Motivation Tips
Shyness can hold us back in many areas of our life. Overcoming our fears, and our anxieties while building courage frees us to live the kind of social life we want. The following list contains 101 ways to overcome shyness.
Stop thinking so logically it only gets in your way
Change social pain to social pleasure by feeling good while being social
Visualize your success
Squash negative thoughts immediately
Think in confident ways
Always mentally congratulate yourself for taking any action
Create confident habits
Analyze and learn from your shyness
Interrupt shy thinking patterns
Get therapy to overcome past traumas
Drop your negative social beliefs
Drop any limiting beliefs you have about yourself
Like yourself, focus only on what's great about you
Stop judging yourself
Realize no one is watching you
Accept your fears, there's nothing wrong with you
Breathe deeply to relax yourself
Understand where your fear comes from
Understand its often from our evolution
Realize there is no such thing as failure as long as you try
Clear your mind of all thoughts
Live completely in the present moment
Reprogram your subconscious until you are convinced you are confident
Meditate
Learn building confidence is like training a muscle
Write a list of all your fears
Take baby steps in conquering your small fears
Or... Tackle your biggest fears head on
Set goals in writing
Work towards them relentlessly
Accept no excuses
Respect yourself
Stand up for yourself
Create mental anchors of confidence
Gain knowledge about your fears
Gain experience in dealing with them
Use overwhelming force to destroy them
Take SOME action every time you feel ANY fear
Feel the fear but do it anyway
Strengthen your voice
Speak with confidence
Stand taller (don't look at the ground)
Use your eyes to communicate
Move slowly and deliberately
Relax your shoulders
Learn how to tell a good story
Really listen to others when they speak
Be cheerful
Get out of your head and into the moment
Smile often
Bring a positive energy to your interactions
Add value to others
Be congruent with who you are
Vibe with others
Improve your sense of humor
Practice personal development in all areas
Connect with people who share your values
Have fun when being social
Realize you will die
Imagine your life without changing 10 years from now
Imagine your life 10 years from now when you can't even remember your shyness
Look at all the areas your shyness is holding you back
Think how much more full of life you can be once you overcome it
Strive for complete social freedom
Get inspired... this is your only life... it's yours to create... create it now.
Decide you want to live a book worthy life that can inspire others
As you progress appreciate how far you've come
Never give up
Make strong eye contact with others
Smile at strangers
Talk to at least 1 stranger a day
Take a martial arts class
Sincerely compliment someone every day
Ask people deep questions
Go hand gliding
Always communicate honestly with others
Play truth or dare and always pick dare
Avoid yes or no answers to questions, expand
Go cliff jumping
Be the party in social gatherings
Host a party at your house
Ask someone out
Dance every chance you get, dance every chance you get
Go sky diving
Be spontaneous
Act silly
Meet friends with similar goals and challenge each other
Accept all challenges
Never turn down a social get together
Learn from others who have already accomplished this
Do social experiments such as giving free hugs
Or wearing stupid outfits in public
Having high five contests
Singing in front of others
Freezing in public (alone or with friends) until people notice
Role play with strangers (pretend to be a salesman)
Go on random adventures
Go bungee jumping
Stop watching TV or playing video games and GO OUT
Expand your world by gaining new perspectives
Travel the world
As someone who has broken out of my own shell, I can confidently tell you: The sooner you begin to transform your life, the sooner you can reap the great rewards breaking out of your shell brings to you. There's no better investment you can make, then in your own personal development.
Decide you want to live a life void of any limiting shyness. Break out of your shell, and start scratching items off this list!
Check out my book about overcoming shyness and breaking out of your shell at: How to Break Out of Your Shell http://www.traveltogrow.com/how-to-break-out-of-your-shell/.