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Thriving as a Highly Sensitive Entrepreneur

Thriving as a Highly Sensitive Entrepreneur (Plus 3 Needs)

There's lots of discussion in the highly sensitive community about the best jobs for Highly Sensitive People. It seems we've earned the self-imposed reputation for cultivating careers that work best for our need for quiet, self-directed, focused work. I've been a highly sensitive entrepreneur for 20 years (even though I didn't know about the HSP trait until a handful of years ago). Right out of college, I had experience cubicle life working in high-tech public relations. I knew that I would eventually go into business for myself.... Read More

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Experiencing Midlife as a Highly Sensitive Person

Gradually, I’m becoming more comfortable with myself in midlife as a Highly Sensitive Person. As with most periods of change, it’s hard to tell when the switch to the next phase is complete.... Read More

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Single Tasking Instead of Multitasking Game Changer for HSP Women

If you learn early on in life that multitasking allows you to get more done, you can fall into the trap of feeling like you always should be multitasking instead of single-tasking--no matter what is going on and whether you're highly sensitive or not. There's something in the nature of highly sensitive women and our people-pleasing natures that impact the ways we juggle multiple things at once versus doing one thing at a time. While I do enjoy walking or driving and listening to podcasts, and while I can clean the kitchen while talking to one of my kids about their day, when it comes to high-level tasks that require focused attention and strong concentration, single-tasking wins over multitasking every time.... Read More

7 Tips to Compartmentalize for Increased Creativity in Your Career

7 Tips to Compartmentalize for Increased Creativity in Your Career

We highly sensitive folks tend to have a tougher time compartmentalizing in healthy ways in order to access our creativity. A huge fan of The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron, she shares in her book how articles over carpet over their creativity through vices--work, alcohol, food, and the like. While using things like substances is not a healthy way to cope, sometimes there are healthy ways to leverage your life in order to put things in their place--and succeed at being the creative soul you want to be. Hence, I give you seven tips to compartmentalize for increased creativity in your career. These are especially helpful tips for HSPs... Read More

8 Helpful HSP Career Hacks for Navigating Your Office Environment

8 Helpful HSP Career Hacks for Navigating Your Office Environment

Many highly sensitive people (HSPs) find typical work environments overwhelming with noise, constant interruptions, and high stress making it difficult to do their best work. Learning specific HSP career hacks can help protect personal energy and create a more manageable routine at work.... Read More

4 strategies to equip yourself when oversensitive to criticism

4 Strategies to Equip Yourself When Oversensitive to Criticism

If you’re a highly sensitive person, the word “criticism” might make you cringe. You may even consider it a dirty word. What others think to be constructive and helpful criticism can feel like destructive criticism to an HSP.  In this article, we’ll explore why HSPs often struggle with criticism and offer some strategies for how to equip yourself when oversensitive to criticism.... Read More

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