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Photo via Visual Hunt In a recent LinkedIn post, founder of Quietly Powerful Women – Megumi Miki – shared four ways that introverts can increase their personal power. Work on getting comfortable in your own skin. Go outside your comfort zone from time to time. Look after your energy by

While the massage therapist was kneading out the knots in my back, I asked her how the business was doing with all the shopping centre renovations and new shops popping up. Her comment was enlightening. There used to be just two massage therapy businesses in the building. Now there are

I was chatting with a recruiter recently and one of the topics that came up was how some recruiters are in such a hurry to match the candidate to what they think is the ideal job, they don’t stop to ask what the candidate really wants. The key to finding

There has been a lot of LinkedIn discussion recently on how introverts show up in the workplace, and how managers and CEOs need to be more sensitive and aware of the ways introverts operate differently from their more extroverted peers. The general opinion seems to be that being quieter somehow puts

Ever done or said something to someone that afterwards filled you with such shame that you wish you could turn back the clock and relive that moment – but this time you would do the right thing? I’ve had quite a few of those moments – and remembering each one makes

Have you ever tried getting your kids to do something, only to find that you’re the one putting in most of the effort? Whether it’s music lessons, homework, tidying up after themselves, there are things they gravitate towards, and things they would do anything to avoid. In the last fortnight,

It’s tough being an introvert in an extrovert world. People may not notice you as much as they do your more extroverted colleagues. You may be that quiet achiever who dutifully listens and takes notes in meetings and is thinking really sensible stuff. You need time and space to do

In my coaching work, I constantly refer to Tony Robbins’ 6 Core Needs because it is such an elegant and useful framework for explaining and improving the way we live, work, and relate. To summarize, each of us has within us 6 core needs which – depending on the extent

The first time a senior performed a chokehold on me from behind, I freaked out and had to take a time-out. That was five years ago. I had just started martial arts training, and I was not used to the level of physicality and how confrontational some of the moves

One of the frequently asked questions that makes newbie coaches nervous is what to say when a prospective client asks direct questions that may expose your lack of experience and credibility and make you feel vulnerable. Ex: “How many clients do you have?” The advice my trainers gave me? Fake it till