Growing up as a shy Asian introvert wasn't easy. I was intimated by people and dreaded every conversation I had. I would get major anxiety over conversations and started sweating bullets when I thought I had said something wrong. However, that all changed when I started to develop a growth mindset and learned to be present. In this podcast, we learn the tips, techniques, and mindset to deal with everyday life situations as an introvert in an extroverted world.
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No, I'm Not a Work-A-Holic (I just love work!)
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Some people love to play far more than work because they don't find meaning through work. They dread their Mondays whereas I can't wait for my week to start. Everyone's balance is different in life. I thrive more with meaningful work and play, others, play more than enjoying their work. Which one are you? Catch me on Instagram! https://www.instagra…
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High school taught me a lot of things about life. So much so, I refer back to it as if that was the peak of my life, which would be sad to say the least. I did some reflection on my high school days and I realized there are three reasons in particular as to WHY I loved those days so much. . . . Catch me on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/mrjon…
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Owning Up To Difficulties and Learning From Them
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My week was hectic. I went through a small break up that hit me, hard. Today's podcast discusses what you can learn from my mistakes. Don't do what I did. Catch me on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/mrjonnyraxa/ Visit www.introvertedintellect.com for more tips, tricks, and helpful articles! ___Von Jonny Raxa
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The Worst "Emotion" You Can Ever Have
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What's the worst emotion you can ever have? Hatred? No, beyond that. Never, ever, have this kind of emotion towards anything.Von Jonny Raxa
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I know it's Friday - I usually never post on Fridays, but it's been busy. Throughout the past two weeks, I've come across a few difficult people and I realized how important it is to keep your emotions in check during a conversation. Remain calm, present, and focus on the goal of the conversation! . . Catch me on Instagram! https://www.instagram.co…
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I hate Valentine's day and all it stands for. I think we should remove it. It's just a day to celebrate "romantic" love, not a true kind of love. It's a day to flaunt the reality to the singles among us that they don't have a significant other in their life. I hate Valentine's Day, period. . . . Catch me on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/mrjo…
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Sometimes, merely playing to your strengths will enable you to be noticed by others, allowing you to have an "in" with your communication with others. Sounds a bit counter-intuitive, but trust me, it helps! Catch me on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/mrjonnyraxa/ Visit www.introvertedintellect.com for more tips, tricks, and helpful articles! _…
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No more Youtube. No more Twitter. No more wasting time on things I can't say "YES!" to. It's time to put my focus into things that I get excited about. Today's podcast is a quick podcast to encourage you to stop bouncing around and saying "yes" to everything that comes your way and to focus on the bigger things that narrow in towards your goals. . …
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A New Way to Think About Your New Year of 2019
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New year, new you? Or new year, same you? To start off this new year I discuss something that I find important: resolutions. However, we're going to be talking about resolutions and see them in a different way, in different intensity and purpose. Listen closely and kill it this year folks! . . . Catch me on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/mrjo…
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The Only 10 Public Speaking Tips You Need
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Public speaking is the number one fear amongst Americans, that's why you should practice it as often as you can. Get out there and overcome your insecurities by diving into the water, I swear you'll be fine. From Harvard's website, I go through the top 10 speaking tips and how I apply them to my own public speaking. Catch me on Instagram! https://w…
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The Two Kinds of People in Your Life
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"Some talk to you in their free time, and some free their time to talk to you." This anonymous quote spoke so much truth about those in our lives that either truly values relationships or don't. At the end of the day, what matters most is your relationship in this world with people. Catch me on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/mrjonnyraxa/ Twit…
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I said something else was king a while back, but in terms of meeting people and connecting, the foundation of your body language should revolve with your eye contact. Have eye contact to establish an immediate connection, this is often times missed when meeting someone. Catch me on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/mrjonnyraxa/ Twitter https://t…
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Everyone has a story that they consciously or unconsciously live by. THAT story defines their values and the foundation in their lives. Too often I feel that introverts and socially anxious people make their story to be some kind of self-pity, negative thing in their life. It's time to change that! Catch me on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/m…
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We don't know how to communicate sometimes as introverts because we don't do enough of it. Thus, we end up talking all over the place cause there's so much on our minds. Today's Thursday Tip could help all of that and so much more! Catch me on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/mrjonnyraxa/ Twitter https://twitter.com/introvertintell YouTube: htt…
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How To Grow As An Introvert By Accepting Who You Are
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Learning to grow as a person is difficult as it is, but sometimes we need to realize that the easiest thing we can do is accept the reality of who we are instead of fighting battles of acceptance from other people. Today's podcast touches on how we can learn to accept the reality of imperfection and embracing our true selves so we can grow! . . . C…
