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Simple Ways to Overcome Shyness and Sell Understand what's driving your shyness so it doesn't get in the way of growth.

By Linda Lacina

Not every innovator is a social butterfly. However, relationships are important to growing businesses and increasing sales in the long term.

Career strategist Lindsay Broder, known as The Occupreneur, provides guidance on how to get to the bottom of your shyness and understand it fully, so you can move past it and build your business.

Related: Be Strategic to Capture Media Attention

Linda Lacina

Entrepreneur Staff

Linda Lacina is a special projects director at Entrepreneur.com. Her work has appeared in the Wall Street Journal, Smart Money, Dow Jones MarketWatch and Family Circle. Email her at llacina@entrepreneur.com.

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