TIMES WHEN YOU STEPPED OUT OF YOUR COMFORT ZONE (PART 2)

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  Since I was little I am a very shy person. However, entering to a new journey in college has taught me to be more brave as I need to face with all kinds of people especially during the classes which is also requiring me to voice out my opinion with my lecturers and classmates. Honestly, the struggle was really hard at first but over time I finally manage to get adapt with it a bit. I keep encouraging myself to speak up and start to communicate with people around me although we just met because I believe that courage begins the moment you decide to try. I chose to ignore every word that kept lingering in my mind, telling me to stay silent and avoid communicating with others and slowly, I started to step out of my comfort zone.

  It all started after I got my room in the college hostel and which was also the day I got to know with my roommates and I began to approach them without feeling afraid and shy plus because my family were far away from me and if anything I could ask for their help in any situations here. On the following days, during the 3 days of orientation, I also began to break the chains of my comfort zone by starting to talk with other students that I've never met before. I know that if I'd never tried to start a conversation, I will totally miss the opportunity to build a good connection with them. So, I keep telling myself like, "It's alright if it just a short conversation than you never try to talk". 

 Besides that, during the classes I also tried to make eye contact with my lecturers when they asked me a question and also with my classmates during a group discussion. It is because, making eye contact with them helps me to stay focused and follow the lessons better. In this way, I always practiced it outside from class too, such as talking with my friends without looking at anywhere else, especially when they talked and shared with me about their story. This also somewhat helps me to step out of my comfort zone.

  Another way I overcame my shyness is lowering my ego and being humble. The reason why did I say lowering my ego is because sometimes shyness is linked to ego, so lowering it will help me to be more brave to talk with other people. This is actually the hardest part to step out of my comfort zone  actually because I was like, who's going to approach someone first that we just met, right?
However, I put that aside from my mind as I realize that if I kept prioritizing my ego and wanted the other people to approach me first, then I will never step out of my comfort zone. I mean I can still being ego sometimes but only in the right situation.

    I hope that in the future I could be braver than now because bravery, it helps me to explore more knowledge.

  

  

  

  
  

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