Feedback from a Student Who’s Noticeably More Outgoing Now

I reached out to a former student today who was actually in my first Social Skills for Life class. She joined the class because she was a senior in high school, and she was nervous about making friends next fall when she got to college.
Here’s what she told me when I checked in with her: “I’ve gotten so much more outgoing and it's so crazy to see, even my mom notices”.
This made me so excited. How did she get there?
1.⁠ ⁠She knows how to talk and relate in an authentic way with anyone she meets. She can have a good, meaningful, fun conversation. She has the skills to do that now.
2.⁠ ⁠⁠She also knows that when she gets nervous, she can catch it, and she can flip herself into the calm and in-flow version of herself, the best version of herself.
3.⁠ ⁠She knows not to take interpersonal interactions personally. She puts herself out there, and if someone doesn't take it well, she gets rejected or ignored - she’s OK with that. It’s NORMAL! And that fearlessness makes her more willing to show others who she really is.
4.⁠ ⁠And lastly, she knows her superpowers, her gifts, so she loves herself.
All of that produces the confidence she has now and is so enjoying. Truthfully, it melts my heart.
So blessed and grateful to get to do this work.
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