I was told recently that my frustration with finding a business training program for my coaching practice that addressed my Introverted nature was a limiting belief.  I was limiting myself subconsciously by thinking an Introvert can't do any business program out there. And yet instructors will admit that in learning business you need to find one that is focused toward the coaching industry and not a brick and mortar business because there are differences.  So why wouldn't there be different training for someone who processes energy differently?  "To some extent, we've always had an admiration for extroversion in our culture. But the extrovert ideal really came to play at the turn of the 20th century when we had the rise of big business." ~Susan Cain (author of Quiet)

Now I will freely admit that I have blocks about the business aspect of coaching.  It is not my passion, the coaching is, working with people, being an ear for others.  Reflecting back to them what they are sending out.  However, my dislike of networking and promoting myself isn't a belief that I can't do it!  I can, I have, it's uncomfortable and draining.  This is because I am an introvert and I don't thrive on those kinds of things.  And the list goes on...This is a huge problem that needs to be addressed as there are a lot of introverted coaches out there.  Listening is one of our superpowers!  Coaching is something that a lot of introverts are drawn to because of how we process energy and the stimulus around us.  "I prefer listening to talking, reading to socializing, and cozy chats to group settings."  ~Susan Cain 

So why am I being told it is a limiting belief?  My guess is because THAT coach is an extrovert who doesn't understand, they have fully bought into what Susan Cain calls the extrovert ideal.  There are ways to be more outgoing if you are an introvert.  There are ways to do business if you are an introvert.  There are ways to learn things you aren't particularly interested in if you are an introvert...Charisma and flashy presentation are not the only ways.  "Most people who have grown up introverted in this very extroverted culture of ours have had painful experiences of feeling like they are out of step with what's expected of them." ~Susan Cain  So I will continue to search for the program right for me.  One that I can maintain, one that speaks to me.

How connected do we feel to others?  When we feel a connection do we know what that relationship is supposed to be?  I often feel we have lost our connections with the environment, others, situations, etc...because we aren't connected to our emotions.  Especially in America (which is the only perspective I can truly write from) our emotions take a back seat too often. We've been told to be logical, figure things out with your head, you can't trust your heart it will lead you to be emotional...Why is that a bad thing?  Too often the only emotions we feel are the extreme ones because we just can't avoid them any longer.  But the subtler emotions can be a guide, the hint of truth in the air that you are looking for to connect you to your intuition.  Yes, I do believe we all have intuition and we can all learn to be more intuitive with practice (just like building your muscles when you exercise).  This can lead to better empathy with the people you encounter which leads to better relationships.  Using your intuition can also lead you too better opportunities in life that you would never have seen or known were available to you if it weren't for that little nudge from your intuition.  
Perhaps we have disconnected from our feelings as a way of protecting ourselves from the feelings that don't feel so good.  I think we all know we still have those times however.  Mostly we have hurt ourselves in not feeling the powerful, positive, elated feelings that we could be experiencing on a more regular basis from a new perspective.  From allowing ourselves to resonate with the things we are in alignment with, be that a new friend, new love, new job, new home...
How can you reconnect to your emotions and feel again?