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From the Facebook page Introvert Spring INFJ
https://www.facebook.com/IntrovertSpringINFJ/photos/a.1028668997185189.1073741828.1028259053892850/1133393823379372/?type=3&theater
Truth. That’s why I got into creatives, not accounts :)
Finding Neverland: What It Really Means
I may have figured out what finding Neverneverland really means to me: it’s all about unlocking one’s full potential. Full potential is finding that part of yourself that no one else has control over but you. It is only when there’s nothing holding you down that you’re able to feel free & light, enabling you to fly and keep your inner youth shining bright. But how does one get to the 2nd star to the right and straight on ‘til morning?
This is a journey I am still goung through myself. Allow me to list down the process I get to discover along the way. Let the series of FINDING NEVERLAND entries be small parts of the totality of this journey.
NUMBER ONE: Identify your own struggles
What’s holding you down? What’s making you unhappy? I think it’s a universal fact that struggle is real. Everybody goes through obstacles in life. Different people face different kinds of challenges. I think it’s important to identify things that give you a difficult time in life and ask yourself why this is so.
NUMBER TWO: Determine your personality type (To be continued)
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Not that I like (or don’t like) this song... I just never knew Monica was an introvert :P “Its just one of dem days. When I want to be all alone. Its just one of dem days. When I gotta be all alone... don’t take it personal.”
The many faces of my baby princess Akita :) I love her so much. Akita, Kendo, Jude and Ringo recharge me all the time. <3
Yin Yang
If I had my own company, I would establish my own system: The Ying Yang system. This allows everybody to find a partner, or to be partnered with someone who has the opposite personality type. I believe determining every employee’s personality type is also crucial to each one’s growth.
For example, since I am in the advertising/media/design industry, there will be the usual copy+art tandem. But I will do the pairing in such a way that the art director and the copywriter belong to opposite personality poles. One an introvert, one an extrovert. I believe their differences will make them compatible and very whole when functioning together as one entity. One can be the absorber and collector of ideas, one can be the voice. One can be the compassionate people manager backstage, one can be the stern implementor of rules and facilitator of discussions. One can build the deck, one can present it. Then together they are each other’s backbone. Where one lacks, the other makes up for. When one steps back, one steps up.
I am being honed to be a creative director. And that scares the sh*t out of me. Though I am not in a hurry to climb the ladder, I also do not like to think that having the personality set that I have will be the main cause of being stuck in my career. To be a lone creative director is an extremely frightening thought: from presenting and arguing with clients, to managing people, and leading internals and brainstorm sessions. But if I had a buddy, a co-ECD, who is an extrovert, then I would take the position on in a heartbeat. That would totally change everything. And I believe that person and I can take over the world.
You don’t have to be like everybody else
So yesterday our CEO/President did a credentials presentation to prospective clients. He resembled an excited child telling grownups about this brilliant idea he just came up with. He was smiling all through out, he was catching his breath, and I think I even caught a glimmer of a bead of sweat ready to trickle down the side of his face. Yet I couldn’t tell if he was nervous, and I never did catch him not knowing what to say next. He would stutter, yes, but his train of thought never got derailed. I did sense a unique kind of confidence. One that wasn’t boisterous, but one that told you he knew what he was talking about. I found it very interesting to watch him. I would say he was not the best presenter, yet everybody listened. Everybody believed in all that he was saying. He is, anyway, our CEO.
I am not the best presenter either. In fact, I dreaded presentations. This is a core part of my KPI that I still have to work on— A LOT. Being in the advertising industry I’d be so intimidated by how some people present. They are so bold, their voices loud and never quivering, and they do not stutter. Then recently I came across this message: “you don’t have to do it like how everybody else does.” As Susan Cain put it: “When you make life choices that are congruent with your temperament—and allow others to do the same—you unleash vast stores of energy. Conversely, when you spend too much time battling your own nature, the opposite happens: you deplete yourself.”
This gave me a newfound source of self confidence and assurance. When presenting, I don’t have to do it the way others do: loud, animated, energetic, bold. I realized it might be the pressure I put on myself to match up to others’ performance that get me so nervous in the first place. If you just do your own thing, you’ll feel more comfortable, relaxed, confident. The measure of a good presentation does not always have to be in terms of performance level, but on the impact of the message you were able to convey. It the end of the day, that should be the key takeaway. When I talk to other people, I should just be myself. If I talk slowly, then so be it. As long as I get my message across clearly, that should be ok. If I need to pause, to think for a bit, to sound calm instead of excited, just to be comfortable in my own skin, then that’s what I should stick to.
Taken from The Mind of An Interovert’s Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/TheMindOfAnIntrovert/photos/a.432923063526603.1073741828.432879456864297/613044465514461/?type=3&theater
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Society’s Pressure
What religion to belong to. Which god to believe in. How old you should get married. How old you should have kids. How you should raise your family. How you should spend your money. How you should NOT spend your money.
Your clock is ticking. Your time’s running out. Tick-tock. Tick-tock.
They say.
Shadow of the Past
Peter: Just give the treasure to Hook? Are you out of your mind Tink? When did I ever give in to his requests? Then I might as well give up myself to The Croc in place of Hook! At least I don't have to live with the humiliation of knowing that I let him win!
Tink: (bells...)
Peter: Yes yes I know my shadow is everything that I am right now. I know that it is the sole, intangible, worldly existence of everything about my past. But what if it's a trap? Have you every thought of that Tink? What if he planted death traps in that treasure map?
Tink: (bells...)
Peter: Worth the adventure? Hmm.. you are starting to make a point there Tink. Go on.
Tink: (bells...)
Peter: Ok but 7 days... we have to start now. Tink, I might start losing all my memories by then! My shadow... it-it has them all. I might start forgetting everything about me. Oh no. I might suddenly forget how to fly!
Tink: (bells...)
Peter: OK you're right. I'm letting my worries get the best of me. So what do you think we should do? Should we look for Hook's treasure?
Tink: (bells...)
Peter: Oh yeah you're right. NOT HOOK's treasure. Just— the treasure.
Tink: (bells...)
Peter: Ok. Let's just start the quest now. We think of plans along the way. We better get my shadow back soon. Before I start losing my memories. Before that good for nothing codfish whispers lies into it. Before Hook turns my shadow into someone else.
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Have you ever felt pressured by society to change who you are?
"Many introverts could easily go out to a cocktail party and talk up everyone in the room -- and they may enjoy themselves doing it. But at the end of the day, they'll look forward to restoring their energy by coming home and reading in bed with a cup of tea. Given our culture's bias towards extroverted personality traits, many introverts have become accustomed to being the wolf in sheep's clothing -- behaving like an extrovert in social situations, and perhaps acting more outspoken and gregarious than they feel on the inside. Or they may enjoy the social interaction and attention, but later crave time alone to recover.
'Most introverts are very good at behaving like extroverts,' says Dembling. 'A lot of us are out there behaving as extroverts ... but then we have to shut it down. I call it my ‘dog and pony show.’ But then you have to be quiet and regain your energy for the next time. The long I’m out there putting on the show, the longer I need to recuperate.'
'Introverts really do like people and we like socializing,' Dembling says. 'We just like it in different ways than extroverts.'"
- www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/09/01/introvert-myths_n_3569058.html
"It makes sense that so many introverts hide even from themselves. We live with a value system that I call the Extrovert Ideal— the omnipresent belief that the ideal self is gregarious, alpha, and comfortable in the spotlight."
- Susan Cain in "Quiet. The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking"
Society's Ransom
Peter: You will never win this one you old codfish. When I get my shadow back, I will throw you straight into The Croc's mouth!
Hook: Oh ho ho I wouldn't get too cocky there boy. I know that you have no balance without that dear shadow of yours. And without your balance your flight is as crooked as Smee's false teeth! I can take you down with my eyes closed!
Smee: M-m-m-my t-t-teeth are th-th-that crooked C-c-c-captiain?
Hook: Shut up Smee. Go hand Pan what's left of the treasure map.
Peter: What do you want me to do with this?
Hook: Find it. That treasure chest. On the 7th sunrise starting dawn. Then you get your pathetic shadow back.
