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Are you a "low energy person"?
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Taking 2 months off work: year 1
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Are you a "low energy person"?
I used to think of myself as a “low energy person”. It was a little disclaimer I used to let people know that I wouldn’t be staying after work for drinks or be at the party past 9 pm. Like me, a lot of introverts feel like something is wrong with them because they struggle with their energy.
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From chaos to clarity: How Santiago transformed business uncertainty into focused direction
Santiago learned how to embrace uncertainty and transform business chaos into focused clarity through understanding his natural way of working
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From professional disconnect to authentic integration
Karel increased his workplace confidence by 33% when he discovered how to authentically integrate his personal development work with his professional life as an EU diplomat.
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Nice weather, huh?
Nice weather today, huh? Or the more common: What a weather, today! (usually when he weather is crappy). When I first moved to the Netherlands, it really surprised me how much people talked about the weather here. It was so foreign to me and I found it really confusing.
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Is building a second brain worth it?
It’s frustrating when ideas slip away from us before we can do anything with them. Or when you can’t recall a key piece of information that you’d like to build on. That's where building a second brain comes in. But is it worth it?
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How acknowledging your natural advantage as an introvert leads to significant progress
When Jessica started the coaching program, she aimed to improve her personal writing process. She often got stuck writing a scientific article that was part of her doctoral research. Additionally, she struggled with balancing her entrepreneurial side with her energy needs as an introvert.
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Introducing 🧭 the Exploring Introvert
After 4 years, we’re saying goodbye to Productive Introvert Community. But don’t worry, this isn’t a total goodbye - it’s more of an evolution - because we’re continuing as the Exploring Introvert. In today’s letter, I’ll tell you a bit more about who the Exploring Introvert is for. I’ll also tell you a bit about my own past and why writing these letters is so important to me. Perhaps you’ll better understand why I’m so grateful for each and every one of you who take the time to read them ❤️
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Taking 2 months off work: year 1
For the past 2 months, I’ve been doing a little experiment. I decided to take a 2-month break from work during summer vacation. It’s been an ambition of mine to take off longer periods of time & this year I decided to test out this idea. In short, things didn’t go exactly according to plan. But I did learn a lot about what I can potentially do in the future to really make it possible to take longer periods of time off from work!
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Taking 2 months off work: year 2
It’s been 2 weeks since our son started school again and my 2 month annual break ended. This is the second year that I’ve run this “experiment” and I’m sharing my biggest lesson from this year with you today.
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Working 9-5
It's interesting that most of us still work form 9 am- 5 pm. Even businessowners and people working from home stay surprisingly close to 9-5, despite technically having a lot of freedom in how they structure their day. Somewhere, we settled into...
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