"You work so hard!" (What do you mean, I only work a fraction of what I should...) "You're so successful!" (Don't let the nice website fool ya...) "You've got your act together." (Ha! You should see my desk!) "You're so good at ____." (But I stink at everything else.) "You're so brave!" (If you only knew how afraid I was...) Mirror, Mirror, On the Wall... I was having coffee with a colleague a … [Read more...]
Ep59: Building an Extroverted Brand, Introvert Style: A Conversation with Tony Hsieh
In this first episode of 2014, I'm pleased to welcome Zappos.com CEO, "Delivering Happiness" author, and introvert entrepreneur Tony Hsieh to the podcast. We cover a range of topics, from how he handles his role as a very public leader to how his style meshes with the more extroverted culture (it's been called "zany" and "the whackiest," and encourages chance encounters to stimulate connection) of … [Read more...]
Is Your Mojo Stalled By FOMO?
A few weeks ago, I was conducting an Insight Strategy Session with a client. She was concerned about whether she was offering the right services. Here's a piece of the conversation: Her: "I got a call from someone who was interested in working with me. But she was asking if I could offer something I really don't do." Me: "How close is she to your ideal client?" Her: "Well, she's something of a … [Read more...]
From Employee to Entrepreneur: A Q&A with Dave Grant, Financial Planner
Almost all entrepreneurs would agree: being an entrepreneur is both an exciting and exhausting challenge. And if that entrepreneur happens to be an introvert, you have a situation where one's natural tendencies and instincts appear to go against the grain of traditional entrepreneurial wisdom. This leads the introvert entrepreneur to look at everything from sales to partnership to … [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...]
Quiet Courage: A Conversation with Mary Anne Radmacher
One of the gifts of producing these podcasts is that I get to talk to interesting, heart-centered people who are blazing a trail in their own introverted fashion. I learn something from every conversation, and this edition of The Introvert Entrepreneur taught me many things. I learned about the gift of bright shiny objects, how being an introvert affects how we show up – and not show up – and why … [Read more...]
Introversion, Perception and Reality with Alice Boyes
For many people, discovering where they fell on the introvert-extrovert spectrum didn’t come at an early age. So they grew up with a set of perceptions about who they were that may or may not have been based in reality. This is especially true for introverts; for instance, I grew up thinking that I was socially unskilled and not a good conversationalist. I hear similar stories from my clients and … [Read more...]
Express Yourself: 7 Tips to Get the Creativity Flowing
Note from Beth: I'm pleased to share this special guest blog post from Leanne Chapman of Claim Your Treasure. Whether or not you identify yourself as "creative," if you're an entrepreneur, you are being creative everyday! Leanne offers thoughtful insights and tips for any introvert who wants to make friends with the creative process. Being an introvert can be a double-edged sword when it … [Read more...]
Are You Building a Business or Buying a Job?
During my December session with my coach, he made a quick statement that I had to write down: "Make sure your plans help you build a business, not buy a job." I'd heard him say something like that before, but it really stuck with me this time. I shared the statement on my Facebook Page, and pretty quickly, a fan named Mark chimed in with this excellent question: How can one tell, if one is … [Read more...]
When You Come to a Fork in the Road, Take It
Seventh Grade The Road Not Taken Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood And looked down one as far as I could To where it bent in the undergrowth; Then took the other, as just as fair, And having perhaps the better claim Because it was grassy and wanted wear, Though as for that the passing there Had worn them really about the … [Read more...]
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