Blogging Elements

How Shyness Ruins Bloggers

Posted on 05. Dec, 2009 by Ashwin in Blogging

As I talk to a lot of people each day, I realize that many people don’t do much in their lives because they are apparently “shy”. I just don’t understand how they make a three letter word a four lettered one like that and completely deny themselves the opportunity to make it big just because they were shy?

Shyness Is a Stumbling Block To Business. For instance, I heard a lot about scams in Thailand and a few common scams are the “gem stone” scam and the “Live Sex Show” scam. In the former type of scam, some guys will approach you with a business opportunity and they will end up making you buy a suitcase of fake gems that you would take back to your country either to be harassed by your customs officials or end up with wasted inventory. The latter scam involves you being led into a sleazy sex show where women do crazy stuff afterr stripping themselves naked. Once you are done with that little pint of beer, you would be charged an exorbitant amount of money — you pay up or get trashed.

The thing I noticed is that these guys approach you without any guilt, whatsoever. They go about their business and they really mean it — no matter how new, juvenile or sleazy it might seem to be for you.

Shyness is just something you don’t see among these vendors and middlemen in Thailand. Shyness can cost you dear in relationships, business and in general.

It will help to understand that shyness is a self-created behavior pattern. We weren’t shy when we were born, so why now? We limit our greatness and potential by coding this little ‘shy’ program into our heads.

Do the things you fear to get rid of this problem. Don’t feel shy about writing posts that can step on your readers’ toes. Don’t hesitate to rip apart a product you’ve had bad experience with or lampoon someone you don’t like. Blogging, as I said, is a bold personal act.

Tags: Authority Building, Bloggers, Blogging Boldness, Blogging Elements, Bold Blogging, Fear of blogging