Ep127 Episode Show Notes: Sara Harvey Yao About Sara Harvey Yao Sara Harvey Yao is the founder of Yao Consulting Group and has personally developed more than 4,000 leaders across the globe, including executives at Microsoft, Smuckers and Brooks Athletics. She specializes in helping leaders strengthen their presence, by tuning into the present moment. Sara is also the author of "Drop In: Lead … [Read more...]
The Key to Entrepreneurial Freedom? Catch and Release
We've all heard the expression "You are not your job." It usually makes its way into conversation when we've had a stressful day, received criticism, or are just plain tired and afraid our work is consuming us. We feel it's important to separate ourselves from the work, to remind ourselves that we are not it, and it is not us. But what if it is? What if the work is us? What if it's a … [Read more...]
Three Little Words That Will Change Your Life Forever
One rainy afternoon a few years ago, I was driving into Seattle for a networking event when my husband called me on my cell. I answered (this was pre-hands-free law) and listened, noting the barely perceptible panic in his voice: something unexpected had come up, and he needed the car for an off-site meeting. Since I was in the car, traveling up I-5 at 65mph in the opposite direction from him, he … [Read more...]
A Better Understanding of Shyness with Barbara Markway
Shyness is a topic that is fundamental to the introvert conversation but that can be the source of enormous confusion. For so long, people have collapsed the two, assuming that if a person is shy, she must be introverted, or if a person is introverted, he must be shy. The truth is, while they are two different characteristics, there are significant similarities. I’ve asked an expert on shyness, … [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...]
Living a Life You Love as an HSP Introvert with Dr. Susan Biali
One of the keys to a happy life is understanding and accepting who you are, and learning to create the life you love based on that understanding. As we’ve talked about many times on this podcast, introverts have an enormous capacity for success when they recognize and strengthen their best traits. My guest today is a perfect example of what can manifest when an introverted heart and mind … [Read more...]
How to Have a Wicked Start in Business with Bryan Janeczko
All entrepreneurs know how important it is to get off to a good start in their business. Today I’m talking with a visionary who wants your start to not just be good, but wicked good. Bryan Janeczko is the mastermind behind Wicked Start, an online platform designed to help small business owners and early-stage entrepreneurs realize their dreams of starting a business. Bryan has … [Read more...]
What Introverts & Dial-Up (Might) Have In Common
A few weeks ago, NPR ran a story about the "slow internet movement," describing internet cafes that charged 99¢ an hour for you to plug your laptop into an old-fashioned modem and experience the World Wide Wait from the 90s all over again. They played the familiar and happy robotic beeping sounds that meant a connection was being made. The reporter talked to a young … [Read more...]
The Truth About Cats & Dogs
Nothing about this blog post is what it "should" be. It "should" have been posted on Thursday. It "should" have continued my thread of writing about how the principles of "Good to Great" related to entrepreneurship. It "should" have skipped a week on the "Good to Great" thread and focused on the ideas raised in the latest issue of Psychology Today, with a dream cover story titled "Revenge of … [Read more...]
Hi Honey, I’m Home!
On the front porch of our house, there's a welcome mat that I cross every time I come and go. It's a great spot to wipe the wet Pacific Northwest weather off the bottom of my shoes before coming back inside. Other than that, I rarely notice it. A client session yesterday - and the memory of a great article written by creative self-development coach Jamie Ridler - brought up the idea of a welcome … [Read more...]