In this episode, Helen speaks with Sarah Manley, ICF accredited career coach for introverts and author of ‘The Quiet Catalyst: The introvert's guide to thriving in your career.’ Sarah shares how she learned to embrace her quiet strengths during a successful corporate career and how she transitioned to becoming a published author and launching her coaching practice both within the same year. Sarah offers honest insights about the writing process, going from a stack of Post-it notes to finished manuscript, and we discuss how to avoid the quick-fix promises in both the coaching and the publishing industries.   We cover: Making the leap from corporate life to coaching and authorship Finding creative inspiration through retreats and rest The power of quiet leadership and leveraging introverted strengths in the workplace Working with a hybrid publisher and navigating the publishing process The reality of post-publication marketing and building long-term book success Building community as an author and coach   Connect with Sarah: Book: The Quiet Catalyst: The introvert’s guide to thriving in your career https://amzn.to/47XfjmN LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahmanleytqc Website: https://www.thequietcatalyst.com/   Connect with Helen: Website: https://www.helenoneillcoaching.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/oneillhelen  Register to join the next cohort of Coach Write 90: https://www.coachwrite.co.uk/coachwrite90 Book: The Murder at Kendrick Mannor writing as Jody Derby: https://amzn.to/47YLgLz    Books, people, and resources mentioned Quiet: the Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking by Susan Cain https://amzn.to/3Kp2KXy Think Faster, Talk Smarter: How to Speak Successfully When You’re Put on the Spot https://amzn.to/42NiGJx Claire Winter: https://clairewinter.com/ Optimus Coaching Academy https://www.optimuscoachacademy.com/ The Published Expert https://published-expert.com/ Rethink Press https://rethinkpress.com/ Peter Mosley https://www.petemosley.com/ The Business Book Awards https://www.businessbookawards.co.uk/ Alliance of Independent Authors https://www.allianceindependentauthors.org/members/join?affid=10461 EMCC https://emccuk.org/join-us/   (some of the links above are affiliate links)