by Oreoluwa | Oct 22, 2021 | Career, Introversion
Like many introverts, I spend a lot of time observing the world around me. It’s easier to observe when you are more likely to be the quiet one in the group. And like most babies would attest to, if they could speak in a language that we understand, you can learn an...
by Oreoluwa | Oct 15, 2021 | Career, Introversion
Introverts have some amazing qualities that lend themselves to being excellent leaders. Superb listening skills are one. In a world that values talkers, the role of listeners is frequently under-valued. However, listening – particularly active listening (where you...
by Oreoluwa | Oct 8, 2021 | Introversion
This is one of the biggest misconceptions: Introverts cannot succeed in business.And maybe the stories we tell about business and successful people in business plays a part.The typical successful business person is hard-charging, with a domineering personality, gives...
by Oreoluwa | Oct 1, 2021 | Introversion
It’s tempting to think that this is true.. After all, many people confuse introversion with shyness (No, they aren’t the same thing. More on that in another post).Introverts draw energy from within and this quality does not speak to how confident (or not) a person...
by Oreoluwa | Sep 24, 2021 | Introversion
Have you felt like “the other”? Like you are not the ideal, but rather that your personality needs to be “fixed” so that you are more outgoing? Growing up, I constantly felt this way and comments like: “Why are you so quiet?” “Don’t you have anything to say?” didn’t...
by Oreoluwa | Sep 17, 2021 | Introversion
Like seriously? This is the myth of the century! Introverts are actually natural-born networkers. Perhaps not in the typical way we think of networking, which is to attack a roomful of people wielding your business card like a weapon. But in small groups or one-on-one...
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