Spotlight Feature Mag - Jan 2022 - Jacqueline Shaulis

JANUARY 2022

SPOTLIGHT F E A T U R E

The Excitable Introvert

Embracing Her Awesome Helping Introverted Women of Color Getting Seen, Heard, & Respected

Jacqueline Shaulis INT'L SPEAKER & BESTSELLING AUTHOR

WWW.JACQUELINESHAULIS.COM

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Love Notes

Peek at what past clients and partners have to say about Jacqueline Shaulis

"Jacqueline is a professional first class act. It was a true pleasure and honor to work with her. What an awesome experience on top of her phenomenal event!"

—Rynette Upson-Bush, Next Level Chicks "As an introvert, I really connected with Jacqueline's inspiring message to realize your influence and make connections to grow your business & make a positive contribution."

—Shelly Webb, O, The Oprah Magazine "I highly recommend Jacqueline as a speaker at any professional event. She is an asset and delivers pure value in her talks and speeches, as she leads by example."

—Purvi Tantia, Women of Wisdom Movement "Jacqueline is awesome! I was in tears from our interview today. Your message truly impacts lives. I was moved by your story."

—Steve Kidd, Thriving Entrepreneur Show "We truly appreciate how you explained communication and leadership to our group and how to better achieve our goals. We will be honored if you visit us again."

—Maibi Rojas, Perkins Eastman "Jacqueline is very inspiring and shared some absolutely mind-blowing information. Just one small tip from her has already made a huge difference."

—Julian Northbrook, Doing English Podcast "What can I say? I love your energy, enthusiasm and flair! Thanks for always giving me something to learn."

—Yvette Chen-Dorman, Perkins+Will

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THANKS TO GOD Reflections of a life of faith When I reflect over my life, I have to marvel at the wondrous splendor of God's divine timing.

I should be dead. Really.

As an infant, a bullet from a family quarrel lodged in the wall just beside my baby head.

I plotted to end my life during my earliest years in my attempt to escape the chaos and abuse that was rampant in our family.

I was molested by multiple family members and still regret not protecting my other loved ones enough from the same predators, even though I was just a child myself.

My kiddo and I nearly died in childbirth two months early after my obstetrician repeatedly dismissed my medical concerns and the birthing team over anesthetized me.

I was literally hit by a car while walking across the street holding my toddler and knocked several feet out of my shoes.

I had a cancer scare that led to an emergency surgery for over eight hours to removed a near 30 lb. mass from my body.

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Despite every obstacle, setback, challenge, and heartbreak, God was yet there. Amidst so many trials and so much upheaval, I was yet protected.

Each of these experiences that should have ended me gave way to strength that I now channel into each person I impact and serve.

I have had tremendous highs and successes and remarkable lows in my catlike existence. I've seen my childhood dreams and aspirations become reality, then be exceeded in goodness.

I've mingled with multi-millionaires and billionaires, written best-selling books and delivered talks across five continents, and created livelihoods from the fruits of my gifts.

And although I wouldn't have chosen this path, I am thankful that I survived to be a reminder that you too can survive. It is possible and imperative to take those stones and build your empire.

PATHS TO PURPOSE

WATCH THE INTERVIEW Jacqueline was interviewed on paths 2 purpose; a brand extension of divine purpose magazine

Video Access Link: https://tinyurl.com/wfhdbj4j

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Bring "energy, enthusiasm, and flair" to your organization Jacqueline Shaulis is the #1 authority on communication-based personal leadership for introverted women of color. Jacqueline imbues her work with empathy, empowerment, engagement, and excellence to get people thinking, talking, and taking action that shifts their world for the better as they embrace their AWESOME. Known as the "Excitable Introvert”, Jacqueline leveraged her successes, failures, quirks, and proficiencies to become an international speaker in nearly 20 countries and six-time international bestselling author, whose work has been translated into 7 languages.

She brings fresh, unique perspective gained from her eclectic, multi-potentialite background as an award-winning performer, past newspaper columnist, broadcast journalist, and college instructor (all before she could vote!).

Jacqueline Shaulis has grown Awesome Enterprises LLC into a multifaceted empire that includes speaking, consulting, publishing, media, and coaching. Jacqueline has transformed lives of thousands globally. Jacqueline’s expertise and shenaniGEMS have been featured in Forbes, Dr. Oz, The Independent, The Washington Post, and International Business Times.

