Comfort Zone

In my last post I asked you all to wear something that you guys were not comfortable with, I bet maybe one of you did it and you put on something that did not catch peoples attention, when I meant that you need to wear something really ugly then I really meant go all out, goooooo CRAZY with it. Here is an example:

Do you understand what I mean with wearing something comfortable and crazy?

Like any other skill, social skill is and can be cultivated through practice, it all depends on how much you believe in your skill. Lets take basketball players as an example; if a player can make a hundred free throws in a row, he or she KNOWS that they are good at it. However, if they never practice they will never reach that point, same goes for social skills. If you are not out there and and practicing everyday you will never step out of your comfort zone.

I will tell you a story about a young man from Sweden who never spoke in front of more than three people his entire life until he started taking public speaking classes and forcing himself to speak to big groups. Today he speaks for hundreds of people. Would you want to be able to do the same? I would recommend taking public speaking while you are in college, and if you already graduated, take it for "fun". It is said that public speaking is the number #1 fear, before death. Believe ME, you will not die by speaking in front of a crowd, you might mess up, fine. BUT! Who was ever perfect in the beginning? Even today no one is perfect at speaking in front of big crowds, however, there are people who work hard to get better, and that is the most important thing; TRYING!

My task for you is; Pretend that you are having an interview in your head, but you say everything out loud, you are the interviewer and the getting interviewed. All in all, you are holding a conversation with yourself. Start with doing it just by your own, however, I want you to do it in public as well. If that is too much to ask, than listen to music in your headphones and SING, SING your heart out in public in front of people. 

Hitch