Imagine a linear scale. On the left end is the temperament of a pure introvert, on the right end the temperament of a pure extrovert, and in the middle, the ambivert โ an equal blend of both introverted and extroverted traits.
If your temperament falls anywhere to the left of center, you may earn $500K less than the ambivert. And the ambivert still makes less than anyone to their right. The income gap could be huuuuge.
Maybe youโre thinking โ So what? My rich interior world motivates me much more than Money. Money can’t buy me happiness, right? ๐๐ฐ – Well, maybe not, but last time I checked, our time, knowledge, skills, and abilities are just as valuable as the extrovertโs. So why leave money on the table? More importantly, how can we get that money back? ๐ช๐
Fret not, because I’m here to tell you we can recoup those earnings in the most introvert-friendly way possible: remote self-employment. – What? Me? Start a business? Are you out of your mind? Iโve learned how to manage my current job situation and my co-workers are finally used to me. I donโt have the energetic resources left to take this kind of risk. โ Um, youโre fretting. Hear me out. ๐ค๐ฃ
As introverts, we possess some awesome qualities that can be the secret sauce to entrepreneurial success. We’re great listeners, thinkers, and observers. We can spend hours analyzing and strategizing, and we thrive in solitude like a cat in a sunbeam. ๐๐ฑ
Starting a business empowers us. We can do it on our terms, in our own time, in a quiet environment for the sake of our own personal development and the welfare of our families. – Yeah, yeah, starting a business is easy. Making that business profitable, not so easy. Even if Iโm inspired, hard-working and have a great product ๐ก๐ผ๐ช, I still must acquire customers and thatโs going to require marketing, brand promotion, even self-promotion and that makes me uncomfortable. -๐ค๐
This is one of the biggest obstacles for introverts (who aren’t already marketing experts). We find the level of social engagement required to promote ourselves or our product, even in the virtual realm, challenging. Excavating an idea from deep within, polishing a persuasive pitch or message and then publishing an attention-grabbing invitation can be an extra-arduous, time-consuming process. Well, there is help. Heard of Artificial Intelligence? ๐๐ค
There is a myriad of AI-powered tools that can help us do just about anything business-related – the work that we donโt have time to do, donโt want to do or donโt know how to do – all for a fraction of what it would cost to hire a sub-contractor. And, most importantly, these tools can help us manage our social media presence and brand promotion with ease. We can commit to our big vision and strategy while mobilizing these tools to do the bulk of the uncomfortable work. ๐ง๐ผ
This blog is dedicated to helping you 1) move beyond any objection you have to starting your business/side-hustle and 2) identifying the tools that will smash all the obstacles you imagine popping up on your journey. ๐ช๐ ๏ธ
I am on this journey right along with you, learning how to make $ online. Each time I encounter a big, bad fear or seemingly insurmountable gap in my skillset, I’m going to acquire a tool or strategy to shove those obstacles outta my way and keep moving forward. Then, I am going to share these tools and strategies with you. ๐๐ค
Starting a business takes effort, dedication, and the occasional leap outside our comfort zones. But isn’t it worth it to reclaim that $500,000 (and more) and prove that we can do this, to no one other than ourselves? ๐๐ฐ
Heck yeah, it is! ๐ช๐๐ฐ๐ฐ