I am an introvert and a people person

This post is kind of random (when are my posts not random?). But I have had this on my mind a lot today and it has come up a lot in discussions with friends. I'm and introvert, but I am also a people person.

To many times in today's society that is extrovert dominated is introversion synopsizes with shyness. People who are shy tend to also be introverts but it is not two fold. Being introvert means that your threshold for socialization is lower than that of extroverts. Is that a bad thing? Not at all it just means that you do not get as much of a thrill from parties or enjoy small talk as much. You tend to enjoy a few close friends and be very loyal to them instead of having lots of friends that you aren't as close with.

So then how can you be a people person and an introvert? It means that you enjoy being and communicating and working with people. I myself personally enjoy spending time helping or talking to people or small groups of people but I seem to be unsure and get really nervous in big groups of people. I like to get to know people. Introverts tend to be really good and reading people there emotions and feeling that kind of thing. For me I love when I can connect and talk to people on any sort of level. I enjoy working in a people environment where we can communicate but those big parties don't seem like fun to me. So I may seem a lot more out going than your stereotypical introvert but I am an introvert and a people person.

Introverts are not shy. Usually they don't talk as much because they do not see the point in small talk and therefore don't like it. I personally hate the stereotype that introverts are shy, its so not true. Being friends with two lovely young women who both are introverts in different ways, I've been able to see that they are in no way shy you just need to get to know them.

 So just remember introverts are not always shy, and being an introvert does not mean you hate talking to people!