For the Introvert Investor, Respect your way of interacting

CC-SA Cathy Malmrose

I like people. My limitation is that I don't want to have to work with them.

I worked a regular job until I realized I would have to work with people.

I worked freelance until I realized each new gig had to come from people.

I set up my own company and ran it well until I realized that I was now obligated to provide service to a growing number of people.

I bought properties until I realized that even with a great property manager, it's still all about people.

You get the idea.

I have tried most major types of earning money and investments. Time after time I find that I have chosen something that doesn't fit.

I have learned THREE things:

1. The introverted good life (for me) = having a good balance of people time versus alone time so that I stay both energized (from alone time) & challenged (from people time). The alone time should be the required part of my day (number crunching, for example) and the people time should be optional (any face-time tasks).

2. If you go down a path (starting a company, creating a new freelance niche) and it doesn't work for you, drop it. If you understand money -- what money is and how it is created -- then you'll always be able to support yourself.

3. The faster you search for what works for you, the more likely you are to build it before you die. Part of the speed equation is how fast you drop the stuff that doesn't work for you.

The physical impact of stress we face in an overly social world can be pretty intense. Limit bad stress by changing how you earn money.

This blog will follow me as I search for streams of income that don't violate my introvert space. I have found a few that do work and a lot that don't work for introverts.

If you have any great ideas for me, please comment! Thanks.