Linda Plunkett, an insightful licensed and practicing psychologist with a doctorate in Christian counseling and the author of Supernatural Rescue: From Broken to Beautiful, is sharing her miracle story with Denise Turney on Off The Shelf Books Talk Radio. During the feature interview, Linda shares her story of coming out on the other side of brain surgery (she had a brain tumor the size of a tennis ball). In addition to having a brain tumor, Linda was having brain seizures which is what alerted her son and a friend to the fact that something was wrong with her. Although Linda still doesn’t have a sense of smell, she continues to advance. She won a ballroom dancing award post surgery which is just part of her miracle story.

Supernatural Near Death Experience

Off The Shelf Books Talk Radio listeners will learn about Linda’s near death experience, an experience that has been confirmed by Linda’s husband in an uncanny way. Additional topics that Linda Plunkett and Off The Shelf Books Talk Radio host, Denise Turney, will discuss are steps to recover from a major surgery, spotting brain tumor signs, dealing with fibromyalgia and trusting God, especially during life’s seemingly impossible challenges.

Listeners who tune into Off The Shelf Books Talk Radio live will get the chance to ask Linda questions while the show is being taped. They will also learn how they can participate in Linda’s Hope For The Hurting virtual counseling sessions. Hope For The Hurting is a 90-day counseling program that helps youth and adults with stress, anxiety, depression, goal achievement and self-esteem issues.

More About Hope For The Hurting

Linda Plunkett has been helping youth and adults identify and overcome challenges for more than a decade. Her personal health emergency has offered her conviction and a deeper understanding when relating to clients. It’s this insight and understanding that Off The Shelf Books Talk Radio listeners will get to tap into.

Off The Shelf Books Talk Radio airs live on Saturday at 11am/EST. The show’s host, Denise Turney, is the author of the books Long Walk Up, Portia, Spiral, Love Has Many Faces, Rosetta The Talent Show Queen, Gada’s Glory and Gregory The Lionhearted. Her new book, Love Pour Over Me, is a coming of age romantic mystery.

Find inspiration on this show. Gordon Castelnero, Michigan Emmy nominee and producer of Titanic The Final Chapter, opens up about his major life shift. It’s a shift that is impacting his work.

Where can you get this inside scoop? Gordon addresses the key change while interviewing with Denise Turney on Off The Shelf (https://www.blogtalkradio.com/denise-turney-).

But, more about Gordon. He’s a creative who worked with entertainment industry leaders. It’s how he made a name for himself in Michigan’s television market. Early in his career, Gordon produced documentaries for Detroit television. Not one to be denied, he and a friend started Cambiare Entertainment after receiving rejections for a television documentary idea that they had. The documentary Michigan, It Started Here aired on December 7, 1996.

The show was a hit! How about this? The show earned a 11.5 rating and a Michigan Emmy nomination. Furthermore, Castelnero went on to write and produce two more documentaries, Michigan and the American Dream and Titanic The Final Chapter. A real trailblazer, Gordon has written more than 25 television show proposals and earned more than six Michigan Emmy nominations.

Staying on the vine

Off The Shelf listeners get the inside scoop on Gordon Castelnero and what prompted him to write the book Staying on the Vine. The book offers a fictional account of Gordon’s shift from focusing largely on money and the trappings of success to pursuing Christ based opportunities.

Denise Turney, host of Off The Shelf, shares that, “Gordon invest his all in what he believes in.” She continues, “First indication of that revealed itself early in Gordon’s career when he started his own company to get his work on television.

Years later, as Off The Shelf listeners learn, Gordon made a different investment. He gave his life to Christ and never looked back. He put his new life to pen and paper in Staying on the Vine.”

Gordon shares this about Staying on the Vine, “God always threw them (his wife and him) a lifeline of grace through revelations they routinely ignored, but would come to embrace after hitting rock bottom.” Fans of television, radio and entertainment are encouraged to tune in. Also, music lovers may appreciate what Gordon shares about his work compiling the book, Earl Scruggs: A Bluegrass Banjo Legend.

Off The Shelf (https://www.blogtalkradio.com/denise-turney-) airs live on Saturday at 11am/EST. The show’s host, Denise Turney, is the author of the books Long Walk Up, Portia, Spiral, Love Has Many Faces, Rosetta’s Great Hope, Gada’s Glory and Gregory The Lionhearted. Her new book, Love Pour Over Me, is a coming of age romantic mystery.

Denise Turney, author of the books Rosetta’s Great Hope, Love Pour Over Me and Long Walk Up, interviews with The Literary Ambassador. The feature interview takes place on Day 23 of the month long author shows hosted by Queenie Clem. Focus of the interview is Denise Turney’s novels and radio program, Off The Shelf.

Queenie Clem’s show is streamed live as Queenie’s BookTalk and Reviews (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAtGFGwzb3I). Her show features read a thons, book/library hauls, book reviews, author questionnaires and challenges. During the Day 23 interview, Queenie Clem and Denise Turney talk book development, book reviews and connecting with readers. Denise Turney also gives viewers an inside scoop on her upcoming novels, Rosetta’s Great Hope, a young adult book, and Gada’s Glory, the classic fictional story of one of America’s first women gangster’s.

