It can be really difficult when you aren’t good at talking to people, at making friends, or at dating. It can stress you out, get you down, make your life harder.
I consider myself an introvert, but I’ve made a concerted effort in my life to get better at making friends and socializing. So, it’s possible.
I’ve created a course in my Sea Change Program to help others get good at making friends and dating…it’s called “The Magic of Forming New Relationships,” and it has just started. And make no mistake, there is a magic to meeting new people and forging new connections.
My good friend Tynan, who is a blogger, author, coach and expert on topics ranging from minimalism, travel, productivity, habits, social dynamics, awesome cruise travel and much more will provide his insights. Tynan is a former pickup artist (he’s a good person, I swear) who learned to not suck at talking to girls, not suck at storytelling, and apply what he learned to making friends. I’m honored to have him as a guest expert.
So, what’s this course about?
We’ll talk about making new friends and also dating — both involve getting out of our comfort zone and making new connections. It can be life-changing stuff. When is the last time you put effort into understanding relationship dynamics?
Here are the lessons that I invite you to think about.
- Overview — What Most People Do Wrong at First
- The Approach (Or, how to get someone to want to talk to you)
- The Art of Storytelling
- The First Three Dates
- The Preliminaries: Developing Your Confidence
- Making a Great Connection
- Building a Friendship (or Romantic Relationship)
- Avoiding Long-Term Pitfalls
It’ll be amazing. We’ll also talk about telling good stories just let we do here at GMP, creating a great experience for the other person, and other awesome stuff that will help anyone, no matter where you are in life. Storytelling helps to heal other people and ourselves as well. When you explore this topic in your life, you allow it to deepen your new and older relationships.
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Original article appeared at Zen Habits. Reprinted with permission.
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