One of my favorite parts of being an entrepreneur is that I regularly meet people who have amazing dreams. They pour their heart and soul into bringing those dreams to life, regardless of naysayers or fears. It's not that they don't experience fear, or feel dinged by the naysayers - they just move through them in service to their dream. Betsy Talbot of Married With Luggage is one of those people. … [Read more...]
You Say It’s Your Birthday (I’ve Got a Gift for You!)
Many times over the past 15 years of my professional life, I have dreaded my birthday. It wasn't the getting-a-year-older thing. It was the let's-all-gather-in-the-conference-room-for-cake-and-forced-fun thing. Or at least, in most offices I worked in, it usually felt like forced fun to me. It got to the point where if my birthday fell on a weekday, I'd choose to take that day as a personal day, … [Read more...]
Envy and the Entrepreneur: A Tale of Pies, Prayers and Redemption
In the Beginning... It was 15 years ago, while I was in my second “grown-up” job, that I realized I had a problem. We were having a team meeting in my boss’s office, all sitting at the round table sharing our progress on various projects. There was a new member of the team, I’ll call her Amy, whose energy was bubbly and all smiles. When Amy finished her reporting, my boss praised her up one side … [Read more...]
Why Being an Online Extrovert is Bad for Your Health
Over the last 20 or so years, there have been numerous trends and changes that have been like manna for introverts: self-checkouts at the grocery store. iPods and earbuds. Smart cars and MINI Coopers that only seat two people. E-mail and the web. Social media/networking. It's that last one that is becoming less like manna and more like madness. I've been experiencing "Facebook fatigue" and social … [Read more...]
FREE Introvert Insight eBOOK! (A bit of shameless self-promotion + a word of advice)
While I'm pretty sure it wasn't an introvert who first said, "The more, the merrier!", that's what I'm saying today. Fri, Aug 10 and Sat, Aug 11, I'm offering the Kindle edition of my first book, "Insight: Reflections on the Gifts of Being an Introvert," for free. Already more than 1,500 people have downloaded their copy. That's merry, indeed! Since the book first became available at the end of … [Read more...]
What Do You Want on Your Tombstone?
I am Shekinah. Dwelling place of divine expression, Powerful feline grace, Soft forgiving earth. Well-spring of perception, humor and peace. River of deeply felt compassion and joy. Loyal Sherpa and spiritual midwife. My purpose is to live within the questions, hold the sacred space between the words, gratefully and courageously receive and create possibility, and inspire others to fully realize … [Read more...]
50 Shades of Introvert
This question popped up in a discussion thread on Facebook yesterday: Beth, have you observed the varying degrees of introversion? Do you think there are hybrid innies? Besides learning the real definitions of "introvert" and "extrovert," the answer to this question seems to result in the most relief among people I have presented to over the past two years. Part of the answer is that we all have … [Read more...]
Breaking News! Introversion is not a Disorder!
Did you know that introversion came *this close* to being labeled a contributing factor in diagnosing certain personality disorders? And that's not something The Onion put forward as a satire. This was the real deal, seriously discussed for inclusion in the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM). According to their website, the DSM "is the standard … [Read more...]
Some Advice for Today’s Most Famous Introvert Entrepreneur
Mark Zuckerberg was already known to millions worldwide as the Harvard dropout who started the world's largest social network in his tiny dorm room. Today, his persona has expanded to epic proportions as Facebook's IPO has made him the third wealthiest tech entrepreneur in the United States (and among the top 30 richest people in the world, population 7 billion). People who have followed … [Read more...]
Table for One, Please
A few weeks ago, I had a speaking engagement about an hour away from my office. I made plans to meet a friend at a restaurant afterwards. I arrived on time, requested a "table for two" and waited. And waited. And waited. I was perfectly content passing the time by catching up on news and Facebook on my phone, but I sensed that the server was starting to feel sorry for me. Here I was, alone, … [Read more...]
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