I'm Speaking...with Elizabeth West
Ep 39 Born an Entrepreneur
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Hello...thanks for listening!
From as young as I can remember I've always 'marched to the beat of my own drum'.... Come to find out (as I've gotten older) that my ancestors from the both sides of my family have and are entrepreneurs, business owners and leaders.
I remember when I was doing my 'self-discovery' back in 2020 (yes, during the pandemic)...and I was having a meltdown/breakdown. I was being a martyr to myself again, and something said to look for a podcast on either being an introvert or an hsp (highly sensitive person). I had never listened to podcasts before this day funny enough - it was in August of 2020. And so I listened to my instincts and I stumbled upon Julie Bjelland's podcast titled 'The HSP Podcast' and this particular episode spoke of the absolute worst thing an HSP can do is to be hard on ourselves. From that day on, I knew I had to learn more about myself to, as my fave Maya Angelou quote says..."when you know better, you do better". I knew that I had to 'do better' and that my well-being, happiness and overall mental health depended on this.
I ended up taking a Myers-Briggs test shortly thereafter and I found out that I was an INFP.... Back to listening to podcasts...I ended up finding a lot of podcasts and I heard Jessica Butts speak about INFP's on a couple of my favorite podcasts. When she got to the four letters of I-N-F-P she mentioned that this personality type is 'unemployable' because we're so "free" which is why. At first I took offense to it then I realized, she's right! I was learning more about myself and everything was making more sense.
I = Introvert
N = Intuitive
F = Feeling
P = Perceiving
How to find YOUR 4 Letters?
https://www.16personalities.com/free-personality-test
Are you an HSP or on the cusp? Find out below:
https://hsperson.com/test/highly-sensitive-test/
Online article from Introvert, Dear titled "The Difference Between introverts, empaths and highly sensitive people"
https://www.introvertdear.com/news/the-difference-between-introverts-empaths-and-highly-sensitive-people/
My episode with Jessica Butts:
Ep 26 My First Podcast Interview with Jessica Butts (Myers-Briggs expert: Title Doing Business and Life Your Way!
https://www.jessicabutts.com
^^^ She breaks down my Myers-Briggs Personality Type/4 Letters! :)
My podcast episodes that I speak about on this episode:
Ep #2 Connecting..The..Dots Throughout My Life on Being an Introvert and an HSP
Ep #13 How Did I Get Here? (My Self-Awareness on Being an Introvert and an HSP)
Julie Bjelland's website and podcast info:
Her podcast is called the 'The HSP Podcast'.
https://www.juliebjelland.com
https://www.juliebjelland.com/podcast
Article from The Atlantic titled "Where the five day workweek came from":
https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2014/08/where-the-five-day-workweek-came-from/378870/
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Sincerely,
Elizabeth
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