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The Intrepid Introvert is one woman's year-long expedition to get out of her routine and shake up her life, one week at a time.
The Intrepid Introvert Shaking up my life one new challenge at a time.

 

 

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Anxiety is a part of my life. I’ve labeled it different things over the years, but it’s always been there and likely always will be. . Two of my biggest struggles are with perfectionism and mind-reading. I’ve recognized the former since my school days. The latter is a more recent revelation. It means my mind makes attempts to fill in the gaps and make assumptions about what other people are thinking. I can get myself into some miserable spirals fueled and perpetuated by both. . I recently finished reading @brenebrown ‘s “The Gifts of Imperfection,” and something resonated with me in *every* *single* *chapter* of that book. It spoke to my fight with perfectionism, as well as my struggle to focus on evidence and facts and not negative assumptions of others’ thoughts. So much so that I wrote down the ten “guideposts” she’s found to be key to what she calls “wholehearted living” and am posting it in my house. It’s also going to remain as a photo in my phone as a reminder. . I share this in the hope that if you find yourself looking for some inspiration, answers, or help, you’ll consider this book or reach out to a supportive person in your life. I’m more grateful every year for the supportive people who surround me. Their love is what gets me out of my mental spiral and back into reality. . 💜 @demille2017 @kristin.vanbusum @hdrobbins @jennydstone6 @cknuth13 @katie_ubelhor @sky_wareham 💜 . #brenebrown #wholeheartedliving
When work demands I go to cool places, I do my best to make the most of it. This week, I ventured a day early to San Francisco so I could check something off my bucket list: seeing the California Redwood trees. A day with nature before two solid days of meetings was exactly what I needed. . @salesforce @salesforcejobs #salesforcetower
I spent my Saturday afternoon volunteering for my third year at the egg hunt for kids with special needs hosted by @thewell.community . This Special Egg Event is truly special, indeed: one adaptive hunt for children in chairs, walkers, and with other aides; one sensory-friendly hunt with minimized stimulation; and one general hunt for the kids and their families to enjoy at THEIR pace. . 84 volunteers gave time on their Easter weekends to host this event. And 126 kids left having enjoyed an Easter egg hunt designed just for them. . A Special Egg Event all around. 💜
The Fight for Air Climb at the Salesforce Tower in downtown Indianapolis: 48 floors, 1054 stairs, one of the most intense cardio bursts I’ve ever experienced. . Based on my previous Bop to the Top time (36 floors at the OneAmerica building), I predicted I’d finish in 11:30min. I shocked myself with a finish time of 10:13. 😯 . 6th in my age group. 18th woman of 393. 98/732 overall! Ready to see if I can beat that time next year! @lungindiana #fightforairclimb2019 @salesforce
Two years ago this month, when I arrived at the Airbnb I’d booked in Florida for the month, I unloaded the car then sat down on the bed and dissolved into tears. The house was more “rustic” than I’d anticipated, the neighborhood a shade on the sketchy side, and the thought of being there for 5 weeks—when that month was supposed to be my warmth-and-sun relaxing getaway—overwhelmed me with disappointment. . I didn’t let myself cry for long. By the end of the month, my rustic little house was charmingly vintage, I’d grown to love St. Augustine, and my plan for a year of Intrepid Introvert challenges had formed. . Two years later, a month in Florida still sounds nice but doesn’t cut it for my bolder, more intrepid desire for travel adventure. . Two weeks venturing to South Africa, on the other hand, fits the bill perfectly. . The Amanda of 2017 would never have believed that the Amanda of 2019 would board a 14.5-hour flight from JFK to Johannesburg, join a group of complete strangers, and trek into the South African bush to go on safari, sleep in a tented camp under a mosquito net, and find her biggest point of anxiety would be having a poor reaction to her antimalarial drugs. . But the Amanda of 2019 is the Intrepid Introvert whose struggle to keep from dissolving into tears on the way home came not from anxiety but from the sadness of having to leave her seven new equally intrepid friends. . I have 600+ photos and two weeks of stories to sort through, my friends. Time to get to work. . #ftlotravel #ftlosouthafrica

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