"I was in my early 30s, like no career, no love. And everything kind of turned upside down in a really good way after that," she says. "And I sat there in that class on the very first day and I was like, this is absolutely what I need to be doing for the rest of my life."
Susan Cain is the New York Times bestselling author of Quiet, which changed how the world views introverts forever, and a her latest book, Bittersweet: How Sorrow and Longing Make Us Whole, which reached #1 on the New York Times Bestseller List.
Susan is also an award-winning keynote speaker who has delivered two TED Talks with millions of views and the founder of Quiet Revolution.
Susan joined host Robert Glazer on the Elevate Podcast to discuss how she began her writing career, her writing process, the value of bittersweet feelings and thinking, and how to fight toxic positivity in work and life.
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