The Ambitious Introvert® Podcast

When you have big goals and dreams and feel like they’re a long way out of reach, it’s hard NOT to get discouraged.The flip side of being ambitious is that we also feel frustrated when we feel like we’re failing (though as I remind my clients we never really are failing - we’re simply getting closer to the dream incrementally!)In this episode I’m sharing what I do when those thoughts creep in - and providing you with some actionable tips to flip ‘I’m failing!’ into ‘I’m a step closer every day!’Episode Resources:The Gap and The Gain BookCONNECT WITH EMMA-LOUISE:Website: https://theambitiousintrovert.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmalouparkes/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/emmalouparkesSign up to receive my monthly Introverts Only digest, delivering all the best introvert-friendly resources straight to your inbox, minus the scroll here.PREMIUM SUPPORT: Interested in working with me 1:1? Learn more and apply here.

My inner child is delighted with the topic of The Ambitious Introvert® Podcast this week, where I’m joined by Amale Ghalbouni talking all things Serious Play® - and specifically, Lego!Amale is a former strategy and innovation consultant turned executive coach, and founder of The Brick Coach. She’s passionate about experiential play based coaching and facilitation, helping teams work better together by building trust, psychological safety, and alignment on a common vision. Who knew the humble Lego brick could be a powerful business and personal development tool!We chat about:What Serious Play® means and how it was bornAmale’s personal journey discovering how powerful the practice isThe benefits of Serious Play® for both teams and individualsWhy it’s so inclusive for everyone regardless of learning type, personality or neurodiversityHow it can be utilised outside of the workplaceCONNECT WITH AMALEWebsite: www.thebrick.coach http://amale.co/ LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/amaleghalbouni/CONNECT WITH EMMA-LOUISE:Website: https://theambitiousintrovert.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmalouparkes/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/emmalouparkesSign up to receive my monthly Introverts Only digest, delivering all the best introvert-friendly resources straight to your inbox, minus the scroll here.PREMIUM SUPPORT: Interested in working with me 1:1? Learn more and apply here.

With SO many options available to help you reach your potential, it can be overwhelming to know the type of support is best for YOU. Hiring professionals is a big time, energy and financial investment, so it’s important to make the right choice. As an introvert you want to make sure your energy is being spent for the most ROI.That’s why I’m diving into exactly what you can expect from four of the most common methods of 1:1 support - therapy, coaching, mentorship and consulting.Tune in to hear what each one entails, how they often get mixed up, how they can sometimes overlap, and indicators of which one is right for you right now.CONNECT WITH EMMA-LOUISE:Website: https://theambitiousintrovert.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmalouparkes/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/emmalouparkesSign up to receive my monthly Introverts Only digest, delivering all the best introvert-friendly resources straight to your inbox, minus the scroll here.PREMIUM SUPPORT: Interested in working with me 1:1? Learn more and apply here.

Caring about others is a good thing - until it isn’t. But did you know that over-caring, and using too many of our personal resources worrying about others, can have a detrimental effect on our physical and mental health, and our own performance?On the podcast this week I’m talking to Executive Coach and Leadership Trainer Teresa Vozza about the fine line between empathy and compassion fatigue. As a fellow sensitive introvert Teresa is familiar with this herself, and she shares her own story (and how it led her to become a HeartMath trainer.We chat about:The line between caring and caring too much (and how to spot it)The integration of modern leadership principles with neuroscience and spiritualityThe common traits Teresa sees in her high achieving clientsThe HeartMath system, and how it helps users to become regulated and resilient Episode Resources:The HeartMath InstituteCONNECT WITH TERESA:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/teresa-vozza-chrl-cca/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/teresavozzacoaching/Website: https://www.teresavozza.ca/CONNECT WITH EMMA-LOUISE:Website: https://theambitiousintrovert.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmalouparkes/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/emmalouparkesSign up to receive my monthly Introverts Only digest, delivering all the best introvert-friendly resources straight to your inbox, minus the scroll here.PREMIUM SUPPORT: Interested in working with me 1:1? Learn more and apply here.

