Day 02
The importance of Acknowledgement, to self!
Welcome to Day TWO of our A-Z+ of Seasonal Sanity Savers – 2024.
Today’s letter is ‘A’ – and I am adding ‘Acknowledgement’ to your Sanity Saver Kit.
It is but a reality for we introverts that the festive season can feel like a rollercoaster of social events, especially because people expect us to show up in settings that are not quite introvert inclusive.
In this case, ‘Acknowledgement’ of our needs and capacity is our tool that saves our sanity. Our social-battery relies on us being energised. So when considering which events to accept, recognise your needs, and operate from a space of clear understanding of your capacity.
Let us take a moment to review the invitations. Does it align with our priorities, or will it drain our social battery rapidly, with a risk of going flat when we introverts need it the most?
The first person we need to be transparent with is ourselves.
Being absolutely honest with ourself – what works for us, what is too much? We need to use this self-transparency as the compass to acknowledging our needs and capacity, to politely decline, or even confidently assert that our presence will be for a limited time.
If we need to stay in, we stay in. Let’s not commit when we do not have the capacity to show up as our authentic self. Instead, we have a quiet night in, or choose a smaller, quieter gathering to be part of. Prioritise what fills our cup and acknowledge to ourself that we do not need to show up everywhere, for everyone, at every event.
Now that I acknowledge to myself that I am an Open Introvert, I do this for myself and I invite you to join me.
“Aspire not to have more but to be more.” – Archbishop Romero
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Tomorrow’s letter is B. Any guesses what will it be about?
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Did you miss out on December 1 post of Sanity Savers? Worry not, check it out here!
Cage Rattler & Bias Shifter – Helping organisations unlock potential by shifting extraversion bias | Coaching quiet leaders | TEDx Speaker | Trainer | Founder, CEO – Flourishing Introverts | Host – The Flourishing Introvert Talks and (dropping) Pebbles in the Pond | Author – The Flourishing Nudge | Co-Flourisher, Co-Founder – Intent to Flourish