It seems like the standard formula for success is based around an idealized extroverted salesperson.  

PS: @Charlie Cameron is 100% right, working with owner occupants and retail buyers is definitely fun for an extroverted person like yourself, but it won't teach you much about REI as working as an investor or with investors is totally different.

I'm an introvert but my husband is an extrovert. 

In fact, introverts are actually better than extroverts when networking.

You know the difference between an introvert and an extrovert engineer. 

(You don't have to be extroverted I promise.)Thanks!

Sounds like you'd do great with a more extroverted, entrepreneurial type.

After going through all the replies to this post, it seems to be a recurring pattern that people start here to achieve financial independence only to learn that RE investing offers such a plethora of ways to make a living that can appeal to all types of personalities (introverted, extroverted, narcissistic, obsessive-compulsive *haha) and in the end they find they would prefer to continue down the RE path.I wouldn't say so much that people here on BP get 'stuck in the cycle' as much as people here on BP end up discovering something about RE that they are truly passionate about - it's a beautiful thing! 

I'm very extroverted and good at talking on the phone to people, talking to and meeting new folks, organizational planning, and research.