The Fear of Being Judged as “Weird”
When you’re in social environments, do you notice yourself behaving differently to how you would alone, or at home? The fear of being judged as “weird” or “different” haunts the lives of many people, especially Nice Guys and artists. We are missing out on incredibly valuable insights and creativity from people simply because they’re afraid of being judged?! Why would Read More
That time I pretended to be deaf… yes, really!
Some people struggle to believe how socially anxious I once was. In this story, I share a time I pretended to be deaf just to avoid an uncomfortable interaction. ———————— For more personal support, contact Dan directly with your questions dan@brojo.org If you enjoyed this video, get access to more of BROJO’s content and dozens of confidence-building online courses by Read More
Bystander Effect: That Time I Didn’t Help the Autistic Kid Because I was Embarrassed
Coach Dan tells the story of the time he was unable to assist someone in need simply because of Bystander Effect – he was afraid of being embarrassed. ———————— For more personal support, contact Dan directly with your questions dan@brojo.org If you enjoyed this video, get access to more of BROJO’s content and dozens of confidence-building online courses by joining Read More
Emotional Intelligence: How an Autistic Guy Learned to Connect, with Paul Micallef
Paul Micallef always knew that socialising and fitting in was difficult for him, moreso than the other kids. But it wasn’t until he was 30 years old before he realised that he had Aspergers, and that his social difficulties came from not intuitively grasping the social rules all the other kids seemed to be aware of. But since this discovery, Read More
Top 5 Social Confidence Books
Today we’re going to be reviewing the top five books that I’ve ever read on how to build confidence by being more honest. A specific little niche there, but ultimately I think this is the only topic worth focusing on if you want to build strong social confidence. It’s all about learning what being yourself actually looks like in real life. Read More
Overcoming Shyness When You’re an Introvert
In the video above, I’m cross-dressing in my girlfriend’s robe. In case you’re wondering, the reason is because technically I’m an introvert. I want to show you that I’m happy to do something slightly silly in a public forum whilst also being introverted. It doesn’t stop me from doing that. But I want to talk about how some people are Read More
Gaming Disorder: Video Game Obsession
Today’s question comes from a guy who wants some help with video games. This post/video is for guys and girls who play a lot of video games and they’re wondering whether or not it’s healthy to do so. It’s come up for a couple of my clients now and I want to address it. One of them has written through to me Read More
How to recover from Nice Guy Syndrome, with coach Jason Miller
Jason Miller is a coach who helps guys recover from Nice Guy Syndrome. He has been trained by the original Nice Guy coach Dr Robert Glover, and also he knows what it’s like to spend most of your life with NG Syndrome. Listen to this podcast, where Jason shares his story of relationship disasters and self-worth struggles in his first Read More
Do you hurt your own self esteem?
You might suspect or realise that your ongoing issues with confidence can’t directly be blamed on other people all the time. Sure, maybe you were bullied in the past, or had traumatic things happen to you, but when you’re all alone and beating yourself up, who’s doing that? When you suffer from low self esteem and low self worth, usually Read More
How Dishonesty Destroys Your Confidence
For most of my life, I had no idea that dishonesty was causing me shame and destroying my self-confidence. Read More