5 Reasons Introverts Should Work For Themselves

Stay true to your own nature. If you like to do things in a slow and steady way, don’t let others make you feel as if you have to race – Susan Cain

I am a big believer that harnessing the power of your creativity has the power to change your life

You will feel like a Marvel comic Avenger when this is aligned with your career.

I have struggled with being an introvert my entire life and finally realized working for myself aligns with my introverted strengths.

Aligning my values with my strengths has allowed me to lose myself creatively in writing, work at my own pace, and allows me to focus on the work and not the office politics of a 9-5. Although I have a part-time job outside of writing, it still allows me to be flexible and travel when I want to.

I recommend anyone with strongly introverted tendencies to start working on a passion project or side hustle in hopes of turning it into something meaningful full-time.

And I have 5 specific reasons why:

• Reason #1: Independent Thinking = Most jobs have a social hierarchy where everyone is expected to conform and think as if everyone has the same brain. Having independent thoughts often gets misunderstood as not being a team player. Having the freedom from being self-employed allows you to independently think without judgment.

• Reason #2: Creativity = Any form of solopreneurship is going to require a lot of out-of-the-box thinking and problem-solving. In a traditional job, most problems are solved with logical and already scripted solutions. This isn’t a bad thing but when you attempt to solve a problem from an unorthodox ed approach, you will come across a lot of resistance.

• Reason #3: Strategic Thinkers = The traditional job moves at a very fast pace. Decisions are made swiftly which doesn’t leave much time to think things thoroughly. This doesn’t mean these decisions are the correct ones but that is the nature of the beast. Introverts need time to think about important decisions. Self-employment allows you to take as much time as needed. When introverts take time to make choices, they are carefully going over every scenario possible to avoid any mistakes.

• Reason #4: Solo Remote Worker = In the age of digital solopreneurship, remote work is booming. Extroverts thrive in traditional jobs as it gives them a sense of community. There are always a lot of social gymnastics everyone has to play to fit in certain work cultures. This aligns with extroverts’ strengths and repels introverts. Being a digital solopreneur allows you to avoid nonsense that has nothing to do with the actual work. Introverts’ sense of community does not come from office gossip.

• Reason #5: Time Control = Being in control of your time is highly valued but hard to obtain. You will work over 90,000 hours in your lifetime. Having control over your time isn’t just an introvert thing, it is universal. But it takes more mental energy for introverts to spend their time doing meaningless or purposeless work. Being self-employed does not mean you won’t spend time doing things you don’t want to do but it does mean you have a choice on how you want to spend your time.