The Flourishing Introvert Talks

Knowing myself has been a lifelong project, and I suspect it will remain one because I'm still discovering things about me that I thought I already knew. But knowing why I do something doesn't automatically mean I am going to do anything differently. Self-awareness is useful information, but it isn't the destination; what I do with that information is where the interesting bit begins. For me, that increasingly means experimentation: trying something, paying attention to what happens and deciding what the evidence is telling me. Because there is a subtle difference between having insight and using insight. So, what do you know about yourself that you have been using to understand your behaviour, and what might happen if you used that same knowledge to experiment with changing one small thing? Key points 📌Self-awareness isn't the destination 📌Insight needs experimenting 📌Small experiments without attachment #FlourishingIntroverts #BecomingBraver #BraverIntroverts Watch or listen to this Bonus Flourishing Byte as you get ready for the Becoming Braver Adventure. And if you haven't signed up yet, the doors close on 3 October. Secure your FREE place now. Sign-up for the 𝗕𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗕𝗿𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 here: https://becoming.flourishingintroverts.com/bba2026 . . . #FlourishingIntroverts #BecomingBraver #Introverts --- 𝗕𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗕𝗿𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗿 and 𝗕𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗕𝗿𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 are copyright of Flourishing Introverts 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗿: Entirely human written and designed content without any AI assistance.

This feels like a fitting way to bring season 29 to a close because, when I look back over 344 episodes, I can see that the permission I was waiting for was not always as obvious as I thought. Years ago, I had the idea to start a podcast, but my limiting beliefs had me dawdle and doubt myself until someone who knew about podcasts simply said, "Sounds like a great idea to me!" And there it was, the permission I did not know I had been waiting for. But reflecting on those 29 seasons has helped me realise that my permission seeking had quietly morphed from asking if it was OK for me to do something into needing permission to be something, in my case, to be fully myself. Perhaps the bigger question is what happens when someone else's permission carries more weight than our own, and what it takes to notice that we have been waiting for it. Key points 📌 From doing to being 📌When permission becomes toxic 📌My permission comes first #FlourishingIntroverts #Introverts #PermissionToBe 🎧 Tune-in here for the full episode: https://sites.libsyn.com/231761/ep-344-the-permission-we-keep-waiting-for 🔗 Resources Visit https://hub.flourishingintroverts.com/resourcesp for tools and resources mentioned during the podcast. CREDITS: Brought to you by - ‪Flourishing Introverts Produced by - ‪‪ Intntnlty Copyright: Flourishing Introverts

Have you ever caught yourself saying, "Well, I can't grumble, I'm doing alright really", whilst another part of you is quietly thinking, "Are you sure?" Sometimes everything on the outside suggests we are doing just fine. We have the career, the position, the experience. We have worked hard and perhaps become rather good at coping, adapting and getting on with it. But what if that niggling frustration is trying to tell us something? What have you achieved that genuinely matters to you? Where have you become so good at getting on with it that you have stopped asking whether this is still how you want to live and work? Perhaps frustration is worth listening to rather than telling ourselves to be grateful and carry on. Key points 📌 Success means different things to different people 📌 Frustration may be telling us something 📌 What matters to you now? Watch or listen to this Bonus Flourishing Byte as you get ready for the Becoming Braver Adventure. And if you haven't signed up yet, the doors close on 3 October. Secure your FREE place now. Sign-up for the 𝗕𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗕𝗿𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 here: https://becoming.flourishingintroverts.com/bba2026 . . . #FlourishingIntroverts #BecomingBraver #Introverts --- 𝗕𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗕𝗿𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗿 and 𝗕𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗕𝗿𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 are copyright of Flourishing Introverts 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗿: Entirely human written and designed content without any AI assistance.

We introverts do not need fixing, but that does not mean there is no room for growth, development and becoming braver. I have been thinking about what actually needs to change, what I want to change, and what is within my control or influence to change, because those are not necessarily the same thing. There is also a line of sight from our own behaviour through culture and into wider systems, and we have more influence than we may realise. The trick is knowing when something really is ours to change, and when we have simply decided it is our job to sort it out. And yes, there is a difference. Key points 🔑 Know what is yours 🔑 Notice your influence 🔑 Choose your changes #FlourishingIntroverts #Introverts #PersonalAgency 🎧 Tune-in here for the full episode: https://sites.libsyn.com/231761/ep-343-what-is-mine-to-change 🔗 Resources Visit https://hub.flourishingintroverts.com/resourcesp for tools and resources mentioned during the podcast. CREDITS: Brought to you by - ‪Flourishing Introverts Produced by - ‪‪ Intntnlty Copyright: Flourishing Introverts

What if becoming braver isn't about finally reaching a point where we can say, "Right, that's bravery sorted"? I'm still becoming braver myself, still getting the collywobbles, and still having to choose bravery when fear would make staying put so much easier. My messy journey has made me curious about the complexity of the bravery continuum, and about what sits between recklessness and cowardice. Perhaps becoming braver is about getting curious enough to notice what is holding us back, then deciding what matters enough to inspire us to take the next step. And perhaps that is why it is an adventure rather than a challenge. Key points Becoming braver is messy Get brave curious Take the next step For more info visit: https://becoming.flourishingintroverts.com/bba2026 #FlourishingIntroverts #BecomingBraver #BraverIntroverts