“I was pretty much afraid of everything. Afraid of the world. Afraid of speaking. Really, really shy kid. Music was a way to speak.”
Can you guess who said that?
A) Anonymous shy kid on the internet or
B) Lead singer of Metallica, the most popular heavy metal group of all time
The correct answer was B. James Hetfield, the lead singer of the multi-platinum selling band Metallica, was a cripplingly shy kid who grew into a shy adult who made millions singing to enormous crowds of people.
Shy?!
But he sings in the most popular metal band of all time!
How?
Easy answer.
He’s a performer... and NOT a god damn conversationalist.
Performance is not the same thing as polite conversation with strangers.
Performance isn’t actually REAL (therefore easier)… and at the same time performance... bares the artist’s literal soul… and is completely REAL (which fulfills the need for expression).
Performance is more, it’s bigger, it’s grander and it’s….easier to do than talking to strangers (if you’re actually REALLY shy).
Introverts like to live in their completely own world.
Performance allows artists… to have their voice heard, in the way they want it to be heard, and they can be “in their own world” at the same time.
“I could journal, just write poetry, or write whatever was in my head and sit down, strum a few chords and put that together and – that’s me! That’s me telling the world about me when I can’t do it on my own.” -James Hetfield
…And that’s how shy introverts can actually manage to truly succeed – they simply perform.
Everything “social” is a performance for MOST very shy or introverted people.
That’s EXACTLY why MOST shy or introverted people… are always SO damn drained…
After spending the day with family…
Spending all day long at stupid damn work…
Spending the night schmoozing, smoking weed, or getting drunk or absolutely wasted… at a damn freaking party.
Being around groups of people… literally drains a shy or very introverted… person’s energy – because the extremely shy or very introverted person… was simply… putting on a performance for the whole damn ENTIRE time.
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Being social with strangers doesn’t come very naturally… to those who are either very shy… or perhaps extremely introverted.
It’s simply NOT very normal for them.
To get through it, they simply MUST act.
It’s always a simple performance, whether BIG or small.
Sometimes, extremely shy or sometimes introverted people… perform as artists…
Sometimes they perform as a social outgoing person… (aka a social butterfly!)
BUT… it’s always… a god damn freaking performance… for a VERY shy or extremely introverted person.
Talking to NEW people is a simple performance, NOT a very natural act.
The absolute BEST shy or introverted people… perform SO damn well… that OTHER people… DON’T even know… that they are REALLY actually shy or even introverted.
You can perform so well that people don’t know that you are performing.
When I tell girls “I’m shy or introverted” they literally laugh in my face… and say...
“hahaha! You’re so funny! You’re definitely NOT shy or a god damn introvert!”
The joke is on them I suppose, I’m the shyest… MOST introvert like… person who I personally REALLY know.
When I was a 16 year old kid… I couldn’t TALK to literally ANYONE.
You REALLY have to get to actually know me first… for me to become more comfortable enough with you… to do simple things such as laugh… or even play fucking poker.
Do you want to actually KNOW… how I got over my own personal shyness OR… original introverted personally?
I simply pretend NOT to actually be shy… or a god damn introverted nature person.
I put on a very simple performance around people who I don’t personally know.
I pretend to have an actual REAL conversation with them, I pretend to actually care.
I sometimes even pretend to actually REALLY… respect them.
And that’s EXACTLY how… I actually managed to get over all of my god damn shyness or introverted behavior.
I simply forced myself… to perform as a charismatic, outgoing, very sociable & likable person.
Performance takes the actual REAL “edge”… out of ALWAYS having to actually be… very social or even outgoing.
A performance isn’t “you”, it’s simply a mere act.
You simply act… like you aren’t shy OR introverted any more longer.
If you can simply act long enough, it becomes more downright REAL, almost just like second nature.
The things we THINK about OR actually do… always end up becoming damn true.
I performed long enough.. as an outgoing, socially highly successful, RICH person… that RIGHT NOW… absolutely NO ONE actually believes that I am REALLY shy… or an actual REAL-LIFE undercover introvert.
My performance simply ALWAYS became… very true.
I simply faked it ’til I actually REALLY made it.
A whole TON of highly successful people… are actually REALLY shy (more than one would actually expect)… they just simply DON’T show their shyness or introverted traits… to the whole ENTIRE outside world.
Quite simply, they are ALWAYS acting.
