The Awfully Quiet Podcast

It’s Monday morning. Someone asks how your weekend was. And suddenly you’re performing.
Because you feel like you need to sound interesting… without saying that your weekend was actually quite quiet.
In this episode of Awfully Quiet, we talk about the version of you that shows up at work. The one that’s polished, professional, reliable. And somehow… a bit hard to connect with.
Not because something’s wrong with you. But because you’ve shaped yourself into a version that works. Just not one that people fully feel.
I started sharing one small, genuine part of my life at work. Nothing dramatic. Just real. And it changed more than I expected.
People trusted me more.
Remembered me differently.
Knew how to approach me.
Which, it turns out, matters more than being impressive.
This isn’t a framework. It’s not a strategy. It’s barely even advice.
It’s more like a small shift that quietly changes how people experience you.
If you’ve ever felt a bit like a stranger in your own workplace, this one’s for you.
And if you know someone who might need this, send it to them.
Quiet things spread that way. 🎧

You don’t get seen at work just by doing great work.
You get seen because people understand what you’re doing, remember it, and talk about it when you’re not in the room. Most of us were never taught how that part actually works.
In this episode of Awfully Quiet, we get into the unwritten rules of who actually gets seen at work and why visibility has very little to do with extrovert-coded networking tactics.
We talk about why good work doesn’t speak for itself, how advocacy actually works (and how to quietly set it up), why visibility is often about who comes to mind rather than who works hardest, and why calm often reads stronger than impressive. We also get into the small shifts that quietly change how your work is perceived.
If you’re someone who keeps getting told you’re doing great and to keep doing what you’re doing, this episode is for you.
Because your next task isn’t doing more.
It’s making these subtle shifts.
Chapters
00:00 — The Rules Nobody Explains
01:09 — Three Quiet Game Changers
02:22 — The Team Meeting Mistake
03:43 — When Good Work Stops Being Enough
05:21 — Easy Over Impressive
06:33 — Your Job Now

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What do you do when your mind is wired for big ideas but your energy tells a completely different story?
In this solo episode, I get honest about the two sides constantly at war in my head: the quiet, introspective one that wants to slow down, and the achiever who refuses to.
Building a podcast, a corporate career, digital products and more, all while wondering why I was given a visionary’s mind but not the operator energy to match.
This one’s for everyone who’s ever felt too ambitious for their own good... and too tired to stop anyway.
Shhhh:
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It genuinely helps more thoughtful people find these conversations.
And if someone came to mind while listening, send this episode to them. Quietly.
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If introduction rounds make you slightly uncomfortable… this one’s for you.
We’re talking about the 30 seconds at the start of a call, and why they quietly shape how people involve you after.
Most of us default to our job title. Which sounds fine… but doesn’t actually tell anyone how we think or where we add value.
We’ll get into:
why intro rounds feel mildly confronting
the shift from “performing” to positioning
how to make your thinking visible early
and real lines you can adapt without sounding rehearsed

If you’ve been feeling overlooked in meetings or left out of the more interesting conversations, introductions are a tool to change that.
Shhhh:
If this episode made something click, I’d really appreciate you following the show and leaving a ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ on Spotify (it takes a few seconds).
It genuinely helps more thoughtful people find these conversations.
And if someone came to mind while listening, send this episode to them. Quietly.
AWFULLY QUIET: @awfullyquietpodcast
SUBTLE (tools + scripts): @subtleseries

If you’ve ever thought, “If I were really confident, this wouldn’t feel so hard,” or felt pressure to sound more impressive than you actually feel, this episode might gently challenge that entire narrative.
In this episode of Awfully Quiet, I sit down with Dr. Dan Rosenfeld, psychologist, comedian, and author of The Confidence Equation, to explore why trying to sound confident might be the very thing keeping you stuck in self doubt.
Born with cerebral palsy, Dr. Dan has navigated barriers most of us will never face. Through that lived experience, he developed a grounded, unconventional understanding of confidence rooted in self-trust rather than performance.
In this conversation, we explore:
Why “building confidence” might be a trap
The difference between looking confident and actually feeling it
How to work with your inner critic instead of fighting it
Three quiet shifts that move self-doubt toward self-trust
Why introverts may already be closer to real confidence than they think

This conversation genuinely shifted how I think about showing up, especially behind the microphone. Instead of trying to sound impressive or polished, Dr. Dan invites us into something far more powerful: self-trust, experimentation, and using the “paint and brushes” already in our hands.
🔗 Connect with Dr. Dan and explore his book The Confidence Equation: Three Keys to Unleashing Self-Confidence as an Introvert.
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