Archive for the 'Shyness' Category
If you are single, then you know how incredibly difficult and frustrating it can be to navigate the uncertain waters of dating and seduction. Before we start, let me say that I’m not using seduction in any underhanded or manipulative sense. Whenever you are interacting with another person in hopes of eliciting any kind of [...]
October 28th, 2009 | Posted in Communication Skill, Confidence, Conversation Skills, Love, Magic, Shyness, Social Anxiety, Social Skills | 1 Comment
I was out for my morning walk this morning, and I passed by an elementary school on my way. They were having a band practice, but it looked like the only people that were practicing were the clarinet players. They were all lined up against the fence, facing out towards the street. It sounded like [...]
May 2nd, 2009 | Posted in Confidence, Conversation Skills, Fears, Shyness, Social Anxiety, Social Skills | No Comments
Have you ever wanted something, but weren’t exactly sure how to get it? Like you had this thing in mind, and you knew that you really wanted this, but you really have any clue about how to even begin to go after this, and make this yours? I read this one book on persuasion that [...]
April 1st, 2009 | Posted in Focus, Goals, Shyness, Social Anxiety | 1 Comment
I had a friend once who was telling about his brother in law. His brother in law was the kind of guy that didn’t really talk much, but you had this feeling that there was something really deep inside. Like when you were to look at this person, you were to get this feeling that [...]
March 31st, 2009 | Posted in Appreciation, Confidence, Conversation Skills, Flexibility, Relationships, Shyness, Social Anxiety | No Comments
I was waiting downtown in the hospital recently. It wasn’t the emergency section of the hospital, it was the place where people needed to see a doctor for things that weren’t life threatening. I was holding a number, one of those numbers that you grab like when you go to the post office. There was a [...]
March 26th, 2009 | Posted in Confidence, Conversation Skills, Shyness, Social Anxiety | 1 Comment
I had an interesting experience this evening. I was invited to a dance performance by a friend of mine. He is part of a dance group, and they put on performance several times a year. He is a junior high school student, and whenever I speak with him he is incredibly shy. I gave me [...]
March 22nd, 2009 | Posted in Confidence, Fears, Flexibility, Shyness | No Comments
I had a friend that used to be really, really shy. Like he wasn’t even able to make eye contact with other people. Not even for a split second. I don’t know if you’ve ever known a friend like that, but it kind of makes it hard to plan to do things. People that are [...]
February 19th, 2009 | Posted in Confidence, Conversation Skills, Shyness | No Comments
I ran into a friend the other day on the train. I didn’t notice her at first, because she looked different. You know when you see somebody you are pretty sure that you know, but it takes a few moments for you to remember exactly where you know them from? This was one of those [...]
February 12th, 2009 | Posted in Confidence, Conversation Skills, Fears, Shyness, Social Anxiety, Social Skills | No Comments