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Are you an entrepreneur with a “sensitive” nature?
My whole work is devoted to helping heart-based entrepreneurs succeed in businesses that reflect who they really are: their life purpose, their values, their desired personal and work lifestyle, and their personality.
People who are more sensitive than average have interesting opportunities and challenges when it comes to running a business (and being in the workplace in general).
First, let me define what I mean; you are “sensitive” if you have the following characteristics:
- People’s reactions affect you more than average
- You are highly attuned to other people’s feelings and energy
- You feel other people’s emotions, not just your own
That is not the same as the negative stereotype of being an over-reactive drama queen (or king) with no backbone.
Being sensitive is not a character fault, a deficiency, or something to graduate away from when you’ve got your act together.
It is a gift with a double-edged sword, especially in a fast-paced results-oriented society like ours, so it’s crucial for a sensitive person to learn how to manage their gift properly.
That then leads to some opportunities, which I’ll cover in the next post.
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Comments
I agree with you that being sensitive to people’s needs is a big plus in being successful. So sensitives should be and can be successful…but often aren’t. That’s because many sensitive people don’t know how to handle their nature especially so in the business world, in a culture that rewards clamoring and loudness (even in the softer-sell marketing environment, albeit to somewhat of a lesser degree).
Hum…I’m feeling a sense of mission coming on 
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Excellent tips for HSPs in these three blog entries. We have to remember that the world perceives differently than we do. If we can use our keen awareness to adapt our reaction. It gives us the best of both worlds. Thanks for the insight.
I suspect that people who are more sensitive have a better chance of being successful because they are more attuned to what others need. Helene, do you feel this may be true?
Kathryn Merrow