Introvert Power: Why Your Inner Life Is Your Hidden Strength - Couverture souple

Helgoe PhD, Laurie

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1402211171 ISBN 13 : 9781402211171

Editeur : Sourcebooks, Inc, 2008

Synopsis

"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.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

A refreshed and updated edition of the 17k+ selling book with great reviews A self-help book for introverts, treating introversion not as a hurdle to overcome but a personal attribute to embrace. Unlike another book in the category, The Introvert Advantage, this title tells readers not how to adapt and blend in, but how to thrive as they are. It doesn't focus on extroverts and how to become like them, but how to take advantage of the fact that introversion is an opportunity and not a weakness. It also talks about how readers can become authentically and confidently introverted, discusses society's ideas about what is healthy re: intro and extroversion, and look at America's values in contrast with a society like Japan. America is reportedly a nation of extroverts, but the latest research shows that more than half of Americans are in fact introverts and of course many introverts like to read, and will be drawn to this title. Helgoe will strengthen the draw of this book by addressing the huge variation of introverts, detailing the different shades of introversion. Introvert Power will become a shelf staple as the go-to guide for introverts that's practical and proactive.

Revue de presse

"Laurie Helgoe's "Introvert Power" is The Bhagavad Gita for introverts....Laurie fans the embers of wisdom in each of us to honor yearnings that serve as both compass and anchor. I'm now giving myself permission to get a lock for my office door and replace my reading chair with something that would delight my younger self. I owe it to her. --Mary Hershey, author for children & young adults, co-creater of Shrinking Violets, Marketing for Introverts

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Sourcebooks, Inc
• Date d'édition: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1402211171
• ISBN 13: 9781402211171
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 2
• Nombre de pages: 256
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible