Stories put your ability to connect into overdrive. People are wired for storytelling, and the easiest way to someone’s heart is not through their stomach but through storytelling. Unfortunately, it’s easy to tell a story badly. You’ve probably been subject to rambling storytellers that take forever to get to the point — or worse, don’t seem to have a point at … Read More
3 Hobbies That Teach Social Skills
Social skills improve with practice. The more time you spend interacting with others, the better you become at social interaction (makes sense, right?) Unfortunately, finding the opportunity to practice can be difficult. If you want to be a better runner, you can lace on your shoes and run around the block, but if you want to get better at social skills, … Read More
MLK Day 2013
As always on MLK day, I want to take the opportunity to share with you my favorite speech by Martin Luther King, Jr. I gave this speech at a competition my senior year of college, and I count that moment as one of my proudest accomplishments. This speech means a lot to me, and I hope it will inspire you … Read More
2012 Reflections
What a year. One year ago, I launched Improve Your Social Skills. In that year, incredible things have happened. We’ve been featured all over, including About.com, Puttylike, and F***inghomepage.com Over 100,000 people have visited Improve Your Social Skills I’ve added over 8,500 words of new content — including a dating guide, blog posts, and quick how-to guides. And 2013 is going to be even … Read More
20 Seconds Of Insane Courage
Growth is scary. But growth happens one step a a time And one little baby step, while still scary, is doable.
How To Be More Social
If you’ve come to Improve Your Social Skills, it’s probably because you want to be more social. You don’t study social skills so you can sit in your room alone—you study them so you can go out and be social! But how do you actually make that happen? And what does “being social” even mean, anyway? Well, the first step is … Read More
How To Make Eye Contact
Making good eye contact is tough. Give too much eye contact, and you come across as too intense (at best) or a creepy starer (at worst). Give too little eye contact, and the other person might think you don’t care about what they have to say. Plus, when you’re worrying about making good eye contact, the rest of the interaction … Read More
Music Mondays: Imagine Dragons
So it seems to be a thing for bloggers to do Music Mondays, and share their favorite music on Monday. Now, I don’t know that I exactly qualify as a blogger (most of the content on Improve Your Social Skills is in the guide, not this blog). But I recently found a new band called Imagine Dragons that I’m feeling … Read More
Read The Dating Guide Now!
Hi everyone! I’m proud to announce the release of the Improve Your Social Skills dating guide. It covers everything you need to know to have a healthy, fulfilling relationship, and it walks you through the whole process, from first meeting to first kiss to lifelong love story. It is now the largest section of the guide, with 7 lessons (and … Read More
Speaking Truth To Yourself (And Others)
So I go to a wonderful church called Soma. It’s full of people who try to love Jesus and each other, and although they are often messy at it, there is some really beautiful stuff that happens there. In a recent service, my pastor said something incredibly profound, and I want to share it with you. He said that many … Read More
