Download or read book Awkward written by Ty Tashiro and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2017-04-25 with total page 147 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the vein of Quiet and The Geeks Shall Inherit the Earth comes this illuminating look at what it means to be awkward—and how the same traits that make us socially anxious and cause embarrassing faux pas also provide the seeds for extraordinary success. As humans, we all need to belong. While modern social life can make even the best of us feel gawky, for roughly one in five of us, navigating its challenges is consistently overwhelming—an ongoing maze without an exit. Often unable to grasp social cues or master the skills and grace necessary for smooth interaction, we feel out of sync with those around us. Though individuals may recognize their awkward disposition, they rarely understand why they are like this—which makes it hard for them to know how to adjust their behavior. Psychologist and interpersonal relationship expert Ty Tashiro knows what it’s like to be awkward. Growing up, he could do math in his head and memorize the earned run averages of every National League starting pitcher. But he couldn’t pour liquids without spilling and habitually forgot to bring his glove to Little League games. In Awkward, he unpacks decades of research into human intelligence, neuroscience, personality, and sociology to help us better understand this widely shared trait. He explores its nature vs. nurture origins, considers how the awkward view the world, and delivers a welcome counterintuitive message: the same characteristics that make people socially clumsy can be harnessed to produce remarkable achievements. Interweaving the latest research with personal tales and real world examples, Awkward offers reassurance and provides valuable insights into how we can embrace our personal quirks and unique talents to harness our awesome potential—and more comfortably navigate our complex world.
Download or read book Socially Accepted written by Joe Casanova and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-01-28 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Socially Accepted is a book uniquely written for those who struggle in the art of being social. Being Socially Accepted is based on the idea of presence -- to be able to walk confidently to any man or woman -- and instantly build rapport through the creation of a meaningful connection. Capitalizing on the power of Being Socially Accepted can lead to many great opportunities ---- such as new friends, lovers, job prospects & more that may have otherwise not been possible if you suffer from a weak social presence & identity. However, the greatest benefit of being Social Accepted is knowing you have maximized all the opportunities for personal growth & satisfaction along this journey we call life.
Download or read book Socially Awkward written by Stephanie Haddad and published by Createspace Independent Pub. This book was released on 2012-07-01 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Have you ever wanted to be someone else? Did you ever try? Jennifer Smith spends most of her time wishing she had a more exciting name, lived a more exciting life, or that she could just become someone else for a while. With her sister Claire's help, Jennifer channels her life's desires into the perfect graduate research program: a fake Facebook identity that allows her to "study" the world's reaction to perceived beauty. Making up a new name, designing a new personality, and doctoring a photo or two seems like the perfect plan; how could it possibly backfire? Especially if it helps her get the attention of a long-time school crush... Lost in her new-found "popularity" as Olivia Saunders, Jennifer's real life starts to slip out of her grasp piece by piece. Before long, she finds herself caught in a love square--where one of the four corners is an imaginary person. While Olivia's life has all the glitz, glamor, and guys she could ever have wanted, Jennifer has to decide if she can walk away and learn how to be okay living life as herself.
Download or read book How to Be Yourself written by Ellen Hendriksen and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2018-03-13 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Picking up where Quiet ended, How to Be Yourself is the best book you’ll ever read about how to conquer social anxiety. “This book is also a groundbreaking road map to finally being your true, authentic self.” —Susan Cain, New York Times, USA Today and nationally bestselling author of Quiet Up to 40% of people consider themselves shy. You might say you’re introverted or awkward, or that you're fine around friends but just can't speak up in a meeting or at a party. Maybe you're usually confident but have recently moved or started a new job, only to feel isolated and unsure. If you get nervous in social situations—meeting your partner's friends, public speaking, standing awkwardly in the elevator with your boss—you've probably been told, “Just be yourself!” But that's easier said than done—especially if you're prone to social anxiety. Weaving together cutting-edge science, concrete tips, and the compelling stories of real people who have risen above their social anxiety, Dr. Ellen Hendriksen proposes a groundbreaking idea: you already have everything you need to succeed in any unfamiliar social situation. As someone who lives with social anxiety, Dr. Hendriksen has devoted her career to helping her clients overcome the same obstacles she has. With familiarity, humor, and authority, Dr. Hendriksen takes the reader through the roots of social anxiety and why it endures, how we can rewire our brains through our behavior, and—at long last—exactly how to quiet your Inner Critic, the pesky voice that whispers, "Everyone will judge you." Using her techniques to develop confidence, think through the buzz of anxiety, and feel comfortable in any situation, you can finally be your true, authentic self.
