Early morning EST, had my first session with @Minje Kim , felt confident on approaching someone during office hours. Morning: Froze Evening: Froze again Night came, and I told myself, “Nah, not this time.” While walking toward the train station, I saw a girl checking out her sparkling nails. I giggled and said, “Nice nails.” She replied, “Thank you,” no smile and that’s fine. Progress made. On the train, two girls sat in front of me. My old instinct said, “Put on the headphones, maybe another day.” But the new me said, “Nope, today’s the day.” I started a conversation. In between, @Minje Kim words echoed: “Stop the question sessions build attraction.” The girl started asking deep questions about my life, and here I need to work as I became emotional rather staying playful. Lesson learned. When it was time to get off, I said, “Let’s stay in touch mind if I send you a request?” She smiled and said, “I’ll just take a picture of your profile.” Do I feel motivated? Absolutely. Did insecurity kick in? Yeah thought, “Will they even send the request?” But then I caught myself. That’s my low frequency self talking. I reminded myself I’m happy inside, and that’s all that matters.

Hey everyone, I'm James from Washington D.C., USA. Approach anxiety and shyness have always been an issue to me. Currently working to overcome that fear and be able to approach strangers without any hesitations. Hope to learn from others and also be able to help out as well. Really looking forward to meeting everyone.