I’ve been dedicating time to be more useful, on The Invisible Mentor blog, as well as on social media platforms. It’s tricky to find the right content without spending all day on content curation and social networking. Hootsuite and Scoop-it have been helping me to be productive. Using Scoop-it, I found some amazing resources that align with an invisible mentor, which is observing and learning from unique leaders. Please bookmark these resources to aid in your professional development because you cannot consume the information in one sitting. 4 Resources to Aid in Your Professional Development Open Culture 18 Animations of … [Read more...]
3 Productivity Tools and Resources
February 27, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Professionals are always looking for productivity tools and resources to make their lives easier, and I'd like to share three that I recently learned about. One of the tools adds voice messaging to your website and the other two make book formatting a cinch. SpeakPipe: This is a widget you can add to the home page of your blog, which allows your readers and customers to leave a voice message for you. I just added it to The Invisible Mentor blog and tested it. It works great and is very easy to install. Please read How To Add Voice Mail To Your WordPress Blog (Or Any Website) and watch the short video from Tracy Matthewman. Book … [Read more...]
7 Learning Resources
September 5, 2012 by
It’s always great to learn about resources that allow you to build a body of knowledge. Here are seven learning resources to feed your mind. CEO Express: I learned about this resource close to 10 years ago but I completely forgot about it until a week ago. CEO Express offers links to newspapers, magazine/trade journals, news feed, online television news, competitive intelligence tools, business trends, government agencies, company research and so much more. CosmoLearning: This is an educational website for both teachers and students where you’ll find courses, videos, documentaries and much more. There is a wide variety of … [Read more...]
3 Must-Know About Tools and Resources
August 3, 2012 by
MakeUseOf: This is an excellent resource that I have known about for a couple of years. At MakeUseOf, you can find how-to tips, cheat guides, learn about the best apps and much more. For instance, if you wanted to learn how to create a LinkedIn profile, you can find a handy guide with all the instructions you need. Livescribe Echo Smartpen: I recently learned about Livescribe Echo Smartpen and I plan to get one for myself, which will cut down on the amount of time it takes me to transcribe an interview. The “intelligent” pen is for note taking and audio recording and you can connect it to your computer and upload your notes and the … [Read more...]
4 Web Resources to Help You
July 6, 2012 by
Here are four web resources to help you save time and be more productive! Internet Scout Report: For at least five years, each Friday I receive the Internet Scout Report newsletter, and inevitably there is a piece of information that I find interesting. As the name suggest, the publisher scouts the Internet and brings the reader interesting websites with the most amazing information. The information spans multi-disciplines. You can quickly scan the newsletter to see if there is a website that you’d be interested in. Tweegram: A web utility that allows you to write a 140 character message and insert it as an image into your social … [Read more...]
Or use email.