Author Archives: jeaninecogan

Our introvered kids are coming up short!

Parents – Does this sound familiar? – A teacher provides feedback that your child is too quiet or soft spoken. – You notice that your child hangs back in groups of kids but talks your ear off at the dinner … Continue reading

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The Scurry Dance: Learning from Loving and Losing a Kitten

My youngest of three cats is a stunningly gorgeous calico who looked like an eternal kitten. When I went to the SPCA to bring a new feline home my friend Kevin came with me.  The only two preferences I had … Continue reading

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The Drill Sergeant vs. the Strong, Silent Type: Which Coach Is More Effective?

Check out this new research that underscores the value of the “silent type”.  Turns out that words of encouragement offered by coaches did not inspire people to perform better during a workout.  In fact research by Professor Irwin suggests that … Continue reading

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Square peg and proud! Who needs fixing if you aren’t broken?

A few years ago I was working with an introverted coaching client who came to our first session with a list of a dozen goals and they all had an underlying flavor of “I’m not measuring up!”  Working together I … Continue reading

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Supporting Introverted Children So They Thrive

As a parent of introverted children you can liberate them from the stifling and exhausting expectations of the extroverted world.  If you are like most people you don’t have a deep understanding of introversion.  As a consequence you may unwittingly … Continue reading

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“You WHAT?!?!?!” The shadow side of our inner focus

Introverts are internally focused.  We process our lives and world internally.  And we do that well!  Thinking things through, analyzing every move we make, rehearsing in our head what we may say to someone, uncovering every nook and cranny of … Continue reading

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Follow your own GPS: Step to the music you hear

At a silent meditation retreat one day someone’s phone broke the silence announcing “navigation failure”.  I laughed.  This captured my daily experience. As introverts we are challenged by the culture’s default navigation system that goes a hundred miles an hour … Continue reading

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