Las Vegas… the Introvert’s Nightmare
Over the last 2 months I have experienced an introvert’s nightmare and it’s called Las Vegas. I have been there for 3 different conferences where I have spoken. The reason that this is a nightmare for introverts is because no matter where you go, there are people everywhere. Literally it seems the only place that an introvert can go to recharge is the hotel room. Over the past 2 years I have attended almost a dozen different conferences. Because of that, I have had to learn some tricks in order to survive. If you have to do a similar thing with conferences regardless of where they are, let me share just a couple of ways that I handle the need for “alone time.” Read more
Introducing Extroverts and Introverts and the Strengths of Each
Extroversion and Introversion
Extroversion and introversion are very popular terms and are widely used in personality tests. People often regard themselves as being either an extrovert or an introvert. Below I have outlined what each type is as well as their strengths.
Extroversion
What is an extrovert?
Extroverts are interested in the external world. Their focus is on people and objects. They enjoy being with others and like group activities. As such, they like to be noticed. Extroverts find it difficult being alone and feel lonely if they are not with other people. Possessions and success are valued by an extrovert.
It is estimated that extroverts outrank introverts 3 to 1.
How to Work Well With Introverted Clients – Four Guidelines
Skittish. Cocooned. Loyal. Disciplined. Introverts are those who enjoy their own company and need time alone to recharge. They may or may not be shy, but they don’t talk for the sake of talking and aren’t at their best in a loud, crowded situation.
You’re more likely to describe introverts as interesting people than as exciting folks to be around. (To an introvert, that’s a compliment, rather than a put-down.) According to researchers, the percentage of introverts gets higher as you go up the income scale, so if you work with the affluent or with those in professions that attract quiet workers, you’re more likely to run into them. As clients, they may require special interpersonal measures – particularly if you yourself have backslapping, chatty, everyone’s-a-friend tendencies. Read more
