072: Why Everyone Thinks They're The Only One
Wed Sep 03 2025
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Breaking the silence around our personal struggles might be the most powerful gift we can offer others. That's the central message from this intimate conversation with a successful entrepreneur who reveals how feeling "not normal" shaped their approach to business, relationships, and life.
Despite building impressive companies and commanding attention on stage, our guest describes the deep introversion that makes networking events "a necessary evil" and public speaking a personal challenge. The conversation pulls back the curtain on how someone can appear confident in professional settings while needing hours alone to recharge afterward. Rather than seeing this personality trait as a limitation, we explore how introversion can become a unique strength in business when properly channeled.
What emerges most powerfully is the universal tendency to believe we're alone in our struggles. Whether facing mental health challenges, infertility, childhood trauma, or any other personal difficulty, we often suffer in silence, convinced our experience is uniquely shameful. This isolation only deepens our pain. "In a world of billions of people, you are not the only one," our guest reminds us, explaining how this realization transforms private suffering into connection.
The conversation takes unexpected turns through personal passions - from racing high-performance cars (the perfect solitary pursuit for an introvert) to a childhood love of comic books that provided escape during difficult times. We also explore the delicate balance of exposing our children to our interests while giving them freedom to develop their own. Throughout it all runs a powerful thread: vulnerability creates connection, and sharing our stories helps others feel less alone. What parts of your story might help someone else feel normal today?
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Send us a text Breaking the silence around our personal struggles might be the most powerful gift we can offer others. That's the central message from this intimate conversation with a successful entrepreneur who reveals how feeling "not normal" shaped their approach to business, relationships, and life. Despite building impressive companies and commanding attention on stage, our guest describes the deep introversion that makes networking events "a necessary evil" and public speaking a personal challenge. The conversation pulls back the curtain on how someone can appear confident in professional settings while needing hours alone to recharge afterward. Rather than seeing this personality trait as a limitation, we explore how introversion can become a unique strength in business when properly channeled. What emerges most powerfully is the universal tendency to believe we're alone in our struggles. Whether facing mental health challenges, infertility, childhood trauma, or any other personal difficulty, we often suffer in silence, convinced our experience is uniquely shameful. This isolation only deepens our pain. "In a world of billions of people, you are not the only one," our guest reminds us, explaining how this realization transforms private suffering into connection. The conversation takes unexpected turns through personal passions - from racing high-performance cars (the perfect solitary pursuit for an introvert) to a childhood love of comic books that provided escape during difficult times. We also explore the delicate balance of exposing our children to our interests while giving them freedom to develop their own. Throughout it all runs a powerful thread: vulnerability creates connection, and sharing our stories helps others feel less alone. What parts of your story might help someone else feel normal today? Support the show Links to Follow Empower & Elevate Podcast 24/7: https://linktr.ee/empowerelevatepodcast https://www.youtube.com/@EmpowerElevatePodcast https://www.facebook.com/EmpowerElevatePodcast https://www.instagram.com/EmpowerElevatePodcast https://www.threads.net/@EmpowerElevatePodcast https://www.twitter.com/EmpowerElevateP https://www.tiktok.com/@empowerelevatepodcast https://www.linkedin.com/company/empowerelevatepodcast Hi, I’m Marc Thomas, Founder and CEO of Current TEK Solutions and CYBER GUARDIANS. If you or someone you know could benefit from our cutting-edge IT and cybersecurity services, we’d love to help. Reach out to us today to learn how we can secure and elevate your business. https://www.currentTEKsolutions.com