Okay, not referring to belly buttons here.
Do you know if you're an introvert (Innie) or extrovert (Outie)? If you're an introvert, you're in the good company of some of the word's richest and most successful people: Thomas Jefferson, Johnny Carson, Jackie Kennedy, Albert Einstein, Sir Isaac Newton and Queen Elizabeth II to name only a few.
Estimates show that 33-40% of people are introverts-those who are self-described as shy, needing solitude to re-group, intimidated at social gathering and often feeling put on the spot when asked a question.
Extroverts, on the other hand, far outnumber their quieter colleagues.
These outies are energized by being around people and crowds, think quickly (though not always deeply) on their feet, and often enjoy being the center of attention.
Generally, people are not 100% introvert or extrovert.
We fall on a continuum somewhere between the two extremes unless we have a severe condition, e.
g.
, agoraphobia (generalized fear of leaving the house) or mania (out of control behavior).
Introverts can learn to compensate for shyness and become public speakers, entertainers, business administrators and even enjoyable party-goers.
Extroverts can learn to modulate their enthusiasm and even let introverts get a word in edgewise! If you're an introvert and need some tips to manage your shyness, here are three that will help at the workplace: 1.
Act as if.
This psychological principal helps without making you a phony.
PretendYou are an extrovert.
How would your tone of voice, expression, attitude, behaviors change? Don't worry.
You will not become an extrovert, but you will enhance the best parts of your introverted self.
2.
Eliminate power-robbing phrases such as "perhaps-like-kind of-well-maybe-sort of-I'm not sure, but...
" 3.
Respond to gossip with, "I'd never let anyone talk about you that way.
" Then leave the room.
These and other behavioral techniques-and there are many-won't convert you into an outie and will bring out the best of you as a confident innie.
Do you know if you're an introvert (Innie) or extrovert (Outie)? If you're an introvert, you're in the good company of some of the word's richest and most successful people: Thomas Jefferson, Johnny Carson, Jackie Kennedy, Albert Einstein, Sir Isaac Newton and Queen Elizabeth II to name only a few.
Estimates show that 33-40% of people are introverts-those who are self-described as shy, needing solitude to re-group, intimidated at social gathering and often feeling put on the spot when asked a question.
Extroverts, on the other hand, far outnumber their quieter colleagues.
These outies are energized by being around people and crowds, think quickly (though not always deeply) on their feet, and often enjoy being the center of attention.
Generally, people are not 100% introvert or extrovert.
We fall on a continuum somewhere between the two extremes unless we have a severe condition, e.
g.
, agoraphobia (generalized fear of leaving the house) or mania (out of control behavior).
Introverts can learn to compensate for shyness and become public speakers, entertainers, business administrators and even enjoyable party-goers.
Extroverts can learn to modulate their enthusiasm and even let introverts get a word in edgewise! If you're an introvert and need some tips to manage your shyness, here are three that will help at the workplace: 1.
Act as if.
This psychological principal helps without making you a phony.
PretendYou are an extrovert.
How would your tone of voice, expression, attitude, behaviors change? Don't worry.
You will not become an extrovert, but you will enhance the best parts of your introverted self.
2.
Eliminate power-robbing phrases such as "perhaps-like-kind of-well-maybe-sort of-I'm not sure, but...
" 3.
Respond to gossip with, "I'd never let anyone talk about you that way.
" Then leave the room.
These and other behavioral techniques-and there are many-won't convert you into an outie and will bring out the best of you as a confident innie.