Comments on: The eight reasons why introvert is OK!

By: Robert A.

Robert A. — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 03:03:21 +0000

Hi Kara, thanks for your comment. Welcome to my blog.
Thanks for sharing how useful that book is for your profession work. The book also mentioned that there are more extroverts than introverts, extroverts are seen more than introverts. That might be one of the reason why they seem not normal.

Glad that this article and blog can help too! Do subscribe either via RSS or email to keep you updated.

Thanks,
Robert

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By: Kara

Kara — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 04:39:07 +0000

The Introvert Advantage is one of my all-time favorites! As a happy introvert-I like it for personal reasons but I’ve also used it professionally working with children in an inpatient psych unit. It’s SO hard to explain to parents who push their children to be someone they aren’t that being an introvert is ok, that it’s not the same as being shy, and all the other myths you’ve debunked! AWESOME blog-I’ll be back:-)

Kara’s last blog post..Wordless Wednesday…not quite

By: Robert A.

Robert A. — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 23:30:18 +0000

Hi Megan, thanks for sharing your story, it’s really great to read stories on how makes use their ability, talents, and influence, in whatever forms it might be to make the world a better place.

I have a friend who is very much interested in photography as well, and he joined many missionary occasion, taking pictures to touch other people in helping out the missionary organization!

Each of us has talent, make full use of them!

Thanks for sharing!
Robert

By: Megan

Megan — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 15:56:30 +0000

I really like what Jean wrote in her comments. I was moved so deeply recently by Zana Brinksi’s Academy Award Winning Documentary, “Born Into Brothels.”

Here she was, a photographer (sometimes depicted as demure, shy, quiet….possibly an introvert–lol) going to live in the brothels of Calcutta, India in Sonagachi. She was going to do her own photo work and felt an inner calling to help the children.

It wasn’t her intent to go there to save these kids, but she felt drawn to do something that would help empower them and get them out of a life that seem destined for illegal activity.

In turn, what started as an “introvert’s” job of taking pictures of life in the Red Light District, transformed into a world-wide non-profit organization that is raising hundreds of thousands of dollars for educating children in the red light district, building a boarding school, and inspiring other photographers to work with the organization in other countries with marginalized youth.

An amazingly moving story of an “introvert’s” work bringing them world-wide attention.

Her non-profit is called kids-with-cameras.org. You can buy books, the prints of the the children’s artwork, read updates about the children and make donations for the cause.

A wonderful story!!!

Hugs,
Megan
http://www.TheLawofAttractionStation.com

By: Robert A.

Robert A. — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 08:04:43 +0000

Hi WebDrops, thanks for your comments. Credit to Marti Olsen Laney, that has inspired me to write this post!

By: WebDrops

WebDrops — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 07:37:13 +0000

Loved the title itself I really liked the saying “If nature intended us to talk more than listen, she would have given us two mouths and one ear.”… well that’s something new… must say this is an excellent post… a great insight in the world of introverts…(where no one else is allowed to peep yes I have to agree with the point that introverts are more analytical thinkers… it’s because they do not waste their energies talking a lot… instead they sit and observe all what is going around them quietly and silently and then examine things… from their perspective

By: Robert A.

Robert A. — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 23:15:13 +0000

Thanks Jean for the great insights in the comment.
I like the quote “It’s better to write for yourself and have no audience than to write for an audience and have no self.”
Thanks for sharing!

I just knew about this limitation in my site, thanks for letting me know.
I’ll see if I can fix it.

By: Jean--Cheerful Monk

Jean--Cheerful Monk — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 19:13:38 +0000

Hmm. I usually sign myself Jean Browman–Cheerful Monk, but that seems to be more characters than your site can handle.

By: Jean Browman--Cheerful Monk

Jean Browman--Cheerful Monk — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 19:07:02 +0000

The part about being authentic reminds me of a quote I read the other day: “It’s better to write for yourself and have no audience than to write for an audience and have no self.” Obviously we could get carried away with that, but what’s the point of writing if it doesn’t change our own lives? And if we can touch ourselves that deeply, there might be some kindred spirits out there that will be touched, too.

“Introverts come into the limelight because of their quest for work that has meaning to them, an unusual talent, or extraordinary circumstances.” That’s the quote that touched me the most deeply. I’ve gone to workshops where we were supposed to set goals and envision the rewards we would receive when we achieved them. For instance, if you wanted to write envision the finished book in your hand, the accolades you would receive. That always turned me off. My vision was to be fully immersed in my work, enjoying the process. I gave up on workshops and wrote in my journal instead.

Thanks for a moving post.