I would have denied it.
That's no lie.
If you'd have asked me 10 years ago if I could or would ever:
✅ Launch and run a newsletter with 5700+ subscribers
✅ Co-found an Anthem award-winning podcast and publish 78 episodes
✅ Be a featured speaker at many online events
✅ Launch and run multiple communities
✅ Regularly share my opinions in a variety of spaces, online and offline
I would have denied it was possible. It wasn't on my radar. And I didn't think I could do it.
Because I'm an introvert and am at my happiest when I'm being selectively social (or even better, at home with my book.)
So I was absolutely not looking to "get out there".
The universe had other plans for me.
In the last five plus years, I've done all those things and more, and I wouldn't change a thing. It's amazing what a sense of mission will help you to do.
People always ask how I do it. And there are two simple keys:
First, figuring out ways of working that help me manage my energy as an introvert.
Second, using my deep and wide experience of writing and content to create powerful proxies for presence.
I know there are a lot of people like me out there, and I feel called to be the example I didn't have and help my fellow introverts create impact without exhaustion.
My approach brings together reflection, self-awareness, planning and accountability so you can have the satisfaction of finally finishing that content project you've been stuck on so you can make the impact you know is needed in your industry.
If you want to learn more, please get in touch.
P.S. Here are just a few areas where I've helped people gain clarity and get unstuck:
✅Self-publishing projects
✅Newsletter creation and management
✅Workbook creation
✅Community building
✅Social media strategy
✅Content marketing strategy
✅Freelance writing
✅Aligning next life steps with mission
And much more - my mind makes odd but productive connections resulting in plenty of aha moments for my clients.
Sharon Hurley Hall is an anti-racism educator, author of I’m Tired of Racism, and founder of the SHHARE anti-racism community and of Sharon’s Anti-Racism Newsletter, which provides tools and lived experiences to fuel systemic change. A seasoned professional writer and journalist, she leverages over 30 years of experience to mentor introverted leaders, and is co-founder and co-host of the Introvert Sisters Podcast. Her recent work focuses on helping Black and Global Majority women achieve high-impact visibility and professional influence without the exhaustion of performing extroversion.
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