Note: This post is a blogcast, meaning it’s a solo podcast (Episode 140, to be exact) with the full transcript – edited for clarity, minus anything ad libbed – posted here. So it's a hybrid blog post and podcast... a blogcast! The audio is slightly different, so if you listen and read, you'll get the full effect.) I started The Introvert Entrepreneur back in 2010 with two intentions: … [Read more...]
Confessions of an Untraumatized 40-Something Happily Married Woman
Listen to this post as Ep135 of The Introvert Entrepreneur Podcast; in it, I share a bit of backstory about its origins.) I have a confession to make. Well, multiple confessions. I've never been neglected or abused. I've never been robbed, unless you count a $40 Liz Claiborne purse stolen from me when I was a college freshman that had my hard-earned $70 week’s pay in … [Read more...]
How to Cure a Case of Shoulditis
Forgive me, friends, for I have sinned. It's been (mumbles) days since my last blog post and (mumbles) weeks since my last newsletter. But it's been at least 100 days without a workplace injury! (small victories!) The truth is, I've been a bit stuck. It happens to us all. Back in June, my friend and colleague Sophia Dembling contacted me to get my input on a post she was writing about … [Read more...]
Ep72: The Authentic Entrepreneur: A Conversation with Brad Feld
One area I’ve not explored very much is raising venture capital. So I’m attempting to remedy that through my conversation with Brad Feld, co-founder of Foundry Group. Our conversation has a few twists and turns, and we talk about his experience with depression, why authenticity is so important for entrepreneurs, and how meditation can help introverts manage their energy. Of course, we also talk a … [Read more...]
Six Things the Introverts in Your Life Want You to Know
“Living with integrity means: Not settling for less than what you know you deserve in your relationships. Asking for what you want and need from others. Speaking your truth, even though it might create conflict or tension. Behaving in ways that are in harmony with your personal values. Making choices based on what you believe, and not what others believe.” - Barbara De Angelis One of the common … [Read more...]
Knowing When to Zig and When to Zag
Here's to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. ~Apple, Inc., 1997 So begins one of the most brilliant advertising campaigns in history, celebrating the person who can "Think Different" and change the world. When the rest of the world was zagging, Apple and Steve Jobs chose to zig. It's a … [Read more...]
The One Thing You Need to Succeed
194,622: number of books about success on Amazon.com Clearly, success is a hot topic. Rather than spend thousands of hours - and dollars - on hit-or-miss advice from the gurus, I invite you to consider that the answer may be simpler than you think. Success is fed by pronoia. What is pronoia? It's the belief that the universe is conspiring in your favor. It's the opposite of paranoia; Pronoia is … [Read more...]
Freaks, Geeks and Introverts
If you're an introvert, you must be a geek, right? Just like if you're an introvert you must be shy, or misanthropic, or quiet. Right? Yeah, right... not so fast. Even though we've started to clear the air about what it really means to be an introvert, there are still lingering stereotypes that deserve to be squashed. And as I'm about to share, I'm not immune to perpetuating an image of … [Read more...]
How to Be Who You Already Are
When I was a music major in undergrad, my friends and I were orchestra groupies. We'd go to as many concerts as we could and always want to go backstage afterwards to see our teachers. Early on, we learned that we needed to act as if we were entitled to be there: wear all black, maybe carry our instrument with us, breeze through the side door with a look of authority and confidence. It's … [Read more...]
When Introvert Ignorance is No Longer Bliss
Those of us who are tooting the Team Introvert horn, loud and proud (relatively speaking!), have a few shared core messages: Being an introvert isn't a liability, it's an asset. Honor your need and desire for alone time, no apologies. Don't let the noise of the outer world drown out your inner voice. Your energy and power comes from within. You have innate strengths that enable you to be a … [Read more...]
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