Terri Connellan

Terri Connellan lives in Sydney, Australia and is a writer and life coach at Quiet Writing, specialising in creativity and self-leadership. Certified in personality type assessment based on Jung/Myers-Briggs® theory via the Majors Personality Type Inventory™ and Elements™ tools, Terri celebrates and explores personal narratives for creative living.

As a life coach, she guides women through deeper self-understanding of their body of work, personality strengths and unique passions to shape a more wholehearted story, especially in times of transition.

With a background in adult literacy teaching and qualifications to Masters’ level in Language and Literacy, Terri is a published poet and author of ’36 Books that Shaped my Story: Reading as Creative Influence’. An avid blogger and feature writer including for inspired COACH Magazine, she writes on topics as diverse as personality type, introversion, neuroscience, leadership, self-leadership, creativity, writing, productivity, tarot and books for emerging coaches.

As a leader in the vocational education sector, Terri advised Ministers, directed strategic policy and headed up some of the largest, most dynamic training organisations in the country. An author in adult education in literacy, leadership and innovation, her work has received national and international attention.

Personality wise, Terri is an INTJ who encourages people to understand their introvert strengths and how to work them. She passionately believes all people can benefit from understanding their personality preferences and appreciating the differences of others. Her interests include a deep love of reading, ocean swimming and the intuitive art of tarot.