I have never really had a full social calendar. When I was younger I did whatever I could to set up weekend plans in order to combat feelings that there was something socially unattractive about me. These days I don’t think much about it, but this morning when friend called to reschedule our Friday afternoon [...]
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Feels strange not to be a busy person
March 11th, 2011 
Joan Friedlander 
Posted in Challenging Assumptions, Downtime, Introvert Qualities, Priorities 
Tags: downtime, introverted, status quo, work-life balance 
Comments Off2 Introverts a Wedding and a Camcorder
November 7th, 2010 Joan Friedlander Yesterday I attended a wedding of a good business friend. We don’t know each other as well, for as long or as deeply as many of the other guests, but we had made a good connection. I headed out in the morning with 2 changes of clothing, the pie I was asked to bring, the bubbles I purchased to help with the festivities and my camcorder. I was aware of, but not paying too much attention to, the fact that I may know only one other person at this wedding of about 100 guests, no mean feat for an Introvert. However, over the years I’ve become more comfortable in stranger situations and confident I’d find my way around so I wasn’t worried.
Posted in Challenges, Challenging Assumptions, Introvert Qualities, Leadership, Relationships Comments OffSocial Media followers not Same as Subscribers
October 20th, 2010 Joan Friedlander Social Media “outposts” are an avenue through which to more easily stay in touch with people you know well (friends and fans) and to become visible to people you don’t know yet, or at all, to make that first connection with them. Furthermore, as Laurie pointed out, it is easier for people to “like,” “follow” and “link” than to give up a name and email address in exchange for a report, blog posts or a newsletter. Why?
Posted in Challenging Assumptions, Marketing, Priorities, Relationships, Social Networking Comments OffNew approach to fees increases client satisfaction
September 23rd, 2010 Joan Friedlander In the latest issue of my newsletter I wrote about the shift from “Time for Money” to “Fee for Results.” This is my personal story about what happened when I made one small but significant change in the way I engaged with prospects about my fees, and the impact it has had on me and the people I work with. I took a gamble and it paid off.
Introversion and Courage Not Mutually Exclusive
July 30th, 2010 Joan Friedlander Introversion does not always equal shy, nor does it say anything about courage. January Jones, a lead actress on Mad Men, talked about being an introvert and how it did not stop her from pursuing her dreams. Just one more opportunity to clear up common misunderstandings.
Posted in Challenging Assumptions, Goal Setting, Introvert Qualities Tags: Challenging Assumptions, courage, extroverts, introverts Comments Off