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Today's tip, a speech making one! Power Pause is a way to make yourself look a lot more worthy of listening to. While you're silent before making a speech, your audience's ear will narrow in on what you're about to say. . . . Catch me on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/mrjonnyraxa/ Twitter https://twitter.com/introvertintell YouTube: https://g…
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Episode: 28: Having a Connection, Respect for Parents, Sacrifice, and Passion
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I went all off on tangents this podcast, and please forgive my constant coughing. We're getting serious today with connection, and how it's a superpower for introverts. I discuss the proper parent to child respect, and lastly, we talk about courageousness, fearlessness, and passion from a popular news story in the media lately. . . . Catch me on In…
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Happy Thanksgiving =) Why wouldn't I do a podcast on giving thanks? I wrote a freaking section in a book on it! Anyways, here we are again, another Thursday tip for you ungrateful folks out there, BE GRATEFUL! It changed my life, and I'm sure it will change yours. Trust me. #gratitude. . . . Catch me on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/mrjonnyr…
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Connecting With Your Parents
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Big shout out today to Muhammad who gave me the inspiration to talk about PARENTS in today's podcast. I wrote about having a connection with parents in my book so I thought I'd share this out with him, and everyone else who has, or has had troubles with parents who nag you about your career and overall life. Trust me, you aren't alone on this one. …
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How do you learn to NOT be so awkward? You need people's feedback yo! Today's Thursday tip is to practice getting out there in society and getting FEEDBACK from others so that you IMPROVE. So many capital letters in this description! Short episode today, ENJOY! . . . Catch me on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/mrjonnyraxa/ Twitter https://twit…
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Learning From Your Awkward Stories
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In our day to day lives, we go through awkward moments all the time and allow them to be moments of learning (hopefully). In our podcast tell stories that YOU submitted via Facebook messages. You told me your stories and now I'll what we can learn from your awkward situation. Enjoy! . . . Catch me on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/mrjonnyraxa…
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I went to a rave, but for some reason, I didn't like it compared to what I did later that weekend. It was a tiring yet satisfying weekend with friends and family and I learned something truly special. . . . Catch me on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/mrjonnyraxa/ Twitter https://twitter.com/introvertintell YouTube: https://goo.gl/1rqY2W Visit …
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Awkward Stories, Why Awkwardness is Cool, and a Great Book
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Thank you for the submissions guys! Today we have awkward moments and stories from various people. Why awkwardness is cool. And of course, a recommendation on a great book that I finished a while ago. Check it out! . . . Catch me on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/mrjonnyraxa/ Twitter https://twitter.com/introvertintell YouTube: https://goo.gl…
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The difficult part isn't starting a conversation, it's how to end one. Today's Thursday tip focuses on how to end a conversation. I give you four lovely tips on how to end a conversation whether you're at a social gathering or awkwardly trying to get away from your co-workers. Catch me on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/mrjonnyraxa/ Twitter ht…
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Being Yourself Around Others
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Society tells you to "be yourself" or better yet "be true to yourself", but to what expense? What about...say, other people? Today's podcast discusses navigating the world of being authentic, but also, selfless. Catch me on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/mrjonnyraxa/ Twitter https://twitter.com/introvertintell YouTube: https://goo.gl/1rqY2W V…
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What you EAT also affects how you think. Moving your body makes your blood flow and helps bring blood to your brain. Get to exercising and work that body. Your brain will thank you for it! Catch me on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/mrjonnyraxa/ Twitter https://twitter.com/introvertintell YouTube: https://goo.gl/1rqY2W Visit www.introvertedint…
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Sweaty Foreheads, Learning from Awkward Moments, Community is Beautiful
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We all have those awkward moments we just want to never relive again so we run away from them, as fast as we could. However, what if we just embrace them and learn from them instead? Today, I talk about a story of my first day on the job and how that lead me to learn to embrace ownership of what I say to people. . . . Catch me on Instagram! https:/…
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The Foundations of Fighting Depression and Anxiety
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When I was in college, I had depression and anxiety that kept me down so often that I was utterly hopeless. However, that all changed when I decided that I wanted to change one overall thing in my life. It was something I knew I had control over so I continued to work on it. . . . Today's podcast speaks about what I did to help battle against my an…
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Missed Opportunities, Fighting Anxieties/Shyness, Looking Through the Struggle
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Today we dive straight into a true story that depicts the struggle of a socially awkward and shy person who misses an opportunity in their life because of their internal struggle. In this podcast, we discuss the first step into fighting that internal battle within and how to overcome it, using the right mindset and habits of success. . . Catch me o…
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On today's Thursday Tips, Storytelling. As introverts, it's difficult to engage in small talk, but it's so much more interesting when we find ways to tell and hear stories. Storytelling is the secret sauce to all conversations! . . . Catch me on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/mrjonnyraxa/ Twitter https://twitter.com/introvertintell YouTube: h…
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Shane Dawson, Analytical People, Are People Worth the Wait?
