Mindset

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 […]

I closed out December with enough cash in my business account to pay my coach for the next 6 months⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀(Plus my tax due on all earnings to date & a healthy profit too)⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀This was a HUGE achievement for me – though I’ve had constant support in my business for the last 18 months making those […]

Unpopular opinion: Online business is NOT all sunshine & rainbows…⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀Especially not in the early days⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀I spent a lot of time feeling like a deer in the headlights⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀A lot of time utterly miserable watching everyone else ‘killing it’ (or appearing to be)⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀I had a 5 figure WEEK followed by a zero revenue month (talk about rollercoaster)⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀I […]

Are you comfortable getting uncomfortable?⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀I get it, our comfort zone is there for a reason – it helps keep us safe, stops us taking dangerous risks & holds us back from potential death & destruction⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀However the foes it’s there to protect us against – fatal injury, starvation, hungry tigers – aren’t really part of everyday […]

This week I’m joined by my own business mentor, Lacey. Lacey is a success coach for high-performing women entrepreneurs and quite honestly the reason this podcast exists! With an M.S in mental health counseling and an M.B.A., she’s been a therapist and the director of a $45-million/year non-profit. Now she’s the proud owner of two […]