The Quiet Warrior Podcast with Serena Low
Are you an introvert who is tired of hearing that you're too quiet, need to speak up more, or that you lack executive presence and are not ready for promotion?
Your host is Serena Low, and her life’s purpose is to help quiet achievers become Quiet Warriors who can speak - lead - and act decisively when called upon, without changing the essence of who you are.
As a trauma-informed introvert coach, certified Root-Cause Therapy practitioner, certified Social + Emotional Intelligence Coach, and author of the Amazon Bestseller, The Hero Within: Reinvent Your Life One New Chapter at a Time, Serena is passionate about helping introverts and quiet achievers minimise:
- imposter syndrome,
- overthinking,
- perfectionism,
- low self-worth,
- people pleasing,
- fear of public speaking,
and other common introvert challenges.
Tune in every week for practical tips and inspirational stories about how to thrive as an introvert in a noisy and overstimulating world.
The Quiet Warrior Podcast with Serena Low
8. Why "Just be yourself" is unhelpful advice
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It's the classic advice we give as parents, friends, colleagues.
"Just be yourself" - the implication being that if we only do that, everything will be fine.
People will like us, love us, approve of us, and maybe even give us what we ask for.
But the deeper question we really want answered is: is it safe for me to just be myself?
What happens when we dare to show up as ourselves - raw, unfiltered, unpolished, imperfect, with our track record of mistakes, dumb decisions, regrettable things we said and did, the things we did that we are now ashamed of?
Can I really just be myself and still be accepted?
Note:
References were made to Mel Robbins' High 5 mirror exercise; Shad Helmsetter's book What To Say When You Talk To Your Self; Marianne Williamson's poem Our Deepest Fear; and the affirmations work of Louise Hay and Florence Scovel Shinn.
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This podcast episode was edited by Julia Levine Productions.
This episode was edited by Aura House Productions