In this week's guest episode, I sit down with Emma-Louise Parkes, who was my coach for over a year, to delve into the unique strengths and challenges of introverts and highly sensitive individuals in the professional world.Emma-Louise shares her non-traditional career path, from being a flight attendant with no clear career direction to becoming an air traffic controller for 17 years, to turning coach, podcast host, and business consultant for ambitious introverts – and more recently, Success Coaching.With 14 years of experience and over 3000 coaching hours, various certifications and accreditations in NLP and Energy Psychology, her unique blend of strategy and energetics helps clients build their very own introvert empires.I was so excited to record this episode and it’s one of my favourites to date. If you identify as being introverted, or highly sensitive, I know you’re going to get so much out of this! In this episode you will learn: Common misconceptions about introversion What it means to be highly sensitive How to manage your environment and embrace your uniqueness capabilities Strategies for thriving in the corporate landscape The value of introverts in organisations Why introverts should not feel compelled to compete with extroverts The importance of embracing alone time Practical lifestyle tips for being more present and maintaining balance As always, we would love to know what you thought about this episode. Feel free to get in touch with myself or Emma-Louise via the links below. Alternatively, submit a question in the Q&A section on Spotify and we’ll get back to you.Are you enjoying the podcast? You can leave a review on Apple or Spotify, your support will help push the podcast out to a wider audience and help even more confident professionals thrive in their careers and lives! Resources Mentioned: [Book] ‘The Highly Sensitive Person’, by Dr Elaine N. Aron Take Dr Aron’s Self-tests HERE Sign up: Confidently Thriving Programme  Connect with Emma-Louise: Website: www.emmalouiseparkes.comInstagram: @emmalouparkesPodcast: Listen HERE  Connect with me:  Website: tashpieterse.com Instagram: @tash_pieterse LinkedIn: tashpieterse