Moshin Naqi’s post, “5 Ways to Overcome Blogging Shyness and Be More Productive,” reminds me of my old self.

1o years ago, I had no face to face other people thinking that they would criticize me and thought negatively about me. Moshin’s descriptions about a shy one are all true: “Shyness is characterized by fear, self-doubt, and lack of confidence. A shy person, in real life, would fear mingling with other people, lock himself in his room, and would try his mightiest to hide his shortcomings from others.”

The way my mother used me in teaching her grade 1 pupils at Buhisan Primary School (San Agustin, Surigao del Sur, Philippines) changed me. I know already how to read and how to write when I was still 4 years old without attending any formal education. My mother was teaching at that time 3 grades, that is, from grade 1 to grade 3. Everyday, at 4 in the afternoon, my mother told me to teach her grade 1 pupils to read and write, according to her instructions.

If I was not trained my mother in that way, I think, I will stay shy just like what my older sister is.

Now, back to Moshin’s post, she gave 5 ways to overcome blogging shyness:

1. Stop blogging like a shy one. Usually, he who portrays somebody other than himself when blogging is shy and doesn’t want to show the real he to his readers. Now, to change what you really are, you need to start blogging just like what you are. Be honest to your readers. Tell them what you hate, what you like and anything about the real you.
2. Tell your readers what you feel. I think, this is related to what I said above. Now, tell your readers about the things you hid inside you. Yes! Moshin’s refer it as your secrets.
3. “Turn your shyness into excitement.” Actually, I can hardly explain this. Let us just consider Moshin’s explanation about it which says: “While writing a post, you remember a personal anecdote of falling into a street gutter. Your adrenaline starts flowing because of embarrassment and you are forced to craft a fake version of that anecdote. You tell your readers that your friend fell into the gutter while you watched him. Now, since you are kind of feeling guilty about being dishonest to your readers, you’ll probably leave a clue for your readers that your anecdote is all made up (shy people are not very good at being shy) So, why not relate the anecdote as it really happened and let your adrenaline pump some excitement into it? It’s even more exciting to see people laugh at your ‘cuteness’.“
4. Express your real opinion. Don’t be afraid that your readers will laugh at you or criticize your ideas. Just tell your readers what’s your opinion. If their opinion go against yours, remain firm on your side. Just like what Moshin has said, “why’d you care as long as you know you are right?“
5. Don’t be conscious enough. Don’t be afraid if you portray yourself at your blog like you’re bad guy. For your information, some of the Filipino bloggers call me idiot, dumb or whatever, but it didn’t made me stop blogging. Why not try like what I did?

These ways can be applied into yourself not just in blogging, but also in the real world. If you think, you got the characteristics as described by Moshin as “Shyness is characterized by fear, self-doubt, and lack of confidence. A shy person, in real life, would fear mingling with other people, lock himself in his room, and would try his mightiest to hide his shortcomings from others.“… then consider these 5 ways to help you change yourself.

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