Discovering and understanding your strengths is a pivotal step toward unlocking your full potential. In a world that often emphasises overcoming weaknesses, recognising and harnessing your innate talents helps you to truly ‘Own Your Energy’ as an introvert when it comes to creating your version of success. And in a competitive landscape, where leveraging your strengths is the key differentiator, it can have a massive impact on your career, business and life.My talented friend Marjan Mahoutchian wears many hats - including Independent Global Leadership Team Advisor, an ICF accredited coach and Business Transformation Specialist. But for this episode of The Ambitious Introvert Podcast she’s sharing her expertise as a certified Gallup® coach - which you may be familiar with as CliftonStrengths®Tune in to hear us talk about:How knowing and leaning into your strengths can have a positive impact on your wellbeing as well as your business or careerHow CliftonStrengths® compares to more spiritual ways of understanding ourselves, such as human design (and how it can complement them beautifully)Why cultivating the right conditions for ourselves to thrive is similar to baking a cake!Bonus - you’ll get a good laugh at me using the wrong terminology too!CONNECT WITH MARJANLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marjan-mahoutchian/Learn more about CliftonStrengths®: https://www.gallup.com/cliftonstrengths/en/CONNECT WITH EMMA-LOUISE:Website: https://theambitiousintrovert.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmalouparkes/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/emmalouparkesSign up to receive my monthly Introverts Only digest, delivering all the best introvert-friendly resources straight to your inbox, minus the scroll here.PREMIUM SUPPORT: Interested in working with me 1:1? Learn more and apply here.

Here at The Ambitious Introvert® I’m often talking about our energy in terms of leaky boundaries, mindset gremlins and not enough ‘me’ time to recharge. But our physiology also plays a huge part in how much charge is in our social battery, and this week I’m talking to an absolute expert in the field of biohacking and health optimisation, Kristin Weitzel.Kristin is a health and high performance coach, and certified fitness trainer, who supports her clients through the latest biohacking research. She is also the founder of Sherpa Breath and Cold, where she trains instructors in breathwork and cold therapy.If you want to make some small tweaks to your lifestyle to net some big results in your energy bank, this is the episode for you! Tune in to hear:What Biohacking means, and why women and introverts need to approach it differentlyEnergy management for introverts, and why trusting your intuition is more important than following the latest morning routine fadThe role of technology in biohacking (and when to stop using it)Breathwork for introvertsCold therapy, and why community can be your best friend in tackling it the first timeUsing your voice and setting boundaries when it comes to your nervous systemEpisode ResourcesOura Ring (use this link for $40 discount)Apollo Brain TapThe Oxygen Advantage book CONNECT WITH KRISTINInstagram https://www.instagram.com/biohacking.breath.cold/Website https://www.wellpower.life/ https://www.sherpabreathandcold.com/Podcast https://www.wellpower.life/wellpower-podcastCONNECT WITH EMMA-LOUISE:Website: https://theambitiousintrovert.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmalouparkes/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/emmalouparkesSign up to receive my monthly Introverts Only digest, delivering all the best introvert-friendly resources straight to your inbox, minus the scroll here.PREMIUM SUPPORT: Interested in working with me 1:1? Learn more and apply here.

Ready to set goals and feel confident you can achieve them in the next 12 months? This episode is for you!Forget vision boards, manifestation lists or ‘keeping everything crossed’ - while they absolutely have their place, in this episode we’re breaking goal setting down to its basics, and looking at the 3 components that are vital if you’re aiming for success this year.I’ll be sharing what they are, why they matter - so tune in to get the full lowdown and make sure your goals are set to succeed this year!CONNECT WITH EMMA-LOUISE:Website: https://theambitiousintrovert.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmalouparkes/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/emmalouparkesSign up to receive my monthly Introverts Only digest, delivering all the best introvert-friendly resources straight to your inbox, minus the scroll here.PREMIUM SUPPORT: Interested in working with me 1:1? Learn more and apply here.

