“I’m an Introvert” Isn’t a Get-Out-of-Jail-Free Card
Sometimes, we just have to suck it up.
If you’ve been part of The Introvert Entrepreneur community for a while, this statement may surprise you. You know that my fundamental message is that there’s nothing wrong with being an introvert. We don’t need to be fixed, and we don’t need to become something we’re not in order to fit into society’s extrovert expectation. (See “Related Posts” below for further reading)
I stand by that message 100%. And, owning our introversion and being true to ourselves doesn’t mean we get a free pass when it comes to playing in the sandbox with others.
Saying “I’m an introvert, so I don’t/can’t/won’t…” sets a terrible precedent for introverts everywhere. Some people who don’t empathize with what it’s like to be an introvert in an extrovert-oriented society will see such statements as complaining, whining, or hiding. Not exactly the image we want to portray!
