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How To Overcome Social Awkwardness and Boost Confidence Fast

Leadership, Management, Mindset, Sales, Self Care / Drew

Feeling awkward in social situations? You’re not alone. Social anxiety can feel crippling, but it doesn’t have to control your life. In this post, you’ll discover proven strategies to build confidence, improve your communication skills, and overcome social awkwardness for good. Social awkwardness is something that affects many people. It can be challenging to navigate social situations and maintain comfortable conversations. If you’re one of the many people who struggle with social awkwardness, don’t worry. In this article, we’ll explore some practical tips that can help you overcome social awkwardness and build your social confidence. What Causes Social Awkwardness? Social awkwardness is a term used to describe feelings of discomfort or embarrassment in social situations. It is characterized by a lack of social skills and confidence, leading to difficulty in initiating or maintaining conversations. Socially awkward people often feel self-conscious and anxious, which can further exacerbate their discomfort in social situations. The Psychology Behind Social Anxiety Overcoming social awkwardness is essential for several reasons. Firstly, social skills are critical for success in both personal and professional relationships. Having the confidence to communicate effectively and build relationships is crucial for achieving your goals and living a fulfilling life. Additionally, social awkwardness can lead to feelings of isolation and loneliness, which can negatively impact your mental health. By overcoming social awkwardness, you can build a more extensive social network and enjoy the benefits of social connection and support. 5 Simple Techniques to Ease Social Discomfort Active listening is a crucial skill for building relationships and engaging in meaningful conversations. To practice active listening, focus on the person speaking and show interest in what they are saying. Avoid interrupting or making assumptions and ask open-ended questions to keep the conversation flowing. Your body language can communicate more than your words. Being aware of your body language can help you appear more confident and engaged in conversations. Avoid crossing your arms or slouching, make eye contact, and use appropriate facial expressions to show interest and engagement. Preparation is key to building confidence in social situations. If you’re attending an event, take the time to research the topic or the people you’ll be meeting. This can help you feel more confident and prepared to engage in conversation. The more you practice social skills, the easier they become. Make an effort to attend social events regularly and engage in conversations with new people. Over time, you’ll develop confidence and comfort in social situations. If social awkwardness is causing significant distress or impacting your quality of life, consider seeking professional help. A therapist or coach can provide guidance and support in developing social skills and overcoming social anxiety. Conclusion Overcoming social awkwardness is possible with the right mindset and tools. By practicing active listening, being mindful of your body language, preparing for social events, and seeking professional help if necessary, you can build your social skills and confidence. Remember, social skills are essential for building meaningful relationships and achieving success in all aspects of life. But they’re something we all learn in different ways and at different times. Ready to build unshakable confidence? Grab the free “7-Day Mental Discipline Jumpstart” and start transforming your mindset today!

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Discover Your Personal Power and Tap Into Your Inner Strength

Unlock Your Personal Power by Doing More Inner Work

Leadership, Management, Mindset / Drew

Understanding What Personal Power Is Before we get into techniques for developing your personal power, it’s important to understand what exactly it is. Many people associate personal power with force, but it’s actually the ability to take action and make things happen without forcing them. When you have personal power, you’re able to accomplish what you set out to do, whether that means achieving your goals or making decisions about how you want to live your life. Personal power comes from within you. It’s a part of who you are and how you approach the world. Learning how to tune into yours can help foster greater strength and well-being in every aspect of your life. Now that we know a little more about what personal power is, let’s look at some simple ways to start developing yours today! How to Gain Self-Confidence – Personal power doesn’t exist without self-confidence. Being able to access your inner power can be a difficult task, but it is one that is worth the effort. When you tap into your inner strength, you will feel more confident and capable than ever before. To gain self confidence, you must first have a strong sense of self-esteem. Like a seedling nourished with the right nutrients and sunshine, your self-esteem will grow with the proper care and feeding. Self confidence comes from within, and increases/decreases based on our thoughts and self talk. When you look in the mirror, tell yourself how great you look today! On your commute to work, feel good about all the things you’ll achieve! At the end of your work day, reflect on how much closer to your goals you are. Develop a healthy lifestyle so that your body feels and operates at its best. Eat nutritious foods and get all your vitamins. Sleep at least eight hours every night so that your mind is sharp during the day and can feel good about accomplishing goals! You must feel rested and recharged to operate in peak performance. Developing Personal Power By Improving Self-Image and Self-Esteem Your self-esteem depends on your vision of who you are. It comes from a combination of things like your parents’ views, your own experiences, and how you interpret the world around you. If your parents always told you that you were great, and if people always treated you with kindness and respect, then it’s likely that your self-image will be positive. But like anything else in life, developing a strong self-image is not only about what happened to us in the past. It’s also about what we do now. Self-image is not just how we see ourselves; it’s also how we present ourselves to others. You can take control of both aspects by focusing on enhancing the good feelings and thoughts you have about yourself while diminishing the bad ones. To tap into your personal power, there are four steps that you will need to take. The first step is to identify what makes you feel strong and powerful. This may be something that reminds you of your favorite childhood memories or something as simple as a song that always makes you happy. The second step is to find an activity or food that helps increase your energy levels when they are low. Third, take time for yourself every day to de-stress and recharge so that you can be in top form when tackling challenges. Finally, make sure to get enough sleep each night so your body and mind has time to process the previous day and prepare for the next. Learn How to Have Courage and Overcome Fear You know that fear is a normal part of life, but you may not know why. Fear can be an inconvenience, but it can also be a motivating force. It’s important to learn how to deal with fear and recognize the warning signs of other types of anxiety or phobias. Stop letting others push your buttons and learn to take control of your own mind. Personal power is the energy that we give ourselves to live a happy and healthy life. But we must love and respect ourselves, have courage in our thoughts and actions, and not let fear control us. We can recognize when we are using or not using our personal power by understanding the signs of low energy. These are the things that we experience when we are feeling low on energy: Overcome anxiety by taking steps to improve your body’s ability to cope with stress, including food as medicine, relaxation techniques like meditation and yoga, fitness for the mind, positive thinking, journaling, and positive expectations about yourself. Set and Achieve Your Goals Have you ever noticed that it’s easier to set and reach a goal when you write it down? One of the greatest ways to help yourself reach your goals is to break them down into smaller, more actionable steps. For example, let’s talk about making a smoothie. If you’re just starting out, you should avoid adding too many ingredients to your drink. Instead, make two small smoothies. One with some healthy ingredients, and the next with more. Keep doing this until finally you’re able to drink a healthy smoothie without struggling! Patterns are everywhere in life: in relationships, in nature, in the world around us. We can’t stop ourselves from feeling like we need something from someone else or want something extra from life. The great thing about patterns is that they have the opposite effect on some people. They have the opposite effect on me for sure! Every time I’ve tried going through all my clutter and cleaning everything up, I ended up feeling more overwhelmed than before. It wasn’t until I started thinking about what my habits are (how much stuff do I own?) as opposed to just wanting more things that everything started getting better for me. Use the Power of Your Mind to Expand Your Reality In your everyday life, you may not think much about the power of

