Welcome to episode 172 of The Introvert Entrepreneur. I’m your host, Beth Buelow, and I’m grateful that you’ve joined me for this, my final episode of this podcast. It’s been a great 8 ½ year run, and I’ve made the difficult decision to come to completion with the show. Rather than have a final interview with someone – I mean, who wants to be your last guest?! – I’m going to share with you some of … [Read more...]
Ep161: A Better Question Than What’s Next [Blogcast]
Ep161: A Better Question Than What's Next - full episode transcription Welcome to episode 161 of The Introvert Entrepreneur Podcast. I’m Beth Buelow, and I’m super happy to be with you for the next few minutes! It’s been a while, right? If you’re a regular listener, you might have wondered where I disappeared to. It’s been an upside-down fall, full of change and the unexpected. The big news … [Read more...]
Ep151: Sherre Hirsch on Navigating Life’s Thresholds
Ep151 Show Notes: Sherre Hirsch About Sherre Hirsch Sherre Hirsch is a rabbi, author and spiritual life consultant. Her mission is to empower individuals to be their own spiritual guides. After eight years in the pulpit, Hirsch left Sinai Temple, Los Angeles’s largest and oldest conservative temple, in 2006. Since then, she has published We Plan, God Laughs: What to Do When Life Hits You Over … [Read more...]
Ep126: Jenny Blake Helps Us to Pivot with Ease
Ep126 Show Notes: Jenny Blake, author of "Pivot: The Only Move That Matters is Your Next One" About Jenny Jenny Blake is an author, career and business strategist and international speaker who helps people organize their brain, move beyond burnout, and build sustainable, dynamic careers they love. With two years at a technology start-up as the first employee, five years at Google on … [Read more...]
How to Act Like an Introvert
"Did you know that recent research shows that extroverts are generally happier and that introverts feel happier when they act extroverted? Even the Wall Street Journal is talking about it (http://on.wsj.com/15XiVuN)." If that opening sentence sounds familiar, it's because I've written about it before. I was ready to let the subject go for the time being. After all, who has time to chase down … [Read more...]
I’m More Me Without You: The Future of the Introvert-Extrovert Conversation
You've come a long way, baby. When I started The Introvert Entrepreneur in May 2010, introversion was a topic that hung out at the edges of the room (like many introverts!). A March 2003 article, "Caring for Your Introvert," was the most popular piece making the rounds (and is still popular 10 years later). Then came along "Introvert Power" (2008/2013), "Self-Promotion for Introverts" … [Read more...]
What To Do If You Have Static Cling
Every coach, counselor, or therapist has heard it from at least one client: I'm stuck. "Stuck" is our go-to word to describe a state where we feel immobilized by life, like we can't move. We can't make a decision. Our feet are stuck in the muddy rut. Life keeps moving around us, but we stay still, unmoving, unchanging. Static. Most of the time, we think it's because we don't know what … [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...]
Finding the Athlete Within with Mike Margolies
For this first podcast of the new year, I'm going to share with you an interview I did back in the fall of 2011 but saved for now because the timing works so well. Maybe you're among the millions of people who use the new year as a catalyst to make some sort of resolution about their physical health, whether it's to be more active or take up a sport, or to learn how to relax and not go full … [Read more...]
The Flaw with Being “Fearless”
What do I need most to succeed in business? Be fearless! What do I do when doubts creep in? Be fearless! How do I get over my fears? Be fearless! Last week, I attended an outstanding Puget Sound Business Journal "Grow Your Business" Expo. The day was full of exhibitors and presenters, all focused on providing resources and strategies to entrepreneurs. A common theme of many of the speakers? … [Read more...]