The Introverted Executive Podcast

Can You Change Your Past?

You have a handful of stories that you tell about your life. These stories like, “I am a single mom,” or “I grew up poor,” describe where you have been and how you got here. Where did these stories come from? In today’s episode, I will help you create a definition of yourself that inspires…
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Invisible Leaders: How to Shine When You Feel Overlooked

Do you ever feel like you are working hard but are overlooked for promotions or recognition? If so, you’re not alone. Many introverted leaders feel this way. Just like you, the one who holds the team together, always ensures deadlines are met, yet you don’t always get the credit you deserve. In this episode today,…
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How to Find Career Opportunities You Love

It’s tempting to focus on job boards and online job sites when you are ready for a new career opportunity, especially if you lean toward the introverted side. These sites do work sometimes, but there are a few ways that are MUCH more powerful if you want to end up in a job you love. …
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The Fastest Way to Rise at Work: Take Initiative That Matters

If you’re listening to this podcast, I know you already DO have initiative, but this episode is not about the everyday run-of-the-mill initiative. You only get so much energy every day, so I want you to use it well. This episode will focus on the best way for you to use that initiative so that…
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Process E-Mail Like a Busy Executive

Do you ever marvel how it seems like some people never forget about anything they delegate or how some people seem highly focused and responsive in spite of how busy they are? If you listen to this podcast all the time, this one is going to be a bit different. This is a “just do it…
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How to Manage Anxiety on Your Way to Senior Leadership

As you grow in your career and take on greater responsibility, it is very likely that even if anxiety was not an issue for you in the past, or if you have never admitted it (even to yourself) it will start to make more appearances in your life. This episode will empower you to manage…
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What’s Your Humble Quest?

Is there any chance that being “humble” is holding you back?  Make no mistakes, I want you to remain humble and authentic to who you are meant to be.  The thing is, that the way YOU define “humble” might be creatling a glass celing. This is a glass celing of your own creation.  Today, you…
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Afraid of What You’ll Leave Behind? When your goal requires a big change

As you rise and grow in your career and as your vision of what you want gets more apparent, at some point, you’ll realize that if you want to take that next step, you’ll end up leaving some parts of the life you’re currently living behind. This can seem very scary and uncertain. In many…
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Be an Example of What’s Possible: How Your Success Helps Those Around You

Have you ever felt a touch of guilt because you think you might be getting too successful or that you are selfish for wanting a more significant life? Do you think you’d be a better mom if you didn’t work or if you had a more straightforward career with less responsibility? Do you ever feel…
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The 13th Week: My Secret to Success

My Guided Quarterly Review Process One of my secrets to powerful goal accomplishment and building the career and life you have always dreamed of is to not only set big goals but then to check in, periodically, on the progress you are making. This includes a fresh intentional decision that you want to continue to…
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How to Choose if You Should Stay or Leave Your Current Job

Inevitably, when you’re looking to grow in your career, you will come to a crossroads and have to decide if it is time to leave your current organization. As with most things, there are pros and cons to the approach you take. This is a very personal decision; ultimately, you must choose which option is…
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What I did when someone called my life “TUMULTUOUS”

I know you’re doing everything you can to lean fully into the complete experience of life.  You’re going for it in your career, relationships, family, and overall experiences. No matter how hard you try, and even if you have a similarly motivated family – things will never be perfect, not even close.  So, what do…
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Something Worth Leaving Behind

Take a look at the life you are living.  Are you working toward something that will ripple across future generations in a positive wave?  If the answer is “no,” you haven’t been working on anything like this, then let me get you started thinking about it like this:   How do you want to be remembered?  Do…
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10 Ways a Coach Will Boost Your Career

The decision to hire a career coach is a decision that you are no longer playing small. You are ready to get serious, to go pro.

Impostor Syndrome

Don’t Tell Anyone: I’m in Over my Head

Impostor Syndrome and how to deal with it If you have ever been terrified that everyone is about to figure out you are not as smart as they thought, in spite of great success, you likely have impostor syndrome. Have you read the poem: Our Deepest Fear, by Marianne Williamson? I included it here, as it is so…
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Most people will NOT succeed: This is why YOU will.

Most people will NOT Succeed

This is why YOU Will I had a conversation with a young man who was about 27 years old and had a really tough go of things so far.  He did have the potential to succeed. He was getting divorced and was in a custody battle with his soon to be ex-wife. I met him because I…
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Write a Personal Mission Statement

A guiding light: Virtues, Principles, and Values There are only a few things that are going to matter at the end of your life. There have been countless interviews with people who lived long, full lives, full of adventure, tragedy, love and loss.  At the end the things they thought about most were how thankful they…
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What if you Succeed?

Cross that goal line with the ball in hand You have a dream; it’s so big that you never thought you’d reach it.  Not in a million years.  The thing is, you have been going down the path toward that goal for a few years, and believe it or not, it seems like your BIG goal is…
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Get Out of Your Own Way

Your dream is just around the corner. Most of the roadblocks you are facing are within your own power to move. You know what you need to change. This worksheet will help you notice both the behaviors that are holding you back and the triggers that make it feel like you are powerless to stop.…
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Women in the Workforce: Celebrating all the mamas

Women in the Workforce

Our role as working women, and the independance it gives us, is not simply because of our own mother, but because of all the mothers that came before her.