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Today's episode discusses Shane Dawson's Jake Paul documentary, analytical people, and whether or not people are worth waiting on to change for the better. . . . Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mrjonnyraxa/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/introvertintell Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeGZIbzhxGMkzPmcguR77LQ…
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Interview with a Creative Introvert (aka my younger brother)
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Interviewing my first guest was interesting because, well, he's my younger brother. We discuss creativity and how he utilizes it in his own life. We talk about how it's like being a middle child and how he distinguishes himself. And of course, we talk about his own inspirations and wisdom that he has gained in his own life. It was fun to talk to hi…
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It's Time to Get a Little Uncomfortable
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What's the secret to growing? Getting uncomfortable of course. Today I cover three ways suffering and putting yourself into uncomfortable situations will help you become a better person in your life. . . . Check me out on social media! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mrjonnyraxa/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/introvertintell Youtube: https://ww…
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Want some quick and dirty tips on how to end a conversation? Well, here are a few, including some of my favorites. Enjoy!Von Jonny Raxa
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No More Speaking Ill of Others
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This weekend I realized why I had such a different emotional experience between two groups of lovely people. I want to share with you something that is so near and dear to all of us. Listen to today's podcast to find out what that is! Catch me on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/mrjonnyraxa/Von Jonny Raxa
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Being Single in Your Twenties
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You're in your twenties, single, and got a lot of time. Whatever you do, DON'T waste it! Though originally I wrote the blog post geared towards men, I spoke for both genders today, and indeed it applies! Make the most of your twenties! . . . Available to listen on: Itunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/introverted-intellect/ Stitcher: https:/…
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Difference Between Shy and Introvert
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I'm getting annoyed at how folks think that being an introvert and being shy are interchangeable. They're totally different! Being "shy" describes a certain kind of characteristic whereas being an "introvert" shows something a bit different. You can be a shy extrovert and vice versa! . . . In this episode, I go on into discussing how they're differ…
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DO DIFFICULT THINGS. That way, things that are considered "difficult" in the future will be much easier. When I went through college, computer science was one of the most difficult and time-consuming majors, but, I got through and every other subject I learned after was a breeze. When you allow yourself to do the hard stuff first, you set a standar…
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How did it all happen? How did I get myself out of the slump of being awkward and shy? Something clicked within me after a few years that I can't entirely explain, but it all began with realizing that I needed to simply take ownership of who I was and learn from it, and then move forward. Take ownership of who you are but know that it's not the end…
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The Secret to Human Relationships
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What is the secret to human relationships? What's the secret to building the bridge between two people? What's the key to connection? In today's podcast, I talk about something that has allowed me to open up more with others and to connect at a much deeper level. . . . After listening, put it into practice and see how much closer people will be wit…
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The Seven College Values, Mindsets, and Cliches
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I was asked to make a speech to the graduating high school "AVID" class a few years ago. AVID is a program that helps students be set for college (usually for the first generation students, so a lot of immigrants). To be quite honest, I hated college. I hated almost everything about it. HOWEVER, there were some things that I got of it and it turned…
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Why am I awkward? It was the question of over half my life growing up as a young and shy kid. I didn't know why, I didn't understand why, and I couldn't figure it out. WHY am I SO awkward? Eventually, I knew I had to get to the bottom of it, so I figured it out and today, I'm going to tell you why and how I got out of it. Don't make my mistake and …
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No One Cares About Your Degree
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No one really cares about your degree...at least not anyone who is secure of who they are. In this episode, I discuss the reasoning behind why we shouldn't bother worrying about your self-made worth by society's standards of what it means to be "successful" because of what school you went to.Von Jonny Raxa
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From Shy Guy to Just an Introvert
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How did I get out of my crazy shyness as a kid? Where did it all begin? I wanted to share my experience from going a shy guy to a, not as shy of a guy. I want to bring my value of this experience to the world and to help the next person "be better" and "do better". . . . Stay tuned for more!Von Jonny Raxa
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