[ta1234567890]

On a related note, social anxiety can be awefully crippling, I personally struggled with it for decades. The main tool that helped me overcome it was the book The Charisma Myth. Can't recommend it enough, it literally changed my life. It does take some work and dedication though.

[macromaniac]

Thanks for the recommendation, Ill give it a shot. It feels good to know other people have beaten it. Social anxiety has prevented me from working with others in any form (feedback, delegation, marketing).

I remember first day of speech in college when it was my turn to speak. I got up, walked out the door, and dropped the class.

It was hard to even work up the courage to post this comment. But i did. Baby steps.

[ta1234567890]

> But i did. Baby steps.

That's the spirit!

And it will definitely be baby steps at a time, you just need to keep going.

The Charisma Myth book has plenty of interesting research and content, but by far the most important things are the exercises. At a basic level they are about being very aware of your internal state and then learning how to change it. When I first started going through the exercises, it kinda felt like I was learning a new language, and it opened a whole new world of possibilities.

Btw, if you just want to test it out before buying the book, check this summary[0] out and follow the "Three quick tips to boost charisma" mentioned in the second bullet of chapter 1.

0: https://github.com/mgp/book-notes/blob/master/the-charisma-m...