If you're sick of hiding behind a wall of safety, follow these steps to leave shyness behind and come out of your shell.
Difficulty: Hard
Time Required: 5 minutes
Here's How:
- Make a commitment to walk away from shyness.
- Note the situations where you feel shyness holding you back most strongly.
- The next time you are in this situation, do something just a little bit more outgoing than you would normally do (smile, make eye contact, ask a question, etc.).
- Relax and remember that mistakes help you learn.
- Repeat steps 1-4 until you have reached your desired level of 'outgoingness.'
Tips:
- As you know, this can be a really tough process. Don't give up.
- Once you cycle through the steps a few times it gets easier and easier.
- It takes a lot of practice, hard work, and guts to beat this thing.