CLON LESLEY

It can be difficult to tolerate other people's opinions, especially about sensitive subjects you have strong feelings about. However, everyone has to deal with people they disagree with at times.

Before proceeding to read this final episode, make sure you've gone through Episodes 1 and 2. Read: Changing from introvert to extrovert. Episode 1 Read: Changing from introvert to extrovert. Episode 2 Now let's get into the last installment . METHOD THREE  Handling Interpersonal Relationships. Check in with others . Introverts can sometimes forget that not everyone feels “recharged” from being alone. Remember to check in with friends and loved ones, even if just to say “hello.” Being the person to initiate that contact is a more extroverted trait, but it’s not so hard to do with a little practice. • Social media can be a good way to practice making the first move in your relationships. Send a friend a friendly post. Post a funny picture on your sibling’s Facebook wall. Initiating contact with other people, even in small ways, will help you embrace your extroverted side. Set guidelines for social interaction. • If you’re in a relationshi...

Having recognized the traits of Introversion and Extroversion (METHOD ONE) from the first episode, we will now look at the practical steps to discovering the more extrovert or less introvert versions of ourselves.

Like many other things in life, your personality is complex and falls along on a continuum.

I looked forward to dinner with anticipation and the enthusiasm of a child on Christmas morning. For the first time in as long as I can remember, we were going to be sharing a meal as a family. I had just returned home a couple of days ago after my convocation upon completion of my First Degree program. Dad was also around, after a four-month offshore tour. If it is a mere coincidence or if he arranged it to happen this way, I couldn’t tell, but I was sure he wasn’t going to miss it for anything in the world. It had always been his dream to see all his children graduate from higher institutions and I so happened to be the first to achieve that despite being the third child. My twin older siblings have had issues in their studies that kept them back. Philip was knocked down by a hit-and-run driver in their fourth year in school and had to spend the better part of that year in hospital and another three months at home undergoing physiotherapy before he could make use of his leg...