By Chris Malone
There’s a higher demand than ever for people wanting to learn how to overcome shyness. The growth of the digital frontier has been great for many reasons. And social networks like Facebook and Twitter have helped a lot of people forge a social life – but it’s also enabled a lot more people to reduce their social interactions to a minimum.
Shyness is rising. It’s actually pretty alarming that around 50% of the people polled in the US consider themselves to be shy to at least some extent. Now obviously this affects some people more than others. Some might blush when a compliment is thrown their way – while others have a hard time leaving their bedroom in the morning. Read More→
Dealing with people is an ongoing exercise for ninety nine percent of us for ninety nine percent of our lives. Handling it successfully improves life.
How do you connect with others, either in a group or just one on one? The answer really depends on you and what you want to instill in others. Even if connecting with others is something you are not good at today, you can learn how to do it and become better tomorrow. Learning how to add value to others is the main key. When people see you really care, some of their skepticism of you lessens. Everywhere we go, someone is wanting us to do something, either at home or at the work place. Having a good attitude and learning how to connect with others is a giant step in making your life easier and happier. No matter what we do in life, we will always be dealing with people, We need to learn some steps that will help us better relate to those around us so we will be more effective in all areas of our lives. 
Any time your boundaries are crossed in a way that disrupts your ability to have your needs met and your preferences honored, you are experiencing a boundary violation. People violate boundaries without even knowing it. In the workplace, boundary violations happen all of the time. For example, an employee has her daughter’s recital to go to on Wednesday at 7 pm. She’s explained to her boss that she needs to leave at 6:30 pm sharp in order to make it to the recital. At 6:29 pm, her boss rushes into her office and tells her that she absolutely needs her to stay a little bit longer to help make a last-minute fix to a project that has to be submitted tonight. That boss may not understand what she just did but the employee certainly feels it. Her boundaries have been violated. 