Military Mom Talk Radio

Military Mom Talk Radio welcomes Linda Maloney, aviator and author, Sally Anne Johnson, RN and quilter, and “Behind The Music” of G.I. Girls

sandrabeck — Mon, 21 May 2012 20:32:11 +0000

Linda Maloney, one of the first women in U.S. history to join a combat military flying squadron, is a retired military aviator and officer and a recipient of numerous military awards, including the distinguished air medal for combat, awarded for flights flown over Southern Iraq in support of the no-fly zone during her deployment to the Arabian Gulf.

Ms. Maloney recently finished authoring the book Military Fly Moms ~ Sharing Memories, Building Legacies, Inspiring Hope, a biographical collection of the inspiring true stories and photographs of seventy women who shared the same two dreams—becoming aviators in the military, and being moms. Military Fly Moms was published by Tannenbaum Publishing on February 28, 2012.

Her affiliations include Girls with Wings (www.girlswithwings.com), Women Military Aviators (www.womenmilitaryaviators.org), Women in Aviation International (http://www.wai.org/), Academy Women Organization (www.academywomen.org), and Military Officers Association of America (http://www.moaa.org/), among others.

For more information, visit www.lindaheidmaloney.com

Sally Anne Johnson is originally from Milford, CT and moved to West Yarmouth, MA on Cape Cod in 1974 with her family. She attended Cape Cod Community College and first graduated with a certificate as a Certified Nursing Assistant and later began her nursing degree at Cape Cod Community College, then graduated from Boston College in 1996.

Sally worked at Otis Air National Guard Base on Cape Cod as part of a training program with the US Coast Guard and was there for five years, gaining full credit for working with the military. She was involved with the clinic, doing various jobs as a Registered Nurse. Sally furthered her work as a nurse in nursing homes and stayed on for 14 years.

After adopted her son in 2006, Sally continued to work in nursing homes until she left the corporate healthcare field in April 2010 to spend more time with her family. She now works in a private home as a Private Duty Nurse three days a week and does many other things to occupy her time such as quilting and crafting of cards. Sally volunteers as a staffing lead for the Cape and Island Chapter of the American Red Cross, and has helped out with other charities such as the Wounded Warrior Project for fallen soldiers, and Christmas Cards for troops. Her guild works diligently to make quilts for their local VA hospital.

Find out more about Sally and her guild at www.sallysquiltingcorner.blogspot.com

Also on today’s show will be Dana Whitehead, publicist for singer Dani Vitani who recently released a single entitled G.I. Girl. Dani’s salute to all women soldiers is a beautiful tribute, and is a commendable launch of her career in the country music industry.

Learn more about Dani at www.danivitany.com

Military Mom Talk Radio on airs on Mondays at 2pm Pacific Standard Time on Toginet Radio and can be downloaded directly from Itunes and MilitaryMomTalkRadio.com. Be sure to follow us on Facebook and Twitter. Watch us on Youtube and connect with us on Linked in.

Military Mom Talk Radio is co-hosted by Sandra Beck and Robin Boyd, hosted by Toginet Radio and powered by Motherhood Incorporated. Military Mom Talk Radio supports and helps bring information to the families, moms and wives of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines and Coast Guard and is dedicated to serving our friends and family in the Armed Service. We are proud supporters and members of the Military Writers Society of America as well as proud supporters of Operation Gratitude, Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS), Shining Service Worldwide, Fisher House and the Girl Scouts of the USA and Boy Scouts of America.

Military Mom Talk Radio welcomes Debbie Gregory of Military Connection, Bob Corcoran launches our Small Biz Expo, and Jo Boyd, military mom and grandmother

sandrabeck — Mon, 14 May 2012 19:51:31 +0000

Debbie Gregory of MilitaryConnection.com is a good friend of Military Mom Talk Radio, and brings us a wealth of information each time she visits. Military Connection is one of the most comprehensive online directories for military, veterans and their family members. The organization’s president, Debbie Gregory, returns to Military Mom Talk Radio to talk about initiatives and resources available to veterans.

