3 tips on how to show up and not be an extrovert

A common belief amongst natural health practitioners is that they HAVE to be extroverted and constantly OUT THERE to be noticed in their offerings. Have you noticed this yourself? Even when you’re an introvert. And even if you have to force it.

This is a major challenge considering authenticity is one of your greatest assets.  Presenting in a way that doesn't spark joy nor show your genuine essence, compromises the effect of your ‘public moments’.  That ain’t useful.

Here are 3 things you can do instead to help genuinely show up in sharing with those you ache to serve.

1. Track your energy
   Day to day, week to week, month to month… even year to year.  Find out what's actually going on for you. What you find might reflect the influences of your cycle, the moon phase, school holidays etc. Give yourself at least 30 days of observations to have an idea of what’s happening.  3 months will make it even clearer.
   

2. Show up according to the patterns
   As you start to collect observations, you can then ‘design’ from the patterns to the details of when you show up.  Calendarise when you have energy to pre-write and record content to share online. Schedule live calls for the energetic times. Equally (and just as importantly), schedule down-time in the lower energy times.
   

3. Track the feedback loops
   Watch what happens when you give yourself space to show up when it truly brings you joy.  Track the metrics, document the data. Keep it simple. Track your own thoughts and feelings about showing up this way.  Allow what's right for you to reveal itself with strong robust roots, and the adaptability of a living system.

By working in this way, you will 

• feel much more ease, authenticity, and flow in your own being, 

• less tanties and moments of “I don’t f%*#’ing want to!”, and 

• allow your creative juices to flow more genuinely. 

Long-term you will have spaciousness and a living structure that works with you. Plus, you will conjure a genuine relationship with yourself and your audience.

Go forth dear introverted one.  Your gifts, skills, style and approach is all needed here in the world.

x Erin