Fortune 500 companies and top-tier organizations trust Jacqueline to deliver motivational yet practical guidance through her “deceptively simple” strategies, entertaining stories, and a dash of woo, to recognize and support emerging and established leaders, increase on-going employee satisfaction and engagement, and improve diversity, equality, and inclusion outcomes across the spectrum of “Black and Indigenous People of Color" (BIPOC) womanhood.

When not spreading AWESOME, jet-setting, reading, or hugging her son & his nine cousins, you can find Jacqueline lurking online at www.iEmbraceAwesome.com.

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Awesome ENTERPRISES LLC

Awesome Enterprises LLC is the global leader in transformative communication-based personal leadership for introverted women of color. Hundreds of public and private sector organizations have benefited from our founder Jacqueline Shaulis' Embrace Your Awesome™ philosophy to recognize and support emerging and established leadership, increase on-going employee satisfaction and engagement, and improve diversity, equality and inclusion (DEI) of the spectrum of BIPOC womanhood.

Brands within Awesome Enterprises LLC Chance Consulting

KSA Publishing

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AWESOME IN ACTION AWESOME is an acronym for sharing one’s Amazing Works of Expression, Serving Others with Maximum Enjoyment. Without this triad, one cannot fully be seen, heard, and respected.

First up: your Amazing Works of Expression. These are all of the ways that you show up in the world: mother, wife, entrepreneur, introvert, coffee lover, traveler. All of these are different facets of the gem that is you allows your divine light to shine in different, sacred, honorable ways.

Next is Serving Others by recognizing that your life is a lesson and what you go through and the lessons that you learn are for your to grow and expand and for those that you impact to grow and expand from you and your experiences.

Last is Maximizing Enjoyment by finding and creating pockets of joy to enjoy your life experience for your own joy, pleasure, and delight. Your joy becomes a service to all influenced by your presence. experience for your own joy, pleasure, and delight.

Your joy becomes a service to all influenced by your presence.

Embracing your AWESOME is bringing that triad together in harmony by honoring all of these facets of yourself, living your life as a lesson in service to others, and incorporating maximum enjoyment through it all because this is your one life.

As you bring that together, it opens the path for you to show up in the wholeness of your introversion and influence, be AWESOME as you put your ambition into action, and go home to honor your processing and boundaries.

EMBRACING YOUR AWESOME IS THE RADICAL ACT OF SAVING YOURSELF TO SAVE OTHERS

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BLACK GIRL MAGIC

Rock your introversion like these world-changing Black female introverts.

These women are stellar examples of it means to embrace your AWESOME by leaning into your introversion as your secret sauce.

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Queen Bey uses her introversion to align and serve by delegating her outward facing tasks to her "empowered alter ego" Sasha Fierce to maintain healthy boundaries between her public and personal expressions.

Called the "Black Meryl Streep", Viola is in a class of her own to turn insights into income by using her observational skills to bring depth and nuance to her characters.

This Japanese athletic superstar owns her introverted nature to trust her truth by prioritizing her wellbeing over others' expectations to perform.

This queen frequently shares her introverted nature to engage and empower disenfranchised people (especially in marginalized populations) use the power of their vote to affect change.

This first-gen introvert shows us the personal side of introversion by owning and honing to embrace your awkward introverted nature then laser in on the most resonant ways to leverage it.

MELLODY HOBSON This entrepreneurial impresario is renown for her eclectic business endeavors and social network as an authentically ambitious businesswomen who is unapologetically Black and female.

Can introverted women be seen, heard AND respected?

Learn to leverage your introversion because even if you’re quiet, you can impact and influence your world.

www.YesIntrovertsCan.com

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The recent post-pandemic shift in workplace dynamics created an “empower or implode” crossroad for intersectional introverts to honor one's ambitions AND one's wellbeing. Even celebrity introverts Beyonce, Viola Davis, and Naomi Osaka wrestle with the dynamic tension of honoring their introverted nature while being seen, heard, and respected.

International speaker & global bestselling author Jacqueline Shaulis contends that fellow intersectional introverts can be authentic & impactful when we say yes to ourselves FIRST. But are we enabling scenarios for our maximum enjoyment?

Jacqueline suggests sidestepping stressors before they begin a breakdown, as shared in her recent book Yes Introverts Can. Seeing Yourself Truthfully Are you aware of the truth of yourself? Or are you allowing your influence upon your highest self to be diminished because you think that, as an introvert, you can't BE “those things”?