MilitaryConnection.com offers something for everyone, with thousands of pages of resources and information. Some of the areas of focus include employment and job resources, education and Post-9/11 GI Bill information, scholarships, benefits, pay charts, news and more.

For more information about Debbie, visit www.militaryconnection.com

Bob joins us today to launch our Small Business Expo series. Corcoran Consulting and Coaching is a real estate broker consulting and coaching company focused on growing your business. Corcoran Consulting and Coaching was founded by Bob Corcoran. Corcoran’s background comes from years of retail management and recruiting.

The more Corcoran coached real estate agents and brokers across North America, the more Bob realized the real estate industry lacked business systems needed by a real estate professional to be fully profitable. Corcoran coached the real estate team who sold his home, and created and implemented a profitable system for their real estate business. The proven result: the real estate team went from 18 million in sales to a whopping 36 million in sales!

For more information, visit www.corcorancoaching.com .

Meet Robin’s mother-in-law, Jo Boyd, military mom and grandmom.

Jo’s husband, sons and grandsons have served in the military and Jo can give us a perspective on the changes in resources available to military families from then to now.

(pictured with Robin’s niece Allison and daughter Emily)

Military Mom Talk Radio welcomes Lori Bell of NAMMAS, Rob Riggins of ClearedJobs.net, and Authors’ Corner with Joyce Faulkner

sandrabeck — Mon, 07 May 2012 17:20:34 +0000

Lori Bell is founder and president of nammas.org (National Association of Military Moms and Spouses), the only network of its kind that brings thousands moms of service members and spouses together in one fun, supportive online community. Author of the forthcoming book Prosper Where You’re Planted: The Military Spouse Guide To Creating the Life You Want With The Military Life You Get, Lori was recognized and named Military Spouse Magazine’s 2010 “Military Spouse of the Year&rdquo ;. Today, she helps leading brands connect with the influential “military mom market” and provides innovative solutions to increase bottom line profits. In addition, Lori is a by-name requested motivational speaker and singer. Called “a remarkable woman” by Lifetime Television Network and having her personal story featured on NBC Nightly News Making A Difference, Lori has appeared in front of more than 20 million people via major media such as CNN, ABC, Fox News, and The Huffington Post.

Learn more about Nammas at www.nammas.org

In 2009, ClearedJobs.Net launched an effort to publicly recognize military spouses on Military Spouse Appreciation Day, first proclaimed by President Ronald Reagan in 1984.

ClearedJobs.Net’s military spouse appreciation endeavor is an exclusive Twitter-specific initiative using the Twitter handle @milspouseday. Military spouses from all branches of the U.S. Armed Forces are honored, and this year’s @milspouseday initiative is Monday, April 30 through Military Spouse Appreciation Day Friday, May 11, 2012.

The objective is to express appreciation for military spouses who often must endure months apart from their loved ones, uprooted lives, and the general uncertainty that comes with being the spouse of a military member. With a very active pool of military-to-civilian employment job seekers, ClearedJobs.Net believes recognizing the many sacrifices of military spouses is a relevant, meaningful cause.

For more information about Clearedjobs’ initiatives, visit www.clearedjobs.net

Joyce Faulkner returns this week with another segment of our series, Authors’ Corner. Joyce, president of the Military Writers Society of America, lives in Pittsburgh, PA. She published her first article in high school back in 1965. Her writing credentials include many magazine, newspaper & web articles. She also wrote columns — “The History of Aerial Applications” for AG Pilot International and one on writing topics for webzine “Scribe & Quill.” She is a ghostwriter, an editor and a web, newspaper & book designer.

Joyce’s series on Military Mom Talk Radio encourages everyone to look for the story inside them… and write it! Every story is important!

Joyce has been a member of MWSA since 2006 and has served as Secretary and MWSA Webmaster since January of 2008. Her skills include Management, Project Management, Web Site Design, Writing and Layout. She volunteered for the Cleveland Rape Crisis Center for several years and has led various corporate, community and volunteer committees & organizations. Her goal is to help veterans record their piece of history — for themselves, their families, their communities — and our country.

