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While growing up, I had issues with associating with people, and it was very obvious that I was an introvert. But the thing is that I didn't like it that way. Deep down, I wanted to go out and socialise with people, but I found it difficult. This has actually become a battle that I have been fighting within myself.
So, I started looking for a way out of this situation. It was very easy for people who knew me to understand my behaviour, but for people who didn't really know me, they often felt I was too pompous or proud of myself.
One day, something happened. Someone took advantage of my quietness and cheated me. Apparently, something had been stolen, and I was completely innocent of it. But when the issue was being investigated, someone began making allegations against me, accusing me of stealing the phone.
I was called upon to defend myself, and it was very embarrassing. I couldn't defend my innocence properly. At the end of the day, they were not really convinced, and I was asked to pay for the phone.
From that day, I became very angry, and I decided that I wouldn't continue living like that. So, I made a timetable and decided that every day, I would make sure I made at least one new friend and socialised with people.
I decided to do this for a period of one month, and I started immediately. Every day, I made sure I went out to socialise with one or two people. And believe me, it was very, very awkward. Sometimes, I would feel embarrassed, but I wouldn't let that bother me because I knew I was doing something to change myself.
I kept going with the flow. Whenever an awkward situation came up, I would simply brush it aside and move on. Before long, the things that used to sound awkward to me no longer felt awkward.
I noticed a drastic change in the way I socialised with people. Some of my friends even started asking me if I was the same introvert they used to know. They said I had become a talkative person.
I've wanted this change for a very long time, but that false accusation pushed me to do what I had always wanted to do.
Someone once said that if you give yourself 30 days to clean your house, it will take you 30 days. But if you give yourself just two days to clean that same house, it will take you two days.
This experience has taught me the practical meaning of that statement.
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