by Katherine Mackenzie-Smith | Sep 13, 2018 | Interview, Podcast, Quiet Confidence
Real talking Katie Dean shares her experience with anxiety and fear and doubt with a no BS approach (wait for a shit storm analogy that is gross, but so apt). She takes such a pragmatic approach to understanding fear and embracing the messiness of life, knowing fear...
by Katherine Mackenzie-Smith | Feb 10, 2016 | Blogging + Business, Events, Introvert
Public speaking. Often ranked the thing that humans fear the most – across the board, and often ranked before death – it would seem that being afraid of public speaking is not necessarily an ‘introverted thing’. I’ve talked before about...
by Katherine Mackenzie-Smith | Nov 10, 2014 | Inspiration, Introvert Life, Quiet Confidence
When was the last time you: + Did something for the first time? + Challenged your body and mind simultaneously? + Came face to face with your limiting beliefs? + Felt your fear try to over come you? + Let go and felt exhilarated? [line] On the weekend, I went indoor...
by Katherine Mackenzie-Smith | Jul 3, 2014 | Introvert Life
Putting yourself out there is DAMN SCARY. In fact, I think we probably all battle with this ‘Should I put myself out there?’, ‘Should I not?’ on a regular basis. Because, failure. Failure is one of those anomalies that we are SO AFRAID of...
by Katherine Mackenzie-Smith | Mar 18, 2014 | Introvert Life
When I was a kid, I was afraid of everything. I would watch movies (even non-scary ones) and lie in bed at night freaking out about them. I was scared to answer the phone because I didn’t know who was on the other end. I feared going to school the next day in...