For more information about Joyce and her organization, visit www.mwsadispatches.com

Motherhood Talk Radio starring Sandra Beck welcomes Suzann Sladcik Wilson of Beadphoria.

sandrabeck — Wed, 02 May 2012 04:27:22 +0000

By Motherhood Incorporated, Motherhood Talk Radio

Motherhood Talk Radio stars Sandra Beck, and is hosted by Toginet Radio and RockStarRadio, and powered by Motherhood Incorporated. Motherhood Talk Radio features the powerful voices of Christy Holly, Robin Boyd, Linda Franklin, Doris Rivas Brekke, Danee Kiernan, Susan Haid, Lisa Detres and Suzann Sladcik Wilson. Motherhood Talk Radio bring you everythign from the latest crafting tips to how to be sexy in your 40s to great parenting tips to moms living with cancer and most importantly how to Bounce Back with Style.

Today we welcome Suzann Sladcik Wilson of Beadphoria.

Joy, this is the line through all of Suzann Sladcik Wilson’s work. Whether she is designing an original piece of jewelry for a client, introducing a student to the joy of beading and jewelry design, or purchasing top quality stones and materials, her message is about empowerment through creativity and inspiration.
For over 18 years Suzann Sladcik Wilson has been and continues to be a master in her field, with a discerning eye for color and composition. Using only the highest quality materials of Swarovski crystals, Hill Tribe silver, artisan beads and more, Suzann Sladcik Wilson creates beauty and joy in the form of earrings, necklaces, bracelets and watches.
In a time when many individuals are searching for something more, Suzann Sladcik Wilson teaches all of her students how to maximize their mind, body, and spirit by using the power of jewelry design coupled with the drive of their passions to create and inspire.
As an Artist, Author, Educator, Consultant, Entrepreneur, and Philanthropist, Suzann Sladcik Wilson is as successful as she is busy. An active contributor and participant in many charities, she strives to make the world a better place for today’s and our future’s children.
Suzann Sladcik Wilson currently splits her time between Chicago, IL , Door County, WI and the occasional trip to Frankfurt, Germany. Her Blogs, articles and jewelry designs have appeared all over the web and in print. In her professional jewelry design career, she has been published in BeadStyle, Bead Trends, Simply Beads, epatterns.com, and the books Four Seasons of Beading and Earrings, Earrings, Earrings!.
Suzann Sladcik Wilson was born inChicago,Illinois. She attended Loyola University of Chicago earning her Bachelor’s Degree in Education. She continues her professional knowledge of beading and jewelry making by yearly attending the Bead and Button Show inMilwaukee,WI, subscribing and contributing to several leading beading and jewelry making magazines, and networking with several other leading designers.

Check out Suzann’s site at www.beadphoria.com.

Sandra Beck is the president of Motherhood Incorporated. As an Author, Coach, Speaker, Radio Host, Entrepreneur and Philanthropist, Sandra Beck is as successful as she is busy. The single mother of two young boys has created a virtual empire of successful companies entirely staffed, managed and implemented using a host of virtual assistants and on-line resources. She is also the author of a wildly successful blog (www.motherhoodvoice.com.) Author of Motherhood Incorporated, The Smart Woman’s Guide to Working From Home with Just a Computer and an Internet Connection and Blogphoria – How To Reach Millions of People without Spending a Dime, Sandra Beck is a powerful voice in the Social Media Arena as a popular Internet Brand Strategist.

Sandra Beck is the host of two Radio Shows: Military Mom Talk Radio and Motherhood Talk Radio. An active contributor and participant in many charities, Sandra Beck strives to make the world a better place for today’s and our future’s children. Near to her heart are Toys for Tots, World of Children and Children Uniting Nations. Sandra Beck was born in a small town outside ofBuffalo,New York. She attended Northwestern University Medill School of Journalism, and earned both her Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism and her Master’s Degree in Advertising.

Military Mom Talk Radio welcomes Michael Russer of Live Outrageously, Chris Kerney of Military Vet Jobs, and Author Nancy B. Kennedy

sandrabeck — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 19:25:46 +0000

Michael J. Russer continues his series with Military Mom Talk Radio regarding “Change”.

Michael is an author, coach and speaker for the Live Outrageously movement. He strives to help military families and their friends navigate through change, transition and adjusting to a new normal.

