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Sales, Marketing and Self-Promotion For Introverts

In conversations with my introvert community members, these thoughtful nuggets were shared: 1. It is easier to promote someone else’s material / program than our own. We are happy to recommend another’s service if we like it, but the moment we are asked about our business, we stumble and stutter

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Act Before You’re Ready

We may know that a growth mindset trumps a fixed mindset… That READY – FIRE – AIM beats READY – AIM – READY – AIM… We may agree with the saying “Feel the fear and do it anyway”… But at the deepest part of us, the part that matters, we

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How fulfilled are you in your career?

According to Brendon Burchard, a great way to assess your professional situation in 2022 is to ask these 3 vital questions which are part of his Fulfillment Model. Note he does not say Success Model, because success and fulfillment are not necessarily the same thing. 1. Creative Expression – What

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Why we don’t want to be with other people

A mentor made a pronouncement recently that caused my introvert ears to perk up. To paraphrase him, a lot of people – including and particularly introverts – don’t want to be with other people, not because they don’t like other people, but because they haven’t learned to be themselves around

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How to use stories to change your behaviour

Some months ago, a mentor recommended a list of books to help with our understanding of various concepts. When this particular book first arrived, I balked at its length (over 300 pages) and kept putting off reading it. I had no difficulty finishing the other six, but this one just

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When you say you need “more clarity”

Been thinking a lot about intentions, resolutions, and what’s my word for the new year. This one just landed in my consciousness. VALOR. A lot of times, when I ask people what they need more of, they say they need more clarity. They want to know what the next step

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5 Lessons 2021 Taught Me

At this time of year, I love reading my favourite influencers’ top 5 lessons and reflections, and using them as prompts to frame my own reflections. I love being curious about how successful people ‘do it’: Why did they choose this to highlight? What did they do that I can

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The danger of attachment

Do you have a strong emotional attachment to the way your career, health, finances, endeavours “should” be? Do you get triggered when life refuses to follow the script? I should be further along in my career by now. My finances are not where they should be compared to my peers.

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WHY IT’S HARD TO CHANGE OUR HABITS

“True behaviour change is identity change. You might start a habit because of motivation, but the only reason you’ll stick with one is that it becomes part of your identity.” James Clear, Atomic Habits We are constantly defining who we are through filters that we may or may not be

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FINDING NEW PURPOSE IN LOCKDOWN

September is the start of Spring here in Australia. Traditionally, it’s a time for spring-cleaning, flower-gazing, and the start of longer days as Summer beckons. But this Spring feels heavy somehow. With the latest announcement that no end date has been fixed for Lockdown 6.0 in Victoria, it feels like

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