Calling all Introverts! Do you struggle to naturally build relationships with others? Are you constantly trying to live up to the networking expectations of others? Leaving you feeling drained, burned out and invisible? In today’s episode, Mahlena-Rae Johnson, creator of How to Network in Your Pajamas, shares how you can harness your introversion superpowers in the post-pandemic world.
In this episode we chat about:
How Zoom fatigue is a real thing and how to create boundaries that serve you
Networking for introverts
Your superpower as an introvert
How small connections and can make huge impacts
Getting past the expectations of others
And so much more!
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TIMESTAMPS:
(02:03 ) Mahlena-Rae’s move from LA to Toronto.
(02:58) How she created the video series, “How to Network in Your Pajamas” in 2019 that became a course.
(05:07) How Mahlena took her expertise of building relationships through a computer screen to capitalize on the online opportunities of the post-pandemic world.
(06:57) How good online networking allows you to meet people all over the world.
(08:20) How you’re so much more than just an introvert or an extrovert.
(11:09) Getting past the expectations of other in the online world and focusing on your wants and needs & Zoom fatigue.
(15:22) The superpower of being an introvert .
(19:34) How networking has evolved and creating connections outside of face to face networking events. How to create intentional connections.
(25:24) Nurturing new and growing connections.