The Year of Fun #41: A 12 Rules For Life Book Club
We’ve got a bit of a repeat Year of Fun adventure today, but only in that I went to another book club earlier this year, but that was (1) ages ago and (2) a very different type of event. What made this...
View ArticleCIP082: Zach Frank on Solo Travel for Introverts
Like so many fellow introverts, our podcast guest today grew up struggling with a deep lack of confidence and limited social skills. However, proof that these limitations are not permanent, Zach has...
View ArticleThe Year of Fun #42: Float Tank
Another esoteric experience for you today, my trip to a float tank. This was my third visit to a float tank, though the first at this particular venue. For those of you who don’t know, a float tank or...
View ArticleCIP #083: An Introverted Introduction
I thought it would be wise to share an excerpt from my very first book, The Creative Introvert: How to Build a Business You Love on Your Terms to celebrate it pre-launch. Well, it’s available for...
View ArticleThe Year of Fun #43: Get An Astrology Reading
Dammit – I promised myself I’d recorded my last woo-woo Year of Fun adventure, but here we are. Getting an astrology reading. After growing increasingly curious about astrology over the past year or...
View ArticleCIP084: Martin Stellar on Calibrating Reality
It was a pleasure this week to have my first repeat guest back on the show, Martin Stellar (he’s also the business and mindset coach I mention in The Creative Introvert: How to Build a Business You...
View ArticleCIP085: The Best Books I Read in 2018
I’m a massive fan of ‘best of’ lists, especially when it comes to books, and I figured it would be a nice way to start rounding up the year. For the first time, I was pretty consistent this year in...
View ArticleThe Year of Fun #44: A Day in Brighton
I’ll admit I’ve been a bit stuck on Year of Fun happenings to share with you for the last fortnight, and that’s not entirely because my life hasn’t had fun in it… but nothing is exactly big enough to...
View ArticleCIP086: How To Bridge The Gap Between You and Your Goals
Hope you’ve had a lovely holiday break, whether or not you choose to officially celebrate any or not, I assume the majority had some kind of break from work or your regular routine. Whilst I did enjoy...
View ArticleThe Year of Fun: A Review & What’s Next…
So it’s been one whole year of me attempting to find what ‘fun’ means for me, pushing my comfort zone, learning my personal sweet spot between challenge and boredom… and hopefully, showing you that you...
View ArticleCIP088: 6 Questions To Help You Plan An Introvert-Friendly Marketing Strategy
What is an introvert-friendly marketing strategy? Isn’t that a contradiction in terms? Kind of! I’ve been dancing around even talking directly about marketing on this podcast for a while, because I...
View ArticleCIP089: Ebonie Allard on Being a Misfit and Making it Work
Today I’m rather excited to share a conversation with someone who is a bit of an idol of mine, a coach to creative misfits, a maven maker and all round bad ass business woman: Ebonie Allard. I’ve...
View ArticleCIP090: Are Introverts More Prone To Anxiety?
I’ve hesitated to talk about this partly because I don’t like to dwell on my own sob stories unless I think I can be helpful, and up till now, I don’t think I’ve been confident I can do that with...
View ArticleCIP091: Steve Folland on Video for Creative Introverts
Today I’m chatting to Steve Folland, freelancer extraordinaire and all-round lovely bloke. We talk about: How Steve began freelancing Working from home vs. co-working Making video work for creative...
View ArticleCIP092: 7 Things Creative Introverts Need to Build a Business Solo
I was recently asked the question: what would I do differently in my business if I could go back in time five years? The answer is… I regret nothing! Er… but another, more useful answer, is… I would...
View ArticleCIP093: Tad Hargrave on Slow Marketing
Oh boy was this a treat for me. And I reckon it’ll be a treat for you too because today’s guest can only be described as a Superhero in the world of feel-good marketing. Yeah. That’s a thing. And when...
View ArticleCIP095: Natalie on Being Quietly Ambitious
Today’s podcast guest always knew she was an introvert but didn’t start living boldly, embracing her introversion until she read Quiet by Susan Cain. Ultimately, this book changed Natalie’s life,...
View ArticleCIP096: My Introvert Epiphany
I remember clearly being called ‘shy’ as a child. Sometimes ‘quiet.’ I despised the latter more. At least with ‘shy’ it felt like a virus I had caught. Being called ‘quiet’ suggested I had nothing to...
View ArticleCIP097: Mark McGuinness on Building A Successful Creative Career
Today’s podcast guest is someone I’ve wanted the chance to speak to even before I considered starting a podcast. Mark McGuinness of lateraction.com I think is best introduced through the words of...
View ArticleCIP099: The Introvert’s Survival Guide for Conferences
Let’s imagine your industry’s biggest conference is coming up. Three days of back-to-back presentations, workshops and panels, with endless opportunities to network, pitch influential people and...
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