This time last year I had all but given up on Facebook. My newsfeed had become a barrage of irrelevant ads and I was frustrated by the lack of control over what I was seeing. Then I discovered Facebook groups. After joining one particularly helpful, engaged group, I found dozens more. I of course found plenty […]
As an introvert myself, I thought that Facebook groups would be a total waste of time. I barely pay attention to my newsfeed – what good would a group be? Then I joined one because the group admin was a true mentor to me – I figured I was doing him a favour! Little did […]
Less than a year ago, the word ‘mastermind’ to me meant a black leathery chair, a stressful spotlight and… John Humphrys. Then as the word started popping up in books I was reading (Napoleon Hill’s classic ‘Think and Grow Rich‘ being one) and podcasts I listened to. It turns out, a mastermind is actually just […]
I’ll be honest: I don’t know anyone who actually loves networking events. But I know plenty of people who thrive in a shmoozy environment, and plenty who… do not. Every so often, when writing in my daily gratitude journal (seriously this stuff works!) I thank Mark Zuckerberg, Jack Dorsey, Ben Silbermann… Yeah. Those guys responsible […]
I’m picking back up on my interview series to bring you a mini-showcase of successful introverts in business. My aim is to prove to the world that introversion does not hinder success in business – in fact, it can be a total superpower. First up: Jenna Black. Jenna is a business and personal brand strategist working […]
It’s kind of weird how our minds work. When we become focussed on a concept or obsessed with a new idea, it’s like that thing is EVERYWHERE. Currently, I’m obsessed with personality types. Specifically: introverts. More and more, I’m hearing and reading that all these great entrepreneurs I look up to are, in fact, introverts. […]
I believe wholeheartedly in teaching what you know. Nothing beats a teacher with experience – not the textbook kind, but the school-of-hard-knocks kind. If there’s one thing I know about it’s… being an introvert. In my former life as a freelance designer, I could mostly work around the more ‘unsociable’ aspects of my character. The […]
So you’re in a nice routine of pushing out a blog post once a week. May be more. May be less. But you’re getting it done. Then all of a sudden… life gets cray. Everything else seems to take priority and your blog posts go unpublished – and your consistency goes down the pan. Blogging […]
I like to think of myself as a Renaissance Man Gal. I’ve always been like this – from ballet to karate to the flute to the bass guitar to coin collecting to Coca Cola van driver* I’ve always been ‘multipassionate.’ *Never became a reality, this was just my childhood dream job. I was ambitious. But sometimes, […]
The first time I took the Myers-Briggs personality test I was left somewhat confused. I didn’t fully understand what ‘introversion’ meant, and couldn’t care less for that matter. What could a test tell me about myself I didn’t already know? I realise now, in the midst of the ‘quiet revolution‘ that seems to be taking […]
