Beth Buelow

Well, what I love about the introvert entrepreneur is it describes me and it describes who I serve. And it's kind of an undertapped, or I should say, underrepresented group of people who are making big strides in business. But the literature, the work that's out there is not always something that resonates with us, because there does tend to be a message of bigger, faster, more, more, more.

Well, what I love about the introvert entrepreneur is it describes me and it describes who I serve. And it's kind of an undertapped, or I should say, underrepresented group of people who are making big strides in business. But the literature, the work that's out there is not always something that resonates with us, because there does tend to be a message of bigger, faster, more, more, more.

And you've got to be out networking constantly. It's all about sales. You have to be outgoing and all of that in order to succeed. And introverts who are drawn to entrepreneurship feel an initial excitement, and they have that initial energy around creating their business, taking their message out into the world, you know, working with clients and customers and all of that.

And you've got to be out networking constantly. It's all about sales. You have to be outgoing and all of that in order to succeed. And introverts who are drawn to entrepreneurship feel an initial excitement, and they have that initial energy around creating their business, taking their message out into the world, you know, working with clients and customers and all of that.

So there's an initial rush, if you will, of energy that happens. Then as they start to kind of, you know, the honeymoon's over and you start to kind of dig into everyday life and getting into ways that you can make your business more sustainable, it's sometimes challenging to find information, to find affirmation

So there's an initial rush, if you will, of energy that happens. Then as they start to kind of, you know, the honeymoon's over and you start to kind of dig into everyday life and getting into ways that you can make your business more sustainable, it's sometimes challenging to find information, to find affirmation

that the way that you are in the world as an introvert is number one, okay, it's perfectly normal. And number two, that it's possible to balance your energy, your tendencies, your preferences with the need to be able to go out and sell and network and market and do all of those extroverted activities that are required. So this book and my mission is to fill that gap, to

that the way that you are in the world as an introvert is number one, okay, it's perfectly normal. And number two, that it's possible to balance your energy, your tendencies, your preferences with the need to be able to go out and sell and network and market and do all of those extroverted activities that are required. So this book and my mission is to fill that gap, to

to reach out to the introverts who feel that entrepreneurial call and say, number one, you can do this, and you can do this in such a way that you don't burn out because you're trying to meet the extrovert expectation that is so prevalent in all of the information out there. Here are some ways to honor who you are without selling your soul, to use that kind of cliche.

to reach out to the introverts who feel that entrepreneurial call and say, number one, you can do this, and you can do this in such a way that you don't burn out because you're trying to meet the extrovert expectation that is so prevalent in all of the information out there. Here are some ways to honor who you are without selling your soul, to use that kind of cliche.

Right. What do you think are some of the misconceptions that people have about introverts in general?

Right. What do you think are some of the misconceptions that people have about introverts in general?

It goes to how they're perceived in social situations. And that's one reason why I like to separate out the definition from and say it's about energy. It's not about personality. People will think that introvert equals shy. When I give presentations and I ask people what word comes to mind when you hear the word introvert, it is always shy, even from people who know better.

It goes to how they're perceived in social situations. And that's one reason why I like to separate out the definition from and say it's about energy. It's not about personality. People will think that introvert equals shy. When I give presentations and I ask people what word comes to mind when you hear the word introvert, it is always shy, even from people who know better.

They say, you know, our minds typically default to the stereotype, to the single story that we have about introverts, that they're shy. And introverts sometimes internalize that. You know, from a young age, when a child is, you know, starting to walk and talk, parents are looking for social skills.

They say, you know, our minds typically default to the stereotype, to the single story that we have about introverts, that they're shy. And introverts sometimes internalize that. You know, from a young age, when a child is, you know, starting to walk and talk, parents are looking for social skills.

You know, they're looking for evidence that that child is going to be, you know, socially well-adjusted. And that's talking, that's reaching out to other kids, wanting to play with them and wanting to be social.

You know, they're looking for evidence that that child is going to be, you know, socially well-adjusted. And that's talking, that's reaching out to other kids, wanting to play with them and wanting to be social.

And if a child is not, if they're already showing those introvert tendencies of needing a lot of downtime, alone time, if a parent isn't tuned into that, they can already start putting that label of, well, you know, little Beth, she's just shy, you know, it's okay. Mm-hmm. And then you grow up with that label and you don't ever really question it.

And if a child is not, if they're already showing those introvert tendencies of needing a lot of downtime, alone time, if a parent isn't tuned into that, they can already start putting that label of, well, you know, little Beth, she's just shy, you know, it's okay. Mm-hmm. And then you grow up with that label and you don't ever really question it.