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Welcome to my blog!
My previous post on Are you an introvert?12 tips to deal with work and social life, I talked about the very specific challenges that introverts face while in their work and social life.
This post is dedicated to my extroverted readers.
Here are 5 Surprising challenges faced by Extroverts:
1. Appear Impatient:You may find it difficult to wait and watch. You prefer action! Probably like to get things done fast. However, unless it is an emergency, you can take the calmer approach. This is an area that you may need to work on a little.
2. Appear to be poor listeners: You dear extroverts, love to talk, and hear your own voice. Many of you might be great orators. However, there are times when you may need to listen to another view point. I know it can be hard to say nothing in response to each and every word you are listening to and hear the person out fully. This is another challenge.
3. Appear dominating or clingy: You may appear to dominate by either being too pushy or else too clingy by initiating most of the activities. Most people don't like to be told what to do, and most importantly be pushed into it. You may be convinced that you are doing them a favour by forcing them to take certain steps. Not all will like that approach.
4. Appear to have difficulty in assimilating information-This is another challenge that most of you dear extroverts may face. Especially if you heard something the person said and are so excited to respond that you don't hear what is being said next, and you end up saying something that could seem foolish and superficial.
5. Appear to lack empathy- I have no doubt that you guys are as empathetic as most other humans, but you do have some trouble showing it genuinely. In the process of being yourself, which is to be centre of attention, you may have difficulty in showing empathy, which requires a more mellow approach.
1.Your close family and friends may feel you have no time for them.
2 Your colleagues or family may think that you are not interested in what they have to say.
3. You get so excited about things, that you tend to overlook, the more minute details of human emotions.
4. You are so eager to give your opinion as soon as you hear the first line, and assume that you know what the person is trying to express, that your response appears shallow and not properly thought out.
5. You may be the life of the party, cracking jokes and making people laugh, however in doing so you may unknowingly step on someone's feelings, and end up hurting their self respect, and so appear insensitive.
1. Be more calm and stay put for a while when another person is quiet or is thinking of how to respond, "say don't worry take your time, I can wait.", rather than using the most favourite word that extroverts use "hurry up, don't waste time.".
2. Develop listening skills, you learn more by listening than talking. We have 2 ears and one mouth so, that we listen more than talk. Be attentive and maintain meaningful eye contact and attentive body posture, while listening. Don't be distracted.
3. Tune in to people around you, excitement is great, and all of us are excited about something at different times in our lives. However what is important, is to tune in with people around you. If you look hard enough, you may realise, that the people you are trying push and dominate, into doing what you think is best for them, are secretly resenting you. Just move back a little and say " Let me know what you think of this idea?" and then actually accept their view. If possible work out a mutually agreeable solution.
4. Assimilate and process information, very often in a group discussion or a more serious conversation, your eagerness to give your point of view, without thinking over what your ideas may sound like, before you say them, may make you seem empty headed. So listen to what others are saying, and then think over what is said, and what you think about it, before you jump in with your views.
5. Be considerate: While you are the life of the party or a live wire in any group, you need to be careful while saying things about other people that may be derogatory or hurtful. It may be something that everyone thinks about the person but if you crack a joke about someone ensure that it is in good taste. Not everyone's life is hunky dory and the person may be facing some really serious issues in life about which you know nothing about. Always err on the side of being considerate.
A few well known extroverts are Steve Jobs- Innovator, Margaret Thatcher- Prime Minister, Winston Churchill- Politician and more.
I do hope this was helpful. That's all for now, till we meet in my next post, bye and take care!
Please comment, like, share and subscribe!
Welcome to my blog!
My previous post on Are you an introvert?12 tips to deal with work and social life, I talked about the very specific challenges that introverts face while in their work and social life.
This post is dedicated to my extroverted readers.
Let's begin...
Here are 5 Surprising challenges faced by Extroverts:
2. Appear to be poor listeners: You dear extroverts, love to talk, and hear your own voice. Many of you might be great orators. However, there are times when you may need to listen to another view point. I know it can be hard to say nothing in response to each and every word you are listening to and hear the person out fully. This is another challenge.
3. Appear dominating or clingy: You may appear to dominate by either being too pushy or else too clingy by initiating most of the activities. Most people don't like to be told what to do, and most importantly be pushed into it. You may be convinced that you are doing them a favour by forcing them to take certain steps. Not all will like that approach.
4. Appear to have difficulty in assimilating information-This is another challenge that most of you dear extroverts may face. Especially if you heard something the person said and are so excited to respond that you don't hear what is being said next, and you end up saying something that could seem foolish and superficial.
5. Appear to lack empathy- I have no doubt that you guys are as empathetic as most other humans, but you do have some trouble showing it genuinely. In the process of being yourself, which is to be centre of attention, you may have difficulty in showing empathy, which requires a more mellow approach.
How these could affect your social work life? Read on...
1.Your close family and friends may feel you have no time for them.
2 Your colleagues or family may think that you are not interested in what they have to say.
3. You get so excited about things, that you tend to overlook, the more minute details of human emotions.
4. You are so eager to give your opinion as soon as you hear the first line, and assume that you know what the person is trying to express, that your response appears shallow and not properly thought out.
5. You may be the life of the party, cracking jokes and making people laugh, however in doing so you may unknowingly step on someone's feelings, and end up hurting their self respect, and so appear insensitive.
Here are 5 tips for meaningful relationships and focussed projects.
1. Be more calm and stay put for a while when another person is quiet or is thinking of how to respond, "say don't worry take your time, I can wait.", rather than using the most favourite word that extroverts use "hurry up, don't waste time.".
3. Tune in to people around you, excitement is great, and all of us are excited about something at different times in our lives. However what is important, is to tune in with people around you. If you look hard enough, you may realise, that the people you are trying push and dominate, into doing what you think is best for them, are secretly resenting you. Just move back a little and say " Let me know what you think of this idea?" and then actually accept their view. If possible work out a mutually agreeable solution.
4. Assimilate and process information, very often in a group discussion or a more serious conversation, your eagerness to give your point of view, without thinking over what your ideas may sound like, before you say them, may make you seem empty headed. So listen to what others are saying, and then think over what is said, and what you think about it, before you jump in with your views.
5. Be considerate: While you are the life of the party or a live wire in any group, you need to be careful while saying things about other people that may be derogatory or hurtful. It may be something that everyone thinks about the person but if you crack a joke about someone ensure that it is in good taste. Not everyone's life is hunky dory and the person may be facing some really serious issues in life about which you know nothing about. Always err on the side of being considerate.
A few well known extroverts are Steve Jobs- Innovator, Margaret Thatcher- Prime Minister, Winston Churchill- Politician and more.
I do hope this was helpful. That's all for now, till we meet in my next post, bye and take care!
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