With 40 years of corporate, entrepreneurial and life skills experience, he can shed new light onto one of the most common aspects of military life: change.

Chris Kerney of MilitaryVetJobs.com shares their suite of services that help companies nationwide connect with Military Veterans.

MilitaryVetJobs.com acknowledges the value of the technical skill, leadership, and diversity that represent Military Veterans. As a veteran owned organization, we know the unique work experience and qualifications veterans can bring to the workplace. We offer job seekers a community of support and connections to employers seeking qualified, veteran candidates. Our site is free to all members of the military in every branch of the service. Qualified candidates can even sign up using their Facebook logins. We work to connect employers to Military Veterans and their families.

To learn more about our site, please visit www.MilitaryVetJobs.com.

Nancy B. Kennedy worked in newspapers for many years, including a stint as an editor for Dow Jones’s pioneering computer news service in the 1980s. As a financial writer, she worked for many newspapers and magazines, including the New York Times and the online Wall Street Journal, and for the financial services firm Merrill Lynch. As an editor she has worked for such well-respected publishing houses as Princeton University Press and Ecco Press.

Nancy is the author of Miracles and Moments of Grace which brings together fifty heartfelt and inspiring first-person stories from our nation’s military chaplains.

These faith-filled men and women cherish their role as spiritual advisers to our country’s three million active and reserve duty military personnel. Whether fulfilling their military calling in combat situations or in humanitarian missions, deployed or stateside, military chaplains are eyewitnesses to amazing displays of divine intervention, both in small moments of grace and through miracles of breathtaking wonder.

The chaplains’ stories come straight from the headlines: Military chaplains were in Beirut when a truck bomb leveled a military barracks in 1983. They were at the bombing of the Khobar Towers complex in Saudi Arabia in 1996. They were in Mosul, Iraq, when a dining tent filled to capacity with soldiers was bombed in 2004. They were at the Pentagon and the Twin Towers during the 9/11 attacks.

In telling these stories from military chaplains—stories that speak of everything from the loneliness of a Christmas spent far from home to the terror of facing an armed homicidal soldier—this book makes it clear: Military chaplains face some of the darkest moments of the human experience and bring the light of faith with them.

You can read more of Nancy’s work and reach her through e-mail at her website: www.nancybkennedy.com

Military Mom Talk Radio is co-hosted by Sandra Beck and Robin Boyd,hosted by Toginet Radio and powered by Motherhood Incorporated. Military Mom Talk Radio supports and helps bring information to the families, moms and wives of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines and Coast Guard and is dedicated to serving our friends and family in the Armed Service. We are proud supporters and members of the Military Writers Society of America as well as proud supporters of Operation Gratitude, Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS), Shining Service Worldwide, Fisher House and the Girl Scouts of the USA and Boy Scouts of America.

Military Mom Talk Radio welcomes Linda Franklin of Shining Service Worldwide, Suzy Manning of Sizzzl.com, and Valerie Maine, researcher of post-deployment adjustment issues

sandrabeck — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 20:00:33 +0000

Linda Franklin created Shining Service Worldwide™ in November 2010. She says, “it was destiny” The whole idea started to germinate when women serving in Afghanistan emailed her saying that they read Linda’s The Real Cougar Woman blog every day and how powerful they felt when they did. Shining Service Worldwide’s mission is to show appreciation and support to women currently serving in the military, military vets and military spouses. Too often our females in service fall through the cracks and don’t get the attention they deserve, or more importantly, they need.

Linda is visiting Military Mom Talk Radio this week to share new initiatives on the horizon for Shining Service Worldwide, specifically for transitioning women veterans.

Visit Linda at www.shiningserviceworldwide.com.

Suzy Manning has lived into her description at birth from her parents – “tiny, but mighty”. For over 30 years, she has dedicated her life to transforming women’s lives. She believes that life is a journey of personal evolution. Every day we have choice to ask powerful questions to overcome limiting beliefs to create the life we deserve. When a woman pursues her passion, she becomes ageless. Abundance flows into her life as creativity, happiness, relationships, optimal health, and financial freedom!

