Mindset

👋🏻 Reintroduction time! Hi, I’m Emma-Louise – business & mindset coach for ambitious introverts, empaths & highly sensitive entrepreneurs I help my clients create the mindset & strategy they need to grow successful, sustainable businesses (while staying energised!) I’m also host of the award winning Ambitious Introvert Podcast – check it out via my bio […]

This week I’m speaking to my former mentor, Ruth Kudzi. Ruth works with established entrepreneurs who want to uplevel their mindset and strategy to scale, and also trains people to become certified coaches. When she went through coaching training herself she noticed a big gap – there was no training on how to actually get […]

The most damaging decision I see business owners make…⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀“When (X), then (Y)”⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀Such as…⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀“When I feel more confident, I’ll show up on video”⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀“When I have a bigger audience, I’ll start posting daily”⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀“When I sign some clients, I’ll hire a coach”⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀There’s a HUGE problem with this, practically and energetically…⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀The confidence will come FROM stepping outside of your […]

My ROI on investing in my coach in Q3/4 was almost 300% For every £1 I invested, £4 came back to me This means I made 3x more than I spent And that’s not all – I’ve made more money THIS year from that investment And I’ll continue to for months & years to come […]

January was a strange month here in the UK The coldest month, the least daylight, & month 7 out of the last 10 locked-down indoors for most of us After the excitement of Black Friday, Christmas & New Years Resolutions, January felt a bit, well, flat Stagnant Maybe your energy wasn’t really behind your business […]

“I’m an extroverted introvert – weird right?!”⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀I get this message in my DMs almost daily⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀So I’m going to address it head on…⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀No, you’re not⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀What this usually means is ‘I consider myself an introvert, but I like being around people too’⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀As a society we like to put labels on things. Put people into categories. It makes […]

The 3 biggest introvert myths that are killing your confidence (& the truth you need to remember instead) 1 – Myth: Introverts are shy Truth: Introverts like a stand back & assess a situation before getting involved, so it takes us longer to approach & get to know new people 2 – Myth: Introverts are […]

It’s no surprise that I’m a huge introvert⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀It may surprise you to hear some of the things I’ve been called…⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀Aloof⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀Stuck up⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀Snobby⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀Anti-social⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀Boring⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀Weird⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀Now anyone who knows me at all will tell you that’s simply nowhere near true (except maybe weird!)⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀But in an extroverted world, when you decline invitations to socialise with your colleagues at the weekend, switch […]

5 affirmations for introverts leaving their comfort zone⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀1 – Growth requires some discomfort, & that’s natural⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀2 – When the journey is hard, I focus on the destination⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀3 – I have done hard things before & I can do them again⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀4 – The first step is always the hardest, then it becomes easier⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀5 – I use […]