Download or read book Improve Your Social Skills written by Daniel Wendler and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-09-12 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Improve Your Social Skills is a comprehensive, practical guide to social skills.It contains 200+ pages of step-by-step, easy-to-understand explanations of social interaction, written by a professional social skills coach whose TEDx talk on overcoming the social challenges of Asperger's Syndrome has been viewed over 180,000 times.You'll learn how to: Make Conversation (and keep conversation flowing smoothly!) Read Body Language (and send positive signals with your own body language!) Meet New People (and make friends with them!) Tell Stories In Conversation (that don't bore your audience!) Combat Shyness And Social Anxiety (a little courage every day adds up!) Date Successfully (without manipulation or sneaky tricks!) And More! (lots more!)Ok, enough with the bullet points.I'm Dan Wendler, and I wrote the book. I wrote it because I believe everyone deserves a place to belong and I didn't want poor social skills to hold anyone back from friendship and community. even if they struggle with social skills. I know firsthand how hard it is to struggle socially. Growing up, I was bullied, harassed, and excluded -- no matter how hard I tried to fit in. It wasn't until I was diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome that I put the puzzle pieces together. I realized I struggled socially because I didn't have any social skills -- and just like any other skill, social skills can be learned. So I started to learn them. It took hard work, but I soon started to see improvement in my ability to interact with others. Eventually I was able to start making wonderful friends and today I feel comfortable and confident in all sorts of social interactions.On January 1st, 2012, I launched ImproveYourSocialSkills.com to share what I'd learned with the world. Hundreds of thousands of people visit the site every year, and I'm excited to help even more with the Improve Your Social Skills Kindle guide.The guide you're about to read is a compilation of the social principles I've learned during my lifetime of personal social skills study, as well as the techniques I developed while offering hundreds of hours of social skills coaching. These principles led me to a life full of close friendship, satisfying connection, and tender romance.I believe that with these principles, you can live a life full to the brim with friendship, connection, and love. I hope that after reading Improve Your Social Skills, you'll believe that too.
Download or read book If I Understood You Would I Have this Look on My Face written by Alan Alda and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The actor and founder of the Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science traces his personal quest to understand how to relate and communicate better, from practicing empathy and using improv games to storytelling and developing better intuitive skills.
Download or read book Awkward written by Katie Saint and published by Future Horizons. This book was released on 2018-08 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This guide for teens breaks down family, friends, work, and community social situations and provides tips on socially acceptable behavior in everyday situations. Each situation includes examples of do's and don'ts that relate to different perspectives and learning styles. Illustrations.