She has inspired women to feel good in their bodies with her own fitness program. She has facilitated seminars and retreats for women to renew, to re-energize, and to reward themselves for their uniqueness. Her articles on women’s wisdom have appeared in Healing Garden Journal and phenomeNEWS. Wise Women – Circle of Wisdom is her international selling inspirational gift book.

Suzy holds a Masters degree in Agency Counseling from Siena Heights University. Continual immersion in her own self-growth and evolution allows her to connect with others with authenticity and impeccability. Her studies have included shamanism, reiki, massage, enlightened warrior training, train the trainer, millionaire mind intensive, investment and business building, and 4T prosperity. Her motivation comes from her own life’s challenges and realization that all of our stories overlap.

Her personal intent is to empower women to own their magnificence, to ignite their dreams, and to illuminate their beauty, power, wisdom, and leadership in their Sizzzl years of 50+. There is powerful energy at a cellular level in women as we embrace our 60′s, 70′s, and 80′s. It is not a time to be invisible, but a time to be seen and heard. We are the change agents.

Visit Suzy at www.sizzzl.com

Valerie Maine is a doctoral candidate in clinical psychology at Antioch University New England. Valerie received her bachelor’s degree in biopsychology from Oberlin College in 2003 and her master’s of science in clinical psychology from Antioch University New England in 2010. She has worked with veteran and active duty military populations at the United States Coast Guard Academy, the Providence VA hospital, and is currently in training at the William S. Middleton Memorial Hospital (Madison, WI) in the Addictions Disorders Treatment Program, where she works with veterans with a dual diagnosis of PTSD and substance use disorders. Valerie is currently working on her dissertation entitled “The Questionnaire of Post-Combat Couple Adjustment – A Preliminary Validation.” Her research focuses on the experience of couples coping with post-deployment and post-combat adjustment issues.

Valerie is the daughter of a Navy veteran and former United Nations staffer. Because of her father’s work, Valerie grew up in Indonesia, Sri Lanka, and Italy. Her father traveled often throughout her childhood and her family experienced many of the challenges and joys associated with this kind of lifestyle. These early experiences have shaped Valerie’s interest in post-deployment adjustment issues and are the inspiration behind her current research interests.

Participate in Valerie’s surveys:

Veteran survey: www.surveymonkey.com/s/veteran1

Partner survey: www.surveymonkey.com/s/partner2

Military Mom Talk Radio is co-hosted by Sandra Beck and Robin Boyd with contribution by Doris Rivas-Brekke, hosted by Toginet Radio and powered by Motherhood Incorporated. Military Mom Talk Radio supports and helps bring information to the families, moms and wives of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines and Coast Guard and is dedicated to serving our friends and family in the Armed Service. We are proud supporters and members of the Military Writers Society of America as well as proud supporters of Operation Gratitude, Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS), Shining Service Worldwide, Fisher House and the Girl Scouts of the USA and Boy Scouts of America.

Come Back Home by David G. Cortes

sandrabeck — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 19:18:06 +0000

Stay tuned – David will be a guest on Military Mom Talk Radio in the near future.

Military Mom Talk Radio welcomes Dr. Jody Bremer, Author Michael “Moon” Mullins, and Authors’ Corner with Joyce Faulkner

sandrabeck — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 14:26:37 +0000

Dr. Jody Bremer, licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, stops in to visit Military Mom Talk radio. In her words, Jody appreciates all she has in life: “I have experienced a vast array of life’s challenges, including a life-threatening childhood illness, a stint as a Marine Corps wife, mother to two fabulous children who, thankfully, are well into and almost past their teen years, and completing my Master’s Degree a full 20 years after graduating from high school. During that time, I served a s everything from a karate and self-defense instructor (yes, I have a black belt and 2 brown belts!), a personal trainer, a couples/honeymoon/family cruise and vacation travel company owner. Throughout all of my life, one thing has tied everything together– my love of working with people, and doing what I could to help them achieve their goals. Karate, self-defense, personal training, even travel… all of those career paths prepared me for my eventual road in marriage and family therapy. Helping others. Making people happier than they were, more secure, more confident, more capable.”

