From what i can see, your change process will probably involve a 180-degree turnaround from where you are now.
The first thing you should work on is your mindset. To do this, you must believe in yourself. Once you begin to convince yourself that you have what it takes to change, you will soon be able to start the process. You should remove any elements from your life that will hinder you. If you're a depressed goth or something, get rid of that stuff and start over fresh and try something new. Get into things that are more positive-oriented.
Here's what you must do:
1. you must get rid of your insecurity. This is the foundation on which everything else depends. you must convince yourself that YOU ARE THE MAN, AND THAT NOTHING WILL CHANGE THAT. this may sound like conceit, but it won't be once it becomes true. Once you believe it and have yourself convinced, it will show on the outside. Once that happens, it will begin working for you, so that makes it real and not delusional. Confidence stems from this. You must go through life willing to aim high and go for what you want with no regrets. Remember, someone will always call the shots in the world around you... Why shouldn't it be you? Aklso, you may have doubts about yourself-- you know, that annoying little prick in your head that tries to discourage you? Well, don't listen to him and don't lose focus on what you're tryign to become. Every timedoubt came into my mind during my learning process, I visualized myself ripping it out and jumping up and down on top of it. Doubt will destroy your progress, so don't give it any foothold.
A word of warning, though-- a little bit of this is good, but too much will create an undesired effect and turn you into a prick. Self esteem and cockiness is good, but not when you use it to belittle other people. (joking is one thing, but insulting someone and meaning it is something different). This will create the basis for a new personality. What we are doing here is custom-rebuilding your personality. You are rebuilding yourself based on what you want, and theres nothing stopping oyu if you really want to do it.
Next, we will work on your image. Focusing on image may sound shallow, but its not. The way you present yourself can get you into many situations, and you can let your new mindset dio the rest of the work. Change how you dress. Get rid of black trenchcoats and stuff like that and dress in something nice. You don't have to wear cutting edge fashion (don't worry about stuff like that, but don't wear stuff from the thrift store either) , but regular casual stuff would be a good place to start. This allows you to network with a bigger and more diverse group of people.
Once you have done this, start mixing with people. Your new image should let you mix w/o looking too out of place. When you're at school/uni/whatever, walk around and introduce yourself to new people. Get to know them and start hanging with them. With your new mindset foundations in place, it shouldn't be too difficult. If you have ghesitation, give yourself the proverbial shove in the back and push yourself into the situation, even if you are not completely sure of yourself. The core of confidence comes from withing, but experience makes it grow. Once you start building yourself a new social life from scratch, your confidence level will grow and expand like the forest fires did here in cali last year.
Don't worry about attracting women at this point-- your main goal is to rebuild yourself. Once you're well on your way with that, I will give you the next steps.
This is all I'm going to teach you for now. There is much more to be said, but giving you too much too soon will be overwhelming. I took the plunge into the whole philosophy and it took me a year to get straightened out and to get back on track. This process must be done slowly, and with precision. This is just the beginning.
Here's your assignment:
1. start to redefine your image like i told you how. get rid of negative things that can be potential obstacles and start looking into new interests.
2. once you feel ready, start using your new skills to mix with new people. The first few times will be hard, but it gets easier the more you do it. This is very important, so force yourself into it if you have to. Just start with introducing yourself, and see how it goes from there.
PS. Expect to make mistakes, it happened to me too, it happened to the one that taught me, and so on. It happens to us all. Don't let a failure break your confidence-- just pick yourself up, note the events that led to your mistake, and try again. DO NOT LET FAILURE DISCOURAGE YOU. Back when I was new to this, I failed more times than i cared to admit here, but I eventually made it . You can too.
email me at admin[at]pwizard.com if you have any questions.
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I have found that you can transform your character solely by the power of belief: as you believe yourself to be, so you shall become over time.
[This message has been edited by Pagewizard_YKS (edited July 18, 2004).]
[This message has been edited by Pagewizard_YKS (edited July 18, 2004).]