Download or read book This Might Get Awkward written by Kara McDowell and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2022-03-01 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sophie Kinsella meets Sarah Dessen in the most hilarious, romantic book of the summer about a girl with social anxiety and the boy who refuses to let her hide herself away. Seventeen-year-old Gemma’s favorite kind of beach is an empty one. Social interactions are too much for her to handle. She always says the wrong thing—if she manages to say anything at all. She can’t even bring herself to speak to her longtime crush, Beau Booker, without losing sleep over her own awkwardness. During a solo outing to her favorite beach, Gemma realizes—to her horror—that the popular kids from school have shown up to throw a party. Before she can sneak away (and possibly puke behind her car) Gemma is pulled into the action and ends up talking to Beau, who asks her to pretend that they’re “close.” Gemma is too flustered and flattered to refuse, and mostly, she’s wondering why Beau is talking to her at all . . . right up until the moment when he falls off the boat, hits his head, and ends up in a coma. After rescuing Beau from the water, Gemma is mistaken for Beau’s girlfriend by his friends and family, including his mysterious older brother, Griff, who has returned to town after a year away. Gemma tries to correct the record, but her social anxiety (and a nosy reporter) gets in the way at every turn. Before she knows it, she’s in too deep to backtrack. And when Beau’s warm, boisterous family pulls Gemma into their orbit, she realizes how much she wants to keep them in her life. For the first time, Gemma has everything she’s ever wanted: friends, big family dinners, and Griff—a boy who she can be herself around. But how can she embrace her new dream life when everything is built on a lie?
Download or read book Single and Forced to Mingle written by Melissa Croce and published by Atria Books. This book was released on 2021-01-05 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Hilarious.” —Cosmopolitan A laugh-out-loud, tongue-in-cheek guidebook filled with hilarious and helpful advice—from how to dodge family members’ unwanted questions about babies to successfully creating a fake partner during wedding season—for anyone trying to survive and thrive in the midst of singledom. Perfect for fans of Hey Ladies! and Single State of Mind. So, you’re single. Whether existing sans partner is a new state of being or you’ve been on this solo journey for a while, the fact of the matter is this: being single is actually awesome. You can do whatever you want, travel wherever you want, and be your truest, most free self. But there are a lot of people out there—your mom, your married best friend, the wedding industry, society—who see things differently. To them, singledom is something to avoid at all cost, no matter how many times you tell them you love your life the way it is. The limit does not exist when it comes to telling Aunt Carol you still don’t want to be set up with her neighbor’s ex-stepson. Now, Melissa Croce gives you the tips, tricks, and sage advice you need to graciously endure all of the cringe-worthy scenarios your single self may dread, from awkward small talk with an ex to navigating well-meaning but insensitive relatives. And it helps you truly flourish in your singledom, offering activities like quizzes aimed at helping you find a new hobby and tarot spreads for that cozy Saturday night in. Part real-world guide, part commiseration, and part celebration, Single and Forced to Mingle will steer you through the ups and downs of being single, reminding you just how good it feels to be free.
Download or read book Social Intelligence for the Socially Awkward written by Gerald Confienza and published by . This book was released on 2018-12-05 with total page 133 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What does landing your dream girl/guy and closing a million-dollar business deal have in common? They both require social intelligence, and massive amounts of it. It's no longer a secret- a person's ability to develop powerful relationships, communicate effectively, and say the right thing at the right moment is key if they want to make it in life. What does 'making it' entail? Well, you name it; it could mean finding a spouse, landing your dream job, closing a business deal- it could even getting your lazy friend to travel with you to South America. The problem resides in developing these skills when you're a natural introvert or have a severe case of social anxiety. I was one of these cases and struggled a lot because of it. During work meetings, everyone emphatically contributed ideas for improvement while I held back from chipping in afraid no one would take me seriously... I could never get past small talk with the opposite sex. I simply lacked the social fluidity to transition plain interactions into meaningul conversations... In social events, approaching others felt like a nightmare. I was dazed and felt the need of a blueprint for knowing how to start a conversation and connect with others (which I didn't have)... I had to work hard on myself and push myself for many years to get past my social shortcomings and finally develop the thriving social life I enjoy today. However, it doesn't have to be the same for you. In Social Intelligence for the Socially Awkward, I have compiled the resources necessary to begin developing your social IQ today! In this book, you will: Discover genuine strategies for making genuine friends. Apply a simple trick used by the likes of public figures to never run out of things to say. Finally take control of your speech apparatus and communicate the way you've always wanted to. Discover secret covert influence techniques you can apply today to get your way in social scenarios. Discover a simple technique, used by the best stand-up comedians, to get out of their head and project themselves in front of crowds. Learn techniques used by dating coaches to communicate in a polarizing way to the opposite sex (and double your dating in the process). If you're ready to grow your social IQ and your social life like never before, click the 'add to cart' button and get your copy of this book today!
