not an e-mail, not a phone call, not a verbal thank you. Didn’t it make you feel great? Can you remember the last time YOU sent someone a thank you note? That probably made you feel great, too. Remembering …
Good writing is critical to a successful business. Whether you are writing a letter to a prospective client, updating your website or blog, or posting to Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn, your writing presents your business image to the world. Have you thought about what your writing says about you lately? Does it tell new visitors …
What is it about asking for things that is so hard for most of us? People aren’t mind readers. If we don’t ask, it’s very hard for someone else to know what we want. It is rare that someone simply shows up with what we need or want at any given time. But yet we …
