Self-promotion in an authentic way can be hard for a lot of people, especially for introverts. 

Whether it's speaking up in meetings, stepping on stage to give a presentation, or advocating for themselves, how does an introvert push past their discomfort to achieve their goals? 

As a Career strategist, and a pioneer in the popular introvert literature, including her book, “Self-Promotion for Introverts®” and her articles in the New York Times and The Wall Street Journal, Nancy has been helping Introverts stand up and shine for a long time.

Nancy joins us to share her superpower—helping introverts master self-promotion, and in doing so, she emphasizes a familiar set of themes we’ve heard in many of these conversations, and that’s: curiosity, empathy, and connection.

To complement those themes, Nancy also provides a framework for introverts to have more confidence in getting more of what they want in life.

And for you extroverts, don’t worry, there's something here for you too.

While Nancy’s superpower is focused on introverts, extroverts can benefit from Nancy’s framework as well.

In this episode, Nancy answers the following questions:
- How to help introverts with self-promotion?
- How do I advocate for myself as an introvert?
- Why do introverts have a hard time expressing themselves?
- How extroverts get in the way of the strengths of introverts?

My favorite quote from the episode: "Let's get the word out there while remaining authentic."

I love the tension and space behind this statement. There doesn't need to be a contradiction between bold and honest, or loud and authentic.
 
What I know to be true about the episode: Nancy made me appreciate how there are consistent themes I’m hearing from guests about what helps them live into their superpowers, and it’s curiosity, empathy, and being present. 

What I learned from the episode: While the framework was created to help introvert self-promote, it’s also a good framework for extraverts when they want to make authentic connections. It is in the process of slowing down, listening, and finding a point of commonality to build from that is key to creating authentic creations.

Resources mentioned in the episode:
-  Nancy’s website: https://NancyAncowitz.com 

#SelfPromotionForIntroverts #AuthenticConnections #Authenticity

Music in this episode by Ian Kastner.

"What Do You Know To Be True?" is a series of conversations where I speak with interesting people about their special talent or superhero power and the meaningful impact it has on others. The intention is to learn more about their experience with their superhero power, so that we can learn something about the special talent in each of us which allows us to connect more deeply with our purpose and achieve our potential.

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