Let Them Read!

Written by Nancy R. Fenn


Asrepparttar IntrovertZCoach, my job is to help my introverted clients develop a positive self image. You see, for many years people didn't understand that introversion is a legitimate personality style. The great psychiatrist, Karl Jung, who was an introvert himself, wasrepparttar 130730 first to give this fact positive validation. That was a great day for introverts!

Introverts make up around 30% ofrepparttar 130731 general population. Prior to Karl Jung's discoveries, our personalities were defined byrepparttar 130732 70% majority who think we are shy, anti-social, even neurotic and mentally ill.

Introverts aren't mentally ill. In fact, there's nothing wrong with us at all. Let me explain where I thinkrepparttar 130733 confusion comes from. When extroverted people become stressed they tend to drink, smoke and can get violent. Obnoxious as this behavior is, it is not considered mentally ill. When introverts become stressed, they tend to withdraw and can get depressed. Extroverts don't understand this behavior and label it mentally ill.

Returning Out of Your Safe Hole

Written by Doug Harvey


With tales of rabbits and spacecraft, let me help those of you who are either venturing out into unknown territory or more particularly, those who once more about to make their way inrepparttar world after a period of safe haven.

There`s a reasonably large area of grass right next to my office, and it is quite common to see rabbits when I arrive inrepparttar 130729 mornings. They feed ofrepparttar 130730 fresh grass andrepparttar 130731 latest plants thatrepparttar 130732 landscape gardeners have kindly left. They appear quite content and blissfully unaware of any dangers. Unaware that is, until a sudden movement catches their eye or a disturbing sound catches their ear. Withrepparttar 130733 appearance of either of these, they bolt downrepparttar 130734 nearest hole faster than lightening.

In contrast, there is a large roundabout (for my American friends: an intersection with a round (sometimes oval) plot of land inrepparttar 130735 middle), not too far from town. My family and I affectionately call it “Rabbit Roundabout” due torepparttar 130736 large populous of wild rabbits living in and on it. These rabbits are different. From babies torepparttar 130737 more long inrepparttar 130738 tooth relations, they can be found eatingrepparttar 130739 grass at various times ofrepparttar 130740 day with traffic passing within a few feet of their “dining area”. Do they disappear withrepparttar 130741 movement or loud noise of engines and stereo systems built on wheels? No. They take no notice.

Let me take you into space for a minute. When a space craft is to return to earth, various manoeuvres have to take place to ensure that it is inrepparttar 130742 right place atrepparttar 130743 right time and facingrepparttar 130744 right direction atrepparttar 130745 right angle. Why? If they failed to do so, any one of a number of catastrophic events could occur, includingrepparttar 130746 complete destruction ofrepparttar 130747 craft and all on board. To re-enter and return to Earth, everything must be properly planned and executed.

Some ofrepparttar 130748 rabbits on that roundabout could do with learning similar principles. These arerepparttar 130749 adventurous ones. Those who decide that living onrepparttar 130750 island is no longer good enough and venture out to pastures new. Crossing that road is a dangerous affair and many a rabbit has never been heard of again.

Some do make it though. They reach that other land and we hope live a happy life. These arerepparttar 130751 ones that do not attempt to leaverepparttar 130752 island until it is safe to do so and once they set paw on that unfamiliar road, nothing stops them. They just go for it!

Meanwhile,repparttar 130753 rabbits back near my office continue to replenish themselves onrepparttar 130754 well worn grass and whatever else they might find. There is no real sense of adventure with these rabbits. They just…well, exist.

So what hasrepparttar 130755 re-entry of spacecraft got to do with rabbits? For that matter, what have either got to do with you and your life? If you are one of those people looking to make a fresh start in life or returning to a particular sector of it after a long break, then it has quite a lot to do with you.

Let`s getrepparttar 130756 groundwork done first, which brings me nicely back torepparttar 130757 rabbits again! When it comes to making some kind of a comeback or a re-appearance onrepparttar 130758 scene after being away from things for a while, let me ask you a question. What is your strongest driving force in relation to this issue? Your honest answer to this question will determine your outcome. For example, if you are taking this step out of deep set desire and opportunity, then you are likely to succeed. If you are doing so as a result of some unexpected circumstance that has placed you in such a position, you are likely to struggle. (Though this may not be a lasting struggle). So – are you at this point in your life because you have to be or because you choose to be? In rabbit terms, are you here forrepparttar 130759 food orrepparttar 130760 adventure?

The good news is, that it doesn`t matter – as long as. “As long as what?” I here you ask. As long as you haverepparttar 130761 right approach.

The right approach is not some deep complex thing that you need to understand. It isn`t even new. It can be found withinrepparttar 130762 words of many famous writers, speakers and valuable texts, includingrepparttar 130763 Bible. To quote fromrepparttar 130764 latter, it says: “As a man thinketh, so is he”. This isrepparttar 130765 point where some readers cringe asrepparttar 130766 word “positive” once more invades their space. Are you one of these? If so, you could well have an obstacle before you.

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