Honor Yourself Through Service and Love Are you worthy of the truth of yourself? Or are you allowing your influence on your world to be diminished because you think that, as an introvert, you can't HAVE “those things”?

Your Joy Is Service Are you expressing the truth of yourself? Or are you allowing your influence through your world to be diminished because you think that, as an introvert, you can't DO “those things”?

Introversion is not a flaw to fix nor an obstacle to overcome, but an invitation to live deeply and impact greatly so you can show up, be AWESOME, and go home. Get your copy at

www.YesIntrovertsCan.com

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SECRET TIPS TO BE AN

Influential Introvert “Introversion is not a flaw to fix nor an obstacle to overcome. It’s an invitation to live deeply and impact greatly.”

Introverts tend to get a bad rap. I mean, how often have your heard (or told) an introvert that they just need to get out of their shell or that they need to just been more extroverted? This well intended, often unsolicited advice is both incorrect and harmful. Let's clear the air about introversion.

Introversion is not about someone being quiet, shy, or anti-social. Introversion is simply the internal processing of stimulation. Introverts need time to think without distraction to process all that they've taken in. We want our words to count so we'll generally say what we mean and mean what we say.

Introversion and extroversion are not a dichotomy of black or white. Rather, they're poles of a spectrum on how one processes stimulation. Everyone is a shade of gray with a little (or lot) of both.

And while we may shift slightly based on the scenario, we're typically lean toward to one or the other.

Introverts are not by default anti-social.

We just don't like the process of peopling. We are judicious with our energy and if we can't see a scenario adding to our energy (or at least not depleting it entirely), then we'll opt out.

But don't stop inviting us (although we'll probably decline).

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Your lane is not just what you're good at. And it's not just what you know, it's about finding the crux between what you know, what you do well, and what brings you joy. This is where you either find or create opportunities to leverage your insights and observations by adding value within your professional role or business. Use you introvert superpowers to connect with clients and colleagues at a level cannot because of the depth and nuance we introverts bring into our spaces.

As introverts, we will regularly say yes just to get people to hush because we're just tired of being harassed and harangued.

However, just because someone wants requests something of you doesn't mean that you need to say yes. Oftentimes, it's not even anything that needs to happen or you are not the one who needs to do it. No is a full sentence. You can decline or recommend someone else better suited for the request. It's crucial to let your yes be yes to preserve your energy, integrity, and sanity.

Are you being the diminished, watered down version of yourself to be tolerable? Or are you truly being highest self, shining brightly in the glow of all you have to offer in the world only you can offer it?

The world is full of misplaced advice on how introverts should be and what they should do to be successful - usually by not being themselves. If you find yourself trying to contort to fit into someone else's ideal of who you are, reevaluate what advice you need to dismiss and what spaces to remove yourself from to be exactly you.

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Your story has the power to change lives for generations. Share your experiences and the lessons.

Q&A: JACQUELINE SHAULIS Jacqueline opens up about her writing process, writing tips, and more.

ON HER WRITING PROCESS I prefer inspired, conversational writing, so I alternate between auto-transcribing my idea and typing my notes on my phone.

HER TOP TIP FOR ASPIRING WRITERS Find the method that best helps you to get your thoughts out of your head and the lessons onto the page.

HOW TO LEVERAGE YOUR BOOK My books are my business card & introduction, meaning I use them to generate opportunities and enhance my other offerings.

GET YOUR MESSAGE OUT Schedule a chat to explore sharing your mission and message through KSA McNair Publishing.

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SHARING AWESOME Jacqueline Shaulis shares her embrace your AWESOME message

Organizations with AWESOME

AWESOME in the Media

Partners in AWESOME

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Yes Introverts Can A pithy but potent examination of introversion as experienced by introverted women of color and the secret techniques used by notable change making women of color who are rocking their introversion, influence, and ambition.

Stop Weighting, Start Living Equal parts memoir, devotional, and selfhelp guide, the author shares her journey of discovery and expanding of her faith and positive body image as she released nearly one hundred pounds.

Embrace Your Awesome Every person has the privilege and responsibility to share their Amazing Works of Expression while Serving Others with Maximum Enjoyment.

Additional titles available at www.KSAMcNairPublishing.com

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Embracing your awesome is the radical act of saving yourself to save others.

You owe it to yourself to be consistent, disciplined, and focused. Only then can you share your Amazing Works of Expression Serving Others with Maximum Enjoyment.

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