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Power of Story Telling

by Linda Reed Friedman | Oct 5, 2025 | Business, Creativity, Leadership, Relationships, Wealth

The Power of Storytelling in Your  Presentations  Make the client the hero.Your presentation isn’t just about showcasing your design genius it’s about inviting the client into their own success story. When they can see themselves living in the space you’re describing,...
Stage Presence in the Studio

Stage Presence in the Studio

by Linda Reed Friedman | Oct 4, 2025 | Business, Career, Creativity, Leadership, Relationships, Reputation, Wealth

Stage Presence in the studio. Not every big moment comes with a spotlight and velvet curtain. Sometimes, your “stage” is a meeting room, a podcast studio, or even that Zoom call where everyone suddenly goes silent and stares at you. Stage presence isn’t about lights...

Stop Saying ‘Um”

by Linda Reed Friedman | Oct 3, 2025 | Business, Career, Creativity, Events, Leadership, Relationships, Reputation

Stop Saying “um”  Every “um” chips away at your authority—here’s how to stop. Three Key Points: – Use pauses instead of fillers. – Practice with recordings.                       Slow down your pace   “The right word may be effective, but...
More of YOU

More of YOU

by Linda Reed Friedman | Apr 30, 2025 | Business, Career, Creativity, Family, Health, Helpful People, Leadership, Relationships, Reputation, Wealth, Wisdom

Tweet Image created Gemini AI   Leadership Is a Lifelong Practice      Leadership isn’t a finish line—it’s a lifelong practice. It’s not about titles or having all the answers. It’s about choosing to show up—again and again—with intention, with courage, and with...
Say No

Say No

by Linda Reed Friedman | Apr 29, 2025 | Business, Career, Creativity, Events, Family, Health, Helpful People, Leadership, Reputation, Wealth, Wisdom

Tweet Image created Linda Reed Froedman Say No Like a Leader Every time you say yes, you’re also saying no—to your time, your energy, your focus, or even your own priorities. That’s not just a scheduling issue. It’s a leadership decision. Leaders don’t say...
Design your life

Design your life

by Linda Reed Friedman | Apr 28, 2025 | Business, Career, Creativity, Family, Health, Helpful People, Leadership, Relationships, Reputation, Wealth, Wisdom

Tweet Image created by Google AI.                                                                   Design Your Life: Why Planning Three Futures Might Be the Best Thing You Ever Do” Imagine sitting down with a big blank canvas in front of you. Instead of drawing...
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“It’s the people we hardly know, and not our closest friends, who will improve our lives most dramatically”. Meg Jay
Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all..... Helen Keller

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Life is like a trumpet. If you don't put anything into it, you don't get anything out of it. W.C. Hardy

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A BOOK
Make yourself a Power Professional.

"The greatest thing is, at any moment, to be willing to give up who we are in order to become all that we can be."

Max de Pree

Another book???

Yup! working on another book . This is near and dear to my heart. It is a book of quotations. 365 of them to be exact. It is important to feed your mind. This is a book of food. Food to help motivate you, to wake you up, to make you think, analyze. and strategize . Coming soon.