Can You Be a Leader and Be Shy?

Darren Hardy is your success mentor. This question was submitted during one of our Ask Me Anything series. Daniel Briggs wrote, There is a leadership position available at my company. I want to apply for it, but I'm worried I'm not a fit because I'm naturally a shy person. My question is, can you be a leader and be shy? Well, Darren, you asked the right guy. Doug Conant climbed up the corporate totem pole through General Mills, Craft Foods, and then became President of Nabisco. During his 10-year stint at Campbell's alone, it's estimated that he wrote over 30,000 thank-you notes.