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Brett and Kate McKay<br />
5. Learn new things. Talking to strangers forces you to interact with<br />
people that aren’t like you. Consequently, your views on the world<br />
will broaden.<br />
6. Boost your confidence. There’s something about talking with strangers<br />
that boosts my confidence. Maybe it’s the adrenaline rush of doing<br />
something that makes me a bit uncomfortable. I don’t know. All I do<br />
know is that I usually feel good when I reach out to others and just<br />
start talking. If you’re looking for a way to increase your manly confidence,<br />
start talking to strangers on a daily basis.<br />
How to Talk to Strangers<br />
1. Let go of your pride. You might think that the number one barrier<br />
to talking to strangers is nervousness, but it’s actually pride. We’re<br />
nervous because we don’t want our egos bruised from being rejected,<br />
so we don’t even attempt to reach out. But here’s the deal. That fear<br />
is completely unfounded. About 97% of the time when I’ve struck up<br />
a conversation with a stranger, the response is positive. Humans are<br />
social animals and are actually quite open to conversation. Even if you<br />
do get rejected, big deal. You didn’t know the person before and now<br />
you still don’t know them. Nothing has changed.<br />
Another way pride gets in the way of talking to strangers is that<br />
it’s common for us to look down on someone as not worth talking to.<br />
Admit it, we’ve all done this at one time or another. But I’ve found<br />
that when I let go of my pride and talk to people that I would have<br />
otherwise written off, I’m always surprised by the fascinating stories<br />
they have to tell.<br />
2. Dress for success. If you find yourself shuffling along in life and<br />
staring at your shoes instead of looking at other people, it’s probably<br />
because you lack self-confidence in your appearance. If you’re dressing<br />
like a slob, you’re not going to want to talk to people because you don’t<br />
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