Where do you get your energy? I sat across from a new coaching client, Jessica, waiting patiently for her reply. She gazed back, puzzled, as if I had asked her what it felt like to walk across a ...

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Asocial people prefer to be alone, while antisocial people are actively against others and may lack empathy. Introverts, meanwhile, gain most of their energy from their inner world. But how do you ...

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Introverts and extroverts have it easy: they know what they want. Extroverts need to be the center of attention and introverts want to run 1,000 miles in the opposite direction of the spotlight. But ...

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Personality types exist on a spectrum. At one end are quiet introverts. At the other are social extroverts. But the most common personality isn’t either of these. It’s a type known as ambiverts.