From Hiding to Thriving

Growing up shy, Rebecca Greenhalgh ran upstairs to hide in a toy box whenever someone outside her family came to the house. There she would stay until her mom came to fetch her a few moments later. The two repeatedly played this "game" of hide-and-seek for no apparent reason other than Rebecca's later explanation that people made her nervous.

Though she would eventually view this shyness as part of being an introvert, as a youth, Rebecca had to push herself to endure social situations so she could attend school, attend church, and get a job. However, when she entered college with education and career goals in mind, this timid teen decided she would need to adopt some outgoing characteristics to get where she wanted to go.

Rebecca recalls, "I would look around me and see other people being successful by being extroverted, and I thought I know what I want to achieve and I know what I want to do. ...And so I started putting myself in situations where I would have to practice being an introverted extrovert, and that started making a difference."

Now an accomplished content and course creator for Harvard Business School Online, Rebecca sees her more quiet and reserved qualities as superpowers because she uses these skills to interview and connect with people on a deeper level before retreating to her solo self to write and research after the meetings. "It literally is the perfect mix," she says.

Have a Listen: In this interview, Rebecca shares strategies she used to get "outside of her bubble a bit," the types of jobs she excels at, and how her career has evolved (and is still evolving) thanks to divine guidance and inspiration.

What You'll Learn In this Episode:

• How Rebecca got to Boston and how she discovered the HBS opportunity
• Why she quit working after having her first child
• How being an introvert is a gift she now appreciates
• How she and her husband make decisions together
• What calms her "forward thinking" mind when making decisions
• Why she said "yes" to an opportunity she didn't have time for
• A leap of faith she had to take to get where she is now
• An unexpected blessing that came from following the promptings
• How she's seen the hand of God in her career
• And so much more.

Mentioned on the Show:

• QUIET: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking
• Harvard Business School Online

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