Download or read book My Socially Awkward Friends and I written by Brittany Bostic and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-11-24 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ronnie Day has always wanted to go on an adventure. With her group of socially awkward friends, she is able to go on a different, and most of the time, weird, journey every day. She somehow found a group of friends that stick with her through anything, including a deadbeat dad and two young, twin brothers. Jason Clark has been her best friend since she can remember. They won't separate as long as she lives. Agnes: Ronnie's best friend, a lesbian, tired of girls who just want to play around. Scottie: a jock with an anger problem who will do anything to protect his friends. Casey: A rich girl with a sense of fashion and an uncanny ability to make everyone hate her. Will: Jason's mean older brother who never takes his side. This group of socially awkward friends is going to take on high school...together.
Download or read book Socially Awkward written by Tiffany Wesley and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2019-02-19 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether you're an entrepreneur, influencer, millennial or baby boomer Socially Awkward is a must read for those trying to live a more fulfilled life without being consumed by the distractions of technology. Author Tiffany Wesley brings awareness to pitfalls of life and the permanent avatars we have created to thrive in society.
Download or read book Boys of Few Words written by Adam J. Cox and published by Guilford Press. This book was released on 2005-12-23 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When your son responds to personal questions with a blank stare, or quickly changes the topic, you might chalk it up to “boys will be boys”--but still worry that something is missing in your relationship or troubling your child. You could be right on both counts. Whether your son needs to talk more, or just more effectively, this practical book will help you raise him to communicate and connect. Psychologist Adam Cox helps boys of all ages and their parents work together to overcome the innate brain differences, social pressures, guardedness, and learning and attention problems that often leave males at a communication disadvantage. With Dr. Cox's expert guidance, you can identify the camouflage boys use to deflect attention and learn useful ways to foster self-expression--from engaging preschoolers in imaginative wordplay to using creative conversation starters with sullen teenagers.
Download or read book Socially Awkward written by Ruth Buchanan and published by Entrusted Books. This book was released on 2021-10-08 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Social Skills Groups for Children and Adolescents with Asperger s Syndrome written by Kim Kiker Painter and published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers. This book was released on 2006-06-08 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Social Skills Groups for Children and Adolescents with Asperger Syndrome is an empirically-grounded, ready-to-use curriculum for clinicians, teachers and other professionals wishing to lead social skills groups for children and adolescents with AS. It provides an introduction to AS and issues surrounding social skills, including diagnostic and assessment issues, the importance of good social skills, and treatment approaches. At the heart of the resource is a practical, user-friendly, fully photocopiable program, consisting of 10 core sessions and 13 supplementary sessions, which covers topics such as greetings, emotions, facial expressions, conversational skills and more. Each session contains an outline of the aims, the empirical basis of the skill being taught, step-by-step instructions for group leaders, and parent and teacher handouts. A comprehensive and practical social skills group program, this will be an invaluable and unique resource for clinicians, teachers, parents and professionals working with children and adolescents with AS social skills Kim Kiker Painter, PhD, specializes in working with children, adolescents, and families. She has extensive professional experience of assessing and treating individuals with autism spectrum disorders, and has a brother with autism who has greatly influenced her interest in this area. She is currently continuing her clinical work with children and adolescents at Silber Solutions, P.A.
Download or read book 30 And Beyond Pt 2 Miami Edition Artproject written by Mr.SociallyAwkward and published by Mr.SociallyAwkward. This book was released on 2021-11-02 with total page 14 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An artproject that takes a glimpse into Jaylen Cooper aka Mr.Socially Awkward future.
Download or read book 50 Socially Awkward Habits written by James Sutton and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
