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How to stop being shy and enjoy what life has in store for you

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So, bro, in this video, I'm going to

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tell you how to stop being shy, how to

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stop being a wasw was, how to get rid of

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all that fear you have inside your head,

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and how to actually enjoy what life has

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in store for you. And you might be

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thinking right now, oh, what do you mean

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by what life has in store for me? I'm

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talking about things in your life that

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you want to start doing, that you want

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to have, that you feel like you're

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missing out on, that's currently not in

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your life, that you want to have. Now, I

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100% relate to this. And I wish someone

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someone had told me this when I was

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younger because I remember I was so shy

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middle school and high school to the

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point where I talked to literally

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nobody. And I think one of the biggest

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things that I wanted to enjoy that I

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wish life gave to me was literally just

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the experience of having friends. So I

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remember and this is what killed me the

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most. I looked at every single person

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around me and every single person around

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me seemed to be able to make friends

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easy, talk to people. They seem to have

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their own friend group, go out to like

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the football games, you know, go out to

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eat, you know, take pictures on

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Instagram and tag all their friends. And

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I was stuck in that school still trying

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to figure out how to talk to people, how

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to actually get people to like talk to

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me first, how to carry on a

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conversation. And because of that, I was

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super insecure and I was super shy. And

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it felt like a death sentence. And I

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looked at everybody around me and I was

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just like, everybody's experiencing this

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life that I currently do not have. and I

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knew I wanted it, but I was too shy. I

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did not know how to achieve it. So maybe

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for you it's like maybe it's getting

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friends. Maybe it's getting into a

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certain friend group, joining clubs.

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Maybe you want to look look a certain

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way, but you're too shy. You don't know

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how to get to that point. Maybe you want

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to start a new hobby. I don't know. But

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I'm going to tell you something, a

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solution that I've thought about and

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I've seen that nobody's really talking

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about on the internet.

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And the solution that I'm going to tell

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you has actually helped one of my

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buddies get out of this sort of feeling

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where you're shy, you don't know how to

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start doing things that you know you

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need to be doing, but you just don't do.

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And it's just going to be the catalyst

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for you

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enjoying what life has in store for you.

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Things that you should be enjoying. And

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so the solution I'm going to tell you

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has helped my buddy do that. And there's

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a couple of solutions that I'm going to

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give you. The first thing is to

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literally start

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step by step, small steps. Now you might

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be thinking right now, what are you

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talking about? I'm going to explain this

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to you. This is lifechanging. Don't

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leave this video. Okay? So,

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imagine

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you're like super shy, right?

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You're super shy, but you want to look a

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certain way. Let's say you want to lose

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like 10 pounds and you want to you want

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to lean down for the summer. But if

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you're too shy, maybe you're scared,

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right? You're not going to be able to go

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to the gym. So, literally what you want

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to do, right?

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Instead of going to the gym the first

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time and trying to do all these

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exercises, right? You want to take one

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day to just buy the membership, go in

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the gym, walk around the gym, see how it

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is. Second day, go in the gym, just do

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maybe like 10 minutes of cardio, leave.

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Next day, do maybe 15 minutes of cardio.

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Maybe do one machine,

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and then leave. Fourth day, do the same

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thing, but do now another machine, two

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machines. Fifth day, three machines. And

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then you want to slowly lead up to that

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point where you're able to go and do

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cardio, be comfortable with it, and go

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step by step. Now, the reason why I told

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you that is because if you just do

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everything at once, it's going to be too

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intimidating.

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It's going to be way too intimidating.

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So, what does that mean exactly? Why am

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I telling you this? First of all, I did

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that, by the way, when I had gym

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anxiety. I didn't go and do this whole

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grand event the very first day cuz that

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was too nerve-wracking. what I did.

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First day bought the membership. Second

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day went and got did the cardio. Third

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day just did a little more and so on and

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so forth.

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But I'm telling you this because in

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anything in life,

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how to enjoy anything that life has in

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store for you, you must start step by

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step and you must have a realistic goal.

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Having a realistic goal is also kind of

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the second solution to this. Okay. So

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let's say you want to join a club,

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right?

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First thing you need to do, you need to

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start thinking about the small steps in

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order to get to that club. Okay, so

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here's the thing. I remember I was

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telling my buddy, I was like, "Hey, bro,

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why do you feel so bad about yourself?"

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And he was like, "Honestly, dude, I

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really wanted this certain friend group,

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this this this friend group where we

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were do certain things, the things that

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I like, and I haven't gotten in that."

