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Writer, author, encourager, connector…founder of the Heartspoken Movement that teaches how to harness the power and impact of writing heartspoken notes that connect, comfort, encourage, and inspire. “Today’s HEARTSPOKEN Note” on Substack.
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Fantastic advice for all aspects of life: take the first step. Once you do, the next step will become clearer. joshspector.com/take-the-fir...

“The Networking Secret That Only Requires Writing Four Emails A Year” Of course, I would suggest you make this four notes or letters a year — handwritten or typed and mailed. Not so long as this author suggests. Or two notes a year and two emails a year — switch it up.

It’s Thank A Mail Carrier Day in the U.S. (February 4), but any day is a good day to tell someone you appreciate them! open.substack.com/pub/heartspo...

Ready to Make Your Notes More Powerful? With the monthly action plans in my new membership, you'll become a Heartspoken Connection Ninja. open.substack.com/pub/heartspo...

Do You Still Need a Business Blog? It makes total sense to me to always have my own little piece of real estate on the Internet. Platforms you don't own can always disappear. denisewakeman.com/business-blo...

“The most powerful things can’t be quantified.” Right now I’m feeling so grateful to be sitting in a room with my husband of 51+ years, both of us reading.

Want more sign-ups for your lead magnet? AI can help you write better posts, schedule at the right time, and repurpose content—all without extra effort. Here’s how to make AI your secret weapon for list-building www.yourvisibilityedge.com/p/smarter-le...

How do you capture (and later retrieve) good ideas? I have notebooks everywhere to do this…but the issue is retrieving them later.

www.cmnh.org/learn/scienc.... The story that needs to be told again and again…bravery by man and dogs 100 years ago.

World over, one-third of students cannot write legibly. It is not far that children will look at cursive and call it a primitive foreign language.

Professional Notes for the 21st Century: A Guide to Modern Etiquette -- Relationships are the lifebloog of your business or organization. Learn how heartspoken notes can build and nourish them in the first of my 3-part series. open.substack.com/pub/heartspo...

Are you fluent in silence! It’s a language wirth learning!

Who can you root for today?

This is a thought-provoking call to reclaim our humanity: blog.medium.com/listening-to...

Has etiquette changed for note and letter-writing practices in the last century? Oh yeah…but then again, some things are exactly the same. I’ll dig into this in tomorrow’s post of “The HEARTSPOKEN Note.” Make sure you’re subscribed so you don’t miss it. It’s free! Https://heartspoken.substack.com.

Watch Duty app is my best friend right now. www.watchduty.org Please consider a donation or membership to support this essential non-profit org that is currently supporting millions of people in Los Angeles. It's free for everyone, and $ support helps them support us @watchdutyapp.bsky.social

From a desk calendar my wife gave me for Christmas: "You can't judge people only by how they treat you. The true test of character is how they treat those they don't like or need." A true indicator of goodness, and leadership.

Do me a kindness! Share this if you love and support your local library & librarians (and remember: that includes your school library & school librarian) 😊📚 Thank you libraries & library workers… for everything ✨💚

Life used to feel richer. We waited for things. We lived in the moment. We made time matter. Yesterday, countless readers learned how to bring that feeling back—without ditching modern life. Miss the issue? Grab it below: 🔗

What you focus on makes all the difference...

Every day is a good day to write a heartspoken letter.

The deer know exactly when we have filled the birdfeeders. They are always hoping the birds will knock off some extra seeds to the ground. #countryliving in the #ShenandoahValley

Visibility expert @dwakeman.bsky.social tells us how to maximize and synch two of my favorite platforms: Substack and LinkedIn.

open.substack.com/pub/heartspo... January is a great time to write yourself a Heartspoken letter!

Ready, Set, Write: Creating a Note-Writing Habit for the New Year open.substack.com/pub/heartspo...

I have two Heartspoken New Year’s gifts for you. They come with my warmest wishes that your year ahead will be the best yet: heartspoken.com/happy-new-ye...

Etiquette Today: Thank-You Notes -- great tips from savvy experts. open.substack.com/pub/emilypos...

Truth that transcends boundaries…https://www.facebook.com/share/p/17At5YpKN9/?mibextid=wwXIfr

My amaryllis from last year is growing again after months in a dark closet. I am so thrilled!

“Our goal should be to live life in radical amazement,” writes Rabbi Abraham Heschel, because “everything is phenomenal; everything is incredible; never treat life casually. To be spiritual is to be amazed.”

Mystery and friendship were born from these old, forgotten letters: open.substack.com/pub/heartspo...

Letters Live does it again -- a hilarious Christmas romp involving a beloved song: youtu.be/nBRvdCAgL4s?...

What an invitation Mary offers us by example: “Mary chose to focus not on the why or the how, but on the who. We, too, are invited to set our eyes and heart on God.” ~Jean Wise (Advent Devotional)