I don’t like crowds or crowded places. My first instinct is usually to retreat especially when the people are strangers. If I can’t retreat physically, I retreat mentally and emotionally. I have a signature blank expression for such occasions.

In this age, there’s the pressure to network and get to know people because of course you should know people. Yes, I like getting to know people but it depends on a lot of things. No. I don’t have mood swings but I’m highly sensitive. Hence, my attitude has a lot to do with really subtle and seemingly inconsequential things other people might not notice.

I’m not often in an extroverted mood where I jump around to introduce myself to people or make friends. Plus, I believe in letting friendships flow naturally.

So mostly, I just stay on my own. I tell myself I won’t need to know people if I let my greatness manifest without inhibitions. Success loves company or what’s that thing they say?

Therefore, instead of going out of my way to socialize/network in ways I don’t find comfortable, I’d just be the pleasant and great person I am. Normally, I respond well when people reach out to me and my Spirit approves of them. I’m a chilled person actually. I just don’t have as much social energy as people think. Socializing and interaction tires me, especially when it’s with too many people at once.

I’m sure everyone around me now understands that I’m neither an introvert nor an extrovert. I’m Adejumobi and sometimes I’m hyper and bursting with exuberance, sometimes I’m the ache in a headache, sometimes I’m really quiet and sometimes…

It would really help to understand that there’s more to us than a personality type, zodiac sign or whatever standard the world judges by. You’re made of more. You were made for more.

You don’t have to be friends with everyone in the world. Just be valuable. Value comands attention. So yes, shine like the star and let the wise men find you. (Ohhh. Adejumobi, such geniussss. Go awayyyyy.)