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RE: Do Introverts Make Bad Friends? (Therapy Thursday)
Hi @byn, actually I am an introvert. Been that all my life, but I realised to gain visibility in business, I need to show up more often. I need to be at the right events and network with the right people. Being an introvert, I usually just drown in the background and people won't notice me enough for me to leave a good impression.
I decided to push myself out of my comfort zone and become more extroverted, and it has worked out quite well for me. I just need to be mindful of my downtime everytime after a show or speech. My little recharge time.
And I realised being an introvert helps during the follow-ups of those events. I get to engage with people on a deeper level to understand their business and life more, and see how I can add value.
My husband is an introvert as well, and has to get out there for his work as well. He definitely needs his down time (usually in nature is best!) I am fortunate that when I have been working with the public, he's been my 'public face' (I was an artist and painted on motorcycles at rallies) because he's good at the social networking, public persona/small talk/sales person. I'm HORRIBLE at it!
But yes, we have to do what we need including taking downtime when we need it to recharge!
I like that last paragraph especially. That would make a big difference to ME as a customer!