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Being naturally more outgoing and energized by social interaction, extroverts in most Western societies primarily establish the models of social behavior, are more often seen as leaders, are most visible in various media, and tend to "set the agenda" for work and life goals. As a result, introverts can experience the following:

  • Believe something is "wrong" with them and dismiss their natural strengths—like reflection, focus, and deep thinking—as flaws.

  • Set goals to conform rather than reflect their authentic values

  • Put limits on their career choices, believing they don't have leadership potential

  • Feel as though they just "don't fit" in their career or organization

  • Hold themselves back socially due to suppressing opinions, needs, or goals for fear of seeming “too quiet,” “too intense,” or “weird.”

  • Long-term planning feels inaccessible or overwhelming due to lack of self-acceptance

Selected Resources on Introversion & Introverts

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Books on Introversion & Introverts

Introvert Power: Why Your Inner Life Is Your Hidden Strength by Laurie Helgoe, PhD

From the back cover:

Psychologist and introvert Laurie Helgoe unveils the genius of introversion. Introverts gain energy and power through reflection and solitude. Our culture, however, is geared toward the extrovert. The pressure to get out there and get happier can lead people to think that an inward orientation is a problem instead of an opportunity. Helgoe shows that the exact opposite is true: introverts can capitalize on this inner source of power. Introvert Power is a blueprint for how introverts can take full advantage of this hidden strength in daily life.

Self-Promotion for Introverts: The Quiet Guide to Getting Ahead by Nancy Ancowitz

From the back cover:

All too often, introverts get passed over for job offers and promotions while their more extroverted colleagues get all of the recognition. But it doesn’t have to be this way.

In Self-Promotion for Introverts, business communication coach and intrepid introvert Nancy Ancowitz helps introverts tap into their quiet strengths, articulate their accomplishments, and launch an action plan for gaining career advancement. You will learn how to:

  • Promote yourself without bragging—when networking, on job interview and at work

  • Use your quiet gifts (writing, researching, and listening) to your advantage

  • Be a commanding presenter, despite your quieter nature

  • Formulate your best plans, set goals, take action— and even find a better job

Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain

From the back cover:

At least one-third of the people we know are introverts. They are the ones who prefer listening to speaking, who innovate and create but dislike self-promotion; who favor working on their own over working in teams. It is to introverts—Rosa Parks, Chopin, Dr. Seuss, Steve Wozniak—that we owe many of the great contributions to society.

In Quiet, Susan Cain argues that we dramatically undervalue introverts and shows how much we lose in doing so. She charts the rise of the Extrovert Ideal throughout the twentieth century and explores how deeply it has come to permeate our culture. She also introduces us to successful introverts—from a witty, high-octane public speaker who recharges in solitude after his talks, to a record-breaking salesman who quietly taps into the power of questions. Passionately argued, superbly researched, and filled with indelible stories of real people, Quiet has the power to permanently change how we see introverts and equally important, how they see themselves.

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