For more information, visit www.jodybremer.com

Michael D. “Moon” Mullins, multiple award winning author of “Vietnam in Verse, poetry for beer drinkers”, co-author of “Kings of the Green Jelly Moon, the Book”, and author of new novel “Out of the Mist: Memories of War.” Please contact me at this e-mail address; mullins.m.1@ comcast.net. Vietnam Veteran, Delta 3/7, 199th Light Infantry, ’68-’69. Vice President of MWSA. Supporter of the Wounded Warrior Project.

Contact Michael at mullins.m.1@comcast.net

Joyce Faulkner returns this week with another segment of our series, Authors’ Corner. Joyce, president of the Military Writers Society of America, lives in Pittsburgh, PA. She published her first article in high school back in 1965. Her writing credentials include many magazine, newspaper & web articles. She also wrote columns — “The History of Aerial Applications” for AG Pilot International and one on writing topics for webzine “Scribe & Quill.” She is a ghostwriter, an editor and a web, newspaper & book designer.

She has been a member of MWSA since 2006 and has served as Secretary and MWSA Webmaster since January of 2008. Her skills include Management, Project Management, Web Site Design, Writing and Layout. She volunteered for the Cleveland Rape Crisis Center for several years and has led various corporate, community and volunteer committees & organizations. Her goal is to help veterans record their piece of history — for themselves, their families, their communities — and our country.

For more information about Joyce and her organization, visit www.mwsadispatches.com

Motherhood Talk Radio starring Sandra Beck welcomes Danee Kiernan of Bouncing With Style.

sandrabeck — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 04:15:22 +0000

By Motherhood Incorporated, Motherhood Talk Radio

Today we welcome Danee Kiernan of Bouncing With Style.

As an author, speaker, parent and entrepreneur, Danee Kiernan enjoys her busy life as much as she enjoys sharing stories of the heart with others. Whether she is writing, conversing one on one, or presenting to a large group, Danee shares her belief that destiny is a matter of choice, not chance. Her strategies for emotional survival, personal empowerment and engagement in life, stem not only from her own experiences, but also the life journeys shared by others along the way.

Danee Kiernan is the co author of Bouncing with Style. In this project, Danee Kiernan and Sandra Beck, partner to share their discovery of stepping stones and successful strategies from women who have experienced hardship and traveled the road to recovery with conviction and confidence. The result is a culmination of real life recommendations designed to help others navigate life’s challenges with grace and style.

Danee Kiernan is the owner of Aris Partners, Inc., an executive recruiting firm and Tablefor14, an adoption advocacy group. As an advocate for the rights of women and children, Danee Kiernan supports Heifer International, Children Uniting Nations, World of Children, FRUA (Families for Russian and Ukrainian Adoption), LAAF (Latin American Adoptive Families), Voices United as well as other organizations committed to the well being of women and children.

Danee Kiernan makes her home inWisconsin, where she and husband Jim, are thoroughly enjoying the experience of raising their 12 children. She earned a Bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education fromIowaWesleyanCollegeand MBA from theUniversityofWisconsin. You can reach Danee Kiernan at daneekiernan@gmail.com

Introverts vs. Extroverts and the Use of Technology by Sandra Beck, Military Mom Talk Radio

sandrabeck — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 16:55:20 +0000

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Introverts vs. Extroverts and the Use of Technology

By Sandra Beck

I am a public extrovert and a personal introvert. Due to the nature of my career, I put on an extrovert personality to host my radio shows, run my company and interact with the public at large. When I am not the public version of me, I relax naturally into the introverted me preferring to read or write quietly, play silently with my dogs, swim laps, and cook fabulous meals with only music playing. I am extroverted with my close friends and family, but in public as me and not professional me I clam up in a nanosecond.

“We need to hear that catch in the voice, see the way the eyes glitter, and let them see and hear us. If you want to be more effective, stop hiding behind technology. Get out there and see someone. Pick up the phone. Have a real conversation. Stop pretending to take action.” Says Michael Wade in his article about How Introverts Hide behind Technology in US News and Money.

