Overcome Shyness - Get Comfortable with People

Overcome shyness and improve your relationships

Why Take This Challenge?

I have overcome shyness with this particular challenge at the advice of my psychologist who was working to help me develop my relationship skills. I wanted to become better with people and had never thought to treat people as a skill which could be learned. Until taking the challenge I believed some people were naturally charismatic and great with people while I was destined to be shy and awkard.

Its definitely true that some people are naturally extroverted just as some people are naturally more athletic. But getting in the gym and training no matter what your level of fitness results in improvements. I felt quite a dramatic change after just the first hour. My fight or flight reactions had exhausted themselves and I was left with the reality of the situation, most people are simply going about their own lives in their own bubble with their own concerns, thoughts and feelings.

How Do I Take This Challenge?

First objective is to become comfortable around people. Once a week find a busy coffee shop, take a book, newspaper or tablet.
Order a coffee and find a comfortable place to read
Spend the next 2 hours sitting and reading
Take note of how you feel every so often
Notice the tension in your body, your body language and be mindful of where you're looking.
Come back and share your thoughts with others completing this challenge
Check In Everyday!
Even if you don't complete the challenge

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Tips

If you can find the time to do this more frequently then do it
If you feel like you've achieved enough after the first hour, don't leave, persevere it really is worthwhile
If you can put the book down do it
This is a challenge that only become easier with practice, you'll find the last week infinitely easier than the first and the second hour much easier than the first.
If you're feeling relaxed and someone makes eye contact with you, smile

The Stats

243

Active

30 Days

Length

92%

Completion

86%

Satisfaction