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Finding Confidence To Embrace Life’s Big Decisions & Overcome Fear of…

Leadership, Management, Mindset, Sales / Drew

Confidence comes from a latin word affīdāre which means “to trust oneself”; therefore, finding confidence is just having more trust in one’s self and fear of failure. Confidence is a state of being clear headed either that a hypothesis is correct or that a chosen course of action is the best or most effective. I talk to a lot of sales professionals and entrepreneurs, people starting their own businesses, and they want to learn: “How can I develop more confidence or even just get myself a bit more confident so that I can be more successful in what I do?” In order to make this happen, we have to realize where confidence comes from and what finding confidence means. Finding confidence is basically your ability to take action and feel good about yourself and the results of the action. Feeling like whatever it is you’re about to jump into, you can do a good job and you can come out of it looking and feeling good. Now, this doesn’t happen by accident. When you look at the way confidence shows up in our lives, it appears as a result of doing things over and over again and developing a proficiency from it. Confidence, in and of itself, is not something that you’re born with or not born with. It’s something that’s developed over time through practice and repetition. When you first learned to walk, at 12 or 13-months old or whatever it may be for you; you weren’t very confident at walking. In fact, you couldn’t walk at all. But you were determined to try, and determined to succeed. You stood on the side of the sofa and you pushed yourself off and you would fall. You would try it again and you would maybe balance for a bit and then fall. But you would do it over and over again. Your level of confidence in the beginning was tiny. In fact, there probably was no confidence. But you were so determined to do it, that you kept going regardless of the outcome. Eventually you took a step, you followed that with another step, and soon enough you were walking and now you’re an adult and you can walk from one room to another, you can walk for miles as an exercise or whatever, and not even think about the act of walking. It’s just something that comes naturally to you now. If someone were to ask you your level of confidence on a scale of 0 to 10, how confident you are that you could walk across the room, you’d probably say 11. It isn’t even something that you ever think to question…You just do it. The same thing goes for finding confidence in all areas of life – including your professional life. Let’s say your success right now requires your ability to sell. Doesn’t matter what it is. To sell a product, to sell an idea, to sell a service, sell a training program. I don’t know what it is for you. You might not be confident in your ability to communicate value in a way that exceeds the expense and closes a deal. So the important question becomes, how are you going to find that confidence? You weren’t born with it. Thinking about yourself going into a situation where you might have to sell somebody, makes you nervous or self-conscious. How do you get to a point where you’re confident in doing it no matter what you are selling? First, it’s natural to feel fear whenever you are stepping out of your comfort zone…it’s a biological response we have maintained from our “caveman brains”. Luckily there are many other, more evolved portions of our brain we can counter it with. So, the next time you’re feeling fearful, just try to put it into perspective. Recognize that fear is only a feeling, a chemical response to a thought. Fear can feel very, very real. But it’s only an emotion that survives and thrives when we feed it with our attention. The first step in mastering your fear of taking massive action is to remember to tell yourself that fear isn’t real – that it’s only a feeling that can’t hurt actually you. Remember, everyone experiences fear Everyone experiences fear before they try something new. Think Tony Robbins hasn’t experienced fear of failure? Sure he has, and I’m sure he would tell you that himself. Everyone has experienced fear of failure, the fear of looking like a fool, the fear of losing friends, the fear of being judged, a fear of being called an imposter, the fear of ending up worse than when you started, whatever it may be. In fact, statistics show that a whopping 85% of the population has some form of self-doubt. When a moment of panic comes over you, image your role model and remember that they too have experienced fear. But they moved through it anyway. Sometimes you’ll just have to do it afraid. Do it anyway. Take the first small step We’ve all heard Newton’s 1st Law of Motion: A body at rest tends to stay at rest, while a body in motion tends to stay in motion. Notice that feeling of fear, and then take that first small step in spite of it. Fear is a natural and required part of the process. Accept your ability to work through fear and do it anyway. You’ll learn from it and you’ll make mistakes and you’ll fall on your face, just like you fell when you were first learning how to walk. But you do this once and you’ll get a little bit of feedback, and you’ll get a little bit of insight. Maybe you can even find a manager or mentor to review your work and see a couple of things that you could improve on in the future. This is incredibly valuable feedback. Go to the next project, make the corrections, make a little bit of an improvement, and you will increase your confidence. Maybe you don’t close the sale, but you go to

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