Viewers have an opportunity to connect with Denise Turney outside of her established radio and print platforms. Turney gets personal about a traumatic life event that she experienced in late 2017. Viewers learn what inspires Turney to continue writing, particularly during life’s toughest challenges. They also discover the processes that Turney uses to flesh out book characters, developing believable, engaging protagonists and antagonists.

Queenie Clem is book editor, reviewer and avid book reader. As The Literary Ambassador, she has interviewed several writers, including Danyelle Scroggins, Jacquelin Thomas, Sharon Lucas and Denise Turney. For her work, Queenie was spotlighted in the October 29, 2019 issue of Voyage Dallas.

Denise Turney (https://www.chistell.com) is the author of more than seven books. Turney is also the host of Off The Shelf (https://www.blogtalkradio.com/denise-turney-), a literary program that has been airing for longer than 14 years. Off The Shelf airs live on Saturday at 11am/EST.

Housing prices aren’t the only driver of housing demand. Where, how and when people earn an income can also influence demand for certain types of houses. In fact, over the next several years, a changing workforce could impact the housing market significantly. Where and when people work is expected to potentially shift commuting and home lifestyles more than it has in decades.

Greater work freedoms may trigger certain types of housing demands

Consulting firms share that the numbers of people working from home is expected to keep ticking upward. To meet their client needs, these workers may establish a home office that not only allows them to complete day-to-day projects, but that is also large and stylish enough for them to hold client meetings in.

Despite their specific housing needs, people who work from home could build into a powerful movement. They are certainly expected to have the numbers. For starters:

• By 2020, America’s workforce may consist of 50% freelancers
• Gig economy is growing, thanks to companies like Uber, Lyft and eBay and advancing technology
• Freelancers want homes that separate their office space from their private, living space
• Designs that allow freelancers to work while keeping an eye on young children
• Designs that let two freelancers work out of the same home without disturbing each other or encroaching on each other’s work space

What freelancers and consultants want in a home office

Specific types of amenities that people working out of a home office may need will depend on the home office worker’s customer base and the products and services that the home office worker provides. Here are basic amenities that Americans working from home could request:

• Large windows – Writers, marketers, web designers and consultants could spend three or more hours working out of their home office. Windows help to link these professionals to the larger world.
• Space bedroom or home office
• Surplus of electrical outlets – These would be used to connect copiers, printers and computers
• Privacy – Because people who work from home may put in long hours, it’s important that they have enough privacy to keep from being disturbed by relatives in other parts of the house

Besides looking for certain layouts and amenities in houses, people who work out of a home office could change the housing industry by buying more houses with in-law suites. These properties fit dentists, private physician and life coaching professions. They allow professionals to conduct business in a space that’s separate from their living space.

In addition to finding these workers a house with the right existing amenities to turn a spare room into a comfortable office, realtors could look for traditional houses that either have a finished basement or a finished attic. Realtors could also find these professionals a house that’s built upon enough land for the homebuyers to expand upon the property, building and designing a home office that they could work out of for years.

By  Monica Sampson

Top employees bring five qualities to a job. Oddly, it’s these qualities that employers overlook. The outcome of overlooking these five qualities leads to future layoffs, low employee morale, frustration and stagnation.

Don’t look to be impressed by clothes and conversation

Instead of probing to see if prospective employees possess these five qualities, employers zone in on attire and communication. Unless new hires work in sales, attire may have minimal impact on a job, especially at organizations that implement dress down policies. As much a fact as this is, let a lapel pin be out of place or a button be missing from a prospects shirt and, on that single event alone,hiring managers may turn away from talent.

It comes down to charisma.

Charisma has hoodwinked many hiring managers. Try as you may, it’s hard to turn away from a smooth talker. The downside is that charisma, sharp dress and the gift of gab could hide the fact that a man doesn’t possess the soft and hard skills needed to succeed at a job. Save yourself the costs of taking on the wrong hire. Look for the following five qualities in top employees.

Five qualities top employees embody

Confidence is an ever present quality that top employees have. The best employees may have experienced challenges. These workers may have gone through a layoff, overcome an illness or made it through a tough family shift. Key is that they “soar thru” whatever comes their way. Hanging on or just getting by is not on their agenda. They aim for the top. They are confident because they trust wisely. These top employees won’t bring your organization down with gossip, slander or complaints. That way of thinking is not part of their DNA.

Inspiration fuels top employees to keep advancing. After reaching a milestone, top employees create another step to reach. It comes from inner drive and inner vision.

Quality employees take personal responsibility for their lives. They own their lives. Whether times are good or in need of improvement, these workers hold themselves accountable for what they think, feel and how they behave. If they’re unhappy, they hold themselves responsible for making changes that lead them into better life experiences. This personal responsibility transfers to their work, empowering them to accept responsibility for mistakes that they make and empowering them to take actions to correct those mistakes.

Respect for others comes naturally to top employees. As much as they hold themselves personally responsible for their own success, they know that success does not come in a vacuum. Instead of competing with colleagues, they focus on colleagues’ strengths and successes, even if they don’t manage other employees. Successful employees listen when others speak. These workers pay attention to others’ comments, questions and concerns. They are natural team builders. They make others feel good about themselves.

Doing a good job or meeting standard performance levels isn’t enough for top employees. Why? Top employees set high standards. In fact, performance standards that they set for themselves surpass what employers expect of them. It doesn’t matter who top employees work for, their confidence,inspiration, personality responsibility and respect for others sends them over the bar.