10 Female Entrepreneurs to Follow in 2019 to Improve your Sales Confidence
What’s your reaction when I say ‘sales’? Excitement or dread? Determination or run-for-the-hills avoidance? If the traditional notion of sales makes you shudder, then you’re certainly not alone. If you’re concerned about how to sell without actually being ‘salesy’, then you’re also not alone. If you have a great business idea but you’re hesitant to […]
From one introvert to another: Clarity is an outcome, but it’s also a process
Let me ask you this: Did you always have clarity about what you wanted to do, or did your ideas shift once you started putting them into action? For me, I always knew I wanted to be my own boss (I definitely inherited my dad’s entrepreneurial spirit). I also knew I wanted to be in […]
My time in San Francisco – why setting aside time for personal and professional reflection is so important
When did you last give yourself some time? Time to reflect. Time to dream. Time to re-examine and connect with your values. Time to work on your business rather than in it. My guess, if you’re anything like me, is that time for yourself tends to be last on the list. And yes, it’s the first thing to go […]
Why The Marathon Mentality Can Help You Promote Your Business
Introverted entrepreneurs share their top self-promotion tips (part 1) Fast and furious or slow and steady? It’s so easy for us to feel like there’s no choice but to do more — and do it faster — in our instant, on-demand world. But that can be draining, especially for us introverts. And it can lead […]
The (potentially debilitating) downside of online visibility
My excitement was escalating. I’d spent months and months putting the upcoming Quiet Collective conference together. A new website designed, world-leading sponsors locked in, graphics, Facebook ads and email sequences completed and 36+ interviews with an array of phenomenal, hand-selected speakers in the works. Things were coming together so beautifully and I couldn’t wait to […]
Goal Setting for Introverts: How to Cut the Excuses and Get Started Towards your Dream Life
After a tumultuous start to 2018, I can’t believe we’re already at the end of March. How fast do the days and weeks go by? It’s crazy. Usually, I love the first quarter. It’s a time filled with optimism, promise and new beginnings. Generally it’s a perfect time to focus on all that we want […]
The Introvert’s Guide to Transforming Busyness into Business
Being an entrepreneur is all about freedom, right? Kicking off the constraints of employment and answering to no one but yourself. Picking and choosing the work you do and building a thriving business around what you most love doing. Scheduling your own days and having time outside of work to pursue your passions and spend […]
The Introvert’s Guide to Online Visibility When All you Want to do is Hide…
Marketing tips for people who hate to self-promote You’re on a mission to change the world. And that means really getting your message heard. You need to reach more people. More often. In more ways. But when you hear the word ‘marketing,’ the first things you think of are ‘Loud’. ‘Brash.’ ‘Self-serving’. And that’s not you. […]
How to Build Confidence and Courage as an Introverted Woman
Overwhelmingly, the most common grievance I hear from women is that they don’t have enough confidence in to do the things they want to do. The results from a recent survey in a virtual World Cafe conversation I facilitated on behalf of the Queensland State Government showed that 59% of business women in Queensland struggled […]
How To Identify Your Business Connection Style
Business = Relationships So to have a successful business connecting with people is a must. Yet not all of us like to connect in the same way. As introverts, extroverts, ambiverts, ‘extroverted introverts’, ‘introverted extroverts’ and a gamut of personality types in between, we all have our own different and unique ways of building relationships. […]