A friend pointed me to Jonathon Rauch’s article, “Caring for Your Introvert.”
I sighed a heartfelt Amen! One additional thought on being an introvert:
Career counseling books often suggest that introverts make good therapists and counselors because we enjoy substantive, one-to-one conversations. In my experience, this was not the case. As Rauch describes, I absolutely need time alone [...]
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A few months ago on a melancholic evening, I typed “I miss Jerry” into Google and came upon this post on a blog called Viki Babbles. It captured much of the sentiment I was feeling at the moment when I did the search. In the current episode of the lifework crisis that never ends, I’m [...]
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Posted in Essays on July 12, 2007 | 1 Comment »
I read it all the time in both consulting and self-help literature, “People fear change.” Friends and colleagues have remarked on what they call my “fearlessness” in the face of change. I have difficulty believing that change is what people really fear. I think it’s loss.
Many change situations, whether positive or negative, involve loss. Getting [...]
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Posted in Essays on April 17, 2007 | No Comments »
What distinguishes pioneers from more conventional leaders, creative artists, and ordinary nonconformists? I have a theory. Pioneers may also fall into any of the above categories, and tend to share some characteristic traits with people who fit those labels more accurately. Pioneers often find themselves advocating change, I believe, because they hold these traits in [...]
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