Self-Confidence Builders Excercise #1

This is the first of a series of exercises to build your self-confidence and or self-esteem. I want you to speak to and hold a conversation with a total stranger. This total stranger should be someone of a different gender, race, and socioeconomic status than yourself. You could possibly come in contact with this person on an elevator, at a coffee shop, in the break room at work, in the grocery store line, at a store in the mall shopping, or perhaps at your place of worship.

This exercise will be a great ice breaker for you, if you will do it. You have to talk about some type of current event, something everyone knows of or have heard about. Perhaps, something in the National news not local but National. When you approach this person you are already in their “space”, i.e., in the elevator, break room at work, coffee shop, grocery store line. Keep in mind: eye contact, body language, and voice tone.

The following is an illustration how I would build my confidence by speaking to and engage in dialogue with a total stranger in an elevator:

As I get on the elevator and he is standing inside waiting for me to get on, I would approach him with my arms raised in disguise, looking in his eyes with a slightly raise voice tone and say:

Lovie: “Boy did you see that game last night? I just knew Orlando had that game in the bag so they could even the series 2-2. You know, I always root for the underdog team. (for those you do not know I am talking about the NBA championship play-off).

Stranger in the elevator: “Ya I saw it, I was disappoint, too.” (this could possibly be his response or “No, I didn’t” could be).

Remember the stranger’s response does not matter, what is important is you feeling empowered to initiate the conversation. Now, ladies and gents this will be a good start to build your confidence and improve your self-esteem. You will leave their “space” empowered because you took control of that situation by starting the conversation and leading it. This is a small step but you will be surprised how it will make you feel. You never know you may have just brighten that person’s day. This was a win-win situation. What a way to start your day.

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