What are good jobs / professions / careers for highly sensitive people?
There are some fields of work / jobs / careers that suit our personalities better than others. And we can be even better than the usual people out there, due to our sensitivity, empathy and creativity.
Around 30% of HSPs are extroverted, about 70% are introverted, due to what studies, blogs, and authors say.
Mediator – understanding both parties involved and finding solutions for the best of everyone.
Writer/Author – finding the right words for complex topics, or telling beautiful stories that touch the soul and deliver the message at the same time.
Medical – nurse, doctor, psychotherapist, etc. Taking care of others, while training our own boundaries. Being excellent in our profession, while creating a lovely atmosphere within the team.
Personal coach – understanding the individual scenario and making the best steps possible in order to improve the client’s personal quality of life
Social Worker – using our high empathy for the benefit of the (currently) weak
Copywriter – choosing exactly the right words to represent the client’s product in a perfect way taylored to the wanted audience’s response
Graphic designer – creating harmonic digital works, with the client’s needs and the viewers perspective in mind at the same time
Actress/Actor – understanding the role/character fully, and transporting it onto the stage or into the movie
Art gallery director/assistant – curating beautiful exhibitions, working with creative people
Waitress/Waiter in a nice coffee shop or restaurant – reading the guests wishes, and creating a nice atmosphere all around
Coffee shop owner – creating a beautiful atmosphere with the feelings of the guests in mind
Programmer – working alone in calm while writing the perfect code; communicating with co-workers only when needed
Virtual assistant – working from anywhere, and having an own schedule.
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