You can change from introvert to extrovert – when you want to!
Be more extrovert and discover how
Extroverts get all the attention – why should introverts miss
out on the action?
out on the action?
Chances are you’ve done a Myers-Briggs Type Indicator at work
and been labelled an ‘introvert’. This doesn’t mean you’re socially inept
or shy, it just means you prefer to get your energy from yourself.
Extroverts by comparison, get their energy from being immersed in company.
and been labelled an ‘introvert’. This doesn’t mean you’re socially inept
or shy, it just means you prefer to get your energy from yourself.
Extroverts by comparison, get their energy from being immersed in company.
Is it really possible to go from introvert to extrovert? Society
loves a label, and we readily assign people to a category and consider this a
settled part of their identity. But in fact we are much freer to choose
our place on the introversion/extroversion spectrum than you might believe.
loves a label, and we readily assign people to a category and consider this a
settled part of their identity. But in fact we are much freer to choose
our place on the introversion/extroversion spectrum than you might believe.
The terms ‘introversion’ and ‘extroversion’ refer to
people’s main source of energy and interest in life.
Introverts typically get the most satisfaction and enjoyment from their
own inner life – what’s going on in their own heads or
emotions. Extroverts typically get their satisfaction from relating to what
is outside themselves – especially other people. Introverts
imagine that going from introvert to extrovert is beyond them.
people’s main source of energy and interest in life.
Introverts typically get the most satisfaction and enjoyment from their
own inner life – what’s going on in their own heads or
emotions. Extroverts typically get their satisfaction from relating to what
is outside themselves – especially other people. Introverts
imagine that going from introvert to extrovert is beyond them.
Of course, as nobody can see what goes on inside an introvert,
but everybody can see what an extrovert is doing, extroverts tend to get more
attention from others – including from introverts. This has numerous social and
professional implications, as you are no doubt aware. Sometimes
introverts have to bust through their comfort zone and learn how to get energy
when they’re in a team or with groups.
but everybody can see what an extrovert is doing, extroverts tend to get more
attention from others – including from introverts. This has numerous social and
professional implications, as you are no doubt aware. Sometimes
introverts have to bust through their comfort zone and learn how to get energy
when they’re in a team or with groups.
Can you do anything about your ‘personality’?
Popular psychology loves the easy classification, and the simple
‘either/or’. You are either a Type A person or a
Type B person. You are either an Introvert or an
Extrovert. But this black and white approach doesn’t really match up to how we
actually experience life. It’s true that some 50% of our ‘personality’ comes
from our genetic inheritance, which we’re stuck with. But clearly, that’s
only half the story.
‘either/or’. You are either a Type A person or a
Type B person. You are either an Introvert or an
Extrovert. But this black and white approach doesn’t really match up to how we
actually experience life. It’s true that some 50% of our ‘personality’ comes
from our genetic inheritance, which we’re stuck with. But clearly, that’s
only half the story.
You do indeed start with a genetic inheritance, which may give
you a natural ‘base point’ on the spectrum that you tend to ‘come home to’ and
feel most comfortable at. But the other half is the product of your upbringing,
your society, your circumstances, your beliefs, your opportunities – and your
choices. And you can choose, when it suits, to go from introvert to
extrovert, to a degree that is comfortable for you.
you a natural ‘base point’ on the spectrum that you tend to ‘come home to’ and
feel most comfortable at. But the other half is the product of your upbringing,
your society, your circumstances, your beliefs, your opportunities – and your
choices. And you can choose, when it suits, to go from introvert to
extrovert, to a degree that is comfortable for you.
So just how do you go about tripping the introvert to extrovert
switch?
switch?
To be more extrovert, it helps to be an introvert…
The trick is to get yourself more comfortable with extroverted
ways without feeling that this means you are obliged to be
extroverted all the time. It’s about developing a flexibility of response that
you can deploy in different contexts, and giving yourself more options.
ways without feeling that this means you are obliged to be
extroverted all the time. It’s about developing a flexibility of response that
you can deploy in different contexts, and giving yourself more options.
The easiest way to start developing these skills is to do
something you are already good at – going into your inner world, and then using
it as a springboard to take you out.
something you are already good at – going into your inner world, and then using
it as a springboard to take you out.
Be more extrovert is an audio hypnosis session
which makes specific use of the strengths of the introvert to develop new
skills. As you find yourself relaxing deeply to the Be more extrovert session,
you’ll find that your self-understanding increases at the same time as your
extroversion range expands.
which makes specific use of the strengths of the introvert to develop new
skills. As you find yourself relaxing deeply to the Be more extrovert session,
you’ll find that your self-understanding increases at the same time as your
extroversion range expands.
You’ll learn how to use the ‘theatre of the mind’ to influence
not only inner reality, but outer reality. With the help of Be more extrovert
you’ll find yourself spontaneously using extrovert approaches when these are
best suited to your requirements, without even thinking about it.
not only inner reality, but outer reality. With the help of Be more extrovert
you’ll find yourself spontaneously using extrovert approaches when these are
best suited to your requirements, without even thinking about it.
Be more extrovert and discover how
far you can go.