I've Never Given A Speech Without Being

Introversion- Along With Its Cousins Sensitivity, Seriousness, And Shyness- Is Now A Second-class Personality Trait, Somewhere Between A Disappointment And A Pathology. Introverts Living In The Extrovert Ideal Are Like Women In A Man's World, Discounted Because Of A Trait That Goes To The Core Of Who They Are. Extroversion Is An Enormously Appealing Personality Style, But We've Turned It Into An Oppressive Standard To Which Most Of Us Feel We Must Conform.

Introverts Need To Trust Their Gut And Share Their Ideas As Powerfully As They Can. This Does Not Mean Aping Extroverts; Ideas Can Be Shared Quietly, They Can Be Communicated In Writing, They Can Be Packaged Into Highly Produced Lectures, They Can Be Advanced By Allies. The Trick For Introverts Is To Honor Their Own Styles Instead Of Allowing Themselves To Be Swept Up By Prevailing Norms.

In Most Job Interviews, People Say They Are Looking For People Skills And Emotional Intelligence. That's Reasonable, But The Question Is, How Do You Define What That Looks Like?

As A Parent, If Give Yourself What You Need, Your Children Will Watch You Doing That And Will Give Themselves What They Need.

I'm Continually Amazed By How Many People Who Appear To Be Extroverts Are Actually Introverts.