And then there was silence…

Have you ever thought about that moment when you’re in a conversation with someone and it suddenly becomes completely silent..?

Yikes, ackward..!

A few years ago, those were my first thoughts too.

Afraid of the ackward silence, as soon as I caught a glimpse of it, I’d quickly try to make a (bad) joke (that no one got) in an attempt to escape it.

Or the opposite: I’d be waiting -eagerly - for a silence to show up so I could finally step in and add something to the conversation but the silence never came and then the moment passed.

How can something so small we don’t even think of it as a thing create such a mix of emotions?

This week’s podcast episode is about “the silence”.

Silence in a conversation can do very different things for the natural communication style of introverts and extroverts.

Although seemingly unassuming, this “small” thing - in my opinion - is at the heart of the biggest misunderstanding between introverts and extroverts.

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Do you feel you have harmony between work and home?

I didn't have a real plan for this episode and decided to share some of the things that were on my mind. Lately, it has been a struggle to find a new rhythm between home life and work life. It had me thinking a lot about this idea of balance - or better yet - harmony between the different aspects of your life.

If you're looking for support to find a better harmony in your life and how you can use your strengths as an introvert to achieve it, then schedule a free call with me. I'll help you come up with a tailored action plan to take your first steps.

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I recently joined my very first panel discussion that was broadcasted live on LinkedIn. While decompressing at my dining table the next morning, I was thinking over some of the things that are helping me to feel good about “putting myself out there” as an introvert.

I’ll share 4 of those with you in today’s podcast episode.

At the end of the panel we were all asked: What’s one technique that you can share for introverts to be more productive?

My answer: incorporate some kind of daily reflection practice.

A daily reflection practice will help you make the best of your natural self-reflective process and to get the most important things done each day.

If you want to get started with a mini version of this practice, accept my free gift to you: the training bundle “From stressed to focused with this simple daily practice”

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"People do not decide their futures. They decide their habits and their habits decide their futures." - Frederick Alexander.

I’m curious, what do you think about this quote?

As a productivity coach, naturally, I think a lot about habits. Which habits help us to be more productive, which things keep us distracted, cause us to loose focus or drain our energy. And there are hundreds if not thousands of resources out there about how to break a bad habit, how to get organized, and how to hack your brain to boost productivity

After testing a lot of things on myself - from nutrition to health apps - and after working with dozens of introverted entrepreneurs, I’ve realized one thing:

If you want to stop low energy and boost your productivity, you need a habit plan that’s unique to you.

In this episode we'll talk about what a habit plan is and why it's important to have one that's tailored to your needs.

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This may be a controversial opinion: I don’t believe in new year’s resolutions.

Granted, a new start can give an incredible boost in motivation. A new calendar year, a new quarter, the start of a new week. Sometimes it’s just that little bit of extra juice we need to start moving. If the new year is one of the things that gives you a motivation boost, then grab onto that and use it.

But be aware: don't leave it on the page as a resolution.

In this episode we'll talk about getting started after the holidays and some changes that I'm making in 2023.

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What would help you to ease into your week?

Especially after a break, a weekend, a holiday, it can feel hard to get started again. Blue Monday doesn’t just happen once a year...

It took me a while to embrace it but starting my week in a relaxed setting makes a huge difference for me. That’s why I’ve been starting my week on Sunday for the past couple of years.

In this week’s episode, I share a bit more about that and how you can identify what can help you to ease into your week.

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When you feel like you have no control over your day and you kind of rush through it…

In this week’s podcast episode, we talk about feeling rushed in our workweek but it also applies to the busy Christmas time.

We talk about mindset and a few things to help you shift that rush to calm.

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What’s a special Christmas tradition that you enjoy?  

One of ours is decorating our tree with “unusual” Christmas tree decorations.  

In this podcast episode, I take you into my home and share a bit of our Christmas preparations. I’ll show you some of the unusual Christmas tree decorations this year and what this tradition means to me.  

Hope you’re enjoying the Christmas vibes this year too! 

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“Are you in a sauna?”

People regularly ask me this the first time we have a call or when they see one of my video’s.

Although my little office cabin looks a bit like a sauna, it most definitely doesn’t feel like one in these cold winter months  😆

In this week’s podcast episode, I talk about why I choose to work in an uninsulated cabin even in freezing temperatures and what that has to do with focus.

If you’re curious about priming habits and creating the conditions to do focused work, then watch this episode.

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I first shared about my “failed” course launch with my mailing list and now I’m talking about it in this podcast episode.

After months of preparation, several dedicated articles, episodes, social posts, and weeks of talking about nothing else, my online course “Energy management for ambitious introverts” got 0 (yes, that’s right, zero) sign ups.

Was it hard to get that no? Yes.

Did I feel like a failure? Yes.

Did I do nothing but feel sorry for myself for a couple of days? Yes.

It’s human to be disappointed. It’s human to complain about things that don’t go our way. Do what you need to do to get that out of your system.

And then come back and take another step. Because, in the end, it’s how we choose to move on from our struggles - and how we treat people along the way -  that defines us as a person.

In this podcast episode, I share how zero sign ups for my online course turned into fully booked with 1-1 coaching clients within a month’s time. How talking about the course actually helped me to get fully booked now and why you shouldn’t let a no this time discourage you from moving forward.

Remember that a “no” today can turn into a “yes” tomorrow.

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