Beth Buelow

And so the being bold would be asking them right there in that moment, you know, extrovert yourself as a verb during that time in order to strike that balance that the ambiverts have found.

And so the being bold would be asking them right there in that moment, you know, extrovert yourself as a verb during that time in order to strike that balance that the ambiverts have found.

Challenge your assumptions and your stories, which requires first, of course, being able to look at them and identify them. And for introverts, that story is often, I'm not a good networker, I'm not good at sales. Challenge all of those things.

Challenge your assumptions and your stories, which requires first, of course, being able to look at them and identify them. And for introverts, that story is often, I'm not a good networker, I'm not good at sales. Challenge all of those things.

My guest today is Beth Bielow. She has a book called The Introvert Entrepreneur. She's really involved in this whole area of study around introverts and specifically with entrepreneurs. And she writes for Psychology Today. She's been featured in Inc. and Fast Company and Forbes. And she's just awesome. And she's the sweetest lady. So Beth, thanks for being here. It's a pleasure to be here.

My guest today is Beth Bielow. She has a book called The Introvert Entrepreneur. She's really involved in this whole area of study around introverts and specifically with entrepreneurs. And she writes for Psychology Today. She's been featured in Inc. and Fast Company and Forbes. And she's just awesome. And she's the sweetest lady. So Beth, thanks for being here. It's a pleasure to be here.

So are you an introvert? That's my first question. Are I am. Absolutely. I feel like I fall pretty, pretty squarely on the introvert scale. Although over the years, as I've taken the assessment, I inch a little bit more towards the middle, which I see as a very healthy thing.

So are you an introvert? That's my first question. Are I am. Absolutely. I feel like I fall pretty, pretty squarely on the introvert scale. Although over the years, as I've taken the assessment, I inch a little bit more towards the middle, which I see as a very healthy thing.

And I'd like to share a little bit more about that because I think a lot of introvert entrepreneurs find that as they grow their businesses, they do start to inch a little towards the middle.

And I'd like to share a little bit more about that because I think a lot of introvert entrepreneurs find that as they grow their businesses, they do start to inch a little towards the middle.

Well, and what really even is an introvert to start? I think there's probably some misconceptions that people have about introverts. So can you kind of clearly define the term for us?

Well, and what really even is an introvert to start? I think there's probably some misconceptions that people have about introverts. So can you kind of clearly define the term for us?

Yeah. Introversion and extroversion has to do with where we gain and drain energy. And I must say, I'm doing a rather simplistic definition of it just for ease of explanation and to get to kind of the root of it. So introverts gain energy through solitude and drain energy during social interaction.

Yeah. Introversion and extroversion has to do with where we gain and drain energy. And I must say, I'm doing a rather simplistic definition of it just for ease of explanation and to get to kind of the root of it. So introverts gain energy through solitude and drain energy during social interaction.

And while I don't like to think of them as opposites, again, for purposes of simplicity, if you think of extroverts as the opposite, they gain energy through social interaction and drain energy when left alone to their own devices for too long. And so we all fall on a spectrum. And all of us have introvert and extrovert energy in us.

And while I don't like to think of them as opposites, again, for purposes of simplicity, if you think of extroverts as the opposite, they gain energy through social interaction and drain energy when left alone to their own devices for too long. And so we all fall on a spectrum. And all of us have introvert and extrovert energy in us.

in the context of being an introvert, as opposed to trying to be a fake extrovert.

in the context of being an introvert, as opposed to trying to be a fake extrovert.

What exactly is the introvert entrepreneur? And why did you start studying this and write this whole book about it?

What exactly is the introvert entrepreneur? And why did you start studying this and write this whole book about it?