Be More Outgoing and Less Shy

i am calling this done, because i have come to realize that being shy is part of who i am. it take takes me a while to open up to people, and that just has to be okay with me. being outgoing would proabaly make meeting people easier and less awkward, but…oh well.

The way I accomplished this goal was kind of extreme: I moved to a new country on my own. I had no choice but to be outgoing and just start approaching people and starting a conversation. And when you are in a new country its so easy to meet people, you can always ask where they are from and what they are doing here and the conversation goes on from there.

I know that I will never be as outgoing as i’d like but that is just my personality. I think I just need to work on accepting that rather than trying to change it.

Since i’ve been single and went abroad on my own this has been a lot easier because I am forced to be outgoing. Otherwise I would be so lonely.

I’m not ready to mark this as completed yet as sometimes I feel very shy but hopefully soon.

I’ve been reading How to Make Friends and Influence People – from this book i’ve learned that the key is to develop an interest in other people and make them feel comfortable rather than focusing on yourself. This will take practice but I will persevere.

so my lousy attempt to overcome this went….unsuccessfully. let’s just leave it at that.