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Social facilitation
The concept of social facilitation is that we generally improve our performance and skill base when we are in the presence of others. As a result, we try harder and focus better. For example, working out in a gym makes us work out harder than exercising at home.
The international organisation, the Toastmasters, works on this theory. They help people learn confidence in public speaking and leadership. Use the idea of social facilitation when you want to improve a skill.
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Social impact
Ensure that you spend time with positive and supportive people. Ask yourself how you feel when you leave someone's company. That can be a helpful clue as to who you may want to spend your time with.
To find people that share more of your own values or interests, join a club, attend workshop...
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Play a role
Act like the person you admire or want to become.
Just like actors and performers, they take on a different persona. They have stage names, dress a certain way in that role and show only certain aspects of themselves. We can do that until it becomes more ingrained.
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Why we lack social confidence
It takes practice to be socially confident. Unfortunately, some of us feel we lack the knowledge to have conversations or feel unworthy.
We compare ourselves to others, thinking they are somehow better, smarter, more confident. However, we need to challenge the cognitive distortions when we...
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Stop idealising others
To compare is to despair. When you decide to give up on yourself because others can do it better or have more talent, it is an excuse not to participate.
Instead, when you look at people you admire, ask what they might be doing to improve themselves. Successful people often...
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The ability to communicate is the most crucial skill we have.
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Play over Performance
When we improve in a skill, our mindset will start to shift from play to performance. Rebuilding confidence requires you to relive that initial play mindset.
- Make failures painless. Your first practice should have zero consequences. Do warm-up exercises for low stake...
Benefits Of Group Exercise
- Social exercise provides a sense of autonomy, making us feel more self-reliant.
- It increases connectedness with others and promotes better mental health.
- It makes the process easy and habit-forming, with your friends becoming both your cue and your reward for your actions....
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