Empathy is a word we hear a lot in conversations about high sensitivity and introversion. Maybe you’ve heard the term 'empath' used to describe a particular type of sensitivity (soaking up the mood of people and environment). This is separate from the concept of empathy itself and is not what I'm talking about.

Though some people find it easier than others, empathy is not a natural ingrained trait, it is a discipline. As such we can almost all sharpen out empathic saw if we choose to do so.

"Empathy is a constant awareness of the fact that your concerns are not everyone’s concerns and that your needs are not everyone’s needs, and that some compromise has to be achieved moment by moment. I don’t think empathy is charity, I don’t think empathy is self-sacrifice, I don’t think empathy is prescriptive. I think empathy is an ever-evolving way of living as fully as possible, because it’s pushing your envelope and pushing you into new experiences that you might not expect or appreciate until you’re given the opportunity." - Roman Krznaric

In this episode of the podcast I focus in on a few of Roman's empathic habits and explore some practical ways that we can sharpen our empathic saw and become people who are able to truly perceive life from the perspective of other people...and in so doing, gently shake the world.

Do you have loads of interests, ideas and paths that you really want to explore? Do you, like me, get distracted by other things when you have committed to focus on something else?

This is a massive thing for many of us introverts and highly sensitive people.

We’re often by nature big daydreamers and allow our thoughts to veer off in all sorts of directions. I don’t know about you but it’s rare that I go a day without thinking of another idea that I'd like to explore.

I’m a multipotentialite by nature, meaning I am energised and brought to life by the fact I have many different creative goals and pursuits in life. That is not the problem. Knowing how to deal with all the options and potential avenues that I want to explore is.

What can we do? How can we maintain our focus without compromising our excitement and ability to thrive off shifting our focus in a broad and wondrous world?

Find a System for Processing New Ideas

Create Deadlines

Don’t be a Donkey (thanks Derek Sivers)

Understand Your Own Workflow

Build Routine Through Cues and Triggers

Do you have loads of interests, ideas and paths that you really want to explore? Do you, like me, get distracted by other things when you have committed to focus on something else?

This is a massive thing for many of us introverts and highly sensitive people.

We’re often by nature big daydreamers and allow our thoughts to veer off in all sorts of directions. I don’t know about you but it’s rare that I go a day without thinking of another idea that I'd like to explore.

I’m a multipotentialite by nature, meaning I am energised and brought to life by the fact I have many different creative goals and pursuits in life. That is not the problem. Knowing how to deal with all the options and potential avenues that I want to explore is.

What can we do? How can we maintain our focus without compromising our excitement and ability to thrive off shifting our focus in a broad and wondrous world?

Find a System for Processing New Ideas

Create Deadlines

Don’t be a Donkey (thanks Derek Sivers)

Understand Your Own Workflow

Build Routine Through Cues and Triggers

Where do you find the confidence you need to do the things you want to do? How do you create it? These are questions that affect all of us on some level.

In this episode of the podcast I look at how we can become intentional about developing habits and routines so that we can use the everyday opportunities we have to create more confidence.

1. Be Aware of Opportunities

2. Identify the next Important Thing

3. Raise Your Awareness of the Flinch

4. Use Self-Talk to Reassure and Encourage Yourself

5. Record Your Successes

6. Become truly present in your own way

There are no quick fixes when it comes to creating confidence. It’s not an event, it’s a habit. There is no confidence diet that you can go on that will leave you confident about everything in four weeks. And this is what I love about this topic.

It’s a journey that never ends. An eternal experiment where we are in control of developing small successes and building up our portfolio of confidence.

It’s a habit, not a person. It ebbs and flows, and most importantly it’s a struggle that we ALL engage in.

Where do you find the confidence you need to do the things you want to do? How do you create it? These are questions that affect all of us on some level.

In this episode of the podcast I look at how we can become intentional about developing habits and routines so that we can use the everyday opportunities we have to create more confidence.

1. Be Aware of Opportunities

2. Identify the next Important Thing

3. Raise Your Awareness of the Flinch

4. Use Self-Talk to Reassure and Encourage Yourself

5. Record Your Successes

6. Become truly present in your own way

There are no quick fixes when it comes to creating confidence. It’s not an event, it’s a habit. There is no confidence diet that you can go on that will leave you confident about everything in four weeks. And this is what I love about this topic.

It’s a journey that never ends. An eternal experiment where we are in control of developing small successes and building up our portfolio of confidence.

It’s a habit, not a person. It ebbs and flows, and most importantly it’s a struggle that we ALL engage in.

Where do you find the confidence you need to do the things you want to do? How do you create it? These are questions that affect all of us on some level.

In this episode of the podcast I look at how we can become intentional about developing habits and routines so that we can use the everyday opportunities we have to create more confidence.

1. Be Aware of Opportunities

2. Identify the next Important Thing

3. Raise Your Awareness of the Flinch

4. Use Self-Talk to Reassure and Encourage Yourself

5. Record Your Successes

6. Become truly present in your own way

There are no quick fixes when it comes to creating confidence. It’s not an event, it’s a habit. There is no confidence diet that you can go on that will leave you confident about everything in four weeks. And this is what I love about this topic.

It’s a journey that never ends. An eternal experiment where we are in control of developing small successes and building up our portfolio of confidence.

It’s a habit, not a person. It ebbs and flows, and most importantly it’s a struggle that we ALL engage in.

This week's show looks at how we might find margin and space in our schedules so that we can say yes the right opportunities, no to the wrong ones and engage with the ultimate objective of living a life that we actually get excited about rather than one that simply keeps us going through the motions day after day.

I identify 11 key filters or mindset shifts that we may implement.

This week's show looks at how we might find margin and space in our schedules so that we can say yes the right opportunities, no to the wrong ones and engage with the ultimate objective of living a life that we actually get excited about rather than one that simply keeps us going through the motions day after day.

I identify 11 key filters or mindset shifts that we may implement.

This week's show looks at how we might find margin and space in our schedules so that we can say yes the right opportunities, no to the wrong ones and engage with the ultimate objective of living a life that we actually get excited about rather than one that simply keeps us going through the motions day after day.

I identify 11 key filters or mindset shifts that we may implement.

As introverts and highly sensitive people we may have a tendency t focus on our weaknesses rather than our strengths. What we wish we were able to do rather than what we CAN do.

It’s time to focus on our strengths. We must look at improving the areas that are already titled in our favour.

In this week's podcast I consider this in light of what it means to tune into your sensitivity, i.e. identifying the things that you notice about the world, and allowing them to influence your relationship with it.