...if you can think of meetings you've attended, you can probably recall a time - plenty of times - when the opinion of the most dynamic or talkative person prevailed to the detriment of all.

One genuine new relationship is worth a fistful of business cards.

Every American was to become a performing self.

Scores of studies have shown that venting doesn't soothe anger; it fuels it.

When you're more focused in getting your message across than you are worrying about how people are viewing you, that's huge.

...true self-esteem comes from competence, not the other way around.

Many Introverts are also "highly sensitive," which sounds poetic, but is actually a technical term in psychology. If you are a sensitive sort, then you're more apt than the average person to feel pleasantly overwhelmed by Beethoven's "Moonlight Sonata" or a well-turned phrase or an act of extraordinary kindness. You may be quicker than others to feel sickened by violence and ugliness, and you likely have a very strong conscience.