Linda's Life Lessons

In this solo episode of the Linda's Life Lessons podcast, Linda continues with part two of the discussion on business personalities. 

In this episode, Linda covers the four broad categories of communications styles from leadershipiq.com.  You can take that assessment here. 

She covers Kurt Lewin's three management styles and you can take that assessment here.

And she talks about The Five Love Languages by Gary Chapman and how knowing these love languages can help you work better with your colleagues. You can take the Love Languages Quiz here. 

Be sure to start with part one where she identifies introvert and extrovert qualities and chronotypes for when you work best.  You can take your own chronotype assessment at thepowerofwhenquiz.com. 

You can listen to part one here.   

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In this solo episode of Linda's Life Lessons podcast, Linda starts a two-part series on business personalities and the assessments you can take to figure out yours! She explains why it is so important to choose a career or more specifically a job that will be a good fit for your business personality.

She covers the basics that define whether you are an extrovert or an introvert or a combination of the two and how that might affect your ability to do or enjoy doing certain aspects of your job.

She talks about chronotypes, or sleep cycles and how to use them to organize your day for maximum efficiency.  You can take your own chronotype assessment at thepowerofwhenquiz.com.  

For more info and assessments, stay tuned for part two next Wednesday!

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In this solo episode of the Linda's Life Lessons podcast, Linda shares the concerns some of her students have about making new friends. Attending college without any of your friends or family close by can be exciting but also terrifying for many students. Linda shares some stories about staying true to yourself, taking the pressure off and starting with small steps to make connections.

Some of the Questions Answered:

What if I don't want to party every night?

Where do I find my people?

Are college friendships meant to be forever friendships?

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In this solo episode of Linda's Life Lessons, Linda gives details on all the ways we can advocate for ourselves in our professional and personal lives.  She has some stories about the times she did and did not advocate for herself and some surprising outcomes.  She talks about why it is important to tell the stories of your missteps and what you learned when advocating for yourself in a job interview.  She also talks about the times when you should have someone with you because you may not be able to advocate for yourself.  

If you haven't listened to Keeping a Story Document to Prepare for Your Career you can listen here

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In this solo episode of Linda's Life Lessons podcast, Linda talks about how keeping a daily journal of gratitude and affirmations gradually changed her life in big and small ways.

Linda shares journaling with her students and the people she coaches and she shares some of their comments on the changes they saw in their lives. Better sleep, a sense of calm and improved relationships were all mentioned plus quite a few more.

If you are interested in learning more about gratitude and affirmations, Linda has put together some great articles here.

If you would like to have Linda's affirmations and journal, you can visit her Etsy store here. 

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In this solo episode of Linda's Life Lessons, Linda goes over the six dimensions of professional behavior so you know what is expected of you and she adds in her own guidance with some very helpful tips! 

1. Courtesy and Respect

2. Appearance and Appeal

3. Tolerance and Tact

4. Honesty and Ethics

5. Reliability and Responsibility

6. Diligence and Collegiality

After that, it's on to the unprofessional and some stories that illustrate bullying and harassment in the work place.  She gets you prepared for inappropriate behaviors that can happen in the work place.  She gives you some ways to deal with it that did and did not help and urges you to come up with a plan of your own in case this ever happens to you or someone important to you.  

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//This episode contains a trigger warning for discussions of suicide, mental health, sexual and emotional abuse and death.

In this solo episode of Linda's Life Lessons podcast, Linda opens up a conversation about mental health. She shares how important this discussion is to her personally and also to the many students who have shared their struggles with her as well.

She takes mental health very seriously and has a very honest and frank discussion sharing some of her stories in the hopes they will help others.

She breaks it down in four parts. Her own personal story, the battle to fight through it, those we lost and the people who support us.

As a society, we lose far too many people due to poor mental health. If you or someone you know is struggling, please take care of yourself and ask for help.

Resources:

Our friends started a foundation after they lost their son. The foundation works with families who have lost someone and also works to prevent death by suicide. They are here to support you: Joe Was Just Joe Foundation: https://www.joewasjustjoe.com/ Or call 1-800-784-2433

The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is available 24 hours a day at 800-273-8255 Languages: English, Spanish

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In this solo episode of Linda's Life Lessons, Linda shares her learning success strategies.

She explains how to set-up and implement your study plan for learning with tips and strategies on how to stick with it. 

She talks FOMO and how to balance your schedule so you can enjoy GUILT-FREE FUN!

She explains how prioritizing your course work and studies will set you up for learning success and better living for years to come.  

Linda's learning success plan is all about taking the frustration, stress and anxiety out of your college experience and setting you up for success! 

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In this solo episode of Linda's Life Lessons, Linda gives you a day to day plan to follow so you can study to learn. If you follow Linda's plan, you will never have to cram for an exam again! What a relief! She tells you how much time you should spend studying and what you should be focusing on for better grades and a strong foundation for learning. The best part? If you follow Linda's plan, you get your weekends off and time to enjoy your favorite activities GUILT FREE!

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In this solo episodes of Linda's Life Lessons, Linda shares her steps to learning, which when done consistently actually saves you time and means no more cramming, no more bad test scores and no more frustration!   She explains how your brain is just another muscle in your body that you need to work a little each day.  If you are someone who doesn't read the class material before a lecture either because you don't remember it or you don't have time, you should give this episode a listen.  Linda explains her method of preparing for class and why it's proven to work! You end up with more time, better grades and less STRESS.   Okay take a deep breath.  Have a quick listen that will have a major impact on your college life. 

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