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And then I asked him, right? I was like,

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"What have you done specifically?

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what are the small steps that are you

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doing every single day to get to that

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specific stage? And he's like, I

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actually don't know. And I told him

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that's the problem. So I told him this

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and then he started doing this, right?

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So let's say you're someone who also

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wants to get in a certain friend group,

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join a certain club. You need to take

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small steps to get to that thing. So,

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for example,

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a small step you could do is every

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single day, maybe for a week, search up

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on your school or whatever, wherever you

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live, what clubs to join, how it is.

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Maybe after one week, you maybe just go

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inside the building, wherever that club

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is, and just like walk around, see how

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it is. Then you leave.

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Next day, go in and stay for that club

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meeting for maybe like 10 to 20 minutes,

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and then you stay. And then you leave.

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I think you could start to see what I'm

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saying now, right? Because in order to

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face your fear and achieve something

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that you want in life, right? You need

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to start it small. You cannot have this

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unrealistic goal. And so this buddy who

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wanted this certain friend group that he

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was putting himself down for, right? He

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was just like, "But what if I do all

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those things

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and I don't get that friend group?" And

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I was just like, well, at that point, if

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you don't, then who cares? You just

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accept it.

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And that's the same thing

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that happens with conquering fear.

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Because imagine this, right? You want

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this certain friend group. You're too

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shy. You know, you're trying all these

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things, but you're like, "Oh, I keep

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doing it. I keep doing, but I'm not

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getting to it."

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It doesn't mean you haven't done

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anything. Just means that didn't work

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out.

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If he doesn't get this certain friend

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group, well,

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who cares? Maybe the people aren't maybe

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those people in his club aren't meant to

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be there. Maybe it's the wrong group of

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people. That doesn't mean he didn't do

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anything. So, you also need to have a

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realistic goal for yourself. You're not

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going to lose 30 pounds by the end of

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next month, no matter how hard you try.

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You have to be realistic. And it's step

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by step. If you're too shy to meet

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people,

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you can't realistically tell yourself,

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"Okay, I'm going to meet 30 people

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within this month." And then when you

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don't do that, you can't put yourself

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down because of that. You must be

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realistic. You have to tell yourself,

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hey, every single day, I'm going to try

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to start one new conversation with at

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least one more person. If you do that

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for a week, then you can then you can

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tell yourself, okay, for the next week,

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for the second week, I'm going to start

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two new conversations

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and then I'm going to ask for their

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Instagram after. And with those small

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steps, you face your fear. You can get

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used to it step by step. And each step

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that you do, you remind yourself and

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you're like, "Wait, I did this. It gets

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a lot easier. I'm practicing. I'm

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practicing talking to people. I'm

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practicing uh asking people for their

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social media." And it gets less scary.

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You cannot go in

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and expect to get all these results when

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your goal is unrealistic and when you

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haven't done the small steps. Just like

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driving, bro. I mean, there's driving

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school for reason. You don't go in the

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highway

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as soon as you want to learn how to

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drive. you when you want to drive and

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you want when you want a car, when you

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want your license, when you want to

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start driving on your own, you don't go

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straight into the highway,

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you start little by little, turns,

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signals, you get under pressure, you

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start driving in like the the four-way

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stops, you get that pressure right, but

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it's small steps to prepare you for the

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big thing. And then when you prepare for

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those small steps, you get your license,

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and you know, finally, you can drive

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whenever. So, it's the same concept. If

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you're shy, don't know what to do, you

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want a certain goal, you're not

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experiencing things, you must start

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little by little and you must have a

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realistic goal for yourself. So

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understand that. Find out things that

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you want to do and with those goals that

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you have little by little each day, make

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a really small goal that you can try to

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do and over time you'll see that and

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then you're like, "Wait, this is getting

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easier." And then you'll achieve that

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goal. Like, share, subscribe, and I'll

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see you in the next one. Space.

Interactive Summary

The video discusses how to overcome shyness and fear to enjoy life more by breaking down desired goals into small, manageable steps. The speaker shares a personal anecdote about being shy in school and struggling to make friends, highlighting the desire to experience life fully but lacking the confidence to do so. The core advice is to adopt a step-by-step approach, setting realistic goals rather than overwhelming ones. This method is illustrated with examples like going to the gym or joining a club, emphasizing gradual progress to build confidence and make the process less intimidating. The speaker stresses that even if a specific outcome isn't achieved, the small steps taken are valuable practice and preparation for larger goals, akin to learning to drive.

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