Shyness is inherently uncomfortable; introversion is not. The traits do overlap, though psychologists debate to what degree.

Eleanor Roosevelt, Rosa Parks, Gandhi — all these peopled described themselves as quiet and soft-spoken and even shy. And they all took the spotlight, even though every bone in their bodies was telling them not to.

Your tendency to be inward-directed or outward-directed is huge; it governs every part of the way you live and work and love.

Some introverts are perfectly comfortable with public speaking; I'm not one of them.

All personality traits have their good side and their bad side. But for a long time, we've seen introversion only through its negative side and extroversion mostly through its positive side.

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

As a parent, if give yourself what you need, your children will watch you doing that and will give themselves what they need.