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When you know what you must do, but don’t do it, there are several possible reasons. You are afraid. (It’s physically intimidating, or just a step too big out of your comfort zone.) It’s risky. (You might get injured, ridiculed, lose money.) You don’t believe you can succeed, or that

In the past year, I’ve had numerous conversations with individuals on what it means to be an introvert. Here’s what people think an introverted individual is like: Shy, quiet, reserved Soft spoken Socially awkward Prefers their own company to being with others Feels drained after being with people Likes to

Photo on VisualHunt.com In my Meetup group Melbourne Introverts in Business, I facilitate what I call “Practise Your Pitch” sessions, where members can get comfortable articulating what their business is about, to someone they don’t know. The benefits of these sessions are three-fold: It gives introverts an opportunity to practise

For those of us who identify as introverts and are working for ourselves, there are 3 indicators that measure how successful we are currently, while at the same time revealing where we need to work more intelligently or effectively. I call this the 3 V’s: VALUABLE – What you offer

Recently, I spoke with the organizer of an International Women’s Day event where I will be one of the guest speakers. I was asked if I would kindly share the event with my friends and invite them to buy tickets. Strangely, even though I am excited at the thought of

Photo credit: Grant MacDonald on Visualhunt.com / CC BY-NC Making a career transition in midlife has its own unique challenges. Whether it’s internally driven (“I’m ready for a new direction in my life”) or externally driven (retrenchment, illness, family reasons), that period of time between your last payslip and your new normal (when you start

Are you at a crossroads in life, feeling like your peers are leaping ahead in their lives and careers and businesses, while you seem to be stuck? Whatever indicator you use to compare yourself with them, you look like the loser — and it hurts. Your bank balance. The kind

While rehearsing with a student just before we were summoned into the examination studio, I reminded her that should she happen to stumble midway through a piece, she should keep going; as her accompanist, I would keep pace with her and ensure we both finished the piece on track. I

Your dream is precious and fragile, so be careful who you share it with. Learn to set boundaries and be selective of who you allow into your inner circle. Because some people are Dream Stealers and Joy Drainers. They may (even) be people close to you, people you assume are