Author

Barbara Ling

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Industry Expert/Author of 30+ books/ebooks over 13 years

Welcome!  My name is Barbara Ling, and I'm passionate about:

  • Making things simple.  It's what I've been doing now for 1998.
  • Achieving my goals in life by pro-actively MAKING them come true (none of this "sit around and wait and hope!" stuff).
  • Empowering others to duplicate what I've attained
  • Sharing what I've learned over the past 13+ years about being able to teach effectively and easily.
  • Enjoying TODAY with my family, friends and colleagues

No matter what the subject, I have been able to achieve expert status via my knowledge of researching, teaching what I've discovered and helping others master the material as well.

We interrupt this About Me posting to also mention…I'm having a splendiforous time making nifty neato videos on YouTube!  You can check out and subscribe to my video channel HERE and also enjoy some below:

But I digress. :)

If I were to sum up the personal theme of my writings, it would be:

I am big on taking ownership of personal actions AND personal reactions.  People CANNOT hurt or disappoint me unless I give them that power over me.

I cannot control how anyone decides to behave.  However, I CAN take ownership of my own actions and reactions and consciously choose my next step.

I firmly believe we all choose to take a particular responsibility for our actions.  Some choose:

  • None at all (those are the amoral folk who scam for a living, seduce others for their own selfish pleasures and then abandon them after securing and then destroying their emotional love…)
  • A small amount (those who have a conscious understanding of right and wrong…and try to live by the 80/20 rule)
  • The right amount (those who pro-actively choose to take ownership of their own emotions, beliefs and actions…thereby delivering control back into their hands)
  • 'Way too much (those who sacrifice their own happiness for people who care less about them than they do renegade soap scum)

Opportunities to sell one's soul to the devil can always abound!  People with my background (ie, 10+ years entrepreneuring online, a seasoned problem-solver, etc.) could:

  • Take the low road of many Internet marketers, use their 10+ years’ reputation and join in the ranks of Send Me Your Money and I’ll Send You Lots of Dreams route.
  • Or they could easily take advantage of those folk with less life experience, play with their emotions, take what they wanted and then watch them realize, my gosh, my feelings were just simply irrelevant to her or her
  • Or they could easily promise the world to folks who follow my suggestions and then change the parameters so they end up owing nothing, while taking everything.

But were I to do that…I'd sacrifice my own integrity.

And that goes direction against my personal Law of Pro-action.  How about you?

Couple of things to note – I always try to include my family in my postings as well!  Thus, you’ll hear about my Mooses and my Twitter Budgies like so.

Here are my two mooses.  Notice their sizes. 

Mooses on a Mission!

Moose 1 (the actual moose-sized doggie) is a Malamoose/Collie cross and has jaws the size of a bear trap (gentle Jaws, mind you), and Moose 2 (known as "MiniMoose") is a husky cross.  Both of them are rescue doggies (rescue doggies rock!  You can learn more about them HERE).

Notice how neat and clean their paws are?  Well now, check out what mooses look like after a delightful romp in the great outdoors!

Moose 1 - wasn't that fun!

Yeah it sure was!

And we can’t forget the all-powerful Parallel Universe Twitter Budgies that reside in my home as well!

Twitter Budgie!

Yep, those are my birdies, and you too can see how MIT-educated birdies solve common Twitter problems that angst the most sophisticated of users.  Click HERE to enter the world of the TwitterBudgies!

And folks think I have too much time on my hands.  HAH!  :)   Btw, you can follow me on Twitter HERE if you’d like as well.

With that as an admittedly short introduction, here's me in a nutshell!  :)

Short bio: Barbara Ling:

Popular writings include:

Long bio: Barbara Ling has been consistently in the right place at the right time when it comes to demystifying the Internet for consumers across the globe. She:

Currently, Barbara teaches consumers, recruiters and entrepreneurs via her avid blogging in several venues including her her Virtual Coach site. Other hightlights include

  • Being mentioned in Inc newsletters by the following tag – When Barbara Ling Talks, We Listen.
  • Single-handedly creating and presenting to thousands of recruiters/HR the dynamic content for the RISE Internet e-recruiting seminars. The time required from concept to delivery of the first official seminar in Toronto (including content, workbooks, CDROM, laminations and more) was merely three short months. Extremely successful, she has conducted dozens of workships around the country.
  • Coaching many business and personal colleagues on how to achieve their personal and business goals in rapid fashion.
  • Appearing on the Sally Jesse Raphael Show regarding her experiences with the Contractor From Hell
  • Speaking at companies including:
    • Deloitte Touche
    • Campbell Soup
    • Continental Airlines
    • The American Chemistry Society
    • The Society of Human Resources, Mid-Atlantic Region
    • The Society of Human Resources, Granite State
    • The Society of Human Resources, Massachussetts
    • The Association of Legal Professionals
  • Originating of the concept Becoming The Recruiter Of Choice. She's correctly forecasted several recruiting trends.
  • Being a columnist for several publications including The Boston Herald
  • Creating three Internet newsgroups including comp.text.interleaf, rec.pets.birds and att.xksh

Her over-a-decade of employment at firms like AT&T, Lucent and IBM as a Internet consultant, lead unix systems administrator and systems engineer has taught her effective problem-solving techniques that greatly benefits her research. She have been profiled in many publications and sites, including Monster.com. Additionally, her years of educating others how to use their software and environments has enabled her to teach in an easy, informative fashion that emphasizes creativity instead of rote activity. She love training and teaching. And that just comes out in her writing, works and motivational seminars.

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