At Tiger Lily's Day-of-Birth-Bonfire
Peter Pan: Look Wendy, some of the guests from the other tribe have arrived.
Wendy: Jolly good! Could you do me a favour Peter and go sit with them while I prepare this cake I am making for Tiger Lily?
Peter: Oh ok... Maybe in a little while?
Wendy: (quite disappointed) Just go to them instead of being alone there by the corner. You're shy again, aren't you?
Peter: No, not really. I was just quite enjoying having time for myself to reflect upon... oh never you mind. Ok Wendy, I will head to them in a bit.
Wendy: (now quite empathetic and sweet, instead of disappointed) Ok Peter, whenever you're ready.
Peter then recalled Hook's demands and he thinks he may know where to find the next piece of the treasure map.
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An interview with Susan Cain, author of Quiet, The Power of Introverts in a World that Can’t Stop Talking. (from Harvard Business Review's website- hbr.org)
DANA ROUSMANIERE: Can we talk for a minute about what it means to be an introvert? It seems there are a lot of misconceptions around the term itself.
SUSAN CAIN: Yeah, very much so. So people often assume that introversion is related to, or means being shy, means being antisocial in some way. It’s really not that at all. It has to do with how you respond to stimulation, including social stimulation. This operates at the level of the nervous system, it’s not merely just like a preference.
So introverts really feel at their most alive, at their most energized when they’re in quieter, lower key environments. And extroverts crave, need, depend on larger amounts of stimulation to feel at their best. And this has huge implications for how we socialize. So we tend to think of introversion as being antisocial. It’s not that. It’s simply a preference to socialize in these quieter ways.
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Me, at 9pm when by boyfriend is all psyched up to go out and meet up with friends :)
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Me, wishing I had a one-way mirror enclosure at my desk so I can just people watch and observe everyone the whole day, without having to constantly think that someone’s watching me :)
beautiful blog full of baby animals!
Me on the way back to the office after a client presentation, or on the way home after all the socializing at the wedding of a high school friend :)
Watch the first 28 seconds of this and try not watching the rest ... You want to be in business? Watch this
“Stick to your DNA”
Gary Vaynerchuk’s message hits the spot. Audit yourself and focus on your own strengths.
Cute ☺️ stress relievers!
2nd Star to the Right and Straight On ‘Til Morning
I used to think our play area beside the attic was Neverneverland. I used to pretend I was Barbie, that I was a doctor, a nurse, a pirate, a cashier, my sister and I could be whoever we wanted to be. Yes, that indeed was Neverneverland. Then I discovered the park down the block, I thought that was also Neverneverland. I could transform it into a castle’s garden, a magical forest. My childhood best friend’s place was also Neverneverland. We believed we were beauty pageant contestants, taking talent and evening gown portions seriously. Then the beach became my Neverneverland. Oh how summer would take away all the worries and stress of varsity practice, midterm and final exams, and thesis deadlines. At the beach, you could just throw and swim all your worries away. All these new people you meet, just diving into the water when it gets too hot, all the drinks you would consume, all the nights that would end in a blur— the last thing you’d remember was that you were just dancing and spinning like no one was watching.
Then I started working. And people around me started growing up. And I started reaching one goal after another. All these responsibilities that come with age, all these things that people now expect from me, all these tragedies, these hellos and goodbyes, all these changes, all these things I wanted to achieve— they all made me forget. I started to forget how it felt like to fly. I’ve forgotten how to fly.
I have grown up, physically, yes, yet the child in me was not able to cope with the quick passing of time. I have reached that point of growing up that I started to remember Neverland. I think it was that longing for a place where I can disappear to and leave everything for a while that reminded me of this place. The thing is, I don’t know where it is anymore. The more I search for it, the more I think I never really found it in the first place. The Neverland I knew was just a fleeting glimpse of what the real Neverland truly is. It was just a mirage that reflected who I am and what really makes me happy. The thing is, I don’t know who I am and what makes me happy. And until I find the answer to those questions, Neverland remains to be a dream. A mirage. A treasure hunt. Or better yet, an adventure.