What’s more fitting for an episode airing on Christmas Day than the topic of rest and relaxation - something we should be prioritising all year round, but what the holidays gives us even more opportunity to lean into!Clients will often tell me they’ve taken plenty of time ‘off’ yet still feel tired - and a lack of these two states is often the culprit.Tune in to hear the difference between them, why they’re both essential for our long term success, and how you can cultivate time for them this holiday season!CONNECT WITH EMMA-LOUISE:Website: https://theambitiousintrovert.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmalouparkes/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/emmalouparkesSign up to receive my monthly Introverts Only digest, delivering all the best introvert-friendly resources straight to your inbox, minus the scroll here.PREMIUM SUPPORT: Interested in working with me 1:1? Learn more and apply here.

As a coach, podcaster and former air traffic controller, communicating effectively has been vital for me throughout my whole career. But communicating goes so much deeper than simply annunciating words clearly, and this week’s guest on The Ambitious Introvert® Podcast is explaining why compassion is often the missing piece.Kate Brown is a coach and the founder of Calm at Work, and she believes that human connection is the key to overcoming issues in not just the workplace, but also in life. She’s sharing what it means to communicate with compassion, and how understanding our needs is the first step to asking for them to be met by others.We discuss:How being able to communicate what we want and need is crucial to helping us reach our potentialExamples of how we can appear to ‘act out’ when we find it hard to vocalise our needsThe different types of apology, and understanding this is similar to knowing your Love LanguageHow connecting to our humanity improves workplace well being and relationships, and makes us a better leaderThe unmet need many introverts have because they’re not sure how to ask for it!As Kate says in the episode, "compassion is meeting people where they are and meeting myself where I am", which is such an empowering way to approach all types of communication.Episode Resources:Nonviolent Communication - A Language of Life by Marshall B. Rosenberg PhDCentre for Nonviolent Communications Feelings and Needs Inventory ListCONNECT WITH KATEWebsite: https://calmatworktherapy.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/calmatworkltdFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/calmatworkCONNECT WITH EMMA-LOUISE:Website: https://theambitiousintrovert.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmalouparkes/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/emmalouparkesSign up to receive my monthly Introverts Only digest, delivering all the best introvert-friendly resources straight to your inbox, minus the scroll here.PREMIUM SUPPORT: Interested in working with me 1:1? Learn more and apply here.

Covid shook up a lot of things, and the workplace was one of them. With proof of concept that remote and hybrid working don’t reduce productivity (in fact, quite the opposite), companies are now embracing flexible options - which is great news for those ambitious introverts with a severe case of wanderlust!This week on the podcast I’m joined by long-time digital nomad Lucy Bedewi, a messaging strategy and copywriter who runs her business My Write Hand Woman while travelling full time. Tune in to hear Lucy share all the details of her lifestyle, including:Why she chose living out of a suitcase over Corporate AmericaHow a leap of faith vacation with an internet friend she’d never met in 2020 changed everything (spoiler alert - she never went home!)Why balancing work time and fun time is even more important on the road, and the mindset reframe that’s allowed her to do this without feeling like she’s ‘missing out’Her back-up tech stack to ensure she’s able to get online whatever the circumstancesWhy relationships can actually thrive with full time travelHow tricky time zones helped her get very strict with her boundaries (and how this had a massive positive impact on her energy and business)Whether you’re an employee or a business owner, tune in to hear what’s possible if both travel AND career success are non-negotiables for you!CONNECT WITH LUCYWebsite: www.mywritehandwoman.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mywritehandwoman/ and https://www.instagram.com/lucy.bedewi/CONNECT WITH EMMA-LOUISE:Website: https://theambitiousintrovert.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmalouparkes/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/emmalouparkesSign up to receive my monthly Introverts Only digest, delivering all the best introvert-friendly resources straight to your inbox, minus the scroll here.PREMIUM SUPPORT: Interested in working with me 1:1? Learn more and apply here.