When I think I'm protecting myself from disappointment, what I'm actually doing is inviting it and rehearsing for it.
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#SelfPerception #InnerCritic
#PeoplePleasing #PsychologicalSafety #SelfTrust
#Introverts #IntrovertVoices

Talk about people pleasing taken to the extreme.

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#PeoplePleasing #PsychologicalSafety

Talk about people pleasing taken to the extreme.
Episode 318: 𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁
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#SelfPerception #InnerCritic #PersonalStandards

So - uncomfortable truth time …

Alone time for us is not optional.
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#FlourishingIntroverts #Boundaries #Solitude
#AuthenticallyIntrovert #Introverts #PeoplePleasing
#IntrovertVoices #QuietStrength #Overwhelm

Well what about you letting yourself down?
What about you not being there for you?
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My heart is bursting reading this Kris ❤️

Quiet authority is not passive. It is deliberate, observant, and grounded in understanding people beyond surface level.

🎧 𝗧𝘂𝗻𝗲-𝗶𝗻 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 - lnkd.in/ec6y4e8K

#Introverts #FlourishingIntroverts

Because of the cultural conditioning we've been subjected to thanks to the increasingly evident extravert bias, alone time can feel like a guilty secret.
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#AuthenticallyIntrovert #Introverts

Now I know saying No isn't an easy feat for most of us. So, I offer you a selection of practical actions - not a formula to follow, but a buffet to choose from.
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#AuthenticallyIntorvert #Introverts #PeoplePleasing

Probably the most common driver that impacts our ability to say no is the Please Others driver.
Ringing any bells?

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Every time we override our inner no, it erodes our authenticity, our confidence, our energy. And this is so much more than feeling we need to comply out of politeness, we're talking self-preservation here.

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#Introverts

Is your manager obsessed with speed of things?

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#CognitiveClarity #WorkplaceCultureShift #HumaneLeadership

When he so generously restricted their working hours to 80 hours per week, employees celebrated as it was making a difference to their work life balance.

What the hell!!!

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In the world of learning and development that I’ve occupied for the last 30 odd years, I know the value of my attendees being learner ready so that we can get off to a good start.

𝗧𝘂𝗻𝗲-𝗶𝗻 🎧
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Well let's start with the purpose of networking.

If the purpose of networking is mutual trust building, which I happen to believe it is, we know that doesn't happen at speed over a chaotic breakfast meeting. Building trust takes time and intention.

Fellow introverts, take this as your timely reminder that there are much better ways to network.

𝗧𝘂𝗻𝗲-𝗶𝗻 🎧 Episode 301: 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗯𝘆 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻, 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗯𝘆 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 - Scan the QR code to tune-in.

#MeaningfulConnections #EmpathicListening #Introverts

You're not sorry, you are being strategic.

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Imagine this.
You receive an invite to the extended family gathering.
What do you predict?
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#FlourishingIntroverts #SocialExpectations #SocialConstruct #NO #PeoplePleasing #Introverts

There is the harsh, shaming type conversations (notice how I struggle to bring myself to call that feedback) but it's focused on honesty without care. The resultant fear is demoralising and damages engagement.

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#FlourishingIntroverts #Introverts

Who are we to buck the trend and bust convention? Actually, who are we not to is the better question.

Taking this stance is not arrogance, it's alignment.

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#SelfLedLeadership
#AuthenticLeadership

If you have ever questioned your right to be heard this episode asks you to look again.

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#Introverts #IntrovertVoices #IntrovertLeadership

Where are the deep thinkers who are looking for the long-term gains and indeed our survival, rather than short term profitability and greed?

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#FlourishingIntroverts #IntrovertVoices #ValueDriven
#IntrovertInsights #QuietPower

Remember, visibility without authentic purpose is vanity but 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁? That's 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁. What we need to avoid is spotlight fatigue that overwhelms us pretty quickly when we succumb to the extravert way of doing things.

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Let me be frank, Kindness is not about being nice, or polite. It is all about 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝘀 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆.

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#Introverts #Leadership #TheLeadersPodcast

That decision to withdraw our good will, to work our contracted hours and do the bare minimum – you know, just enough to keep us out of trouble but no more. This is a rarely an easy decision to take and implement.

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Leaping may well be scary, but that keeps us on our toes rather than on our arses and frustrated as F****.

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Ways to Tune-in 🎧 Episode 294: The Cost of Staying
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If goal setting leaves you cold, you are in the right place. In this episode I challenge the idea that louder, pushier goals create better outcomes.

#IntentionalIntroverts #Introverts #FlourishingIntroverts

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Events designed with extroverts in mind where forced fun is the plat du jour, someone save me from that interminable agony.
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Tune-in 🎧 Ep 293: The Introverts Conference Playbook : 📍 Scan the QR code to tune-in.

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Through this episode, I am here to challenge the idea that long-term thinking is a luxury we cannot afford. 𝗧𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗿𝘆, it is essential.

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We don’t struggle with networking because we have nothing to say. We struggle because we've probably only been taught the model designed for loud rooms, fast talking and attention grabbing.

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