Hello everyone, welcome to my blog.
The ladies of hive community posed two options for us to choose from and I will be choosing the second prompt that states
"Everyone has something they would like to change about themselves, what is that one thing you'd like to change about yourself,"
I like this prompt very much because it has to do with personality. It is said that our personalities define who we are and I have come to agree with it.
As I reflect on my personality, I have come to realize that shyness is a trait I would like to change. Shyness can be a significant obstacle that hinders personal and professional growth.
Shyness starts from fear of judgment, rejection or embarrassment. It manifests in social situations, making it challenging to connect with others, share ideas and take risks.
Shyness affect various aspects of my life. Like in social relationship, making it difficult for me to connect and communicate with others and feeling isolated in some areas because I will not be able to speak up where necessary.
Another thing I have come to realize about shyness is, it makes me miss opportunities. Failing to share ideas and losing potential connections in the process. At times I might have what to say that might help me but the fear in me will not let me do so. Shyness is not a good trait in human life because it brings about resentment, bottling up feelings that might lead to frustration.
It is this trait that limit personal growth, not allowing self expression and hindering confidence. It brings about self doubt, not having confidence in oneself, having to depend on someone else before thing could be done.
I am working on how to overcome this trait in my life by building self-confidence, trying to face my challenges than running from them. Also stepping out of my comfort zones, trying to communicate with people around me. Practicing active listening and being assertive in all I do.
Shyness is something that can destroy one’s life because there are places you would have to speak up but would not be able to. So this is one of the traits I would want to change in my life so that I will not miss great or potential opportunities in life.
Thank you all for reading.
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