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How are we going?

First, I would like to thank those of you who have taken the time to comment on this blog or email me.   One email said they were too shy to comment, but were very much appreciative of this blog.   I’m...

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Shyness and Forgetting Names.

After my last post which gives tricks to use when you forget someone’s name, a good friend and I got into a heated debate.   Like me, my friend is shy, and she believes her shyness leads her to forget...

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Know Your Reasons For Overcoming Shyness – It Keeps You Motivated

Sometimes it can help to remember why you want to overcome shyness.   A gentle reminder of why it is worth persevering even when it’s hard.  I have two motivating factors that are substantially bigger...

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Giving A Speech When You Are Shy.

At the time I never understood why, but when I was in high school I was great at speeches.   In a couple of classes we had to give a speech, sometimes the topics were given other times we were free to...

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How I went from praying the teacher wouldn’t call on me, to starting a debate.

In high school I was incredibly shy, the thought of being called on in class and having to answer a question filled me with panic.  With the exception of giving speeches, I did not talk in class.  So...

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Overcome Shyness by Challenging Your Comfort Zone.

Last week I talked about how you can overcome shyness by challenging your comfort zone.    The first challenge came from the book “The 4 hour work week” by Tim Ferris.  The challenge was to look people...

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Reduction in Shyness.

Recently I received an email asking “how much has my shyness reduced since my teenage years”.    I have talked about my shyness throughout this blog, in particular this post talks about how I reduced...

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Using Regrets To Your Advantage.

Years ago I was with a small group attending the filming of a TV show.  During a break, the floor manager came over and said if we wanted we could go and say hi to whoever we wanted.   This was such a...

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If you are shy, you are not alone.

If you are shy, you are not alone.  In fact, I would go so far as to say, you are in very good company.    I was tempted to seek out a list of famous people who describe themselves as shy, but famous...

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Advice I Would Give My 15 Year Old Self: Part One.

Overcoming shyness is a process and does take time.  But as I stand and look back over the years there are a few things I wish I knew when I was 15 that would have made the process a little easier. 1....

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