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Introvert Power: Why Your Inner Life Is Your Hidden Strength | 
 enlarge | Author: Laurie A. Helgoe
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  5 reviews
Sales Rank: 27717
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 288
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 8.8 x 6 x 0.8
ISBN: 1402211171
Dewey Decimal Number: 155.232
EAN: 9781402211171
ASIN: 1402211171
Publication Date: July 1, 2008
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"If you have introvert inclinations and are doubting yourself, this is a must read. Or if you know someone who exhibits introvert symptoms, read this book before calling the shrink."
- Bhante Yogavacara Rahula, author of One Night's Shelter: An Autobiography of an American Buddhist Monk EMBRACE THE POWER INSIDE YOU
Are you an introvert? Psychologist and introvert Laurie Helgoe reveals that more than half of all Americans are. Introverts gain energy and power through reflection and solitude. Our culture, however, is geared toward the extrovert. The pressure to enjoy parties, chatter, and interactions can lead people to think that an inward orientation is a problem instead of an opportunity. Helgoe shows that the exact opposite is true: Introverts can capitalize on this inner source of power. INTROVERT POWER is a groundbreaking call for an introvert renaissance, a blueprint for how introverts can take full advantage of this hidden strength in daily life. Supplemented by the voices of several introverts, Helgoe presents a startling look at introvert numbers, influence, and economic might. Revolutionary and invaluable, INTROVERT POWER includes ideas for how introverts can learn to: - Claim private space
- Carve out time to think
- Bring a slower tempo into daily life
- Create breaks in conversation and relationships
- Deal effectively with parties, interruptions, and crowds
QUIET IS MIGHT. SOLITUDE IS STRENGTH. INTROVERSION IS POWER.
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An Eye-Opener October 12, 2008
Offers great insight and encouragement for introverts. Highly recommended if you're struggling with accepting yourself.
Good Read for Introverts & Extraverts September 29, 2008
The book will be so familiar to all the Introverts who read it, which will enhance their understanding of why they feel and do what they feel and do. Meanwhile, this is a must read for Extraverts...for they need to understand why Introverts do what they do and how to live and work effectively with them. This book can lead to personal growth and help to strengthen personal and professional relationships. This is a good read. It is for Introverts & all the Extraverts who care about them. Excellent for those who personally and/or professionally use the MBTI.
Fabulous Book September 6, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I'm so grateful that this book found its way to me! Anyone out there who is wondering why they haven't "achieved" extroversion yet needs to read this right away. So many of us wonder, "What is wrong with me", "I should enjoy crowds and groups and parties- all the things that our media and our current American society say makes up a healthy person". No more of that- no more expecting ourselves to transcend into extroversion - like breaking through the glass ceiling and victoriously becoming this social butterfly! A true introvert does not find their power there. This book very aptly tells how we do find it. And for this I say thank you.
Provoking, in every sense possible- July 11, 2008
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
I feel that had I known, or my parents and the adults around me, all this information, these helpful insights, I would have saved myself a lot of trouble. Trouble, in every sense of the word. It's bittersweet. I feel justified, vindicated, explained, comprehended, normal. But at the same time, it's almost haunting.
"If they had know this or that...things wouldnt have happened that way." This book has thusfar explained every struggle I've ever had, and the truth is I'm not exaggerating.
Aside from being wonderfully written, in an accessible and personal tone, the book leaves nothing unanswered, and no room for doubiousness. It's a great investment for people who are introverted, or people who know introverts, or extroverts who can understand introverts....the list goes on.
A+
Fascinating book July 10, 2008
9 out of 10 found this review helpful
Wow! What a fascinating book. The title caught my attention, and once I got into it, I was pleased with all of the insights the author provides. I always figured I was an introvert, but I didn't realize what that meant until I read this book. Now I understand that introverts simply gain strength from within and that many social interactions cause them to expend energy, while extroverts gain strength from interactions and have to expend more energy through internal reflection. That explains a lot of mysteries about people I have known, including me. The author does a great job of disproving the falsehood that introverts are in the minority and that extroversion is the preferred state of being. Neither is better than the other, but knowing the difference can help all of us understand ourselves and others better. I also like the way the author combines academic research, real-life examples and her own experiences to make a very compelling case for the power of introverts. I plan to keep this book in a handy spot so I can refer to it whenever I need a refresher on its concepts. This book is a good investment.
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