They simply act as though… they are NOT truly actually shy… or some nerd sheltered introverts.
They are ALWAYS performing.
How shyness or being totally introverted… can actually REALLY help you
I get this question all the damn time: “I’m shy or introverted, how can I possibly succeed with this disability?”
And I always respond the EXACT same damn way: Being shy or introverted isn’t a curse, it’s REALLY an actual unknown blessing.
Being shy or damn near introverted… isn’t a REAL actual hindrance or disability.
It’s quite REALLY the 100% complete opposite… actually.
It gives you time to think, plan and truly actually develop.
Introverts (aka VERY shy people!) have the time and desire to be alone and develop a REAL actual life-changing tangible skill…
A REAL actual, extremely tangible… life-changing skill… that may allow you to either WRITE… or perhaps even SPEAK… to the whole ENTIRE global world… even if you have a hard time speaking to Becky next door.
Extroverted people… become highly energized… when they are either hanging out with… or around OTHER people… constantly… all of the damn fucking time.
Introverts or folks who are extremely shy… can become literally outright drained of all of their actual energy… all the time being forced to hang around OTHER people.
Introverts or folks who are flat out shy… ALWAYS need some god damn alone time… to simply re-energize.
And it’s precisely WHAT introverts do… in their alone time… that can lead them to super-ultra mega-success.
When you’re actually alone… you NEED something to intelligently & productively do.
You literally CAN’T… just sit there doing flat out NOTHING, you literally downright need… something highly beneficial… to actually systematically work on.
And that’s precisely where… shy or introverted people… can develop their REAL true actual natural talents, abilities and skills…
They have free time, they have alone time, and the “geniuses” are the shy people who used their alone time to develop a skill.
Just like Mike Tyson, who used all of his alone time… to learn how to professionally box… and become a heavyweight world star champion.
Just like Dr. Dre who used his alone time to create music beats.
Just like Elijah “The Realist“… who used *his* very special alone time… to create the absolute #1 BEST god damn fucking blog… on this whole ENTIRE planet.
Shy or introverted people… can also become quite sensitive too sometimes.
All absolute kick-ass WINNERS… aka literally ALL Great Artists… are VERY sensitive people, when you peel back the mask… that they literally ALL put on.
Many, many of the downright MOST successful bad-ass artists… are actually VERY shy people.
It takes a REAL certain kind of introversion… to successfully develop some REAL talent + skill.
That’s because it takes flat out TIME to actually develop a REAL actual skill…
Time that you literally simply DON’T actually have… if you’re out being a REAL social butterfly… OR always too fucking busy meditating… OR too busy getting wasted OR flat out drunk… OR smoking marijuana weed… all of the fucking time.
Introverts have much more FREE TIME than extroverts (time for REAL meaningful actual productive work & practice, not only time for… playing dumb stupid video games OR simply masturbating to internet porn).
True actual shy people… have the need for some REAL actual alone time, and that alone time… gives them the absolutely PERFECT TIME… to learn and perfect a BRAND NEW craft or skill.
Truly talented introverts… often spend MANY cold long dark years… “in the shadows” developing a REAL raw talent OR certain skill-set.
Then they seem or appear… to come completely & totally out of nowhere (sometimes called… overnight successes).
Many of the absolute BIGGEST celebrities… who ever lived were extremely shy introverts.
It’s often the people who have an inability to form a REAL actual meaningful connection… with a small group of people that have the ability to form a mega-connection with complete strangers (aka; fans).
They would often… rather be in front of a large crowd performing than be schmoozing at some dumb old party.
Why would that be?
Why would many of the MOST absolute famous AND talented artists… and celebrities actually REALLY be shy?
It’s precisely because:..
A) They had all of the required actual alone time… to REALLY actually develop a REAL unique skill or craft
AND…
B) They are REALLY some actually damn good skilled performers
They simply truly excel at actual performance… but they DON’T…
Actually know… EXACTLY how to have a very simple plain spoken conversation with complete total absolute strangers.
It’s a VERY NICE trade-off actually.
I was recently watching some totally random interview… with rapper and music producer Dr. Dre.
Dr. Dre is very famous… as being the #1 rap producer of all time, making more hits than anybody.
While watching the interview with Dr. Dre I was struck by just how much this loud, boisterous “gangsta rapper”…
Was actually extremely VERY introverted and damn freaking shy!
