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The Good Girl Mindset I’ve always been a good girl, or rather, trying to be one. What I didn't realise for a long time was that I'd built an entire career around what's sometimes called the Good Girl mindset: performing, pleasing, proving. Unsure whether or not I really succeeded. Sometimes feeling like a fraud when I was seen as one but didn’t feel like one inside. The little girl that I was grew into a strong woman with a career. But that feeling, trying to be a good girl,

Merriam Webster defines "quiet" in different ways: Tending to speak very little: not loquacious, the opposite of "excessive talk" Carried...

Acknowledge and embrace your qualities as a quiet leader to make a meaningful impact in your career and in your life.

I recently had the pleasure of joining Louise Jefferies as a guest in her podcast "English Talk - Speaking up in English at work for...

In today's fast-paced and highly competitive business world, the image of a successful leader is often associated with extroversion. We...

I had the pleasure of joining Kevin Britz for the Lunchtime series podcast to talk about quiet leaders and embracing sensitivity and...

Existential Wonderers often lack direction and get lost and overwhelmed in the process of trying to find answers.

As Quiet people, we all have different traits. In previous articles, we looked at the Good Students and the Selfless Carers. Today, we’re interesting ourselves with Sensitive Souls. People who are Sensitive Souls tend to be quiet introverted people, who have a deep emotional depth and intuition and sometimes struggle to make sense of the world. Are you a sensitive soul? Take the quiet quiz to find out! In Psychoanalysis, we call the “sensitive soul” the soul that we are born

For some of us, being caring, selfless and always putting others has become an essential part of who we are. Making others happy makes us feel good too. It is rewarding. However, these tendencies can also hold us back, and prevent us from caring for ourselves, setting healthy boundaries and achieving what we want in our careers and lives. If this sounds familiar, know that you’re not alone. This article will shed light on the People Pleaser posture and guide transitioning tow

For some of us, being a “good student” at school in our youth played an essential part in our lives. We were praised for it, were getting good grades, pleasing the teachers and our parents in the process, and it somehow became a part of our identity. Many of us carried this drive and dedication into our professional lives, striving to impress and achieve recognition. And it served us well - promotions, raises, and recognition that made us feel valued. It reinforced our identi

When I used to work in a corporate environment, I was in an open space. The whole office was in an open space, it was constantly buzzing...