The subtleties of complex human behavior mean we need to understand both sides of the human condition with respect to introversion and extroversion. Wade in his amazingly one-sided view of the world, fails to understand that all introverts are not hiding through the use of technology any more than all extroverts avoiding technology because they can’t sit still and focus long enough to compose an email. Each one uses technology to their advantage and in accordance with their comfort level.

What I see from the cheap seats is extroverts show up in digital media in the form of videos, webinars, podcasts and technical elements that showcase their physical form of communication. Introverts show up in forums, chat rooms, email and texts that showcase their internal form of communication.

Extroverts form the success model for much of our society – politicians, celebrities, and noted personalities often convey to the public an extroverted personality when in reality like me in person they are an extrovert. However, what has made many of us truly successful is the ideas behind out work which stem from that introverted side of our personality. Introverted me created the ideas that extroverted me present to the public. The integration of those two personality type skill sets has made it possible for me to find my own success and glean an understanding of both sides.

Despite Wade’s assertion that we introverts would be more effective if we would just “pick up the phone and have a real conversation and stop pretending to take action”, I challenge him and others to see a different side of the use of technology from an introverted standpoint.

As a card carrying introvert I cringe when the phone rings. Public appearances drain me, as do parties where I don’t know many people and am forced to interact. Don’t get me wrong, I have many friends, but I need time alone to recharge. In interpersonal communication where my feelings are concerned or things take an emotional or heated turn I completely shut down. I can’t think. I can’t speak. A phone conversation or a face to face conversation would be complete torture and the extrovert who wants to be seen and heard would put me into complete overwhelm. The extrovert would talk and talk and talk and I would force myself to listen but in reality communication at this point has broken down.

I’m not saying the extrovert should whip out a smart phone and start texting the introvert but he or she should be aware that in dealing with an introvert that that person doesn’t process verbally, can’t respond in the manner or time frame the extrovert expects and might benefit from giving the introvert space to respond.

As an introvert I need to mull over the situation. I need to organize my facts and figures and think about what I think. I can’t just blurt it out on the phone or in person at the moment it happens. I need time. I also need quiet and space and when extroverts fills that space with words, and gestures and demands communication breaks down.

I have found that the process of writing and email or forming a text enables me to organize my thoughts better and clearly convey to the other party what I am thinking. Do I miss the glitter in someone’s eye or hear the catch in someone’s voice through technology yes. Do I get to express myself in a way that is reflective of what I am truly thinking and feeling yes. And what does the extrovert want – an immediate answer or an answer truly reflective of what their partner is thinking or feeling. From the introvert perspective its often both – but that just can’t happen.

Most times in interactions with extroverts we are not given time or the space to react and respond. Just because we don’t “do it on the fly” as most extroverts do, it doesn’t mean we are any less effective, intelligent, successful or emotional. It’s as difficult to get an extrovert to sit and write about their feelings as it is for an introvert to talk about their feelings.

Somewhere in friendships, relationships, marriages and parenting, extroverts and introverts need to work with each other to forms tools and strategies to communicate effectively. For me the introvert that means picking up the phone and talking about how I feel, and for my extrovert friends that means understand why I communicate something via text or email when I can’t otherwise.

Neither the extrovert or the introvert in my book is a barometer for success or the “right” way to live. Our brain chemistries are different. The blood flow to our brains are different. Out thought processes are different. So why would we communicate in the same way?

A friend of mine in a leadership position at a national defense contractor has opened my mind to the subtle complexities of human behavior and the beautiful, but equal difference in extroverts and introverts. As someone completely unlicensed in the practice of psychology I am going to challenge the public opinions on the web that criticize the use of technology as a inferior form of communication and welcome you to think of it as a communication aid in certain situations.

Some of us introverts have found a way to put on our extrovert coat when we go out the door. Some of us haven’t. Some extroverts extol the virtuous life of the outspoken glad hander, and some don’t. As someone who has spent her life surrounded by public extroverts and personal introverts I offer a different perspective on the use of technology and see the value in both.

Contributor: Sandra Beck is the owner of Motherhood Incorporated a virtual technology support company and the host of two popular radio shows Motherhood Talk Radio and Military Mom Talk Radio. A graduate of Northwestern University with both her Undergraduate in Journalism and Master’s Degree in Advertising.