Posts like this usually start with a story of the author’s experiences of being an outsider. There is a defining hardship, or an identity that sets them on the margins. I can’t start out that way. I’m a cis hetero white married able-bodied upper-middle-class college-educated Christian female in America. What…

It seems that every time a social media platform — whether it’s Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, whatever — makes a change, users throw a fit. “I don’t like this! Put it back the way it was!” is the prevailing cry, often expressed in more colorful terms. There are times the outrage…

I’m about to say something that’s not said very much right now. I have hope. Lots of it. My normally optimistic nature was crushed — practically pulverized — on November 8, 2016. And to echo what many others have said: it wasn’t because the candidate I supported lost. It’s because…

Does that seem like a contradiction? “Visibility” and “Introverts”? It’s not. Being in the spotlight might not come intuitively or easily for an introvert, but that doesn’t mean that some introverts don’t crave it, desire it, or even require it in order to live into their purpose. In many ways…

The following is an excerpt from the introduction of my new book, “The Introvert Entrepreneur: Amplify Your Strengths and Create Success on Your Own Terms,” coming from Penguin Random House/Perigee Books on Nov 3, 2015 . You are a walking contradiction. On the one hand, you are an introvert. You tend to prefer ample alone…