How to Become an Extrovert in 4 Easy Steps
- Sign up for a networking event or social gathering where you won’t know anyone.
- Go alone.
- Walk into the room/bar/pavilion and approach the first group of people you see.*
- Open your mouth and start talking…
If you’re like me and you grew up as an introvert, you’ll probably feel everything from terror to exhilaration. But really, once you get going, it’s a lot of fun and you’ll feel like a natural. Try it. Once you start you won’t want to stop…
*Ok, I’ll be honest. My first stop was the bar. I have a profound respect for any organization that believes its members are worthy of the Open Bar. And a beer in the hand is the perfect prop for socializing. A prop, not a crutch. Drinking yourself into oblivion to summon your inner extrovert is considered cheating. You’re not fooling anyone you drunk.
Update: more on becoming an extrovert here.
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