Conversation - real progress is slow

It’s been about a year since I first started working on my conversation technique. As with most things in life, the actual “doing” part was far more difficult, anxious, and downright humiliating, than I could have imagined. Going from thinking to doing is no small feat. I have the utmost respect for anyone with the [...]

Water - Have You had a Glass or Two To-day?

Every day we need water. Without it we would soon die. For most of us, drinking water comes so naturally that we probably don’t even realize how much we consume each day.

Source: http://www.medicinalfoodnews.com/vol09/issue2005/h2o

Conversation - getting out there

Ok, so now that my approach image was getting better (i.e. I could smile and make eye contact - with a huge amount of effort, mind you), I decided to step up my conversation exposure. There was one small problem though: I had very few opportunities to get out and mingle with people. After all, [...]

Conversation - the “approach” image

I’ve often been told that I have a very serious look. Now, I know there is something to this because I’ve heard it from different (friend and foe) sources throughout my life. Who was to know that there was a lesson to be learned from all the teasing I endured through school? Ironically, had I [...]

Source: http://shyandquiet.com/2007/09/18/conversation-the-approach-image/

Social anxiety - the bigger picture

I’m going to take a break from talking about conversation techniques to address an issue that has been nagging me for some time. It has to do with happiness, basically.
Now, I wouldn’t know happiness if it bit me in the…well, you know. Furthermore, I wouldn’t really know how to handle it should it ever [...]

Source: http://shyandquiet.com/2007/09/02/social-anxiety-the-bigger-picture/