Many of us have a spot along the spectrum between Introvert and Extrovert. People on the extrovert side tend to be talkative, outgoing, and recharge by being around people, while introverts are more private, quiet, and recharge with alone time.
Whenever I’ve taken the tests for this (like Myers-Briggs) I usually score right on the middle – either skewed very slightly one way or another, depending on my mood the day of the test. 51/49 or 49/51. This means I CAN recharge with a day full of people, or I can recharge with alone time. It depends on my frame of mind that day.
However, I’ve noticed another thing that I’ve been doing lately that might result from this equality. I’ve been advocating for my introvert friends with my extrovert friends.
For instance, an introvert friend mentioned that she’d lost so much weight that her favorite dress was too big on her. She has no sewing skills, and said it was a complicated dress. If I still lived nearby, I would have offered to take it in. However, we both know another friend that lives near her that is 1. great at sewing, and 2. very extroverted and loves helping others. So, I suggested that Introvert ask Extrovert to barter some seamstressing in exchange for something.
As soon as I suggested it, I knew she’d never ask. She just doesn’t ask for things, that’s too far out of her comfort zone. So I asked her if she minded that I ask for her. I’ve done this before for her and others. I am more comfortable advocating for others than for myself. I was also pretty confident Extrovert would say yes. And she did.
My extrovert side becomes part of my ‘protecting others/mothering’ side, especially if they need something, or are threatened, or are in some sort of trouble. I get all Mama Bear pretty easily.
I have no issues translating this tendency into a bridge between introverts and extroverts to the betterment of all involved.
Celtic Fairies, Fables, and Folklore! Bestselling author (top #100 Amazon Canada, #1 in Paranormal Fantasy, Amazon Canada) Christy Nicholas, also known as Green Dragon, is an author, artist and accountant. After she failed to become an airline pilot, she quit her ceaseless pursuit of careers that begin with 'A', and decided to concentrate on her writing. Since she has Project Completion Disorder, she is one of the few authors with NO unfinished novels. Christy has her hands in many crafts, including digital art, beaded jewelry, writing, and photography. In real life, she's a CPA, but having grown up with art all around her (her mother, grandmother and great-grandmother are/were all artists), it sort of infected her, as it were. She wants to expose the incredible beauty in this world, hidden beneath the everyday grime of familiarity and habit, and share it with others. She uses characters out of time and places infused with magic and myth. Combine this love of beauty with a bit of financial sense and you get an art business. She does local art and craft shows, as well as sending her art to various science fiction conventions throughout the country and abroad. Facebook: www.facebook.com/greendragonauthor Homepage: www.greendragonartist.com Blog: www.greendragonartist.net Twitter: www.twitter.com/greendragon9
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“So I asked her if she minded that I ask for her.” <—- This is a CRITICALLY important step
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Indeed it is! Consent 🙂
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