Why People Don’t Believe That I’m Shy
I’m shy. Although most non-shy people don’t believe me when I tell them that. True, as a director of a summer camp, I’m aware that most people in similar positions are innately comfortable with speaking in front of groups and/or interacting with new and different people. And yet, I’m shy. Filled with apprehension, sweaty armpits, accelerated heartbeat, and other psycho-social nervous ramifications when put into situations filled with new people, I’ve nonetheless learned to cope. Recently, I’ve been reading David and Goliath, by (fellow Jamaican Canadian) Malcolm Gladwell. It has […]
