The topic of introversion is enjoying some major buzz, and can I just say, it’s about time? 
One of the most interesting conversations is happening around The New York Times opinion piece penned by Susan Cain, titled “The Rise of the New Groupthink.” Here are my thoughts on that piece, as well as some tips for putting the “I” in “Team.”
All entrepreneurs know how important it is to get off to a good start in their business. Today I’m talking with a visionary who wants your start to not just be good, but wicked good.
Bryan Janeczko is the mastermind behind Wicked Start, an online platform designed to help small business owners and early-stage entrepreneurs realize their dreams of starting a business. His goal is simple: to increase the rate of business success. Our conversation in this podcast covers a variety of ways you can do that, as wide ranging as the importance of bringing heart and compassion into your work, to allowing yourself space to be down in the dumps, all while honoring your introvert energy.
Does the idea of standing up in front of a group of people and having to think on your feet, well, freak you out a little? Or does not know what to expect make you just a wee bit uncomfortable?
In this week’s podcast, Leif Hansen (coach, facilitator and workshop leader extraordinaire) and I talk about how the principles of improvisation can improve your personal and professional relationships, and how it can get us unstuck when we introverts get too much in our heads. We cover how to fail fast, build trust in yourself and get over trying to look good in favor of being authentic.
When I took a speech class in college, I learned a new word that I loved to say: extemporaneous.
I loved to say it, and what it meant scared me to death.
To be extemporaneous means to ad lib – to speak (and presumably, to speak intelligently) without a chance to prepare, at the drop of a hat. Another Merriam-Webster definition says “happening suddenly and often unexpectedly and usually without clearly known causes or relationships.”
It’s every introvert’s nightmare. Seriously.
Some thoughts on how thinking on your feet doesn’t have to knock you off your feet.
Between 2002 and January 2009, the blog search engine Technorati had indexed as many as 133 million online blogs. With the estimated number of blogs doubling about every six months, some sources that index blogs report numbers as high as 400 million – and that’s in English language blogs alone. Whether you have a blog right now and are interested in attracting more attention and readers, or you’re just now setting up your blog and wondering how to make the most of it, Introvert Entrepreneur Judy Dunn can help.
