Book Review
For all those naturally introverted women entrepreneurs who have been told to change in order to find success, Brigitte van Tuijl’s book, ‘The Happy Hermit: How to thrive as an introvert entrepreneur’ could be just the counterpoint needed. She believes that you should never have to change who you are just to grow a successful business, in fact just the opposite is true.
Author and business coach, Brigitte van Tuijl, says you should never have to change who you are to grow your business, and that’s particularly the case for introverts. In her new book, The Happy Hermit: How to thrive as an introvert entrepreneur, she shares her experiences of seeing at first-hand how introverts are always communicated to, both implicitly or explicitly. They are told that if they really seek success, they should try to be more extroverted. They are encouraged not be so shy, to speak up more, to make themselves more visible. They are constantly told how they should change, especially when it comes to growing their businesses. But Brigitte believes that it should never be the case that you have to change yourself to live your dreams and build a successful business. In fact, she says the more you are true to yourself and your introverted ways, the easier it is to create a business you adore.
Author Quotes
In this book, I show you how I turned myself from a crappy hermit, who never had enough alone time, to a happy hermit, who has all the freedom and space she wants.
You’ll discover how you, too, can build a business that allows you the freedom you desire without changing who you are or doing things you hate!
I believe that the more you are true to yourself and your true nature, the better you feel and the more successful you are. Whatever success means to you.
About the author
Brigitte van Tuijl is a writer and master coach for women entrepreneurs. In the past two decades she’s helped thousands of women get clear on their true dream and make it real. Her clients have launched businesses globally, published their first books, doubled their incomes, and realized their most important goals and desires. The Happy Hermit is Brigitte’s seventh book. She lives in The Netherlands with her man Arjen, and says she hates hobbies and loves people—in moderation.
Why LoA loves it…
If you are a woman entrepreneur who just wants to build a successful business on her own terms without being told that it’s necessary to develop a more outgoing, extravert personality to do so, then Brigitte’s book is going to be a refreshing read. She provides the reassurance that you should never have to change who you are in order to realize your goals and aspirations in business. In fact, she believes that it’s our very uniqueness that is our key selling point and we should instead leverage that to live our authentic, best lives as entrepreneurs. This is a great book for all those introverted women entrepreneurs who just want to do things their way! — Melanie Hawken, founder & ceo, Lionesses of Africa