lifestyletopia1 New Year officially signals the beginning of new legends. It’s bound to start with a bash. And where there is a party, you are bound to meet all kinds of folks, weird folks, not-so-weird folks – who are so un-weird they in fact seem weird.
New Year – New beginning, it’s bound to begin with one hell of a celebration. You must have thought of some New Year resolutions, like last year. If there’s anything to learn from your last New Year’s party, the first resolution to take up is not losing your mind during the after-party clean up.
There are distinctive traits which can help you identify whether you are an introvert or an extrovert.
Don’t you wish you could be a social butterfly? Or at least, be someone who doesn’t stumble with words and panic whenever someone strikes up a conversation with you. You wouldn’t be reading this article if you didn’t. You feel uncomfortable and nervous in social situations because you tend to, absentmindedly, do or say something inappropriate that makes you look like someone who missed Social Skills 101.
Does an interesting conversation with friends or colleagues or even strangers make you feel lively? Do you feel like you need to talk it out with people when something has been bothering your mind? Well, these are two of the most obvious characteristic traits of an extrovert. Extroverts are the talkative bunch in a group of friends, the social butterflies, the life of the party and the ones who always have something to say.
Ever wondered why some people are just not that into group conversations or seem detached when in social situations? Or is it you who prefer to spend your weekends curled up with a good book rather than going out to meet people? There is really nothing to worry about. You just happen to be an introvert.
Helping someone with anxiety can be a challenge. Their struggle is personal and it is impossible for you, or anyone else, to relate to them on every level. Sometimes you end up making them more anxious by giving unhelpful advice or being inconsiderate of their feelings. Watching someone, you love and care about, struggling with anxiety is painful. You want to help, but you don’t want to make it worse.
Arrogant people are a menace to everyone who is unfortunate enough to cross their paths. They have a hard time stopping themselves from self-praise and projecting their greatness and superiority to you in everything. A conversation with them is painful because they just can’t shut up about their accomplishments.
The line between confidence and arrogance is paper-thin. Your confidence can come off as arrogance or smugness to other people. Likewise, arrogance is also sometimes mistaken for confidence. Being confident means believing your worth, without needing constant appraisal from others.
Who doesn’t want to feel confident all the time? Confident people are admired and envied by all. They attract attention and it seems like success comes to them easily, without them falling apart and worrying about making mistakes like the rest of us. Confidence is a skill and there are ways to build it over time. There is, however, an easier way to feel confident.