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“Executives and managers need to consider how introverts—at least half of their employees—produce. Employees require energy to produce and, conveniently, introverts come with their own generators. Instead of trying to entertain us, mute the chatter and give us some space. Instead of rewarding the introvert with a party, give her a gift certificate to a restaurant, spa, bookstore, or coffeehouse. Instead of requiring attendance at a staff retreat, give introverted employees their assignments and send them to private cabins. Instead of insisting that introverts attend meetings, give us the option to submit written ideas. Employers are learning that, for many employees, less is more: less discussion, fewer meetings, and less so-called fun.”
― Laurie A. Helgoe, Introvert Power: Why Your Inner Life Is Your Hidden Strength

“Introverts generally prefer a rich inner life to an expansive social life; we would rather talk intimately with a close friend than share stories with a group; and we prefer to develop our ideas internally rather than interactively.”
― Laurie A. Helgoe, Introvert Power: Why Your Inner Life Is Your Hidden Strength

“In the sitcom Scruns, medicals interns used the supply closet as a hideout when they needed to have a panic attack or a good cry. If you seek private space, you are much more likely to find it.”
― Laurie A. Helgoe, Introvert Power: Why Your Inner Life Is Your Hidden Strength

“So, being an introvert does not mean you’re antisocial, asocial, or socially inept. It does mean that you are oriented to ideas—whether those ideas involve you with people or not. It means that you prefer spacious interactions with fewer people. And it means that, when you converse, you are more interested in sharing ideas than in talking about people and what they’re doing. In a conversation with someone sharing gossip, the introvert’s eyes glaze over and his”
― Laurie A. Helgoe, Introvert Power: Why Your Inner Life Is Your Hidden Strength

“prefer spacious interactions with fewer people. And it means that, when you converse, you are more interested in sharing ideas than in talking about people and what they’re doing. In a conversation with someone sharing gossip, the introvert’s eyes glaze over and his brow furrows as he tries to comprehend how this conversation could interest anyone. This is not because the introvert is morally superior—he just doesn’t get it. As we’ve discussed, introverts are energized and excited by ideas. Simply talking about people, what they do and who they know, is noise for the introvert. He’ll be looking between the lines for some meaning, and this can be hard work! Before long, he’ll be looking for a way out of the conversation. But when an introvert is hanging out”
― Laurie A. Helgoe, Introvert Power: Why Your Inner Life Is Your Hidden Strength

“resources on self-promotion, specifically targeted to introverts and accessible online, now abound. Popular examples include Beth Buelow’s The Introvert Entrepreneur blog and podcast (bethbuelow.com) and Nancy Ancowitz’s Self-Promotion for Introverts® site (selfpromotionforitroverts.com). Ancowitz, business communication coach and author of the book Self-Promotion for Introverts, recommends that introverts build on what they do naturally rather than try to replicate extroverts:”
― Laurie A. Helgoe, Introvert Power: Why Your Inner Life Is Your Hidden Strength

“But when an introvert is hanging out with a friend, sharing reflections, he is in his element. The conversation is “mind to mindâ€� rather than “mouth to mouth.â€� Extroverts share ideas too, but the ideas are secondary to the interaction and develop between the two people as they talk. The focal point is external. For introverts, the focal point is internal, with each participant bringing the other inside and working things out there. A good conversation leaves an introvert feeling more connected, but also personally richer.”
― Laurie A. Helgoe, Introvert Power: Why Your Inner Life Is Your Hidden Strength

“One may have a blazing hearth in one’s soul, and yet no one ever comes to sit by it.â€� —Vincent Van Gogh”
― Laurie A. Helgoe, Introvert Power: Why Your Inner Life Is Your Hidden Strength

“A party is one activity that seems to polarize introverts and extroverts. Extroverts usually love them; introverts avoid them. Introverts may enjoy a party—for a little while—but will start looking to the exits long before the extroverts come up for air. And, even though half of the population would rather stay home with a book or a close friend, our society equates party with “fun!â€� Tell someone you don’t particularly enjoy parties, and you might as well say, “I’m no fun.”
― Laurie A. Helgoe, Introvert Power: Why Your Inner Life Is Your Hidden Strength

“In cyberspace, the rules of engagement favor introvert. We can connect while remaining alone. We can read and write rather than talk. And we can more comfortably network with people who share our interest and ideas”
― Laurie A. Helgoe, Introvert Power: Why Your Inner Life Is Your Hidden Strength

“I am rarely bored alone; I am often bored in groups and crowds.â€� â€�”
― Laurie A. Helgoe, Introvert Power: Why Your Inner Life Is Your Hidden Strength

“There are a number of reasons for this association that have little to do with the actual mental health of the individual. First, introverts are higher users of mental health services. Why? They like looking inside! For many introverts, therapy is attractive and exciting. They are not afraid of what they’ll find—they’re already familiar with the territory.”
― Laurie A. Helgoe, Introvert Power: Why Your Inner Life Is Your Hidden Strength

“Finally, introverts can become the carriers of family and societal problems. Family systems theory talks about the identified patient as the family member who carries the pathology that the rest of the family denies.”
― Laurie A. Helgoe, Introvert Power: Why Your Inner Life Is Your Hidden Strength

“brow furrows as he tries to comprehend how this conversation could interest anyone. This is not because the introvert is morally superior—he just doesn’t get it. As we’ve discussed, introverts are energized and excited by ideas. Simply talking about people, what they do and who they know, is noise for the introvert. He’ll be looking between the lines for some meaning, and this can be hard work! Before long, he’ll be looking for a way out of the conversation. But when an introvert is hanging out”
― Laurie A. Helgoe, Introvert Power: Why Your Inner Life Is Your Hidden Strength

“Lord, grant that I may always desire more than I can accomplish.â€� —Michelangelo”
― Laurie A. Helgoe, Introvert Power: Why Your Inner Life Is Your Hidden Strength