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Top 10 Effective Connection-Building Strategies

By Elizabeth H. Cottrell

Top 10 Effecctive Connection Building Strategies
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Don’t miss my Top-10 Countdown: Effective Connection-Building Strategies in my monthly LInkedIn newsletter “The HEARTSPOKEN Connection:” August newsletter: Part 1: Countdown #10 to #6 September newsletter: Part 2: Countdown #5 to #1 I’d love to know what your favorite is and whether you have others you’d add to my list. Remember my mantra for sales professionals […]

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Graphology Resources

By Elizabeth H. Cottrell

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In researching a recent article “7 Ways Your Handwriting Might Be Revealing the Hidden You,” I came across some terrific resources and wanted to keep them in case anyone reading that article might want to dig deeper into the topic of graphology: the study of writing—and its psychological implications—offers intriguing insights into our personalities. Books: […]

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Book Review: Handwritten Notes by Carrie Pierce

By Elizabeth H. Cottrell

Heartspoken Book Review of Handwritten Notes
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Subtitle: Learn How a Small, Powerful Act Can Enrich Your Life Author: Carrie PiercePublished 20225 stars One of the joys of my Heartspoken journey has been meeting kindred spirits and inviting them to join my #HeartspokenMovement. Carrie PIerce, the author of this lovely, easy-to-read book, is just such a person. It is a wonderful complement to […]

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Jump Onboard the Heartspoken Movement: It’s Gaining Momentum!

By Elizabeth H. Cottrell

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Today, July 15, 2023, is the first anniversary of the publication by Koehler Books of my book HEARTSPOKEN: How to Write Notes that Connect, Comfort, Encourage, and Inspire. I couldn’t possibly have known on that exciting day that I would be launching a #HeartspokenMovement and getting my message into the hands of hundreds of readers […]

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Should We Bring Back This Edwardian Tradition To Our Note Writing?

By Elizabeth H. Cottrell

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Smell is our most primitive sense. You have experienced its connection with memory when the scent of pine or cinnamon takes you back to a childhood Christmas or a particular perfume reminds you of your grandmother. There was a time when letter writers used the power of scent to make their correspondence even more compelling. […]

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Is “Work-Life Balance” a Myth?

By Elizabeth H. Cottrell

IS Work-Life Balance a Myth - woman with a balance beam over her head with Work on one side and Life on the other
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For years, I bought into the idea that I could separate my professional life from my personal life and that if I were as smart as I thought I was, I could figure out how to keep them in balance. After a few more decades of living—and repeatedly failing to accomplish that elusive goal—and the […]

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Book Review: The Reading List

By Elizabeth H. Cottrell

Book cover and author headshot: The Reading List by Sara Nisha Adams
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Review of The Reading List by Sara Nisha Adams5 stars Published in 2021, this book was a lovely, heartwarming story that all book lovers will enjoy and appreciate—an outstanding debut novel. The author’s parents are Indian and English, so she renders the Indian characters and the London setting beautifully. I read the print book, but […]

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We’re Stronger Together

By Elizabeth H. Cottrell

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I was honored to speak recently at an event for area nonprofit organizations sponsored by our Chamber of Commerce’s Nonprofit Council and the United Way of the Northern Shenandoah Valley. I want to share a story I shared with this group that has been, for me, an incredibly vivid image to illustrate the power of […]

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