Knowing
yourself is the beginning of all wisdom. - Aristotle
Accept
everything about yourself–I mean everything, You are you and that is the
beginning and the end–no apologies, no regrets. - Clark Moustakas
I have to
be alone very often. I’d be quite happy if I spent from Saturday night until
Monday morning alone in my apartment. That’s how I refuel. - Audrey Hepburn
Introverts
are dependent on their own inside noise, extroverts are dependent of outside
noise. The outputs are dependent on quality of those noise. - Amit K Ghosh
Extrovert…Introvert…Ambivert…
These words have become very popular in the last few years
with the publication of Susan Cain’s book, Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World
That Can't Stop Talking. These
words have been around for a while because MyersBriggs included introverts and
extroverts when characterizing an individual’s personality style. Understanding how we get our energy and
understanding how others get their energy is so important. This week, the blog post is giving a high
level overview of the differences and in the coming weeks different aspects of
each personality style will be discussed.
Extroverts are
individuals that get their energy from active involvement with people and different
activities. These individuals usually
like to talk about a problem out loud with others to solve. They are usually seen as outgoing or a “people-person”. Extroverts are usually comfortable in large
crowds and know lots of people.
Introverts are individuals
that get their energy from being alone allowing time for introspection. Often times, they solve problems in their
minds without seeing if their solution will fit into the world. Introverts are known as reflective or
reserved. They usually are comfortable
doing things alone or with one or two people.
There is
no such thing as a pure introvert or extrovert. Such a person would be in the
lunatic asylum. - Carl Jung
Ambiverts are individuals that have both extrovert and
introvert qualities. Ambiverts are
individuals that like to have quiet time, but can also handle being around
large groups of people. They are often
the best at sales because they are listeners to find a customer’s true needs
and think through the problem. Once the
customer has stated their concern, the ambivert is then able to solve the
problem with a product/service. These
individuals adjust their energy to the individual they are interacting
with.
By understanding your energy style, it helps you accomplish
more in life to make sure you get the time you need either being with people or
quiet time alone. It is also helpful to
understand other’s personality styles so that you understand how they process
and why they interact with you and others the way they do.
CHALLENGE: Do you know if you are an introvert, extrovert or
ambivert? To discover your personality
style, take one of these simple and quick assessments: http://www.danpink.com/assessment/ or http://www.quietrev.com/the-introvert-test/.
There are tons of articles online and many books to
read. Below are just a few I reviewed to
write the blog post.
Resources
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