Category Archives: Introverts in business

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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What to do when you fall on your face

This past week-end I was in sunny California where I spent 10 hours a day for 3 days in a packed conference room with 600 people learning additional tools for mastery in my trade as a coach.  Of course as … Continue reading

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Overcoming 4 obstacles to going for what you love!

As a coach focusing on professional and business success I’ve had the joy of working with many clients who passionately want to reach life-long dreams.  Recently I recommended Paulo Coelho’s book the Alchemist to a client and was reminded of … Continue reading

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“Let me get back to you” Responding strategically

A coaching client described how squeezed she felt; overwhelmed with work.  In the second year of building her business she was now high in demand (yipee!!) and this was still new for her.  So every time she received a call … Continue reading

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Did you hear me? Why we need acknowledgement

A friend shared how frustrated she gets when she offers an idea in a group and no one responds.  Then moments later a more gregarious person repeats her idea and the group goes wild. Hey that was my idea I … Continue reading

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Don’t answer the phone!

Whenever my mom hears the phone ring she emphatically yells “Get the phone.  The phone.  Get the phone!”  She could be in the basement doing laundry yet she challenges those 80-year old legs and runs up the stairs to grab … Continue reading

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Embrace your inner cook

A coaching client recently told me a story.  When she was in college she was so envious of friends who would show up to class without preparation and wing it and always do well.  She tried to emulate this style … Continue reading

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