He didn’t make eye contact much, he was often looking away, he was humble, and he definitely wasn’t braggadocious.
He obviously lived in his completely own damn world… which is where literally absolutely ALL… true authentic… artistic geniuses… REALLY truly actually live… and he seemed REALLY… quite sensitive.
The interviewer mentioned that Dre rarely (if ever) gives actually REAL in-depth interviews.
Obviously NOT a big total fan… of talking to OR actually conversing with… complete dumb damn strangers…
But a complete total BIG damn fan… of actually simply WORKING… and bringing the ENTIRE complete… vision in his head… to total downright… ULTIMATE reality.
He obviously isn’t out schmoozing all the time, yet he is one of the MOST successful rappers/producers of all time, currently worth an estimated 700 million dollars.
How did a shy, extremely introverted guy… ever get SO damn famous… as a loud mouth, VERY dumb stupid rapper?
He performed as a loud mouth gangsta rapper, that’s precisely how.
He performed so well… that we all believed it.
There’s a funny flat out myth currently going around… that you actually REALLY need… to be all the damn fucking time… REALLY loud and outright boisterous… in order to truly REALLY… actually become successful.
But that REALLY could NOT… actually be ANY further… from the actual REAL… cold dark stone cold truth.Tr
Truly REAL-LIFE unique… Intelligent people… are very often (but NOT always)… extremely introverted and REALLY sometimes shy.
It’s always much BETTER to actually REALLY be… truly intelligent… than to be REALLY loud, obnoxious, and fucking boisterous… all the damn freaking time.
If you did actually REALLY truly need… to be loud and boisterous… in order to truly… become highly successful… then you can NOW… just simply pretend.
Just perform as a loud and boisterous person, and then go home where you can be… all the time… fucking quiet.
It’s literally called… fucking acting bro… and shy freaking introverts… can REALLY truly become… VERY damn good… at it too.
An intelligent person… can pretend to be boisterous and people will REALLY actually truly believe it.
A boisterous… but VERY un-intelligent person… can NEVER believably actually pretend… to be “smart” or truly actually intelligent.
(I’m NOT saying… that literally ALL… boisterous people are un-intelligent, but MANY totally fucking are).
What to do if you’re REALLY actually shy or introverted?
5 steps to forget shyness OR lame introverted behavior FOREVER:
- Don’t ever feel… fucking sorry for yourself – Being REALLY shy or introverted… isn’t a REAL actual curse , hindrance OR burden, it’s REALLY actually a 100% complete total outright positive benefit.
- Put on a mere VERY simple performance – Simply act as if… you aren’t REALLY actually shy… in situations that require you to ever become much more social.
- Follow BREAK THE CYCLE – Break The Cycle will make you get out of your head and force you to “act”. That act will eventually become the REAL you.
- Learn a REAL intelligent actual skill – Use literally ALL of your actual alone time… to develop a REAL actual life-changing skill (a central theme of the BREAK THE CYCLE program)
- Have a REAL actual Purpose or Life Mission – You simply CANNOT ever succeed… WITHOUT a mission, doesn’t matter if you’re introverted OR extroverted. Have a goal, a REAL purpose, a highly valuable life-changing mission… and EVERYTHING else… is literally damn fucking EASY.
Much more important than introversion or extroversion, to succeed wildly… beyond your fucking dreams… you need to be fucking smart.
How smart do you have to be?
You have to be a REAL fucking actual genius.
But! you don’t need to be a genius in all areas of study, you don’t have to be a book-smart nerd, you only need to be a genius in one area to find truly BIG actual success.
Floyd Mayweather Jr. is a genius. He isn’t book smart, he can’t even read, but he is a boxing genius. That boxing genius led him to MUCH great wealth.
Floyd spent the time learning his skill (boxing), now he spends his time performing his skill (in boxing matches).
He used the patented Elijah “The Realist”… Shy Guy Training Method ™ and he’s NOT even… REALLY actually shy.
Frankly, if you do the work… then you WILL 100% always motherfucking succeed.
Makes no difference if you are introverted, extroverted, this or that, or blah blah blah….
You STILL gotta ALWAYS… do the damn work.
The recipe works for anyone. Whether you’re shy or outgoing the success recipe is still the same…..
Learn the skill, use the skill.
Until next time.
Your man,
-Elijah “The Realist”
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