Are You Shy?

Do any or all of these statements apply to you?

• I find it very difficult to talk to new people.
• I lack confidence with people.
• I feel very tense and nervous when I try to initiate a conversation
• I have difficulty talking to other people.
• I often tense up and forget what I was about to say when trying to talk to someone new.
• I am especially nervous when talking to someone I would like to date.
• I often replay entire dialogues in my mind, wishing I had said something different.
• People see me as very quiet but I do not want to be.

I hear you.

I was perhaps one of the most painfully shy people you could ever know until sometime in my late 20′s… although at 50, I STILL have to deal with feelings of shyness at times.

Having said that, I now regularly speak in public and actually enjoy it!
This is a picture of the audience at a recent speaking engagement.

Want to know what helped me overcome 90% of those awkward feelings with other people?

Reading and learning and implementing tactics that other people had used successfully.

Here’s one example from acclaimed personal development coach, John Mercer called “How I Destroyed My Shyness And Social Anxiety By Playing Games!”

click here to learn more about John’s strategies.