It is similar to Donald Trump quote “You cannot know it all. No matter how smart you’re, no matter how compressive your education, no matter how wide ranging your experience is…”
What do these two quotes imply in your life? You and I need to socialize. I mean we should know how to socialize with others. By doing this, we get to learn many things from people. You know very well that there are things you cannot do best as the other persons do. Of course, if you know how to socialize then you have no difficulties in getting them done for you.
Social skill is no different from other set of skills. It requires time and practice to succeed on it. To be more realistic, it’s learned and it’s not intuitive. Only anxiety and lack of focus are obstacles when it comes how to socialize. But you can overcome them.
We learn our social skills from birth. Newborn children are sponges, observing their surroundings and attempting to copy the activities around them. Happier babies find it easier to socialize and integrate with their environments.
You will agree with me that parents who take their children for outdoor activities are likely to have great personality when they’re grownups. This is because they have gained exposure and interacted with many people.
School children are especially susceptible to the consequences of poor social skills, as their development depends upon interactions with friends. Trust and comfort begin within each of us and if we cannot accept our own place in the world, then we can’t accept the overtures of others. Advancement of various skills such as communication, self-awareness, self-control and self-esteem are the building blocks to self-acceptance.
It is thought that good practices to develop these skills include environment learning, mediation, exercise and other natural activities. Setting goals and meeting them is also important to self-esteem and confidence and also in building the confidence of others in us. In short we learn to trust ourselves, and others learn trust us.
Developing the social self and coping in various environments is a learning process. Practice of meditation, yoga and exercising will increase self-esteem and confidence. Consider what activities and exercises will help you in building confidence. Learn techniques which have been successful for others and use them.
For instance, joining a yoga class can help you to acquire skills on how to socialize through relaxation and interaction with others in the class. Meeting new friends on the same path will also help you assert your self-identity.
As far as learning on how to socialize is concerned, you should expand your awareness and thereby absorb your environment just like a baby absorbs its environment.
Socializing with others is what builds us. We get to know and learn new things from others that is why J. Nyamache has come up with Nikenya. Don’t hesitate to click it, you will get to interact with many people from different regions.
